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Canva VS Microsoft Publisher_

As of 4 November 2026, Microsoft Publisher is named by 753 companies and Canva by 8,793; Canva skews to companies under 200 people (57% vs 35%), Microsoft Publisher to companies over 1,000 (35% vs 18%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Canva's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Microsoft Publisher rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Canva: 2–200 employees
57%
Microsoft Publisher: 2–200 employees
35%
Canva: 1,000+ employees
18%
Microsoft Publisher: 1,000+ employees
35%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.0 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
36,008 · 0
8,793companies name Canva
753companies name Microsoft Publisher
0name both
17,260 · 1,345postings in 90 days, Canva · Microsoft Publisher
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentCanvashareMicrosoft PublishershareLeans
Self-employed3834%101%Canva
2-10 employees1,28015%628%Canva
11-50 employees1,85221%709%Canva
51-200 employees1,89922%13318%Canva
201-500 employees1,11813%12416%Microsoft Publisher
501-1000 employees6447%8712%Microsoft Publisher
1001-5000 employees89710%14219%Microsoft Publisher
5001-10000 employees2413%436%Microsoft Publisher
10,001+ employees4795%8211%Microsoft Publisher
By industry
SegmentCanvashareMicrosoft PublishershareLeans
Business & finance services1,88521%7610%Canva
Technology & software1,28215%405%Canva
Public, community & associations1,15013%18424%Microsoft Publisher
Consumer services & leisure99211%9713%even
Manufacturing & industry7739%557%even
Commerce & trade5967%253%Canva
Property & construction4976%628%Microsoft Publisher
Media & content4956%213%Canva
Health care4015%13318%Microsoft Publisher
Hospitality & travel2713%385%even
Transport, logistics & rental1422%––outside top 12
Automotive1402%61%even
Utilities & infrastructure––91%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCanvashareMicrosoft PublishershareLeans
United States4,23748%61482%Microsoft Publisher
Germany88010%101%Canva
United Kingdom4886%193%Canva
France4355%101%Canva
India3354%30%Canva
Canada2793%415%Microsoft Publisher
Netherlands2503%20%Canva
Brazil1942%––outside top 12
Australia1602%51%even
Spain1011%––outside top 12
Singapore1001%––outside top 12
Italy901%51%even
CM––30%outside top 12
Ireland––30%outside top 12
Sweden––20%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCanvashareMicrosoft PublishershareLeans
Marketing & communications11,10851%853%Canva
Education & training1,8338%1063%Canva
Design & UX1,8208%291%Canva
Administration & office7173%2497%Microsoft Publisher
arts media and entertainment4912%391%even
Human resources4312%622%even
Business development & strategy3632%501%even
Sales3402%702%even
Product, program & project management2851%1073%even
Travel, leisure & events2351%953%even
social care and community2311%1304%Microsoft Publisher
Unclassified1991%––outside top 12
Software engineering1671%732%even
real estate and property1461%431%even
Customer service & success820%271%even
General management & consulting710%682%even
Retail & store operations650%261%even
IT operations & business systems490%1565%Microsoft Publisher
Finance & accounting470%903%Microsoft Publisher
Quality, safety & environment450%2327%Microsoft Publisher
Data & AI380%842%Microsoft Publisher
Engineering (non-software)340%1665%Microsoft Publisher
hospitality and food service320%401%even
Legal, compliance & risk300%271%even
research and science280%371%even
healthcare clinical220%792%Microsoft Publisher
logistics warehouse and transport200%251%even
procurement and purchasing170%171%even
construction and civil140%291%even
skilled trades and field service90%211%even
manufacturing and production––160%outside top 12
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Microsoft Publisher is named by 753 companies in job postings and Canva by 8,793; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/canva-vs-microsoft-publisher)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Canva vs Microsoft Publisher: questions

Which is more used, Canva or Microsoft Publisher?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Canva (8,793) over Microsoft Publisher (753). By website-and-DNS footprint, Canva (36,008 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Canva?

57% of Canva companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 35% for Microsoft Publisher. 18% of Canva companies have over 1,000 employees, against 35% for Microsoft Publisher.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Canva in marketing and Microsoft Publisher in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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