Canva AI vs. Descript: data protection per plan
Canva AI (4 plans) and Descript (4 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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At a glance
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| Feature | Canva AI | Descript |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | 110 Kippax St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia | Descript, Inc., 385 Grove St., San Francisco, CA 94102, USA |
| Plans recorded | 4 | 4 |
| Hosting | mixed: all 4 plans | US only: all 4 plans |
| Training on inputs | opt-out available: Canva Free, Canva Prono: Canva Business, Canva Enterprise | opt-out available: all 4 plans |
| DPA | no: Canva Free, Canva Proyes: Canva Business, Canva Enterprise | not documented: all 4 plans |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Canva AI Canva Business vs. Descript Business
| Feature | Canva AICanva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams') | DescriptBusiness |
|---|---|---|
| differs by plan | yes | not publicly documented |
| Details: DPA available | yes (automatic) Provider’s DPA | not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers) |
| differs by plan | no | opt-out available |
| Details: Training on inputs | Trust Center: 'For users who have a Canva Business or Enterprise account, you'll see that this control in the Privacy Settings page is disabled' and 'we don't use your business, team or enterprise content to improve AI-powered features, and we don't allow third parties to do so either.' Note: an opt-in option for Business, Teams and Enterprise admins has been announced as 'coming soon'. | Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data. |
| differs by plan | mixed | US only |
| Details: Data residency | Trust Center Privacy FAQ: 'Canva stores your data in the United States.' Processing by Canva group companies in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the UK, Singapore, Europe and the USA (intra-group Data Transfer Agreement). Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25) section 5: storage and processing in 'the United States, Australia, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom, Philippines and New Zealand' and other countries. Sub-processor list (2026-04-17): AWS 'United States & EU', other hosting and AI service providers USA. Selectable EU data residency is not documented. According to the list, Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. does not process customer personal data for Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form. | Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | DPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data… | Trust Center |
| Details: Data retention | DPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data will be retained for as long as is necessary for the Permitted Purpose or required by applicable law.' | Trust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access. |
| differs by plan | not publicly documented | 50 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details) |
| Details: Price | not publicly documented | USD 50 per person per month with annual payment, USD 65 with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included) |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (pricing page: "20x more AI than Canva Free (Premium or Ultra AI)", comparison table "Higher AI access", "AI Pass add-on and AI top-ups available (extra cost)"; including Canva AI 2.0, Canva AI connectors, Magic Layers) | yes (1,500 AI credits/month; up to 5 seats, team-wide access to Brand Studio, Priority Support with SLA according to the pricing page) |
| 6 sources | 7 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by plan
- Canva AI Canva Businessyes
- Descript Businessnot publicly documented
- Descript Business
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
Training
- differs by plan
- Canva AI Canva Businessno
- Descript Businessopt-out available
- Canva AI Canva Business
Trust Center: 'For users who have a Canva Business or Enterprise account, you'll see that this control in the Privacy Settings page is disabled' and 'we don't use your business, team or enterprise content to improve AI-powered features, and we don't allow third parties to do so either.' Note: an opt-in option for Business, Teams and Enterprise admins has been announced as 'coming soon'.
Descript BusinessPrivacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
Hosting
- differs by plan
- Canva AI Canva Businessmixed
- Descript BusinessUS only
- Canva AI Canva Business
Trust Center Privacy FAQ: 'Canva stores your data in the United States.' Processing by Canva group companies in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the UK, Singapore, Europe and the USA (intra-group Data Transfer Agreement). Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25) section 5: storage and processing in 'the United States, Australia, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom, Philippines and New Zealand' and other countries. Sub-processor list (2026-04-17): AWS 'United States & EU', other hosting and AI service providers USA. Selectable EU data residency is not documented. According to the list, Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. does not process customer personal data for Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form.
