Is Canva Pro Free, and What Does It Cost?

Short answer: Canva has a genuinely free plan, but Canva Pro is a paid subscription. The free version is more than enough for many people to make social posts, presentations and simple designs. If you want to save brand colors, remove backgrounds with one click, or use thousands of premium templates, you need Pro. There is also a free trial of around 30 days so you can test Pro before you pay.

In this article I explain what you can do with the free plan, what Canva Pro adds on top, and how much is Canva Pro really. I also show how you can buy a genuine, legal Canva Pro licence at Licono for less, with an invoice and instant email delivery.

Is Canva Pro free?

No, Canva Pro is not free. What is free is the basic version of Canva. That free plan is not a stripped-down demo that stops working after a week: you can make unlimited designs, use a large library of free templates, photos and fonts, and download your work as PNG, JPG or PDF. For a birthday invitation, an Instagram post or a simple presentation, the free plan handles it fine.

The confusion usually comes from the fact that Canva shows premium templates and photos everywhere, even inside the free version. You can spot them by a small crown icon or a price on the element. Use a premium item without Pro and you get a watermark or a per-item charge. So if you are searching for “is Canva Pro free”, the honest answer is this: the app itself is free to use, but the Pro features and Pro content are not.

What can you do with the free plan?

The free version of Canva is surprisingly complete. In practice I still use it myself for quick jobs. Here is what you get:

• Make and store unlimited designs in the cloud (with limited storage space)
• Thousands of free templates for social media, presentations, posters and documents
• A basic set of free photos, illustrations and fonts
• Real-time collaboration with others in the same design
• Downloads as PNG, JPG and PDF

Where do you hit a wall? You cannot save your brand colors and logo in one central place, the background remover sits behind a lock, and the nicest templates are often premium. For a private user or someone who makes something now and then, that is no problem. If you regularly create content for a business, you will feel those limits sooner.

What do you get with Canva Pro?

Canva Pro is the paid layer that mainly saves time and makes your work look more professional. The features that make the difference:

• Brand Kit: your logos, brand colors and house fonts in one fixed place, so everything looks consistent
• Background remover: strip the background from a photo with one click, which saves a lot of fiddly manual work
• Premium templates, photos and videos: the full library with no watermark and no separate payment
• Magic Resize: turn one design into other formats in one go, for example from an Instagram post to a story and a banner
• More cloud storage: room for big projects and lots of files
• Content scheduling: plan your social media posts ahead from within Canva itself

If you design regularly, the Brand Kit and the background remover alone are worth it. You spend less time and the result looks cleaner. Want to test Pro first? There is the Canva Pro free trial of around 30 days, in which you try every feature at no cost. Just remember to cancel in time if you do not want to keep paying afterwards.

How much is Canva Pro?

Officially, Canva offers Pro as a subscription that you pay monthly or yearly. The yearly plan works out cheaper per month than paying monthly, but it locks you in for a year. The exact rates differ per country and change from time to time, so always check them at the moment you buy.

For the question of Canva Pro cost, this is the key thing to understand: with Canva directly you pay a recurring subscription that gets charged again every period. At Licono you can buy a genuine Canva Pro licence in one purchase, often cheaper than the official route, with a proper invoice included. You can see the current price on the product card below.

Canva Free versus Canva Pro

Not sure if the free plan is enough? This table puts the Canva Pro cost and features next to what you get for free.

Feature	Canva Free	Canva Pro
Create designs	Unlimited	Unlimited
Templates	Free selection only	Full premium library
Photos and videos	Limited free set	Millions of premium files
Brand Kit	No	Yes
Background remover	No	Yes
Magic Resize	No	Yes
Content scheduling	No	Yes
Cloud storage	Limited	Generous
Price	Free	Monthly or yearly subscription

In short: pick free if you make something simple now and then, and pick Pro once your brand, speed and the better templates start to matter.

Buy Canva Pro cheaper at Licono

Decided you want Pro? Then you do not have to take the most expensive route by default. At Licono you buy a genuine, legally resold Canva Pro licence for less than the regular price. You receive the licence straight away by email, with an invoice for your records. No hassle, no detours. Check the current price and availability here:

Frequently asked questions

Is Canva really completely free to use?

Yes, the basic version of Canva is free and stays free. You can make unlimited designs and download them at no cost. Only the premium content and Pro features such as the Brand Kit and background remover sit behind a paid subscription.

How long does the Canva Pro free trial last?

The free trial usually lasts around 30 days. During that time you use all the Pro features without paying. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, the subscription continues automatically and you get charged.

Is a Canva Pro licence from Licono legal?

Yes. Licono sells genuine, legally resold licences. You get valid Canva Pro access, an invoice and delivery by email. That way you pay less than through the standard route and still stay on the right side of the rules.

To sum up: Canva itself is free to use, and for many people that is enough. Once you want brand consistency, premium templates and handy time-savers, Canva Pro earns its keep. And if you do go for Pro, you can get a genuine licence cheaper at Licono, with an invoice and instant delivery. That way you pay for exactly what you need, without overspending.