Design & Creative · Core Replacement

Replace Canva with software you own.

Everyone can design — and everyone gets charged per seat. We build a custom alternative in 6-10 weeks for $25,000$45,000.

$10

Canva per seat/mo

$25,000$45,000

One-time build

-156%

Savings over 3 years

6-10 wks

Build time

The Problem

Why teams leave Canva

Per-seat pricing for simple graphic creation

Brand controls limited to Teams/Enterprise

Content approval workflows only on Enterprise

Template lock-down requires higher tiers

Storage limits on lower plans

What We Build Instead

Your custom design & creative tool

Brand-controlled template system for your org

Drag-and-drop graphic creator with your brand assets

Content approval and publishing workflows

Template library with locked brand elements

Multi-format export for social, print, and web

Unlimited users without per-seat costs

The Math

Canva vs. custom build

Based on 50 seats at $10/seat/month, with ~10% annual SaaS price increases.

Keep paying Canva

Year 1$6,000
Year 2 (~10% increase)$6,600
Year 3 (~10% increase)$7,260

3-year total$19,800

Build with 86 SaaS

Build cost (one-time)$25,000$45,000
Annual maintenance$5,250/yr
Per-seat cost$0

3-year total$50,750

3-year savings with 50 seats

-$30,950

-156% less than Canva

How It Works

From Canva to ownership in 6-10 weeks

01

Free Audit

We analyze your Canva usage and identify exactly which features your team actually uses.

02

Scope & Build

We build your custom design & creative tool with only the features you need. 6-10 weeks.

03

Deploy & Migrate

We deploy to your infrastructure, migrate your data from Canva, and train your team.

04

You Own It

Full source code, documentation, and optional maintenance retainer. No vendor lock-in. Ever.

Ready to 86 Canva?

Get a free audit showing exactly how much you'd save replacing Canva with a custom build. Takes 5 minutes. No commitment.