Descript BusinessPrivacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
Sub-processors
- Canva AI Canva Businesslist available
- Descript Businesslist available
- Canva AI Canva Business
- Amazon Web Services (hosting, infrastructure, Canva AI; USA & EU)
- Anthropic (Canva AI; USA)
- ElevenLabs (Canva AI; USA)
- Features & Labels (Canva AI; USA)
- Google (hosting, infrastructure, security, Canva AI; USA)
- MongoDB (hosting; USA)
- Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. (Canva AI; USA; according to the list, not for Canva Education, Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form)
- OpenAI (Canva AI; USA)
- Snowflake (hosting; USA)
- Assembled (support; USA)
- Concentrix (support; Philippines)
- DeepL (translation; EU)
- Kaizo (support; EU)
- IBEX (support; USA)
- Zendesk (support; USA)
- Canva Austria GmbH (photo/video AI; EU & USA)
- Canva Pty Ltd (support; Australia)
- Canva Solutions Inc. (support; Philippines)
- Canva US, Inc. (support, printing; USA)
- Canva UK Operations Ltd (support, Flourish/Charts; EU)
- Leonardo.AI (AI; Australia & USA)
- Scene Group Ltd (Cavalry; EU)
- Serif (Europe) Ltd (Affinity; EU)
Descript Business- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
Retention
- differs by plan
- Canva AI Canva BusinessDPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data…
- Descript BusinessTrust Center
- Canva AI Canva BusinessDPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data will be retained for as long as is necessary for the Permitted Purpose or required by applicable law.'Descript BusinessTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
Price
- differs by plan
- Canva AI Canva Businessnot publicly documented
- Descript Business50 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)
- Canva AI Canva Business
not publicly documented
Descript BusinessUSD 50 per person per month with annual payment, USD 65 with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included)
- Canva AI Canva Businessyes
- Descript Businessyes
- Canva AI Canva Business
yes (pricing page: "20x more AI than Canva Free (Premium or Ultra AI)", comparison table "Higher AI access", "AI Pass add-on and AI top-ups available (extra cost)"; including Canva AI 2.0, Canva AI connectors, Magic Layers)
Descript Businessyes (1,500 AI credits/month; up to 5 seats, team-wide access to Brand Studio, Priority Support with SLA according to the pricing page)
Evidence
- Canva AI Canva Business6 sources
- Descript Business7 sources
- Canva AI Canva Business
- Privacy Policy (last updated 2026-08-25)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Addendum (last updated 2025-10-30)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva's Sub-ProcessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Trust Center – Privacy (incl. FAQ AI at Canva)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva List of Subprocessors (PDF, last updated 2026-04-17)Sub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva Pricing: Compare Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plansPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Descript Business- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2025-04-14)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Service (as of 2025-02-25)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SecurityTrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Descript Trust Center (SecurityPal, as of 2026-08-21)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Account data and privacy (Help Center)Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | Canva AI | Descript |
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| differs by tool |
| not publicly documentedall 4 plans |
| Details: DPA available |
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| differs by tool |
| opt-out availableall 4 plans |
| Details: Training on inputs |
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| differs by tool | mixedall 4 plans | US onlyall 4 plans |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableall 4 plans | list availableall 4 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by tool |
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| Details: Data retention |
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| differs by tool |
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| Details: Price |
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| yesall 4 plans | yesall 4 plans | |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 10 sources | 7 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by tool
- Canva AI
- noCanva Free, Canva Pro
- yesCanva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams'), Canva Enterprise
- Descriptnot publicly documentedall 4 plans
- Canva AI
- Canva Free
no (DPA according to the Trust Center 'for Canva Business and Canva Enterprise only')
- Canva Pro
no (DPA according to the Trust Center 'for Canva Business and Canva Enterprise only')
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')
yes (automatic)
Provider’s DPA - Canva Enterprise
yes (automatic)
Provider’s DPA
Descript- Free
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
- Hobbyist / Creator
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
- Business
not publicly documented (the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access'; whether it applies to self-service plans is not stated. The security page mentions data processing agreements with suppliers)
- Enterprise
not publicly documented (the pricing page mentions 'custom legal terms'; the Trust Center lists a 'DPA' document only with 'Request access')
- Canva Free
Training
- differs by tool
- Canva AI
- opt-out availableCanva Free, Canva Pro
- noCanva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams'), Canva Enterprise
- Descriptopt-out availableall 4 plans
- Canva AI
- Canva Free
Trust Center: 'Canva won't use your user content to improve AI-powered features unless this is consistent with your Privacy Settings'; setting can be changed at any time; also applies to partners/service providers. Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25): analysis of activity, content and uploads 'to train our algorithms, models and AI products and services using machine learning'; controlled via the Privacy Controls. The default value of the setting for individual accounts is not stated. AI Product Terms: 'Your Privacy Settings control whether Canva and our Technology Partners, may use your data to improve our AI services for everyone.' Canva Education: setting disabled, student content is not used.
