Comparison

Piktochart vs Canva

Piktochart and Canva both land on Worth it.

Piktochart

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you are a non-designer who needs fast, cheap infographics, reports, or one-pagers.

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.

Piktochart versus Canva
Compare	Piktochart	Canva
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Non-designers making infographics fast	Non-designers making social graphics
Who it's not for	Professional designers wanting pixel-level control	Professional designers needing pixel-level control . Reddit's design communities openly resent it
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁴	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 in sources	No reliable support evidence found
Public sentiment	Reviews across G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, and Experte are broadly positive, centering on ease of use and visual output.^⁶	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	Guess: Free plan likely adds branding and download limits; check before building a template library^¹	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%