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Bill BelcaminoBy Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 19, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team

Side-by-side pricing for Canva, Adobe Express and Figma: entry price, free plan, how each vendor bills for AI, and the date we last checked each figure against the vendor’s own pricing page.

Design Tools for Business, ComparedVerified Sep 19, 2026

Quick answer

  • Lowest published entry price: Adobe Express — Free plan; Teams $7.99/user/mo (annual, 2-seat min); Premium $9.99/mo for 1 person.
  • Free plans: Canva (Yes — Canva Free, 1 person, 5 GB); Adobe Express (Yes — Adobe Express Free, no card); Figma (Yes — Starter, 3 design files).

Design Tools pricing at a glance

Every row links to the comparison where the figure was verified and to the vendor’s pricing page.

ToolEntry priceFree planAI billingG2 ratingVerifiedSource
CanvaFree plan; Business $20.83/user/mo ($250/year) or $25 monthly; Pro $12/mo for 1 personYes — Canva Free, 1 person, 5 GB—4.7 / 57,701 reviewsSeptember 19, 2026in Canva vs Adobe Express—
Adobe ExpressFree plan; Teams $7.99/user/mo (annual, 2-seat min); Premium $9.99/mo for 1 personYes — Adobe Express Free, no card—4.5 / 5849 reviewsSeptember 19, 2026in Canva vs Adobe Express—
FigmaFree Starter; Professional Full $16/seat/mo (annual), $20 monthly; Collab $3Yes — Starter, 3 design files—4.7 / 51,589 reviewsSeptember 19, 2026in Canva vs Figma—
Verified data

Design Tools: security, offline & remote work

The design tools we track, side by side on compliance, single sign-on, offline access and remote or office controls. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.

What we checkedCanvaAdobe ExpressFigma
Security & compliance
SOC 2 reportSOC 2 Type IIsourceSOC 2 Type IIsourceSOC 2 Type IIsource
ISO/IEC 27001CertifiedsourceCertifiedsourceCertifiedsource
Other certificationsSOC 3, PCI DSS, EU-US Data Privacy FrameworksourceSOC 3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO 22301, FedRAMP Tailored, CSA STAR Level 2sourceSOC 3, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 42001, FedRAMP Moderate, C5, TISAX, CSA, EU Cloud Code of Conductsource
HIPAA (BAA)Not publishedNot publishedNot published
GDPR data processing agreementDPA offeredsourceDPA offeredsourceDPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)YesEnterprisesourceYesEnterprisesourceYesOrganizationsource
SCIM user provisioningYesEnterprisesourceYesEnterprisesourceYesOrganizationsource
Two-factor authenticationYessourceNot publishedYesEnforcement: Enterprise (Governance+ add-on)source
Admin audit logYesEnterprisesourceYesEnterprisesourceYesOrganizationsource
Data residency choicesUS, EUEnterprisesourceUS, EU, JapanEnterprisesourceEU, Australia, India, Brazil, Japan, CanadaEnterprisesource
EncryptionAES-256 at rest; TLS/SSL in transitsourceTLS 1.2+ in transit; AES-256 at rest (Express for enterprise); customer-managed keys available on EnterprisesourceEncrypted in transit and at rest; TLS 1.2+ in transit; customer-managed keys (EKM) with Governance+source
Self-hosting optionNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Offline access
Offline modePartialIn desktop browsers, the Canva desktop app and the Android app, designs you mark 'available offline' can be edited for up to 14 days without internet (no new designs, templates, AI, sharing or exporting); changes sync automatically when you reconnect.sourceNot documentedPartialIn the browser and desktop app you can keep editing files already open (loaded pages only) and create one new file while offline; libraries, multiplayer and version history need a connection, and offline changes sync when you reconnect.source
Desktop appsWindows, macOSsourceBrowser onlysourceWindows, macOSsource
Mobile appsiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, Androidsource
Offline limitsPer device only; up to 14 days offline; not in the iOS/iPad apps or private/incognito browsing. The pricing table shows Canva Offline on every plan, Free included.source—Offline changes kept up to 30 days (7 days in Safari); only pages already loaded; one new file; no library components or new plugins.source
Remote, hybrid & in-office
IP allowlistingNot publishedNot publishedYesEnterprise (Governance+ add-on)source
Device & session controlsNot publishedNot publishedYesEnterpriseIdle session timeout, guest access controls, expiring public links (Enterprise); Governance+ adds network access restrictions, file-export restrictions for view-only users and extended idle timeouts.source
Editorial assessment

