Gamma vs Powtoon (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Gamma if

• Fits if you have notes or an old file and want a first-draft deck out of them
• Works for asking "make slide 4 shorter" rather than dragging boxes around

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're never paying, because the 400 free credits don't come back
• Skip it if you want clean exports for free, as PDF and PowerPoint files carry a Gamma badge
• Not for you if you edit on your phone outside the US and Canada, where the apps aren't offered yet
• Watch out: Plus, Pro and Ultra prices aren't on record, and Business is $40 a member a month billed annually
• Pricey if you need the API, viewer analytics, passwords or custom domains, as all start at Pro

Pick Powtoon if

• Fits if you make short explainer videos for work or school
• Works for teams that want a shared brand kit, on the dearer plans

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 3 minutes, 720p and a Powtoon watermark
• Pricey if you want unlimited clean exports: Professional is $40 a month on yearly billing
• Watch out: Lite removes the watermark on only 5 exports a month, and videos stop at 10 minutes
• Watch out: Advanced showed a Black Friday price against $125 a month, with no end date on the page
• Watch out: monthly prices are not shown, only yearly ones

Gamma

• Plus, Pro and Ultra prices are shown only on Gamma's pricing page; its help center gives the Business price, $40 per member per month billed annually.
• Free-plan AI credits do not refresh: accounts start with 400 and earn 200 more per referral. Paid plans get monthly credits, from 1,000 on Plus to 20,000 on Ultra.
• API keys, detailed viewer analytics, password protection and custom domains start at the Pro plan, and Ultra is sold on monthly billing only.
• The mobile apps are in early access, limited to the US and Canada, and edit only through the agent, with no manual editing.

Powtoon

• Free videos stop at 3 minutes in 720p with a Powtoon watermark.
• Lite removes the watermark on only 5 exports per month.
• The Advanced price was on a Black Friday sale at last read; the page lists $125 a month as the usual figure and gives no end date.
• Monthly billing exists but its prices are not shown on the page text, so only yearly figures are recorded.

Gamma

Generate, paste or import

Three ways to start: generate a draft from a topic, paste existing text for Gamma to lay out, or import a PowerPoint, Word or PDF file or a URL to be restyled.

Agent

The agent asks about goal and audience, shows a plan to approve, then researches, writes, designs and adds images. Changes are requested in plain language in the same chat.

Present mode

Decks are presented full screen or in a tab, with a presenter view for private speaker notes, a spotlight mode that highlights the current block, and a follow link viewers can use to keep pace.

Export and import

Exports to PDF, PNG and PowerPoint, with tables kept editable in PPTX. Imports accept PowerPoint and Word files up to 200 MB and PDFs up to 100 MB.

Sites and custom domains

A gamma can be published as a website. Pro can publish up to 10 multi-page sites to custom domains, and Ultra and Business up to 100.

API and connectors

A REST API, generally available since November 2025, creates gammas from text or templates on Pro and higher plans. ChatGPT, Claude and Slack connectors work on every plan.

Powtoon

Templates and scenes

Start from editable templates; Professional and above open all content, premium animations and stock footage.

Screen and webcam recording

Record the screen, webcam or both and use the clip in a video. Free allows 5 recordings a month.

AI credits

Credits pay for AI image, video clip, text-to-speech, avatar, translation and dubbing generation. Credits renew yearly on yearly plans.

Export options

Paid plans download MP4 in 1080p without the Powtoon branding. The comparison table lists PPT and PDF downloads as well.

Brand control

Advanced adds custom characters, character lip-sync and uploaded fonts. Professional adds camera movement.

Team and Education plans

The pricing page has separate tabs for teams, enterprises and education; teams and enterprise are quoted through sales.

Gamma

Pricing could not be confirmed. See gamma.app.

Powtoon

• Free$0

  720p video up to 3 minutes, screen recording, basic templates and characters, with a Powtoon watermark.

• Lite$15

  per month, billed yearly

  1080p MP4 download, videos up to 10 minutes, watermark removed on 5 exports a month, 300 AI credits renewing yearly.

• Professional$40

  per month, billed yearly

  Everything in Lite plus all templates, unlimited premium exports, camera movement, 20-minute videos, 500 AI credits.

• Advanced$40

  per month, billed yearly (sale price)

  Black Friday price, shown against $125 a month, no end date given. Adds custom characters, own fonts, 30-minute videos, 1,200 credits.

Gamma

• Annual discount

  28% off with annual billing

  Gamma's help center says annual plans include the same monthly credits as monthly subscriptions at a 28% discount. Ultra is offered on monthly billing only.

Powtoon

• Other savings

  Black Friday: 68% off Advanced, yearly plan

  The pricing page shows Advanced at $40 a month instead of $125 on a yearly plan; it gives no end date.