Canva Rated Buggy and Overpriced Relative to Free-Tier Quality
A user describes Canva as buggy, difficult to use, and overpriced given the quality of its free tier, and does not recommend the premium plan. The complaint is generic and lacks specific feature-level detail about what fails or why.
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