Penpot vs Canva

The best value in each numeric row is marked. Sponsorship has no effect on any of them.

Comparison of Penpot vs Canva
Criteria Penpot
176 74.8 =
Canva
258 47.4 =
Score 74.8 (best) 47.4
Release freshness 88.1 (best) 21.2
Adoption signals 79.7 (best) 0.0
Release freshness
Updated 70 days ago
Stale: 294 days without a release
Latest version 2.17.2 · 2026-08-27v2026.1 · 2026-01-15
Pricing FreeFree
License Open sourceFree plan
Platforms
Cloud ✓ ✓
Web ✓ ✓
Self-hosted ✓ -
iOS - ✓
Android - ✓
macOS - ✓
Windows - ✓
Features
Integrations
Rank receipt: Penpot
#176 overall · #3 in category
74.8/100
  1. Platform readiness +24.0 60.0 × 40%
  2. Release freshness +30.8 88.1 × 35%
  3. Adoption signals +19.9 79.7 × 25%
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Rank receipt: Canva
#258 overall · #4 in category
47.4/100
  1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
  2. Release freshness +7.4 21.2 × 35%
  3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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