So much for being a cheap Adobe alternative.

The price of some Canva subscriptions are set to skyrocket next year following the company’s aggressive rollout of generative AI features. Global customers for Canva Teams — a business-orientated subscription that supports adding multiple users — can expect prices to increase by just over 300 percent in some instances. Canva says the increase is justified due to the “expanded product experience” and value that generative AI tools have added to the platform.

In the US, some Canva Teams users are reporting subscription increases from $120 per year for up to five users, to an eye-watering $500 per year. A 40 percent discount will be applied to bring that down to $300 for the first 12 months. In Australia, the flat $39.99 AUS (about $26 USD) per month fee for five users is switching to $13.50 AUS (about $9 USD) for each user. That means a team of five will pay at least 68 percent more, not withstanding any other discounts.

  • Jesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    3 months ago

    Does Canva realize that they have more in common with Microsoft’s free power point templates than Adobe CS?

    • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      25·
      3 months ago

      What scares me shitless is that this could happen to the Affinity suite, which they bought recently. Affinity is the main pro level alternative to some Adobe products, and is very affordable in a pay once model instead of subscription.

        • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          3 months ago

          Sadly, yes. They’ve promised* to not change the business model of the Affinity Suite however.

          *corporate fluff speak that means absolutely nothing and they’re not beholden to this statement in any way, shape or form

        • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Yes. They’ve made positivw noises about pricing, etc, but pretty much everybody in the community fears changes for the worse

    • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      3 months ago

      But… no you don’t get it… like… they have AI. Understand? AI!!