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PowToon
4.5
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Create animated videos and presentations

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PowToon Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

PowToon product overview

Price starts from

89

Per month

Flat Rate

What is PowToon?

Powtoon is a visual communication platform designed to help businesses to create animated videos & presentations for marketing, HR, IT, training & more. With a large variety of pre-built templates & a drag and drop editor, Powtoon allows businesses and teams to create fully customized presentations.

Key benefits of using PowToon

  • 115K video backgrounds and full video, animation, GIF, and image file implementation.

  • Hundreds of templates, thousands of scenes, backgrounds, characters and assets to choose from.

  • Access to 5 visual looks: modern edge / flat, Infographics, whiteboard, animation, live video and social

  • Use the drag and drop editor to create custom presentations with ease.

  • Export created presentations to YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Wistia, Hubspot, Ads Manager, Slideshare, and Vimeo, or publish as PPT or PDF.
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    FAQs/Forum
    24/7 (Live rep)
    Knowledge Base
    Chat

    Training options

    Webinars
    Live Online
    Videos
    Documentation

    PowToon pricing information

    Value for money

    4.2

    /5

    383

    Starting from

    89

    Per month

    Flat Rate

    Pricing options

    Free plan
    Subscription
    Free trial
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    PowToon features

    Functionality

    4.4

    /5

    383

    Total features

    37

    7 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Communication Management
    Customizable Branding
    Data Import/Export
    3D Objects
    Animation
    Animations & Transitions
    Audio Capture
    Audio File Management

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    PowToon users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    /5

    383

    Positive reviews

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8.37/10
    Rating distribution

    5

    4

    3

    2

    1

    230

    120

    25

    4

    4

    Pros
    As reality is like this, the software is one of the best solutions to make nice, creative, up-to-date presentations for school, ads, business information.
    They keep finding ways to make it faster and easy to make explainer videos. They have an outstanding library of tools and elements you can use to really create outstanding videos.
    It is extremely easy to use and allows me to create amazing videos and presentations for my business. The ready-made templates are very helpful and allow me to create videos that pop.
    Cons
    My biggest complaint (as I mentioned above in Cons) is that the tools are corrupted by the upsell items for Pro. Just don't show me Pro+ features if I've already paid for Pro.
    Somewhat exporting function is bit difficult to user. And some features are difficult to understand.
    I'm constantly annoyed at the ongoing upsell to Pro.

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    Mari M.

    Instructional Designer

    Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees

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    Overall Rating

    Almost perfect

    Reviewed 2 years ago

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    Mari: Hi, my name is Mari. I'm an instructional designer. And I give PowToon a two out of five. And for...

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    Geoff B.

    VP Marketing

    Financial Services, 1-10 employees

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    Overall Rating

    Great Value Product

    Reviewed 3 years ago

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    Geoff: Hi, I'm Geoff. I'm a VP of marketing in the financial services industry, and I'm giving a rating...

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    Deepika S.

    Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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    Great to use

    Reviewed 5 years ago
    Pros

    Being a graphic designer, I use this for animated videos & presentations almost everyday. powtoon has so many templates & animation effects which make it very useful to make quick videos. I love this software because it has a clean interface. Colors & design are very user friendly . I would recommend this product to everyone who wants to make animated videos & presentations.

    Cons

    The hardest part of this product is it sometimes takes way too much time to upload images & add videos to timeline. This is a heavy product, which hangs alot, that makes it very irritating at times. One thing I want in this product is options to arrange the saved files in folders or as we want because the minus point is when we mistakenly open a file it comes to number one which bothers the order of the files & makes it difficult to keep a check.

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    Alain Jove R.

    Telecommunications, 501-1,000 employees

    Used weekly for 2+ years

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    • Ease of use
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    • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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    Powtoon for Power Cartoon Graphics

    Reviewed 3 years ago

    Overall, it is really fun putting crazy ideas to life in this app. The templates save time from creating your own vector graphics and animation, or toying around with other photo or video editing/ creation tools which is very taxing when time is of the essence. The output looks fantastic as it is very smooth and the resolution is really fitting for any setup such as branding of products, personal promotions, and any other creative endeavors.

    Pros

    This is an outstanding app that I've used and is still using since it has powerful customizable templates for designing cartoon storyline. As opposed to just comic style speech bubble presentation, this brings more life to it than the old school approach. Although it still works, the this new approach works better and provides more life - but most of all, an eye catcher to the social media age of today. I...

    Cons

    In my opinion, your own imagination is the only thing that hinders you from getting into your end product. If you're stuck, you can always do a Google lookup and find ideas from other Powtoon animations to keep you going with your project. As far as loading times are concerned, there is no lag at all even if the elements already stack up.

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    Sitong L.

    Banking, self-employed

    Used other for less than 6 months

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    Not respecting customers

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    I feel this company is fooling customers like me and wasting my money and time. I do not think that customers should pay to a company like this and helps it to survive.

    Pros

    All the functions and material are easy to use and have high quality. The outcome was great.

    Cons

    It does not show you what materials and functions are only for the Pro Plan before you complete and go to the purchasing step. I completed my video making, and then I was told that I have to buy to starter plan to export it in MP3 format. I purchased it, and then I was told that I have used some pro stuff, like effects and pictures, in my video. In order to keep them, I have to buy a Pro Plan. Why...

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    Karna S.

    Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

    Used weekly for 2+ years

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Makes creating just-in-time learning quick and easy

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    We've had a great experience with Powtoon, and have continually opted in to be early adopters for their new features. Their customer service is fantastic, and the chat-bot allows you to have your questions answered quickly.

    Pros

    It has a very low learning curve. Once you know what you are trying to capture, the software is incredibly intuitive at helping you make your content visually appealing to your end users. They also continually make updates that enhance the creator's experience, including additional templates and new functionality.

    Cons

    There's not really anything to improve- it meets our needs for providing just-in-time learning content. We are able to customize as much or as little as we want, add sound, add proprietary images, and then download in a format that makes it easy to share.

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    Rebecca L.

    Nonprofit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

    Used monthly for 2+ years

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    • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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    Good product for beginners

    Reviewed 7 months ago

    Overall experience is good. It's a good product for beginners.

    Pros

    How easy it is to use the software. It's very simple to add, make edits, and download videos in PowToon.

    Cons

    I wish editing video clips was easier in PowToon. You are required to use the full clip of the video inside of PowToon which is a negative thing, in my opinion.

    PowToon FAQs

    How do I use Powtoon?

    To use Powtoon, follow these three simple steps: write a script, record a voiceover, and lastly add visuals.

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    How do I send a Powtoon through email?

    To send a Powtoon through email, go to your Toolbox and create a "Sharing to View" link under the "My Powtoons" tab. This link can then be copied and shared through email or by posting it.

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    How do I share a Powtoon with someone?

    You can create and send a "Sharing to View" link, or you can invite existing users into your Powtoon project and provide them with editing privileges. Powtoons can only be shared with people who already have a Powtoon account.

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    Can I use Powtoon for free?

    Yes, Powtoon offers a free plan that provides users with 100MB of storage, a video length of up to 3 minutes (HD), and Powtoon branding.

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    Can I use Powtoon offline?

    No, you cannot use Powtoon offline. It can only be used and edited online.

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    How long is the Powtoon free trial?

    Powtoon does not offer a free trial, but it does offer a free plan with limited features.

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    Is Powtoon accessible?

    No, Powtoon is not accessible. It does not offer screen reader capabilities.

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