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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.
At a glanceCanvaPenpot
At a glance
- Pricing
- Canva$15/mo (Pro)
- PenpotOpen source
- Pricing model
- CanvaFreemium
- PenpotOpen source
- Founded
- Canva2013
- Penpot—
- Location
- CanvaSydney, Australia
- PenpotMadrid, Spain
- Bootstrapped
- Canva—
- Penpot—
- Open source
- Canva—
- PenpotYes
- Category
- CanvaCreative & Design
- Penpot—
- Indie alternatives
- Canva10
- Penpot0
- Founders
- CanvaMelanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams
- Penpot—
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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