Canva Magic Studio or Gamma?
Two routes to presentations with AI: a dedicated deck generator against a full design suite. For companies, templates, team features and the handling of uploaded content count.
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We read both vendors’ privacy documents – DPA, sub-processors, server location, training, deletion periods, certifications – and compared them below with source and date. Export options and plan prices come from the pricing and help pages we checked; third-party figures are marked as such. What you won’t find here: a rating or a winner – for that, someone has to use both tools.
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Canva Magic Studio Documents reviewed | Gamma Documents reviewed | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Images & Design for Slides | AI Presentation Makers |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid plans | Free plan + paid plans |
| Into PowerPoint | PPTX file presentations only; PPTX not listed among paid-only features but plan not stated Does not state PPTX plan explicitly Vendor help center ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 | PPTX file (Free) Free exports carry 'Made by Gamma' badge; removed on Plus/Pro/Ultra Vendor help center ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Into Google Slides | Google Slides listed – route not documented marketing page mentions converting to Google Slides presentations but no direct save documented Mechanism for Google Slides not described conversion is via .PPTX per marketing page; no import guide checked Vendor page ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 | via PPTX import (Free) vendor pages conflict: pricing lists 'Export to ... Google Slides' on Free; help article says export PPTX then upload to Google Slides help article describes the route as PPTX upload, so a direct export is not confirmed fonts substituted, some backgrounds simplified Vendor page ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 Vendor help center ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Builds from a document | yes – Free plan and up Canva AI with uploaded PDF/Word; counts against monthly AI allowance (Free up to 20 uses); Docs to Decks discontinued Full type list not given Vendor help center ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 | yes – Free plan and up imports text only, not styling/layout; pricing page lists 'Import from PDF & PPTX' on Free plan not stated in help article; pricing page lists import on Free Vendor help center ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Starting paid plan | Pro: USD 144 per year, excl. tax Monthly price and trial length not shown Vendor page ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 | Plus: USD 8 per user per month, billed annually (USD 96/year), excl. tax (third-party source, provisional) vendor page shows no amounts; third parties conflict (RecurDash: $12 monthly / $108 per year; CostBench: $10/$8); vendor help says annual = 28% discount and per-user billing Third-party source (provisional) ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cheapest plan with PowerPoint output | not documented | Free: free Vendor help center ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Vendor headquarters | Australia | United States |
| Self-hostable | no | no |
| Server location | United States | United States |
| Verified on | pending | pending |
Privacy documents compared
What the vendors commit to in their published documents – every answer with evidence. Not a certification and not legal advice; what counts is the contract you sign.
| Question | Canva Magic Studio | Gamma |
|---|---|---|
| Data processing agreement (DPA) available | yes Data Processing Addendum publicly available; supplements the customer agreement where Canva acts as a processor. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes Public Data Processing Addendum, incorporated into the customer agreement; no plan restriction stated. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Server location disclosed | yes Trust Center: storage in the US; the policy additionally mentions processing in AU, SG, EU, UK, PH, NZ. No EU data residency option stated. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes Hosting in the US (AWS, Google Cloud, Vercel); no EU option found. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Sub-processors listed publicly | yes Public sub-processor page with change notifications; the names are listed in a linked document. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes Public list with locations, incl. 15 AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google), almost all in the US; undated. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Training on customer data: default and opt-out, by plan | business plans only Business/Enterprise/Education: excluded. Free/Pro: can be turned off in privacy settings. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | business plans only Business/Enterprise: excluded. Free/Plus/Pro/Ultra: training on – opt out under Account Settings › Data Controls. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| EU representative appointed (Art. 27 GDPR) | yes EU representative: European Data Protection Office (EDPO), Dublin; UK representative EDPO UK Ltd. Canva itself is based in Australia. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes Data Protection Representative Ltd. (DataRep), Altmarkt 10 B/D, 01067 Dresden; for the UK, DataRep London. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfers outside the EU | yes The DPA incorporates the EU SCCs (Module 2) by reference; the policy cites EU model clauses and the UK Addendum. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes EU SCCs Module 2/3 and UK Addendum in the DPA; Swiss transfers not expressly addressed in the DPA. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Deletion periods documented | yes Account is deleted 14 days after a deletion request; beyond that, the DPA and policy state no fixed period (backups, legal obligations). Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes DPA: deletion/return within 14 days of a request, which must be made no later than 14 days after contract end. Account deletion removes content, with no stated period. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Independent certification (ISO 27001, SOC 2) | yes Canva itself: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, PCI DSS. No BSI C5 stated. Source · Sep 19, 2026 | yes SOC 2 Type II per the pricing page (reference to the Trust Center); audit period and scope not stated, no ISO 27001 found. Source · Oct 6, 2026 |
What else you need to check
Until the review is done, these are the questions that make the difference – the same for both tools.
| Data processing agreement | Available, and from which plan? Usually not on the free plan. |
|---|---|
| Server location | Stated or selectable? A promise is not a setting. |
| Training on your slides and prompts | Excluded by default, opt-out only, or not at all? |
| Export | Editable PPTX or Google Slides, or only PDF and a share link? |
| Pricing in detail | What does the plan you actually need cost – and what happens when you exceed it? |
| Billing | Company invoice with VAT, or credit card only? |
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