# Canva: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 22 judge labels across 2 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/canva

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Org charts and org design](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/org-charts-and-org-design/index.md) | 2% | 18 | 44% | 18 |
| [Course authoring tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/learning/course-authoring-tools/index.md) | 0% | 29 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Tightest budget: Canva" (GPT-5.4 mini, Org charts)
- "Offers a free plan with drag-and-drop templates, suitable for freelancers, startups, and small businesses." (Mistral Small, Org charts)
- "Free plan with excellent org chart templates... Rated 4.7/5 on Capterra for ease of use." (Grok 4.20, Org charts)
- "For slide decks and company presentations: Use Canva or PowerPoint SmartArt." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Org charts)

## And against it

- "Static Presentation & Document Software (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Canva) ... Why to avoid (for company-wide use)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Org charts)
- "Avoid tools that are just drawing apps (like basic Canva or PowerPoint) if you need live data." (Kimi K2, Org charts)
- "Avoid for anything beyond very small teams, as they can lead to manual errors or breaches." (Grok 4.20, Org charts)
- "Manual Drawing Tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Canva) ... Go outdated immediately" (MiniMax M2.5, Org charts)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Canva, from 58 of the 64 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 21
- planfix.com: 19
- capterra.com: 17
- forbes.com: 17
- g2.com: 15
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 14
- firsthr.app: 13
- zapier.com: 13
- softwaresuggest.com: 11
- leadchangegroup.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://planfix.com/blog/industry-insights/best-organizational-chart-software: 19
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-org-chart-software: 17
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-org-chart-software: 14
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-org-chart-software: 13
- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/org-chart-software: 11
- https://softwaresuggest.com/org-chart-software: 10
- https://leadchangegroup.com/org-chart-software: 9
- https://talkspirit.com/en/blog/best-org-chart-software-comparison: 9

## In its own words

What Canva's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Visual Suite for Everyone (https://canva.com/)
- For: Everyone (https://canva.com/)
- Price stated: free-to-use online graphic design tool (https://canva.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.canva.com/ar/pricing/)
- Free plan or trial: free-to-use (https://canva.com/)
- Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, EU-US DPF, GDPR, CCPA
- Hosting: United States & Europe (when selected), United States, Philippines, EU
- Customers named: Expedia Group, Salesforce, T-Mobile, Stripe, Airbnb, HubSpot, Zoom, F45

## What it publishes

Every page canva.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 16145 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 129 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 566 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 127 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.