Canva $20/month subscription feels overpriced for casual users
Users feel Canva's $20/month subscription is not worth the cost for light or trial usage. No specific feature gap articulated — general price-to-value dissatisfaction.
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Canva App Is Slow, Buggy, and Heavily Paywalled
Users report Canva is increasingly slow and unreliable, while a large majority of features require paid access. The combination of poor performance and aggressive paywalling erodes trust and usability.
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