VistaCreate Pricing 2026: US$120 a Year for Up to 10 People

VistaCreate has one paid plan, Pro, and two ways to pay for it: US$13 a month or US$120 a year. The annual price is what the pricing page shows first, as US$10 a month. What makes VistaCreate unusual is not the number but what it covers. One Pro subscription pays for a team of up to 10 people, because invited members join on free accounts.

Figures below come from the pricing page as served to a US visitor on 10 October 2026, its public subscriptions API, the help center, the Return & Cancellation Policy and archived copies of the pricing page since 2019. Totals and percentages are our arithmetic.

The two prices

Plan	Monthly billing	Annual billing	People
Starter	US$0	US$0	1
Pro	US$13 a month	US$120 a year (US$10 a month)	up to 10

The annual plan is "$120 USD per year, billed upfront" ^[2]. The API returns a monthly plan at 13 and an annual plan at 10 a month, 120 in total, in currency 840, the US dollar ^[3]. Prices are before tax.

## What the page shows, and what it leaves out

The Pro card says "for up to 10 seats", and the comparison table lists account seats as 1 on Starter and 10 on Pro ^[2]. It does not say that the other nine people need their own free accounts, or that the team owner keeps everything the team makes; both live in the help center ^[239].

Annual or monthly

Twelve monthly payments cost US$156. The annual plan costs US$120, a saving of US$36, or 23.1%; the page rounds it to "Save 23%" ^[2]. Annual pays off for anyone who expects to keep Pro for more than nine months.

The page opens on the annual toggle. The monthly price only appears when you switch.

## When monthly wins

Monthly billing suits short, seasonal work. Three months of Pro cost US$39 and six cost US$78, both below the US$120 annual price, our arithmetic. Past nine months, annual is cheaper. A team that only needs background removal and resize for a holiday campaign can subscribe for the season and cancel; the account drops back to Starter when the paid month ends ^[184].

Per account, not per seat

The price covers one Pro owner. "Only the team owner needs a Pro subscription. Other members can join using a free Starter account via invitation." ^[239] Each Pro account can create one team of up to 10 members ^[239].

The help center states it as a selling point: VistaCreate "includes up to 10 seats in a single Pro subscription instead of charging separately for each additional team member" ^[133].

## What a team pays, compared

Team size	VistaCreate Pro	Canva	Piktochart Pro	Snappa
1 person	US$120	US$144 (Pro)	US$120	US$120 (Pro)
5 people	US$120	US$1,250 (Business)	US$600	US$240 (Team)
10 people	US$120	US$2,500 (Business)	US$1,200	quoted

Annual list prices before tax; the rival totals are our arithmetic on each vendor's page ^{[94] [115] [109]}. Snappa's Team plan covers five users and asks larger teams to contact it.

At 10 members, VistaCreate works out to US$12 a person a year, or one dollar a person a month, our arithmetic.

Three ways the maths plays out

A solo creator pays US$120 a year, the same as Piktochart Pro or Snappa Pro and US$24 less than Canva Pro, our arithmetic ^[94]. An agency that wants each client in its own team needs one Pro account per team, because each account holds one team ^[239]: three clients cost US$360 a year. A 15-person marketing department needs two accounts, US$240, split into two workspaces of up to 10 people each.

## The price over time

Date	Plan	Price
April 2019 (Crello)	Advanced / Pro	US$6.67 / US$16.67 a month billed yearly
March 2020 (Crello)	Pro	US$7.99 a month
January 2021 (Crello)	Pro	US$9.99 a month; Starter limited to 5 downloads a month
January 2022 to October 2026	Pro	US$10 a month billed annually

Sources: archived pricing pages ^{[75] [76] [77] [78] [86]}. The annual price has held for at least four and a half years.

The Crello years in detail

The 2019 Crello page sold three tiers. Basic was free with 6,000 templates and stock photos at US$0.99 each. Advanced, at US$6.67 a month billed yearly, added "Over 12,000 premium design templates (renewed weekly)" and "5 free Depositphotos stock photos every month"; Pro, at US$16.67, added animated and video designs ^[75]. By March 2020 a single Pro plan at US$7.99 let users "Create teams to collaborate on designs" ^[76]. The first team plan, in 2019, held four members: one admin and three others ^[58]. The cap is now 10.

Price protection at the rename

When Crello became VistaCreate in October 2021, the vendor promised that "current Pro subscribers who made their purchase before October 27, 2021 will keep their current renewal price over the next 12 months" ^[50]. That is the only price guarantee we found on its pages. Today's terms let it change the site and its services without notice ^[7].

What changed instead of the price

The plans moved, not the number. In October 2021 the free plan got unlimited downloads, background removal and a Brand Kit ^[50]. Background removal was listed under Pro by October 2022 ^[79], and HD download from October 2023 ^[81]. Meanwhile Pro grew: 50M stock files in January 2022, 70M in October 2022, 170M by May 2025 ^{[78] [79] [84]}. AI tools arrived in 2025 ^[51].

What Starter includes

Starter is free with no time limit: 100K templates, 1M stock files, one Brand Kit, 10 GB of storage, social posting and scheduling, and standard-quality downloads for one seat ^{[2] [197]}. It also lets you join someone else's Pro team for free ^[239].

It does not include background removal, resize, Sticker Maker, version history, HD download or any AI tool ^[2].

Free plans compared

Free plan	Downloads
VistaCreate Starter	unlimited, standard quality
Snappa Starter	3 a month
Piktochart Free	2 PNG downloads per account
Visme Basic	none

VistaCreate's free plan is the least restricted on downloads, by its own Starter article ^[197] and the rivals' pricing pages ^{[109] [115] [112]}. One caveat: another VistaCreate article says Starter does not include downloads of creative assets ^[166].

