Canva logo maker vs Graphivo: templates or original artwork?
Canva is a great design suite. For the logo itself, compare what matters: an original design that's yours alone, files that print at any size, and how you pay.
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Logos for every kind of business
Designs Graphivo made for sample businesses. Yours will be drawn for your name.
The short answer
Use Canva if you need a quick placeholder logo and you'll design social posts, flyers and presentations in Canva anyway. Use Graphivo if you want a logo that is original to your business, comes as real vector files, and that you may want to register as a trademark.
Many people use both: they make the logo in Graphivo, then upload the SVG into Canva and design everything else there.
Canva vs Graphivo for logos (October 2026)
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| Feature | Canva | Graphivo |
|---|---|---|
| How the logo is made | You customize a logo template, or add AI-generated images to a design | Original AI designs created for your brief, ready as vector files |
| Exclusivity | Template logos are not exclusive; Canva's help center says they can't be registered as trademarks | Exclusive license to your final design; we never resell it |
| Price | Free plan; Pro $18/month or $180/year | From $9.99 (40 designs, downloads included) |
| SVG download | With Pro | SVG, PDF and EPS in every package |
| Transparent PNG | With Pro | In every package |
| Account needed | Before you open the editor | Not for the first 4 designs |
| Editor | Full design suite for any kind of content | Focused logo editor: fonts, palette recolor, layouts |
| Color versions and layouts | You build each version yourself | Made for you: full color, black and white; horizontal, stacked, icon-only |
| Favicon and social avatars | Export and resize yourself | Included in Pro |
Canva details from canva.com help pages and a dated third-party review, checked in October 2026; Canva's prices vary by country and change over time. Product names are trademarks of their owners. Graphivo is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Can you trademark a Canva logo?
Not if it's built from a Canva template. Canva's help center explains that template logos are available to every Canva user, so they're not exclusive and can't be registered as a trademark. If a competitor in your town picks the same template, you can't stop them.
Graphivo designs are created for your brief rather than picked from a shared library, and the license you buy is exclusive. Whether a specific logo can be registered still depends on whether it's distinctive, so ask a trademark attorney for a clearance search before you file. No AI tool, including ours, can promise copyright in AI-generated artwork.
Where Canva is stronger
Everything after the logo
Social posts, flyers, presentations, video and websites in one place. Graphivo does logos and brand assets, not general design.
Collaboration
Teams, comments, shared folders and brand controls built for ongoing work.
A generous free plan
If your budget is truly zero, Canva's free plan gets you a usable PNG logo today.
Templates for every format
A huge library of ready-made layouts for almost anything you need to post or print.
Where Graphivo is stronger
Original artwork
Designs created for your business instead of a template that other businesses can also use.
Vector files without a subscription
SVG, PDF and EPS in every one-time package, rather than a monthly plan.
A complete logo set
Color versions and three layouts from one design, plus favicon, app icons and social avatars with Pro.
No account to try
See 4 designs before you sign up for anything.
Use both: Graphivo for the logo, Canva for the rest
Make and download your logo
Generate, refine and edit in Graphivo, then download the vector files with any package.
Upload the SVG to Canva
Canva accepts SVG uploads, so your logo stays sharp in every design. Upload the white version too, for photos and dark backgrounds.
Save your colors and fonts
Add your logo's HEX colors to Canva. Most fonts in Graphivo are open-license Google Fonts, so you can usually pick the same font in Canva for headings.
Design everything else
Posts, flyers and presentations now match your logo exactly.
See an original logo for your business
Type your business name and get four original designs in about 20 seconds.
Generate my logosFree to try. No sign-up needed.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Canva's logo maker free?
Canva's free plan lets you customize logo templates and download PNG, JPG or PDF files. A transparent background and SVG export need Canva Pro, a subscription ($18/month or $180/year when we checked in October 2026).
Does Canva have an AI logo generator?
Canva offers AI image tools you can use inside designs, alongside its logo templates. AI-generated images in Canva are raster images, so to get a vector logo you'd still need to redraw or vectorize the result.
Can I use a Graphivo logo in Canva?
Yes. Download the SVG with any package and upload it to Canva, where it stays sharp at any size. The transparent PNG works in Canva too.
Which is cheaper?
For the logo alone, a one-time Graphivo package (from $9.99 for 40 designs, downloads included) costs less than a year of Canva Pro. If you'll use Canva Pro for all your marketing anyway, its logo features come at no extra cost, and the question becomes whether you want a template logo or an original one.
Are Graphivo logos made from templates?
No. The symbol and the composition are created for your brief. Your name is set in open-license fonts, which other people can also use.