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Canva vs Penpot

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Canva

Design anything with templates.

Creative & DesignFreemium · $15/mo (Pro)
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Penpot

Open-source design and prototyping.

Open sourceOpen source
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At a glanceCanvaPenpot
Pricing
$15/mo (Pro)
Open source
Pricing model
Freemium
Open source
Founded
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Madrid, Spain
Bootstrapped
Open source
Yes
Category
Creative & Design
Indie alternatives
10
0
Founders
Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams

Key differences

  • Funding

    Penpot is bootstrapped / open source; Canva is venture-backed.

  • Open source

    Penpot is open source; Canva is closed source.

  • Indie alternatives

    Canva has 10 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Penpot has 0.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founders of Canva

Founder of Penpot

No founder details documented yet.

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