Comparison
Canva vs Sketch
Scored side by side on design-tools, using the same criteria we apply across the category.
Canva
Template-driven visual design for people who are not designers, with brand controls for teams.
4.7(26,800)$0 / $15 per user / month
Sketch
macOS-native interface design with a mature vector engine and one-off licence option.
4.3(5,400)$12 per editor / month or $120 one-off licence
Scored side by side
Value for money
Canva
4.7
Sketch
4.2
Canva verdict
Buy it to scale asset production, not to design a product. On that basis it is close to unbeatable.
- Removes design bottlenecks for marketing throughput
- Brand kits enforce consistency without review cycles
- Extremely broad output formats
Sketch verdict
Still excellent software, but only defensible for all-Mac teams that value native performance and licence ownership.
- Excellent native performance on large files
- Perpetual licence avoids subscription lock-in
- Precise vector tooling