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For a new blog, I’d base the choice mainly on how important the logo will be to your brand and how much you want to spend.
Free logo maker
A tool like 
- Want something quick and inexpensive
- Are still experimenting with your blog’s name, niche, or visual style
- Don’t need a highly distinctive brand identity
- Are comfortable tweaking fonts, colors, and layouts yourself
Canva offers free templates and a drag-and-drop editor, so you can get a usable logo without design experience.
Main drawback: template-based logos can look generic, and Canva notes that logos using its free templates/elements aren't exclusive and can't be trademarked as-is.
Fiverr designer
Hiring a designer makes more sense if:
- You expect the blog to become a serious business or personal brand
- You want something genuinely tailored to your subject and personality
- You want several versions—e.g. horizontal, square, favicon, social-media versions
- You don't want to spend your own time designing
The quality can vary considerably, so I'd look closely at a designer's portfolio, reviews, number of completed orders, and what source files/revisions are included rather than choosing solely by price.
There's also a middle ground: Fiverr's own Logo Maker lets you create/customize designs for free, with current paid packages listed at $30, $60, and $90. However, those are template-derived designs rather than a designer creating a completely bespoke logo for you.
My practical approach
If this is your first blog and you're testing the idea, start with a free maker. Don't sink money into branding before you know the blog has traction.
If you've already got a clear blog concept and expect to build it for years, I'd spend the money on a designer. A distinctive logo and broader visual identity can be worthwhile when the brand itself is becoming an asset.
One important tip: whichever route you choose, make sure you can get a transparent PNG and an SVG/vector version. The SVG becomes especially useful if you later need the logo at different sizes or for print. Fiverr's Professional Logo Maker package, for example, includes an SVG, while its basic package does not.
If you tell me your blog's topic, name, and roughly what you'd like to spend ($0 / $25–50 / $50–150 / $150+), I can suggest which route makes the most sense and what style of logo to aim for.
