Fanva is the better alternative to Canva. Local AI, unlimited tokens, and one-click publishing to your domain. The only time you pay us: $1/year when you publish to a custom domain.
Describe what you want. Fanva generates it on your local machine — no API key, no cloud, no per-generation cost. Then edit on canvas exactly like any professional design tool.
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No subscriptions. No AI markups. No compute revenue. We charge one thing, once a year, and only when you actively choose to publish through us.
When you publish to a custom domain through our DNS integration (via entri.com), we make $1/year from the domain registration. That's the entire revenue model. One dollar. One year. One domain.
yourproject.fanva.app or any subdomain of your connected domain — always free.
Download your HTML. Upload to Vercel, Netlify, your own server — zero cost, zero questions asked.
Generate as many designs as you want. No token metering, no rate limits.
Publishing through us runs our DNS infrastructure and keeps the project funded. We appreciate it when you do. But if you want to export and host it yourself — no big deal.
When you publish through us you also get: password protection, public edit links (Google Docs-style), and invite-only access controls.
Publishing through us helps keep the lights on. That's the honest deal.
Runs via Ollama, LM Studio, or llama.cpp. A bundled wizard gets you from zero to designing in under 5 minutes. Choose 7B for speed or 32B for quality. Works on Apple Silicon and mid-range NVIDIA GPUs.
No API keys. No rate limits. No per-token billing. The model runs on your hardware — inference is free once it's installed. Generate designs all day. We don't see a cent of that.
Export full HTML sites to Cloudflare Pages in a single button press. Comes with custom domain guidance, password protection via Cloudflare Access, and Google Docs-style invite links.
All AI inference is local by default. Your designs never touch our servers unless you choose to publish. No training on your data. No usage telemetry without explicit consent.
Connect Higgsfield for Veo, Kling, and Flux image/video generation. Plug in your Claude API key for complex reasoning. Or bring any MCP-compatible provider you already trust.
Every feature request is tracked publicly. We build what users actually ask for — that's not a marketing line, it's the commit history. When we say something is coming, we build it.
Every creative format you need. One tool. No cloud dependency.
We work hard not to make money on your inference. Connect any AI source you already have or trust — we don't intermediate, markup, or resell any of it.
Mac with M1/M2/M3/M4 chip, or Windows with an NVIDIA RTX GPU. The bundled Ollama wizard handles the model download and setup.
Have a spare Mac mini? Point Fanva at it. It runs a local Ollama server your whole household or studio can use.
Self-hosted Ollama on a home server, NAS, or workstation. If it speaks the Ollama API, Fanva can use it.
Connect your own Cloudflare account. You pay Cloudflare directly at their published rates. We don't touch or markup the cost.
Groq, Together AI, Fireworks, or self-hosted vLLM. Any endpoint that speaks the OpenAI chat completions format connects in seconds.
Plug in your own Anthropic API key for long-context reasoning or complex creative workflows. Your key. Your bill. We never see it.
| Feature | Fanva | Canva Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $0 — always | $15 / month |
| Annual cost | $0 forever | $120–$180 / year |
| Cost over 10 years | ~$10 (1 domain, 10 years) | $1,200–$1,800 |
| AI generation cost | $0 — runs on your hardware | Credits-based, add-on cost |
| Custom domain publishing | $1 / year per domain | Paid plan, complex setup |
| Unlimited subdomains | Yes — always free | Not available |
| Password-protected publishing | Included via Cloudflare Access | Not available |
| Public edit links | Google Docs-style invite links | No equivalent |
| Works offline | Fully offline-capable | Cloud-only, requires internet |
| Data privacy | All inference local by default | All data on their servers |
| Vendor lock-in | Zero lock-in — export everything, host anywhere | High lock-in — designs stuck in Canva format |
| Export: full HTML sites | Full HTML, CSS, assets | Not supported |
| Responds to feedback | GitHub issues drive the roadmap | Community vote board, slow turnaround |
Canva raised prices ~30% in 2024. Their AI generation features remain paywalled. We're building the tool that doesn't do that.
You've built a library in Canva. Getting your designs and brand assets out is simpler than it sounds — and you only have to do it once.
For a library of 50–100 designs with a brand kit.
Your PNG/PDF exports, your brand kit colors and fonts, your templates (as references to recreate). The only thing you lose is the Canva subscription bill.
Select your designs → Download as PNG, PDF, or PPTX. For your brand kit, go to Brand Kit → download logos, fonts, and note your color hex values.
Grab the installer for macOS, Windows, or Linux. The setup wizard walks you through installing a local AI model via Ollama. Takes about 5 minutes on a fast connection.
Import your logos, upload your custom fonts, and enter your brand hex colors in the Brand Kit panel. Set it once — it's available in every design you make going forward.
Describe your most-used Canva templates to Fanva's AI: "Create a LinkedIn post template using my brand colors and Playfair Display font." Drag your exported PNG in as a reference if needed.
Once your setup is working, publish your first project. Connect your domain for $1/year through us, or export HTML and host it yourself. Then go cancel your Canva subscription.
Download Fanva. No account required. Runs locally from minute one. The only time we ask for money is $1/year when you publish to your own domain.