Head to head · 4 tools

Adobe Illustrator vs Buffer vs Canva vs Sketch

Starting price

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Starting price

Starting price

$15

Starting price

$12/month

Attribute	Adobe Illustrator	Buffer	Canva	Sketch
Category	Graphic Design	Social Media & Creator Tools	Design & Creative	Design & Creative
Pricing	Paid	Free tier	Free tier	Paid
Starting price	—	$5	$15	$12/month
Free tier	No	Yes	Yes	No
Free trial	Unknown	Yes	Yes (30d)	Yes
Deployment	—	—	—	—
API available	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown
Platforms	—	ios, android	—	macos
Certifications	—	—	—	—
Integrations	—	2	4	4
Company	Founded 1988	Founded 2010	Founded 2013	Founded 2010
Feature attributes
Sso Saml	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Rbac	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Mobile App	— Unknown	Ios And Android	— Unknown	— Unknown
Webhooks	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Data Export	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Platforms Supported	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Scheduling	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Analytics	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Social Inbox	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Approval Workflow	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Real Time Collaboration	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Template Library	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Asset Formats	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Version History	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Brand Kit	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown

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Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.