Canva continues to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible as an online design studio. In April 2025, Canva unveiled "Visual Suite 2.0" - a slew of updates and features that push it past its creative content origins and into a full AI technology suite.

Particular tools could change the game for freelancers who constantly navigate tight budgets, limited time, and multiple clients. This article will explore some of Canva’s best AI tools and how they can help streamline freelancers' marketing and business admin.

Not a fan of Excel spreadsheets? You are in luck. No more time wasted trying to figure out formulas. Canva Sheets makes spreadsheets more straightforward, user-friendly, and design-led, perfect for time-stretched freelancers.

Whether you need to present data such as a monthly report, create a content calendar, present project timelines, or even house your own business accounts, Canva Sheets brings it all together in one platform. You can utilize existing templates or create a new one with the help of AI and use drag-and-drop components to suit your business needs. You can even import data or other existing information from Google Analytics, Microsoft Excel, and HubSpot.

Within Canva Sheets is the AI-powered “Magic Insights”, which you can use for data analysis and trend spotting. When used together, you can present data and insights to your clients or stakeholders that are visually-appealing and consistently on-brand with your other marketing collateral.