The Event Badge Tool That Canva Can't Replace

Canva is an excellent choice if you need to design a single badge template or a handful of name tags for a small gathering. Its vast template library and intuitive editor make it easy to create visually appealing designs quickly. If your event has fewer than ten attendees and you do not mind manually editing each badge one by one, Canva at $12.99 per month for Pro can be a cost-effective option.

However, once your event grows beyond a small meetup, the manual workflow in Canva becomes a bottleneck. There is no way to import a CSV of attendee names and have badges generated automatically. You cannot map data fields like name, company, role, or ticket type onto a template and export hundreds of personalized badges in a single click. This is where Online Badge Designer shines: it was built specifically for event organizers who need to produce professional, data-driven badges at scale.

If you are running a conference with 50, 500, or 5,000 attendees, Online Badge Designer saves you hours of manual work. Upload your attendee list from a CSV or Excel file, map fields to your badge layout, customize the design with drag-and-drop, and export every badge as a print-ready PDF. At $39 per month for the Basic plan, it costs more than Canva Pro, but the time savings and specialized features pay for themselves after a single event.