Every way to get design done, compared.

1. You make it

   Canva alternative →
   • Pitch Unfairly $240 Paid plans from $20 a month

2. You hire a person

   Hire a brand designer, or not →
   • Freelancer $66,240 $138 an hour, 40 hours a month
   • Full-time hire $260,800 $160,000 salary, benefits, recruiting

3. You subscribe to a studio

   Superside alternative →
   • ManyPixels $31,188 Design Team plan. No minimum term
   • Designjoy $59,940 One designer. No minimum term
   • Superside Flex $192,000 Annual term, software fee included
   • Superside Dedicated $372,000 12 month term, software fee included

4. Creatives plus an engine

   How it works →
   • Unfairly $60,000 From $5,000 a month

Dashed rings are still inside a minimum term. Superside includes its $1,000 monthly software fee. Hire and freelance use the hire guide's starting numbers: a $160,000 salary, 43% benefits, 20% recruiting and 40 freelance hours a month, the last two our assumptions. Change them in the calculator. Canva's prices are not compared.