![]() ![]() Costing roughly $120USD for a yearly subscription, this premium plan is designed for companies and groups who want to share their work and ideas. On top of this payment method, Cava also has a corporate payment solution known as ‘Canva for work. Canva operates in a ‘pay-as-you-go’ fashion, allowing you to purchase single overlays, designs and clip art directly from the editing page, while Fotor is has a single ‘premium’ plan with bulk, updated content. These days, ‘premium’ content is just another word for ‘not free’, and it is in this area that these two platforms differentiate the most. When compared, Fotor and Canva both have clear strengths and weaknesses, particularly when it comes to their payment schemes. The ease of use, coupled with the sheer number of Photoshop style editing features means that the average user really has a virtually unlimited amount of control, and a wealth of knowledge in free tutorials and blogs provided by the Fotor team. After releasing is ‘ Design’ feature, Fotor was able to streamline both functions in the same place, allowing the user to modify and enhance their photographs and images, before importing them directly into a design page. From what we understand, Fotor – up until recently – was a specialised utility website and app, offering functions and features equivalent to Adobe Photoshop – but free and on an online platform. In order to give you guys a fair understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these two excellent platforms, we cannot ignore Fotor’s ‘Edit’ function, and it’s relationship with design and image enhancement. While it may not be as appealing as the sleek presentation of Canva, we never found ourselves lost when using Fotor, the advantage such convenience holds for professional designers cannot be understated. If that wasn’t convenient enough, Fotor also includes a ‘favourite’ feature, allowing you to place your most frequently used features and effects into an instantly accessible, customised menu. In contrast, Fotor provides a very simple, function orientated menu which can be accessed at any time. Hidden within Canva’s interface are huge amounts of tutorials, content and other functions, finding them can be a challenge, however. While Cava’s polished HTML5 interfaces is for the most part very user-friendly and pleasing to the eye, it can be difficult to navigate. Perhaps one of the most important features of successful online designers and enhancers is a user-friendly UI and intuitive interface. Combining these elements brings a great deal of power to the fingertips of the average user, making Fotor a powerful contender to the ‘graphic designer’ throne. With all of the ‘bells and whistles’ you would a photo editor to have, Fotor also has a few interesting features under its belt, including a world leading HDR algorithm. ![]() While Canva has refined the ‘designing experience’ by highlighting certain features and limiting options, at times, Fotor can seem daunting in its sheer number of editing options and content. From a design perspective, Fotor lacks the ability to directly format and print your creations – this can be overlooked however, by the extensive editing and customization options built into the platform. Now with an extensive design feature, an international photographic competition platform and comprehensive utility functions, Fotor’s strengths lie in its dynamic nature. ![]() In short, creating fantastic looking social media covers and other designs is easy with Canva, so what does its rival, Fotor, bring to the table?īeginning its journey as a simple photo editing suite and HDR emulator, Fotor has grown significantly since its 2012 launch. While not always aesthetically pleasing, these additions cover a wide range of themes, providing loads of designing options and styles. Like the pre-set templates, Canva also provides loads of unique overlays and customizable clip art. Keep in mind, while these pre-set designs look great, they are not necessarily free – something we will cover later in the review. ![]() The addition to these templates, Canva also provides a huge number of example templates, which can be directly used making ‘designing from scratch’ completely unnecessary. Considered by many to be the ‘designer’s choice’, Canva’s polished HTML5 based interface and large number of templates bring a new level of control to the average user. To begin, let’s look at the heavyweight of this comparative review, Canva. With so many online graphic designers and imaging platforms, how do you find the one which is perfect for you? In this review, we are going to check out two very different online graphics designers and imaging platforms, determining their strengths and weaknesses relative to the unique requirements of the internet savvy designer and personal user. ![]()
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