- Canva Pro
Trust Center: 'Canva won't use your user content to improve AI-powered features unless this is consistent with your Privacy Settings'; setting can be changed at any time; also applies to partners/service providers. Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25): analysis of activity, content and uploads 'to train our algorithms, models and AI products and services using machine learning'; controlled via the Privacy Controls. The default value of the setting for individual accounts is not stated. AI Product Terms: 'Your Privacy Settings control whether Canva and our Technology Partners, may use your data to improve our AI services for everyone.' Canva Education: setting disabled, student content is not used.
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')
Trust Center: 'For users who have a Canva Business or Enterprise account, you'll see that this control in the Privacy Settings page is disabled' and 'we don't use your business, team or enterprise content to improve AI-powered features, and we don't allow third parties to do so either.' Note: an opt-in option for Business, Teams and Enterprise admins has been announced as 'coming soon'.
- Canva Enterprise
Trust Center: 'For users who have a Canva Business or Enterprise account, you'll see that this control in the Privacy Settings page is disabled' and 'we don't use your business, team or enterprise content to improve AI-powered features, and we don't allow third parties to do so either.' Note: an opt-in option for Business, Teams and Enterprise admins has been announced as 'coming soon'.
Descript- Free
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
- Hobbyist / Creator
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
- Business
Privacy policy (as of 2025-04-14): purposes include 'research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models'; projects: 'You can opt out of having your Projects used to improve the Descript Service' by disabling the 'Share Data with Descript' setting. Terms (as of 2025-02-25) section 8.4(e): use of Input and Output 'to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies' '(unless you have opted out of such use)'; third-party providers are said to be contractually prohibited from training on inputs/outputs. For AI speakers, voice data is used as training/research data. Security FAQ: sharing information to improve the algorithms is said to be 'disabled by default and can only be enabled by you'. Help Center 'Account data and privacy': the setting is requested during onboarding and can be changed at any time in the app settings ('Share data with Descript'); 'for any in-house AI training we maintain a clear data sharing opt-in'; according to the Help Center, current production models use no user data.
- Enterprise
Pricing page: the Enterprise plan lists 'AI and data controls' with opt-out from training and custom retention. Trust Center: 'Enterprise customer data is excluded from improving, training, or developing Descript’s AI systems.' Help Center: for Enterprise drives, data sharing is disabled by default and cannot be toggled.
- Canva Free
Hosting
- differs by tool
- Canva AImixedall 4 plans
- DescriptUS onlyall 4 plans
- Canva AI
- Canva Free
Trust Center Privacy FAQ: 'Canva stores your data in the United States.' Processing by Canva group companies in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the UK, Singapore, Europe and the USA (intra-group Data Transfer Agreement). Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25) section 5: storage and processing in 'the United States, Australia, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom, Philippines and New Zealand' and other countries. Sub-processor list (2026-04-17): AWS 'United States & EU', other hosting and AI service providers USA. Selectable EU data residency is not documented.
