Canva's design, in a real site that sells.
Canva is hard to beat for creating visuals, and it publishes a page in a few clicks. But its sites stay as showcases: to sell, manage several languages and get found on Google, Vivlab goes much further.
CanvaThe comparison in detail
Vivlab vs Canva, line by line
The criteria that really matter when you want to launch and sell online, with no blind spots. Canva has its strengths, and we point those out too.
| Criterion | All included, no code | Canva Design tool + builder |
|---|---|---|
| Costs & commissions | ||
| Commission on sales | ✓0%. You keep 100% of every sale. | ~0% on Canva's side, but selling goes through a button or a basic third-party tool. |
| Starting price | ✓Fixed prices, announced upfront: store, analytics and SEO included from the start. | ~Free on a subdomain; Canva Pro at ~€12 |
| Transaction / payment fees | ✓No Vivlab fees. Payments through Stripe (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna, SEPA): only their fees apply. | ~Depends on the payment tool you plug in (button, Stripe link, etc.). |
| Extra costs | ✓Everything is included: e-commerce, analytics, translation, SEO and blog, with no apps or add-ons to buy. | ~Canva Pro required for a domain, premium visuals and removing the watermark. |
| Setup & technical | ||
| No-code building | ✓Visual block editor or AI page generation: mobile and desktop preview, publishing history. | ✓Drag-and-drop editor, very simple, no code. |
| Hosting, HTTPS & backups | ✓Hosting and backups included; SSL certificate (HTTPS) generated and renewed automatically. | ✓Hosting and HTTPS included. |
| Maintenance & updates | ✓Automatic. You have nothing to update. | ✓Managed platform. |
| E-commerce store | ✓Included: physical and digital products, events and subscriptions, with variants, cross-sells and Click & Collect or Mondial Relay pickup. | ✕No real store: showcase pages, very limited selling. |
| Day to day | ||
| Multilingual | ✓AI translation of all your content (pages, products, blog, emails), with a dedicated URL per language. | ✕No multilingual management. |
| Analytics | ✓Sales, average basket, conversion rate, sources and countries, no cookie banner, GDPR-compliant. | ~Basic visit stats (on a paid plan). |
| Search ranking (SEO) | ✓Fast pages, sitemap and robots.txt generated automatically, social previews for every page. | ~Basic SEO settings; sites not well suited to search ranking. |
| Support in French | ✓Real people supporting you in French: tracked support requests, email and video tutorials. | ~Help center, mostly in English. |
| Data hosting & GDPR | ✓French editor, data hosted in the EU. | ~Australian company; GDPR compliance to check depending on your use. |
Vivlab or Canva, made clear
Canva lets you build a site, so why choose Vivlab?
Canva publishes a nice showcase page in a few clicks, perfect for presenting a business. But the moment you need to sell, manage several languages or rank well, its sites quickly show their limits. Vivlab is a real site and store editor, built for French entrepreneurs.
Can I really sell with Canva?
Canva lets you add a payment button or plug in a third-party tool, but it doesn't offer a real store: no catalog, variants, stock or shipping handled. Vivlab includes a complete store, with no commission.
Will my Canva site rank well on Google?
Canva sites are designed as presentation pages, with basic SEO settings. Vivlab generates fast pages, an automatic sitemap and robots.txt, and social previews for every page.
Canva is free, so why pay for Vivlab?
Canva's free plan publishes on a subdomain; a domain name and the advanced features require Canva Pro. Vivlab offers clear, fixed-price plans, with e-commerce, SEO, stats and French support included.
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