--- title: Canva Acquires Affinity: A New Challenger to Adobe in... description: Canva acquires Affinity to challenge Adobe in the design industry, positioning itself as a strong competitor with a comprehensive design solution. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/canva-acquires-affinity-a-new-challenger-to-adobe-in-the-design-industry-f2cxqirxo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Canva Acquires Affinity: A New Challenger to Adobe in the Design Industry | daily.dev og:description: Canva acquires Affinity to challenge Adobe in the design industry, positioning itself as a strong competitor with a comprehensive design solution. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/canva-acquires-affinity-a-new-challenger-to-adobe-in-the-design-industry-f2cxqirxo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/f2CXqIrxO.png og:image:alt: Canva Acquires Affinity: A New Challenger to Adobe in the Design Industry og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Canva Acquires Affinity: A New Challenger to Adobe in the Design Industry **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canva acquires Affinity to challenge Adobe in the design industry, positioning itself as a strong competitor with a comprehensive design solution. ## Content Canva, the popular design platform, has made its biggest acquisition to date by acquiring the Affinity suite of creative software. This move is aimed at positioning Canva as a strong competitor to Adobe, the industry leader in digital design. The deal, valued at several hundred million pounds, demonstrates Canva's ambition to take on Adobe's dominance. With over 175 million users and annualized revenue exceeding $2.1 billion, Canva is rapidly growing and expanding its offerings. Affinity's creative software suite, known for its one-time purchase model, is a popular alternative among creatives seeking alternatives to Adobe's subscription-based ecosystem. Canva's acquisition of Affinity will allow it to fill the Adobe-sized holes in its design suite and attract professional designers looking for more options. Fortunately, the acquisition will have no impact on the functionality of Affinity's apps, and there are no announced layoffs. However, integration between Affinity and Canva is expected in the future. With this strategic move, Canva is poised to better compete with Adobe's creative tools and provide a comprehensive design solution for both amateurs and professionals alike. As the integration progresses, Canva users can look forward to a more robust and diverse set of features, enhancing their design capabilities. The acquisition of Affinity reaffirms Canva's commitment to revolutionizing the design industry and offers exciting possibilities for the future of digital creativity. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#adobe](https://daily.dev/tags/adobe) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/canva-acquires-affinity-a-new-challenger-to-adobe-in-the-design-industry-f2cxqirxo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Canva Acquires Affinity: A New Challenger to Adobe in the Design Industry","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/canva-acquires-affinity-a-new-challenger-to-adobe-in-the-design-industry-f2cxqirxo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/canva-acquires-affinity-a-new-challenger-to-adobe-in-the-design-industry-f2cxqirxo"},"datePublished":"2024-03-26T16:56:25.580Z","dateModified":"2024-03-27T11:04:34.261Z","description":"Canva acquires Affinity to challenge Adobe in the design industry, positioning itself as a strong competitor with a comprehensive design solution.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1f7ebff2e03b3d042b54bd2ecc6017a0?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1f7ebff2e03b3d042b54bd2ecc6017a0?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/canva-acquires-affinity-a-new-challenger-to-adobe-in-the-design-industry-f2cxqirxo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"adobe","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Canva Acquires Affinity: A New Challenger to Adobe in the Design Industry"}]} ```