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Canva vs Runway

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Canva

Browser-based design platform with templates, collaboration tools and built-in AI image and video generation

Freemium
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Verdict

Canva and Runway are both Image & Visual AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Canva is available on Windows and macOS.

Best overall

Canva

  • Small business owners
  • Marketers
  • Social media managers
  • Teachers and students

Choose Canva if

  • You want a tool built for social media graphics.
  • Free plan includes the full editor, 1.6M+ templates and 5GB of storage.
  • Large library of templates and stock assets covering social, presentation, document and video formats.

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.
Best for beginners
Canva
Best for business
Canva

Features

18 features compared.

  • Drag-and-drop editor
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • AI image and video generation
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Magic resize and translate
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Background remover and photo editing
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Brand Kits
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Template and asset library
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Content scheduling
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Real-time collaboration
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Canva Connect APIs
    Canva
    Available
    Runway
    Not available
  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Creative Agent
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Multiple models
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Characters
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Audio tools
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway Dev API
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available
  • Runway MCP
    Canva
    Not available
    Runway
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Canva
    Freemium
    Runway
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Canva
    Yes
    Runway
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Canva
    $0
    Runway
    $0
  • Plans
    Canva
    4 plans
    Runway
    4 plans

Canva plans

  • Free

    $0

    For one person getting started

    • Drag-and-drop editor
    • 1.6M+ templates
    • 4.7M+ stock assets
    • 5GB cloud storage
    • Up to 20 AI uses per month
    • 1 Brand Kit

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $18/month

    For one person; $12 per month when billed annually ($144 per year)

    • 3.6M+ templates
    • 141M+ premium assets
    • Magic resize and translate
    • Background remover
    • 5 Brand Kits
    • Social content scheduling
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Up to 200 Premium AI uses per month

  • Business

    $25/user/mo

    Per-person billing for teams; $20.83 per person per month when billed annually ($250 per year)

    • Everything in Pro
    • Team collaboration and admin tools
    • 100 Brand Kits with approvals
    • Ad insights and AI ad creation
    • 500GB cloud storage
    • Up to 400 Premium AI uses per month

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For large organizations, quoted by sales

    • SSO and SCIM
    • Audit logs
    • Up to 1,000 Brand Kits with tiered approvals
    • 1TB cloud storage
    • Priority support
    • Dedicated customer success manager for 150+ seats

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Canva
8.6overall
Runway
8.4overall

  • Template Ecosystem & Usability

    Canva
    9.2
    Runway
    Not rated

  • AI Photo & Video Editing

    Canva
    7.8
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Team Collaboration & Brand Kits

    Canva
    8.6
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Social Media Publishing

    Canva
    8.3
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Cross-Platform Access

    Canva
    9.0
    Runway
    Not rated

  • Video Quality

    Canva
    Not rated
    Runway
    9.0

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Canva
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.8

  • Model Variety

    Canva
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.5

  • Editing Tools

    Canva
    Not rated
    Runway
    8.6

  • Pricing Clarity

    Canva
    Not rated
    Runway
    7.2

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Canva

Pros

  • Free plan includes the full editor, 1.6M+ templates and 5GB of storage
  • Large library of templates and stock assets covering social, presentation, document and video formats
  • AI tools for generation, background removal, resizing and translation sit inside the same editor
  • Brand Kits and approval workflows on Business and Enterprise help teams keep designs consistent
  • Apps on web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, plus a public API

Cons

  • AI usage is capped on every plan, with Free limited to about 20 uses per month
  • Pro covers one person only, so teams need Business at $25 per person per month
  • Monthly billing costs more than annual billing ($18 versus $12 for Pro)
  • Less suited to detailed vector illustration or print-production work than dedicated design software

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

Platforms

  • Web
    Canva
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Windows
    Canva
    Supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Canva
    Supported
    Runway
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Canva
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Android
    Canva
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • API
    Canva
    Supported
    Runway
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Canva
    Not supported
    Runway
    Not supported

Integrations

Canva

No integrations listed.

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Company

  • Company
    Canva
    Canva Pty Ltd
    Runway
    Runway AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Canva
    2013
    Runway
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Canva
    Sydney, Australia
    Runway
    New York, NY
  • Monthly users
    Canva
    220M+
    Runway
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Canva
    Claimed
    Runway
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Canva better than Runway?

It depends on your workflow. Canva is built for social media graphics. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.

What are the key feature differences between Canva and Runway?

Canva: Browser-based design platform with templates, collaboration tools and built-in AI image and video generation. Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API.

Does Canva or Runway have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Canva is freemium and Runway is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Canva or Runway?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.