CanvaAllowed, got worseUS
Free plan users need Canva for Teams to create a team or add members
Canva Free users can no longer create a new team or add team members without upgrading to Canva for Teams
What changed
- Create a new team on Canva Free
- Was Before: Allowed (free teams)
- After: “you'll first need to upgrade to Canva for Teams”
- Add or replace members of a free team
- Was Before: Allowed
- After: “will require the team to upgrade to Canva for Teams”
When it applies to you
- New users
- Existing users
- Existing free teams keep working; new or replacement members need Canva for Teams (Canva Help)
What this means for you
Working together in a shared team on Canva's free plan ended for new teams. Existing free teams can keep sharing and collaborating, but can't take on anyone new without paying for Canva for Teams.
What you can do
- Share individual designs by link instead of through a team
- Compare Canva's current plans →
How we know
Canva's help article says that from Oct 31, 2023, free users must upgrade to Canva for Teams to create a team.
Existing free teams keep working, but adding or replacing members also needs Canva for Teams.
Sources
Full research notes
Canva's help article 'Free teams update' (archived February 9, 2024): 'Starting on October 31, 2023, if you're on a free plan and want to create a new team, you'll first need to upgrade to Canva for Teams. If you're already part of an existing free team, you can keep using it. However, adding new team members or replacing existing team members with new ones will require the team to upgrade to Canva for Teams.' 'Please note this change only affects users on a free Canva plan.' 'This change does not impact Canva for Nonprofit or Canva for Education plans.' 'If you're in a free team, you and your team will still have access to team-sharing and collaboration features.' 'To create a new team after deleting or removing all team members from an existing free team, you need to upgrade to Canva for Teams.' No earlier capture of the article was found, so the announcement date is unknown.
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