Adobe Photoshop vs Canva Enterprise comparison

Adobe and Canva are both solutions in the Graphic Design Software category. Adobe is ranked #6, while Canva is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.6. Adobe holds a 5.2% mindshare in GDS, compared to Canva’s 11.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Adobe users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Canva users who would recommend it.

Adobe Photoshop

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Adobe Photoshop and Canva Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Adobe Photoshop

Ranking in Graphic Design Software

6th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Canva Enterprise

Ranking in Graphic Design Software

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AI Sales & Marketing (4th), AI Content Creation (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Graphic Design Software category, the mindshare of Adobe Photoshop is 5.2%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Canva Enterprise is 11.0%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Graphic Design Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Canva Enterprise	11.0%
Adobe Photoshop	5.2%
Other	83.8%

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Featured Reviews

Mary Murray

Instructional Designer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Designs photos and logos but user interface needs to be more user-friendly

Every designer has Adobe Photoshop. I use it in graphic design, multimedia, and simulation design. I have been using the product for 20 years. I am very efficient with it. I can use it to edit the video background and change settings. The tool helps to do many things, like editing photos and…

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Prachi-Sharma

Senior Associate Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Centralized visual workflows have boosted automation and brand control but still need better dev tooling

While Canva Enterprise is a powerhouse, there are specific areas where it could be improved. Currently, Canva provides an Open API specification, but it does not maintain official first-party client libraries for languages like Java or Python. Developers have to use tools like Open API generator to create their own clients. This adds overhead in managing dependencies and ensuring the generated code handles Canva's specific authentication. Canva could release a first-party Java SDK with better support for Maven and Gradle, including built-in retry logic. Another area for improvement is versioning. For developers, versioning usually means a clear history of changes. However, Canva has basic version history that is linear and lacks the branching and merging logic needed for complex projects. Design as Code features could be implemented where templates could be exported as JSON and modified in an integrated development environment. This would allow developers to manage design templates in the same continuous integration and continuous deployment pipeline as their application code. Additionally, Canva currently provides notifications when a design is exported. However, developers need more granular triggers such as comment added, approval rejected, or brand kit element updated. Canva could expand the webhook suite to cover every administrative and creative action, which would allow much tighter integrations with Jira, Slack, or custom internal dashboards.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The tool helps to do many things, like editing photos and designing logos."

"For others looking into using Canva Enterprise, if marketing is involved at all, it is a 100% must-have tool."

"Canva Enterprise has positively impacted my organization; this is the most experienced application I have ever been on, and they have been developing it according to developers' needs, so it is very great in that sense."

"Canva Enterprise helps people create content to send a good portfolio and a good curriculum to the place they want to work."

"Canva Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by improving team collaboration and productivity."

"Overall, Canva Enterprise is an excellent platform for students, teams, or any user who wants to create professional-looking designs quickly without deep technical knowledge about UI or UX."

"Canva Enterprise has positively impacted my organization as our Canva Enterprise account has multiple sharing capabilities."

"Canva Enterprise has positively impacted my organization in that it definitely saves time; because we are in a creative field, we need to create more creatives every week, so this saves our time."

"There are tools and templates for numerous design types and formats, and plenty of fonts and graphics to choose from."

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Cons

"Adobe Photoshop's interface needs to be user-friendly. The menus can be intimidating to a novice user."

"For advanced, complex designs that need to be created, Canva Enterprise is not capable of handling them, which is something that needs to be improved."

"Canva Enterprise can be improved by adding version control and Illustrator-like features, which would be very useful for creative users."

"Currently, Canva provides an Open API specification, but it does not maintain official first-party client libraries for languages like Java or Python."

"There are many features that are available only in the pro version or are restricted to advanced plan features, which can be costly."

"Like some other tools, Canva should introduce an AI writing assistant tool on their platform."

"Canva Enterprise can be improved in its AI functionality."

"Canva Enterprise is heavy software."

"I wish there were multiple options to modify the templates."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Adobe Photoshop is expensive. The licensing costs are monthly."

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Marketing Services Firm

19%

Construction Company

11%

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Computer Software Company

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

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What needs improvement with Canva?

I think version control should be in Canva Enterprise, and I'm expecting that feature to be added. Canva Enterprise can be improved by adding version control and Illustrator-like features, which wo...

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What is your primary use case for Canva?

My main use case for Canva Enterprise is to create designs like PNG designs, such as banners, graphics, flyers, posters, and labels. I'm in UX design, so my main use case fits into a creative proce...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Canva Enterprise?

I find the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Canva Enterprise to be very affordable, and in that way, it is very useful.

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Overview

Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard in graphics editing, used for creating and enhancing photographs, illustrations, and 3D artwork. With Photoshop you can compose, edit, and manipulate images across multiple layers using masks, transparencies, and color spaces.

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Canva is the online platform that makes designing anything easy. With thousands of professionally made templates to get you started, you can create, customize, and share your designs in a few clicks. It’s never been easier to achieve your goals.

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