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Microsoft Designer vs Midjourney

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

 
Microsoft Designer
Image Generation
Midjourney
Image Generation
TaglineMicrosoft's consumer design app that wraps DALL-E image generation in templated social, sticker, and invite layouts.The gold standard for aesthetic AI image generation.
CategoryImage GenerationImage Generation
PricingFreemium· Free tier with daily AI boosts; expanded access included with Microsoft 365 Personal/FamilyPaid· $10/mo Basic; up to $120/mo Mega
ModelDALL-EMidjourney v7
Editorial score—9.4 / 10
Use cases
text-to-imagesocial media graphicsinvitations and cardsstickers and emojispresentation visualsbackground removal
illustrationconcept artmarketing visuals
Pros
  • DALL-E image generation behind a friendly templated UI
  • Free tier is genuinely usable for casual creators
  • Bundled with Microsoft 365 Personal/Family at no extra cost
  • Tight integration with Copilot, Edge, PowerPoint, and Clipchamp
  • Auto-resize and brand kit speed up multi-platform output
  • Best aesthetic output
  • Strong style consistency
  • Excellent web UI now
  • v7 prompt adherence is much improved
Cons
  • Template-driven workflow limits true creative control
  • Daily AI boost limits throttle heavy free-tier use
  • Weaker layer/vector tooling than Figma or Affinity
  • Output style can feel generic across users
  • No free tier
  • Less prompt control than SD
  • T&Cs around commercial use
Websitedesigner.microsoft.comwww.midjourney.com
Pick Microsoft Designer if
  • ✅ DALL-E image generation behind a friendly templated UI
  • ✅ Free tier is genuinely usable for casual creators
  • ✅ Bundled with Microsoft 365 Personal/Family at no extra cost
  • ✅ Tight integration with Copilot, Edge, PowerPoint, and Clipchamp
Pick Midjourney if
  • ✅ Best aesthetic output
  • ✅ Strong style consistency
  • ✅ Excellent web UI now
  • ✅ v7 prompt adherence is much improved
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