Refont vs Canva
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Styled lettering images from typed text
Templates, brand kits and AI generation in one editor.
- Free access
- Refont: Free access
- Canva: Free access
- Paid from
- Refont: USD 4.99 one-time, 100 credits
- Canva: EUR 12 per month
- Plans listed
- Refont: 4
- Canva: 5
- Public API
- Refont: Not confirmed
- Canva: Yes
Where Refont and Canva differ
- Pricing checkSome prices or terms not confirmed for Refont; prices confirmed for Canva.
- PlansRefont lists 4 plans and Canva lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Refont | Fact | Canva |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0, 12 credits per day | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · EUR 0 |
| USD 4.99 one-time, 100 creditsStandard · no auto-renewal | Lowest listed paid plan | EUR 12 per monthPro · billed monthly · EUR 110 per year billed yearly |
| 12 free credits a day; one-time packs from $4.99 | Pricing model | Free plan; paid Pro and Business |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | No |
| What it is for | ||
| One-off lettering for posters, cards and social graphics | Built for | AI images placed straight into templated designs |
| Images & design | CategorySame | Images & design |
| Platforms |
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| Not listed | Works with |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Some prices or terms not confirmed · Sep 28, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Prices confirmed · Oct 2, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Refont
Some prices or terms not confirmed · Sep 28, 2026- FreeUSD 0, 12 credits per day
- StandardUSD 4.99 one-time, 100 creditsno auto-renewal
- ProUSD 9.99 one-time, 300 creditsno auto-renewal
- TTF font licencePrice not published
Canva
Prices confirmed · Oct 2, 2026- FreeEUR 0for one person
- ProEUR 12 per monthbilled monthly · EUR 110 per year billed yearly
- BusinessEUR 17 per month per personbilled monthly · EUR 170 per year per person billed yearly
- EnterpriseContact provider
- AI Pass add-onUSD 100 per person per monthhelp center; charged in USD in every region
Strengths and limits
Refont
Strengths
- Credits that do not expire: Purchased credits stay in the account permanently while it remains open.
- No subscription: Standard and Pro packs are one-time payments with no automatic renewal.
- Low-effort styling: Style presets produce finished lettering without typography software.
Limits to plan around
- Operator not identified: The terms name only refont.ai, give no company or jurisdiction and list a Gmail contact address.
- No refunds: All purchases are final once credits are used, even when results disappoint.
- Image output, not a font: Standard tools export JPG or PNG, so the lettering cannot be retyped as text.
Canva
Strengths
- AI inside a full editor: Generated images and designs land in the same editor used for templates, layouts, brand assets and exports.
- Working free plan: Free lists 1.6M+ templates, 5GB of storage and up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses each month.
- Unmetered Standard AI on paid plans: On paid plans, Standard AI tools and design tools such as Magic Write do not draw from the monthly allowance, subject to fair use.
Limits to plan around
- Estimated AI allowances: Use counts are published as ranges for simple tasks, so the real number of Premium or Ultra generations may be lower.
- Paid-only export options: Transparent PNG, SVG, compressed PDF and CMYK exports require a paid plan.
- Trial uses Free allowance: Pro and Business trials carry the Free-size AI allowance, so heavier AI use cannot be judged during the trial.
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