Beautiful.ai is cheaper, but covers only 4 of 9 compared capabilities
$14.50/mo (Pro (Individual)) vs Canva Pro at $18/mo — covering 44% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $18/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Pro (Individual): 174 USD/yearly.
Canva costs $18/mo on the Pro plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 9 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Beautiful.ai covers 44% of the 9 capabilities compared against Canva. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Beautiful.ai | Canva |
|---|---|---|
| Design templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brand assets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social media designs | ✗ | ✓ |
| Print design | ✗ | ✓ |
| Photo editing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vector illustration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video editing | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Canva has that Beautiful.ai lacks.
- Social media designs — Create graphics sized for social media posts.Missing from Beautiful.ai.
- Print design — Create designs formatted for print production.Missing from Beautiful.ai.
- Photo editing — Retouch, adjust and composite photos with layers and masks.Missing from Beautiful.ai.
- Vector illustration — Draw and edit scalable vector graphics, logos and icons.Missing from Beautiful.ai.
- Video editing — Cut, trim and compose video clips alongside static designs.Missing from Beautiful.ai.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Pro (Individual) | $14.50/mo (billed yearly) |
| Team | $50/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $18/mo |
| Business | $25/seat/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Beautiful.ai than Canva?
19% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $14.50/mo on Pro (Individual) vs $18/mo on Pro. That is $42 a year. But it covers only 4 of 9 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Beautiful.ai lack compared with Canva?
Social media designs, Print design, Photo editing, Vector illustration, Video editing — 5 of the 9 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Canva: 2026-10-03; Beautiful.ai: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.canva.com/features/ (feature_page, checked 2026-10-03)
- https://www.canva.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Beautiful.ai data last verified 2026-10-26