- Canva Pro
Trust Center Privacy FAQ: 'Canva stores your data in the United States.' Processing by Canva group companies in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the UK, Singapore, Europe and the USA (intra-group Data Transfer Agreement). Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25) section 5: storage and processing in 'the United States, Australia, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom, Philippines and New Zealand' and other countries. Sub-processor list (2026-04-17): AWS 'United States & EU', other hosting and AI service providers USA. Selectable EU data residency is not documented.
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')
Trust Center Privacy FAQ: 'Canva stores your data in the United States.' Processing by Canva group companies in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the UK, Singapore, Europe and the USA (intra-group Data Transfer Agreement). Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25) section 5: storage and processing in 'the United States, Australia, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom, Philippines and New Zealand' and other countries. Sub-processor list (2026-04-17): AWS 'United States & EU', other hosting and AI service providers USA. Selectable EU data residency is not documented. According to the list, Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. does not process customer personal data for Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form.
- Canva Enterprise
Trust Center Privacy FAQ: 'Canva stores your data in the United States.' Processing by Canva group companies in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the UK, Singapore, Europe and the USA (intra-group Data Transfer Agreement). Privacy policy (updated 2026-08-25) section 5: storage and processing in 'the United States, Australia, Singapore, European Union, United Kingdom, Philippines and New Zealand' and other countries. Sub-processor list (2026-04-17): AWS 'United States & EU', other hosting and AI service providers USA. Selectable EU data residency is not documented. According to the list, Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. does not process customer personal data for Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form.
Descript- Free
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
- Hobbyist / Creator
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
- Business
Privacy policy: 'Descript is based in the United States and we process and store information in the U.S.' Trust Center: hosting with AWS, GCP and Heroku; backups additionally in a separate AWS region (region not stated). The sub-processor list mostly shows 'US' as the data region.
- Enterprise
as other plans: storage and processing in the USA according to the privacy policy; no EU option documented.
- Canva Free
Sub-processors
- Canva AIlist availableall 4 plans
- Descriptlist availableall 4 plans
- Canva AI
- Canva Free
- Amazon Web Services (hosting, infrastructure, Canva AI; USA & EU)
- Anthropic (Canva AI; USA)
- ElevenLabs (Canva AI; USA)
- Features & Labels (Canva AI; USA)
- Google (hosting, infrastructure, security, Canva AI; USA)
- MongoDB (hosting; USA)
- Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. (Canva AI; USA; according to the list, not for Canva Education, Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form)
- OpenAI (Canva AI; USA)
- Snowflake (hosting; USA)
- Assembled (support; USA)
- Concentrix (support; Philippines)
- DeepL (translation; EU)
- Kaizo (support; EU)
- IBEX (support; USA)
- Zendesk (support; USA)
- Canva Austria GmbH (photo/video AI; EU & USA)
- Canva Pty Ltd (support; Australia)
- Canva Solutions Inc. (support; Philippines)
- Canva US, Inc. (support, printing; USA)
- Canva UK Operations Ltd (support, Flourish/Charts; EU)
- Leonardo.AI (AI; Australia & USA)
- Scene Group Ltd (Cavalry; EU)
- Serif (Europe) Ltd (Affinity; EU)
- Canva Pro
- Amazon Web Services (hosting, infrastructure, Canva AI; USA & EU)
- Anthropic (Canva AI; USA)
- ElevenLabs (Canva AI; USA)
- Features & Labels (Canva AI; USA)
- Google (hosting, infrastructure, security, Canva AI; USA)
- MongoDB (hosting; USA)
- Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. (Canva AI; USA; according to the list, not for Canva Education, Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form)