What Pro adds

Pro adds 200K+ templates, 170M+ photos, videos and vectors, unlimited Brand Kits and storage, background and object removal, AI Writer, 100 AI image generations a month, one-click resize, Sticker Maker, version history, HD download and the team account ^{[2] [198]}.

AI allowances

The image generator allowance is "up to 100 AI image generations per month, shared across the account or team" ^[129]. A 10-person team shares the same 100. The Object Remover has "No monthly limit" for now ^[130]. We found no way to buy more generations.

Taxes and payment methods

European customers pay VAT on top; the help article lists rates by country and offers a reverse charge for valid VAT numbers ^[192]. Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay are accepted ^[126]. The VAT article says the tax "varies from 15 to 20%", but its own table runs from 16% in Luxembourg to 27% in Hungary ^[192]. A buyer in Hungary pays 27% on top of the list price; in Germany, 19%.

Promo codes

Codes are single use and apply to the first purchase only: "the subscription renewal will be at the standard monthly or annual rate." ^[196] They work with Visa and Mastercard, not PayPal ^[196]. The cancellation policy adds that discounts "do not apply to auto-renewal" ^[9].

The trial

The 14-day trial needs payment details and becomes a paid plan when it ends ^[2]. It caps asset downloads at 25 a day ^[132]. Anyone who already used a trial goes straight to checkout ^[179].

Buying in the app

The iOS and Android apps sell the same monthly and annual Pro plans, with the trial started from the app's Subscription settings ^[160]. In-app prices are set in the stores and are not published on the pricing page. Cancellations and refunds then go through Apple or Google, not VistaCreate ^[121].

What the trial turns into

The trial converts into whichever plan you picked. The annual version is "free for 14 days, then $120 USD per year, billed upfront" ^[2]. The monthly version then charges every month "until canceled" ^[2]. Either way, the first charge lands on day 15 unless you cancel in Account Settings first ^[184].

Renewal

Both plans renew automatically, and no reminder comes first. "VistaCreate does not send any notices (email, mail, phone, fax, etc.) regarding an impending subscription plan renewal." ^[9] An annual subscriber who forgets pays another US$120. The annual plan renews one year after the purchase date and the monthly plan one month after ^[9].

Put the date in your calendar on day one.

When a payment fails

The policy treats a failed payment like a cancellation. If VistaCreate cannot withdraw funds for the next period, Pro content and tools become unavailable "from the first day after the paid period ends" ^[9]. Update the card in Account Settings, under Billing, before an annual renewal ^[180].

Invoices

Invoices sit in the Billing tab of Account Settings and download as PDF; the billing name, address and website can be edited there before printing ^[192]. The seller is named on the invoice.

Refunds

There is a 14-day refund window after a purchase or a renewal ^[242]. The policy attaches a condition: "You are eligible for a refund if you have not downloaded any designs." ^[9] The help article limits it to designs downloaded after the charge ^[242]. After 14 days, nothing: "After 14 days, refund requests cannot be processed." ^[242] Requests go to customer support, with the account and subscription details ^[242].

Subscriptions bought in the iOS app are refunded by Apple, not VistaCreate ^[121].

Cancelling

Cancel in Account Settings, under Billing. Pro features stay until the paid period ends, then the account drops to Starter ^[184]. Pro can be reactivated at any time from the same menu ^[184]. In the apps, cancel through the App Store or Google Play ^[121].

What a downgrade takes away

After cancellation the account moves to Starter and loses "Pro features, tools, and premium creative assets" ^[184]. The help center does not say what happens to designs that already use premium assets, or to a team workspace whose owner stops paying. Download finished work before the paid period ends.

Free Pro for education and nonprofits

Accredited institutions can apply for a year of free Pro for teachers, usually one subscription per school or district, renewable by reapplying ^[183]. Registered nonprofits get free Pro with team tools for 10 members after a review of up to five business days ^[206].

How that compares with rivals

Rivals charge or restrict. Piktochart sells Education at US$39.99 and Nonprofit at US$60 per member a year ^[115]. Visme sells Student at US$48 and Educator at US$96 a year ^[112]. Canva gives Pro free to eligible nonprofits ^[96] and Canva Education free to eligible teachers and students ^[98]. VistaCreate's catch is coverage: teachers only, and usually one subscription per school ^[183].

Ambassadors and contributors

The ambassador program offers "One free year of VistaCreate Pro, worth $156" ^[22], which values a year at the monthly rate. The contributor program paid US$5 per accepted template, with a US$50 minimum withdrawal, but is closed to new applicants ^{[23] [245] [128]}. Existing contributors can spend their earnings on a Pro upgrade instead of withdrawing them, and payouts take up to 21 business days ^[245].

The API Suite

Platforms that want to embed the editor buy the Design API Suite on custom terms; the page promises "Scalable pricing" and publishes no numbers ^[18].

A price the vendor misstates

The Pro landing page shows US$10 a month billed US$120 every 12 months and US$13 monthly, then closes with "from $ 9.99 / month" ^[4]. That was the Crello price in January 2021 ^[77].

What is not published

No plan above 10 people. No price for the API Suite. No extra AI generations for sale. No count of how many images a single "generation" means; the launch post says each prompt returns four ^[52].

What Pro does not buy

Pro does not buy simultaneous editing, a second team, more than 10 members, SSO, a security certification, an API key, extra AI generations, or a promise about what happens to team work when the owner stops paying ^{[239] [129]}. It does not buy phone support either; the only listed channel is email ^[243].

## Bottom line

US$120 a year for up to 10 people is the cheapest team price in this category, and it has not moved since 2022. The costs hide in the process: no renewal reminder, a refund lost after one download, and AI allowances shared by the whole team.