Emaze vs Prezi (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Emaze if

• Fits if you want presentations that live as web pages with a link to share
• Works for teachers who qualify for the $1 to $2 education plans

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 5 projects, 3 quizzes and 1 month of analytics
• Pricey if you want premium templates, PowerPoint import or downloads, all on Pro at $9 a user a month
• Skip it if you do not have a .edu or .gov email, as the cheap education plans need one or a separate request
• Watch out: Business is quoted by sales, and the page shows a higher tier above it

Pick Prezi if

• Fits if you teach or train and want people answering polls and quizzes from their phones
• Works for starting from an existing PowerPoint, Google Slides or Canva deck

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if your decks are private and you're not paying, since free presentations are public by default
• Pricey if you need PDF export, offline access or the desktop app, which start at Plus, $19 a month billed annually
• Tight if you lean on the AI, with 500 credits a month on Basic and Standard that don't roll over
• Skip it if you want ordinary slides in a row, as the zooming canvas takes learning
• Watch out: these prices come from a guide on Prezi's blog from June 2026, and its monthly rates are approximate

Emaze

• The free Basic plan caps you at 5 projects and 1 month of analytics.
• Premium templates, PowerPoint import and downloads are locked to Pro and above.
• Edu plans need a .edu or .gov email address, or a separate qualification request.

Prezi

• On the free Basic plan presentations are public by default, storage is limited, and PDF export needs Plus or higher.
• Basic and Standard include 500 AI credits a month that do not roll over; unlimited AI use starts at Plus, $19 per month billed annually.
• The desktop app and offline access are part of Plus and higher plans.
• Prices here come from a pricing guide Prezi published on its blog in June 2026, and the monthly-billing rates in it are approximate.

Emaze

Several content types

The Basic plan covers presentations, websites, quizzes, e-cards, blogs and photo albums, within a 5-project limit.

PowerPoint and PDF import

Pro and above import PowerPoint and PDF files without a limit and download projects as PDF, MP4 or HTML.

Audience analytics

Basic keeps 1 month of audience insight analytics; Pro lists unlimited analytics.

Quizzes

Quizzes come in every plan: 3 on Basic, 10 on Pro, 25 on Business. The page notes that tests are not included.

Custom domains

Pro includes 1 custom domain and Business 3. Branding tools and custom effects also start at Pro.

Education plans

Edu plans add live folders, groups for classes and a scoreboard to track student progress.

Prezi

Prezi AI drafts

Describe the session in a sentence, or upload a PowerPoint, PDF or Word file, and Prezi AI drafts an outline and a designed presentation that stays fully editable.

Zoomable canvas

Presentations sit on an open, zoomable canvas, so a presenter can move around the material in whatever order the room needs rather than only stepping through slides.

Live polls, quizzes and Q&A

Polls, quizzes, Q&A and word clouds are planned in the deck and opened during the session. The audience joins by scanning one QR code, with no app or account, and can upvote questions.

After-session review

The shared link lets people revisit a session as a narrated video, podcast, transcript or the slides, and practice with flashcards and a self-test built from the material.

Results and feedback

Quiz and poll results appear question by question, alongside audience questions ranked by upvotes and an end-of-session digest of ratings and comments.

Prezi Video

Puts the presenter on screen next to the content in video calls and records presentations as video files that can be downloaded and shared.

Emaze

• Basic$0

  5 projects, 3 quizzes, widgets, maps and embedding, 1 live folder with 50 contacts, 1 month of audience analytics.

• Pro$9

  per user / month, billed annually

  50 projects, premium templates, 1 custom domain, PowerPoint and PDF import, PDF, MP4 and HTML download, collaboration.

• BusinessCustom

  Unlimited content, 25 quizzes, 3 custom domains, team templates and fonts, groups and roles. Sold through sales.

• Edu Pro$2

  per user / month, billed annually

  For educators with a .edu or .gov email: unlimited content, premium templates, 25 quizzes, 3 custom domains.

• Edu Team$1

  per user / month, billed annually

  For 30 users or more: team templates and fonts, live folders and groups for classes, scoreboard for student progress.

Prezi

• Basic$0

  500 AI credits a month, the full online editor and AI generation from prompts and uploaded files. Presentations are public by default and storage is limited.

• Standard$7

  per month, billed annually (about $10 billed monthly)

  Adds enhanced privacy settings, unlimited projects, a larger icon and story block library and revocable share links. Still 500 AI credits a month.

• Plus$19

  per month, billed annually at $228 (about $25 billed monthly)

  Unlimited Prezi AI, premium images, PDF export, presentation recording, the desktop app and offline access.

• Premium$29

  per month, billed annually (about $40 billed monthly)

  Adds viewer analytics, advanced online training and deeper integrations.

• Teams$39

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds team collaboration tools, a custom brand kit, secure single sign-on and Your Designer, which keeps presentations on brand.

Emaze

• Education

  Edu plans from $1 per user a month

  Edu Pro and Edu Team are priced at $2 and $1 per user a month billed annually for educators with academic email addresses.

Prezi

• Annual discount

  Roughly 24% to 30% less on annual billing

  Prezi's pricing guide puts Standard at $7 a month on annual billing against about $10 billed monthly, Plus at $19 against about $25, and Premium at $29 against about $40.

• Education

  EDU plans from $4 a month

  Students and educators verified with a school email pay $4 a month for EDU Plus, $8 for EDU Pro and $19 per user for EDU Teams. Prezi describes EDU Plus as up to 80% off standard pricing.