Canva

What is Canva?

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Canva is a cloud-based visual design and collaboration platform used by teams across marketing, HR, communications, and operations to create on-brand content at scale. As one of the most widely adopted SaaS tools in modern organizations, Canva licenses spread quickly across departments — making it one of the most important tools to bring under centralized access governance.

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Where Canva license management goes wrong without integration

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Licenses assigned without accountability
Teams frequently assign Canva seats on demand, but without centralized tracking, it becomes unclear who owns which license and whether it’s still required.

Inactive users holding paid licenses
Without visibility into usage, licenses remain assigned to users who haven’t accessed Canva in weeks or months—leading to wasted spend.

Duplicate and redundant accounts
Employees may end up with multiple accounts or licenses across teams, especially in fast-growing organizations without proper governance.

No usage-based insights for decision-making
Finance and IT teams lack the data needed to determine whether licenses are actively used, making renewals and budgeting inefficient.

Key license management features with Corma

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License usage tracking
Corma provides clear visibility into Canva license activity, showing which users are active and which have been inactive for 30, 60, or 90+ days.

Automated license cleanup
Set rules to automatically flag or remove unused licenses, ensuring that inactive users don’t continue consuming paid seats.

Centralized license visibility
View all Canva licenses in one place, mapped to users, roles, and activity levels for better control and transparency.

Smart license allocation
Reassign licenses from inactive users to active team members instead of purchasing new seats unnecessarily.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How quickly can Corma be connected to Canva?

The initial setup takes approximately one minute. Once Canva and your identity provider are connected, Corma immediately begins syncing user access and license data. Full automation across provisioning, deprovisioning, and license governance is typically achieved within a few days.

Do we need technical expertise to implement this?

No. Corma is designed with pre-built connectors and a no-code setup process. Any IT or operations team can connect Canva without custom API work, engineering resources, or external consultants.

How is employee data secured during the integration?

Corma uses strict security controls, including encrypted data transfer and storage (in transit and at rest), minimal permission access, and role-based controls. All infrastructure is hosted on AWS in France, and Corma is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, ensuring enterprise-grade security and compliance.

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