Canva Mockups works inside a broad design platform
Canva’s official pages describe browser and app workflows for placing uploaded designs into product mockups, using built-in mockup assets, and creating a custom mockup template from a photo. Canva identifies custom mockup template creation as a Pro feature on its mockup generator page.
The Mockups app listing also describes a free app available across Canva plans. Feature availability can differ by workflow, so check the live Canva interface and plan details for the exact tool you need.
Photoshop automation preserves PSD production logic
A Photoshop PSD can contain smartobject transforms, masks, blend modes, adjustment layers, textures, and editable output structure. Mockups Generator repeats content replacement and export through that PSD rather than rebuilding the visual system in a browser editor.
Compare creative convenience with batch depth
Canva is well suited to design composition, stock assets, collaboration, and quick mockup creation in one online workspace. Mockups Generator is designed for high-volume folder combinations, multiple smartobjects, CSV row mapping, job queues, naming rules, and several Photoshop output formats.
Canva also lists bulk design creation in its broader feature comparison. That is not the same claim as batch processing arbitrary Photoshop PSD smartobjects, so evaluate the exact production steps rather than comparing the word “bulk” alone.
Choose based on the files your workflow already uses
Choose Canva when your team works primarily in Canva and values browser collaboration and its asset ecosystem. Choose Photoshop automation when your approved production source is a PSD library and output fidelity depends on Photoshop’s layer behavior.