Affinity vs Canva

Affinity and Canva both land on Worth it.

Affinity

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you want pro-grade photo, vector, and layout tools with no subscription . v3 is now free under Canva.

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you're a non-designer or small team cranking out social posts, decks, and docs . reviewers rate it 4.7/5 for ease of use.

Affinity versus Canva
Compare	Affinity	Canva
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Freelance designers ditching Adobe subscriptions	Non-designers making social graphics
Who it's not for	Pros needing the full Adobe ecosystem (After Effects, plugins)	Professional designers needing pixel-level control . Reddit's design communities openly resent it
Privacy	Active CVE stream under Canva ownership . 8 disclosed in 2025-26: one local RCE, one CVSS 7.8 out-of-bounds write, several info-disclosure flaws.^⁹	2019 data breach exposed user credentials; recent information-disclosure CVEs in Affinity; Canva publishes a trust portal and is now a CVE Numbering Authority.
Support quality	No support evidence found	No reliable support evidence found
Public sentiment	Reviewers and community users call Affinity a strong free Adobe alternative, while longtime users grumble about licensing changes under Canva.^¹	Mainstream users rate it 4.7/5 and love the ease, while professional designers and some long-time users complain about creative limits and recent changes.
Biggest gotcha	Classic perpetual licenses discontinued . v2 store closed; future model rides on Canva^⁶	Price hikes up to 300% triggered public backlash; existing subscribers were hit hardest

Professional designers needing pixel-level control . Reddit's design communities openly resent it
Anyone needing a true offline workflow . it's browser-based
Price-sensitive teams locked into per-seat billing during hikes
Buyers wanting simple, stable pricing . hikes hit up to 300%