- OpenAI (Canva AI; USA)
- Snowflake (hosting; USA)
- Assembled (support; USA)
- Concentrix (support; Philippines)
- DeepL (translation; EU)
- Kaizo (support; EU)
- IBEX (support; USA)
- Zendesk (support; USA)
- Canva Austria GmbH (photo/video AI; EU & USA)
- Canva Pty Ltd (support; Australia)
- Canva Solutions Inc. (support; Philippines)
- Canva US, Inc. (support, printing; USA)
- Canva UK Operations Ltd (support, Flourish/Charts; EU)
- Leonardo.AI (AI; Australia & USA)
- Scene Group Ltd (Cavalry; EU)
- Serif (Europe) Ltd (Affinity; EU)
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')
- Amazon Web Services (hosting, infrastructure, Canva AI; USA & EU)
- Anthropic (Canva AI; USA)
- ElevenLabs (Canva AI; USA)
- Features & Labels (Canva AI; USA)
- Google (hosting, infrastructure, security, Canva AI; USA)
- MongoDB (hosting; USA)
- Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. (Canva AI; USA; according to the list, not for Canva Education, Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form)
- OpenAI (Canva AI; USA)
- Snowflake (hosting; USA)
- Assembled (support; USA)
- Concentrix (support; Philippines)
- DeepL (translation; EU)
- Kaizo (support; EU)
- IBEX (support; USA)
- Zendesk (support; USA)
- Canva Austria GmbH (photo/video AI; EU & USA)
- Canva Pty Ltd (support; Australia)
- Canva Solutions Inc. (support; Philippines)
- Canva US, Inc. (support, printing; USA)
- Canva UK Operations Ltd (support, Flourish/Charts; EU)
- Leonardo.AI (AI; Australia & USA)
- Scene Group Ltd (Cavalry; EU)
- Serif (Europe) Ltd (Affinity; EU)
- Canva Enterprise
- Amazon Web Services (hosting, infrastructure, Canva AI; USA & EU)
- Anthropic (Canva AI; USA)
- ElevenLabs (Canva AI; USA)
- Features & Labels (Canva AI; USA)
- Google (hosting, infrastructure, security, Canva AI; USA)
- MongoDB (hosting; USA)
- OpenAI (Canva AI; USA)
- Snowflake (hosting; USA)
- Assembled (support; USA)
- Concentrix (support; Philippines)
- DeepL (translation; EU)
- Kaizo (support; EU)
- IBEX (support; USA)
- Zendesk (support; USA)
- Canva Austria GmbH (photo/video AI; EU & USA)
- Canva Pty Ltd (support; Australia)
- Canva Solutions Inc. (support; Philippines)
- Canva US, Inc. (support, printing; USA)
- Canva UK Operations Ltd (support, Flourish/Charts; EU)
- Leonardo.AI (AI; Australia & USA)
- Scene Group Ltd (Cavalry; EU)
- Serif (Europe) Ltd (Affinity; EU)
- Not for Canva Enterprise: Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. (according to the sub-processor list, no customer personal data for Canva Enterprise or customers with a signed Order Form)
Descript- Free
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
- Hobbyist / Creator
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
- Business
- Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (hosting; US)
- AI/ML: Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Hugging Face, Baseten, ElevenLabs, Andromeda (US)
- Other service providers for analytics, sales and support (US); list contains no EU data region
- Enterprise
- as other plans
- Canva Free
Retention
- differs by tool
- Canva AI
- Privacy policy section 8: after account…Canva Free, Canva Pro
- DPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data…Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams'), Canva Enterprise
- Descript
- Trust CenterFree, Hobbyist / Creator, Business
- Pricing page: 'custom retention' in the…Enterprise
- Canva AI
- Canva FreePrivacy policy section 8: after account closure/deactivation, retention of profile data and User Content 'for a commercially reasonable time'; beyond that, for as long as a legitimate purpose exists (legal, audit, backup, archive).
- Canva ProPrivacy policy section 8: after account closure/deactivation, retention of profile data and User Content 'for a commercially reasonable time'; beyond that, for as long as a legitimate purpose exists (legal, audit, backup, archive).
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')DPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data will be retained for as long as is necessary for the Permitted Purpose or required by applicable law.'
- Canva EnterpriseDPA Annex 1.B: 'Customer Personal Data will be retained for as long as is necessary for the Permitted Purpose or required by applicable law.'