What this means for your team

  • Audit reports: all publish a SOC 2 report, and Canva, Adobe Express and Figma also hold ISO/IEC 27001. Ask each vendor for the report under NDA before you sign; security reviews usually want the latest one.
  • Single sign-on: Canva includes it on Enterprise; Adobe Express includes it on Enterprise; Figma includes it on Organization. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
  • Working offline: Canva and Figma work offline only in part; Adobe Express doesn’t document an offline mode. Details are in the Offline mode row above.
  • Office-only access: Figma can restrict sign-ins to approved IP ranges on Enterprise (Governance+ add-on). That suits an office network or a company VPN; fully remote teams need a VPN for it to work.
  • Where your data lives: Canva lets you choose US, EU on Enterprise; Adobe Express lets you choose US, EU, Japan on Enterprise; Figma lets you choose EU, Australia, India, Brazil, Japan, Canada on Enterprise. This matters for teams hiring across the EU, UK or Australia.

Canva: worth knowing

  • OfflineOffline designs stay on the device where you enabled them. The iOS and iPad apps do not support offline editing, so plan for laptops or Android devices when travelling. source
  • RemoteCanva Business bills pay-as-you-grow: you pay only for invited members who accept. Monthly plans adjust at renewal; annual plans are billed quarterly for members added. source
  • SecurityCustomer-chosen data residency (US or EU) is limited to Enterprise, Campus and District plans; existing data can take 30 days or more to migrate. source
  • SecurityCanva Shield indemnification, including AI output indemnity, applies only to Enterprise customers with more than 100 seats. source

Adobe Express: worth knowing

  • SecurityContent is stored in the regional data store assigned when an admin provisions the user, and stays there whatever the user's location. For distributed teams, region depends on provisioning, not travel. source
  • RemoteTeams and Enterprise include 24x7 technical support in multiple languages, with a dedicated line for admins. source
  • SecurityExpress for enterprise records a content log of creation, read, update, sharing and deletion events, with user ID and IP address, viewable by admins for 90 days. source
  • RemoteAll plans, Free included, support real-time co-editing and commenting on shared designs. source

Figma: worth knowing

  • RemoteOn paid plans, stakeholders can view, comment on and inspect files for free without a paid seat, which helps share work with clients and other teams. source
  • OfflineFigma is cloud-based: full functionality needs an internet connection, and offline work is limited to files already open. source
  • SecurityRestricting access to office/VPN IP ranges (IP allowlist, network access restrictions) needs the Governance+ add-on on top of Enterprise. source
  • RemoteDirect support is by email only, Monday to Friday, on paid plans; Starter users rely on the Help Center, the AI chat and the community forum. source

Checked September 19, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site — it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data

Frequently asked questions

Which design tool is cheapest?

Of the 3 design tools HelpCompare tracks, the lowest published entry price belongs to Adobe Express (Free plan; Teams $7.99/user/mo (annual, 2-seat min); Premium $9.99/mo for 1 person, verified September 19, 2026). Entry prices are the cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes; the right answer at your team size depends on seat minimums and add-ons, which each head-to-head comparison breaks down.

Which design tools have a free plan?

Free plans: Canva (Yes — Canva Free, 1 person, 5 GB); Adobe Express (Yes — Adobe Express Free, no card); Figma (Yes — Starter, 3 design files).

Where does this pricing data come from?

Every figure was recorded from the vendor's own pricing page during research for a HelpCompare comparison, and is dated. The most recent check in this category was September 19, 2026. Nothing is estimated: where a vendor publishes no price, we say so. The full dataset is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 at helpcompare.com/data/.

Sources

Figures come from each vendor’s pricing page, recorded on the date shown. Download the full dataset from Open Data (JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0).

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