So much for being a cheap Adobe alternative.

The price of some Canva subscriptions are set to skyrocket next year following the company’s aggressive rollout of generative AI features. Global customers for Canva Teams — a business-orientated subscription that supports adding multiple users — can expect prices to increase by just over 300 percent in some instances. Canva says the increase is justified due to the “expanded product experience” and value that generative AI tools have added to the platform.

In the US, some Canva Teams users are reporting subscription increases from $120 per year for up to five users, to an eye-watering $500 per year. A 40 percent discount will be applied to bring that down to $300 for the first 12 months. In Australia, the flat $39.99 AUS (about $26 USD) per month fee for five users is switching to $13.50 AUS (about $9 USD) for each user. That means a team of five will pay at least 68 percent more, not withstanding any other discounts.

  • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    I’ll give them credit for sticking with it so far. I even keep getting updates. But I assume they’re brainstorming ways to end the one-time payment installations.

    • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I believe at some point they said the may explore additional models, like offering both pay once and subscription at the same time. We can hope

      • cestvrai@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I have a feeling they are going to retroactively shorten the “lifetime” of my license.

        • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I don’t think so. Unless I’m mistaken, your lifetime license is for major versions, so when 3.0 comes around, you will still be able to use 2.x.x, but not upgrade for free. They have been offering pretty good upgrade prices, though. We’ll see what happens.