Descript- FreeTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
- Hobbyist / CreatorTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
- BusinessTrust Center (Data Erasure): 'Data is retained until a customer deletes their account or projects'; project data is permanently deleted from the servers within 30 days; daily backups, additionally in a separate AWS region. Privacy policy: storage 'for as long as necessary' for the purposes; voiceprints (Descript) and facial geometry data (at service providers) until the purpose has been fulfilled, at most three years after the last account access.
- EnterprisePricing page: 'custom retention' in the Enterprise plan; retention periods not documented.
Price
- differs by tool
- Canva AI
- 0Canva Free
- not publicly documentedCanva Pro, Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams'), Canva Enterprise
- Descript
- 0 USDFree
- several tiersHobbyist / Creator
- 50 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Business
- customEnterprise
- Canva AI
- Canva Free
0 (free plan according to the pricing page; amounts for the other plans not readable on retrieval)
- Canva Pro
not publicly documented (pricing page lists Pro; amount not readable on retrieval, see gaps)
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')
not publicly documented
- Canva Enterprise
not publicly documented
Descript- Free
USD 0 (pricing page; no credit card required)
- Hobbyist / Creator
Hobbyist USD 16, Creator USD 24 per person per month with annual payment; USD 24 and USD 35 respectively with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included)
- Business
USD 50 per person per month with annual payment, USD 65 with monthly payment (pricing page; not stated whether VAT is included)
- Enterprise
Custom (pricing page: 'Talk to sales')
- Canva Free
- Canva AIyesall 4 plans
- Descriptyesall 4 plans
- Canva AI
- Canva Free
yes (pricing page 2026-10-18: "Up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses"; comparison table Standard AI: "Limited AI access")
- Canva Pro
yes (Pro page: “Access premium content, brand tools, and AI features”, including Canva AI 2.0, Magic Layers, Canva Code; pricing page: "10x more AI than Canva Free (Premium or Ultra AI)", comparison table "High AI access", "AI Pass add-on available (extra cost)")
- Canva Business (Trust Center also lists 'Teams')
yes (pricing page: "20x more AI than Canva Free (Premium or Ultra AI)", comparison table "Higher AI access", "AI Pass add-on and AI top-ups available (extra cost)"; including Canva AI 2.0, Canva AI connectors, Magic Layers)
- Canva Enterprise
yes (pricing page: "20x more AI than Canva Free (Premium or Ultra AI)"; Canva AI 2.0 and Canva AI connectors marked "Soon"; comparison table: "Contact Sales to learn more about AI access for Enterprise")
Descript- Free
yes (100 AI credits one-off; 1 seat; export with watermark according to the pricing page)
- Hobbyist / Creator
yes (AI credits: Hobbyist 400/month, Creator 800/month; Underlord, Studio Sound, Green Screen, Eye Contact according to the pricing page; Creator up to 3 seats, billed separately)
- Business
yes (1,500 AI credits/month; up to 5 seats, team-wide access to Brand Studio, Priority Support with SLA according to the pricing page)
- Enterprise
yes (custom AI credits and media minutes according to the pricing page)
- Canva Free
Evidence
- Canva AI10 sources
- Descript7 sources
- Canva AI
- Privacy Policy (last updated 2026-08-25)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- AI Product Terms (effective 2026-06-26)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Use (effective 2026-08-19)Terms and conditions, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Addendum (last updated 2025-10-30)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva's Sub-ProcessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Trust Center – Privacy (incl. FAQ AI at Canva)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva List of Subprocessors (PDF, last updated 2026-04-17)Sub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva Pricing: Compare Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise plansPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Canva ProProvider product page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Canva Help Center: Manage your privacy preferencesHelp article, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Descript- PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Privacy Policy (as of 2025-04-14)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Service (as of 2025-02-25)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SecurityTrust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Descript Trust Center (SecurityPal, as of 2026-08-21)Trust Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Account data and privacy (Help Center)Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
No guarantee of accuracy, not legal advice. Each entry is valid as of the date shown. Open points are listed on the detail pages.
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