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Marvia vs Canva

Canva gets you to create. 
It can't get you to market.


Most marketing teams use Canva to make things look right. Then spend the rest of their time emailing files, chasing approvals, and fixing off-brand materials from 250 different locations.

Marvia was built for everything that happens after the design is done.

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The distributed marketing pipeline

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What "stops at create" actually costs you

When your tool can't distribute, localize, or track, your team fills the gap manually. Every time.

Canva
Files flying everywhere

Partners download, modify, and reshare assets without guardrails. By the time it goes live, the brand is already off.

Marvia
Brand stays locked, locally relevant

Local teams edit only what they're supposed to. Logo, colors, and layout stay untouched. Address and offer stay local.

Canva
Campaign rollout by spreadsheet

HQ plans the campaign. Then emails 250 locations. Then follows up. Then fixes what went wrong. Then starts again.

Marvia
Push once, reach everywhere

One campaign launch from HQ. Every location gets the right material, personalized, on-brand, across every channel.

How does Marvia compare to Canva?

  Marvia Canva
Customizable templates
Build in-platform or upload an InDesign file
Build in platform or upload PDFs, no InDesign connection
Campaign distribution
Manage print, digital, social, and local campaigns in one go
Manual distribution with limited channels
Marvia DNA (hyperlocal personalization)
Auto-populate user/location-specific data into templates at scale
Limited dynamic data options on a user level
Built for distributed brands
Manage multiple locations and/or brands in one platform
General design tool requiring workarounds for partner coordination
Marketing calendar
Built-in creative request system
Marketing shop
Brand management & consistency
Templates with customizable fields maintain brand standards
Open design freedom can lead to brand inconsistency
Digital asset management
Store and manage all your assets in one location
Asset storage with extensive stock library
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Feature comparison


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Digital asset management
Store and manage all your assets in one location
Asset storage with extensive stock library
Brand consistency
Templates with customizable fields maintain brand standards
Open design freedom can lead to brand inconsistency
Content distribution
Manage print, digital, social, and local campaigns
Manual distribution with limited channels
Customizable templates
Build in-platform or upload an InDesign file
Choose from library templates only;  you can’t convert your existing designs
Purpose-built for distributed marketing  
Manage multiple locations and/or brands in one platform 
General design tool requiring workarounds for franchise coordination
Built-in creative request system
Built-in workflow for requesting, approving, and delivering custom designs


Integrate with separate tools to manage creative requests 
Marketing calendar
Visibility into what marketing campaigns are happening and when
Integrate with separate tools to coordinate campaigns across locations
Marketing shop
Centralize ordering by integrating your suppliers and vendors
Use a separate tool to order promotional products

How does Marvia differ from Canva?


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Pricing Competitive & Scalable Individuals-Focused
Centralized Brand Asset Management
Distributed marketing workflows
Seamlessly broadcast brand-consistent content across all channels.
Marketing Shop
A true one-stop-shop for ordering brand and promotional materials from all your suppliers.
Social Campaigns
World's first platform to combine hyperlocal social media and creative automation. 
Creative Requests
Centralize all your creative requests and collaborate seamlessly from beginning to end. 
Ideal for Franchises/Multi-Location Brands
Dedicated Customer Success Managers
Analytics on Brand Asset Usage

Easy to use for non-marketers

This is what local teams actually see

Brand elements are locked by HQ. Local teams only touch what they're allowed to.

 

 

"All you need for distributed marketing in one platform"

StefanLocal Store Marketing Manager - Domino's Pizza
“We're seeing differences in the performance of stores that are active on a local level and stores that are not. The participating stores turn out to have better performance, not only in sales and order growth but also in profitability.”
JennaMarketing Director - Boston Pizza
“It’s a true partnership. Marvia is always bringing new ideas and developments forward to offer value and benefits for our brand. They are also willing to invest in development that we need and see as valuable, especially when they think it will benefit their other partners."
Courtney VP of Marketing - Kidstrong
"Marvia has always been super responsive ... Anything that we have sent them, it's always a positive, 'we'll figure out a solution for that.' I don't think I've ever heard a ‘no’ ... Marvia always comes to the table with a solution, which I think is the most important thing in a partnership."
Stephanie Director of Branding - The WAC
"I like that it's a global company that still has more of a personal touch. You know, Marvia's not just like a cookie cutter ... They just seem like a good group of people."
WalimeJohnny's Burgers
"All restaurants are now provided with the right Johnny's Burger marketing materials. We have a much better on-brand visibility on all channels: in-store, offline, and online. Marvia's solutions offer a scalable marketing tool to support Johnny's Burger in national growth." 
RosalindaMarketing & Communication Advisor

“Using Marvia not only saves us a lot of time, but we also know for sure that the communications are fully in line with our brand identity. Very important, especially in a franchise organization! Marvia is easy to use: our franchisees can easily and quickly find all the information they need to get started with their local marketing. Furthermore, Marvia is always developing, so the platform always remains up to date.”

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jeremiah

"We found that Marvia was far superior in capabilities compared to the other platforms that we were vetting ... It's a wonderful platform, and we're having a great run with it. "

Maggie S., Marketing Manager - Jeremiah's Italian Ice

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Your brand is live in hundreds of locations. Is your marketing keeping up?

In 30 minutes, we'll show you exactly where local marketing breaks down for brands your size, and what it looks like when it doesn't.

What you'll see in your custom demo

  • Your brand materials seamlessly adapted for local markets
  • How Marvia streamlines what Canva can't: distribution, implementation, and tracking
  • Side-by-side comparison of your current process vs. the Marvia approach 


"In just 30 minutes, Marvia showed us how to solve brand challenges we'd been struggling with for years. We moved beyond just designing materials to actually implementing them across all our locations."
Marketing Director // Food Franchise