Free Business Model Canvas Templates
How to Use the Business Model Canvas Templates in Creately
- Choose a template that suits your needs
Choose a Business Model Canvas template standard or lean. Click “Edit This Template” to open it and start filling the blocks.
- Sign in or create a free Creately account
Log in to Creately, or sign up free. Saving and sharing your business model canvas needs an account, which you can create in seconds.
- Open the template and customize it
Work through the nine building blocks, using sticky notes to capture assumptions in each and moving them as your model evolves.
- Fill the nine blocks from Value Proposition outward
- Use sticky notes so ideas are easy to move and test
- Color-code by segment, priority or confidence
- Link blocks that depend on each other
- Version the canvas to compare model iterations
- Collaborative canvas
Run a live workshop on the canvas teammates add and rearrange sticky notes together in real time, turning the model into a shared conversation.
- Collaborate with your team
Work on it together. Bring in teammates or stakeholders to edit the business model canvas at the same time, discuss details with in-app comments, and @mention people for input.
- Save, export, or present
Export or present when ready. Download your business model canvas as PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF for reports and slides, share a view-only link, or present it directly from Creately.
FAQs about Business Model Canvas Templates
Yes. Most business model canvas templates are free to open and edit with a basic Creately account — browse the collection, pick one, and start customizing right away. A few advanced templates or features sit on paid plans, but the free tier is plenty to get started.
Yes. Export your business model canvas from Creately as PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG and drop it into Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Slides, Confluence or any tool that accepts images — handy for reports, decks and handouts.
The collection covers strategy canvases:
- Business Model Canvas - the classic nine blocks
- Lean Canvas - startup-focused with problem/solution
- Value Proposition Canvas - fit between offer and customer
- Team/portfolio canvases - compare multiple models
- Workshop canvases - facilitate group ideation
Customer Segments, Value Propositions, Channels, Customer Relationships, Revenue Streams, Key Resources, Key Activities, Key Partnerships and Cost Structure. The template pre-labels each so you can focus on content.