Genially vs Visme

Genially

• Teachers and trainers building interactive lessons, quizzes and games
• Presentations that viewers explore by clicking rather than watching slide by slide
• eLearning teams publishing courses to an LMS through SCORM, xAPI or LTI

Visme

• Marketing and sales teams making branded decks, reports and infographics in one tool
• Presentations that need charts, animation or clickable interactive elements
• Students and teachers, who get separate discounted annual plans

Genially

• The Free plan has no downloads: PDF, JPG and video start at Pro, HTML at Master, and SCORM or xAPI packages at Author.
• Brand kit, metrics, surveys, quizzes and tests need Master or higher, and Master and Author are billed annually only.
• Prices show in euros by default and vary by country; an archived September 2026 copy of Genially's price file lists US prices of $120, $300 and $600 a year for the paid plans.
• Single sign-on, groups, domain restriction and activity history are limited to the Enterprise plan.

Visme

• The free Basic plan caps each project at 50 slides or pages, has 500 MB of storage and keeps the Visme logo on projects.
• Brand Kit, analytics, privacy controls, password protection and editable PowerPoint export start at Pro; the Starter PPTX download is not editable.
• Single sign-on, project approvals, custom roles and SCORM/xAPI export are Enterprise only, and Enterprise starts at 10 users.
• The mobile and tablet apps are for iOS; the download page lists Android as coming soon.

Genially

Interactions and animations

Any element can be made clickable or animated without code, and every plan includes all interactions, effects and animations, plus games, challenges and branching scenarios.

Genially AI

AI Builder drafts a creation from a prompt, and other tools write text and questions. Use is metered in credits: 500 a year on Free, 2,000 on Pro. Image and voiceover generation start at Master.

Live sessions

Content can be projected in a live session with questions and polls answered in real time. Sessions hold 50 participants on Free and Pro and 200 on Master and Author.

Quizzes, surveys and tracking

Master adds surveys, open-ended questions, tests, quizzes and competitions, with metrics on each creation, individual tracking and a view of responses.

Import, download and LMS export

PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides files import on every plan. Pro downloads PDF, JPG and video, Master adds HTML, and Author adds SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI packages.

Collaboration and brand kit

Real-time collaborative editing and comments are on every plan. Master adds a brand kit with logo variations and palettes, team templates, spaces, and roles and permissions.

Visme

Templates for many content types

The template library covers more than 50 content types, including presentations, infographics, reports, proposals and social graphics. Premium templates need a paid plan.

AI Designer and AI tools

AI Designer turns a text prompt into a draft design, alongside an AI writer, image generator and image filters. Each use spends credits: 10 a month on Basic, 200 on Starter and 500 on Pro.

Brand Kit and Brand Wizard

Brand fonts, colors and logos are stored in a Brand Kit and applied to projects. The Brand Wizard builds one from a website URL. The full Brand Kit starts at the Pro plan.

Animation and interactivity

Slides can include animated elements, hover effects, clickable menus and hotspots. Custom animation, the full animation timeline and video and audio hotspots are Pro features.

Charts and data widgets

Statistics and figures can be shown as charts, graphs, maps and data widgets inside any project. The free plan has a limited set.

Collaboration and recording

Comments, annotation and live editing are on every plan. The Recording Studio captures a narrated presentation: up to 3 minutes on Basic and 45 minutes on paid plans.

Genially

• Free€0

  2 GB of storage, 500 AI credits a year, free templates, all interactions and animations, and import of PDF, PowerPoint and Google Slides files.

• Pro€6

  per month, billed annually (€72); €10 billed monthly

  Individual plan: 7.5 GB, 2,000 AI credits a year, premium templates, PDF, JPG and video downloads, private sharing, password protection and folders.

• Master€20

  per member / month, billed annually (€240)

  25 GB and 5,000 AI credits per seat, brand kit, team spaces, metrics and responses, surveys, quizzes and tests, and live sessions of up to 200 people.

• Author€40

  per member / month, billed annually (€480)

  50 GB and 10,000 AI credits per seat, SCORM and xAPI downloads, LTI connection to a learning platform, video upload, AI translation and version recovery.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Single sign-on, a custom subdomain, groups, domain restriction, activity history, a team library and a dedicated success manager.

Visme

• Basic$0

  Unlimited projects, 500 MB of storage, up to 50 slides or pages per project, most templates and 10 AI credits a month.

• Starter$12.25

  per person / month, billed yearly ($147); $29 billed monthly

  All premium templates and assets, 1 GB of storage, unlimited slides, no Visme logo, JPG, PNG and PDF downloads, and 200 AI credits a month.

• Pro$24.75

  per person / month, billed yearly ($297); $59 billed monthly

  10 GB of storage, Brand Kit, analytics, privacy controls, PPTX, HTML5, video and GIF downloads, and 500 AI credits. Teams of 3 or 5 pay $24 per person, billed yearly.

• EnterpriseCustom

  From 10 users: custom subdomain, single sign-on and 2FA, project approvals, SCORM/xAPI export, 25 GB of storage per user and a dedicated success manager.

Genially

• Annual discount

  Pro is 40% cheaper on annual billing

  Pro is €72 a year (€6 a month) on annual billing. The monthly price in the plans page's price data is €10, which makes annual billing 40% cheaper.

• Education

  Education plans for teachers and schools

  Teacher plans run from EduPro at €4.99 a month to Edu360 at €25 per teacher a month, billed annually, with unlimited students invited free. A Campus plan is quoted on request.

• Education

  StudentPro plan for students

  A students-only StudentPro plan costs €1.25 a month, billed annually (€15), with 2,000 AI credits, premium templates and downloads.

• Nonprofit

  Up to 50% off for nonprofits

  Genially's plans FAQ offers non-profit organizations up to 50% off the Master, Author or Enterprise plan after they send proof of NGO status to support.

Visme

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing advertised as 50% off

  The pricing page toggle reads "Yearly Save 50%". Starter is $147 a year against $29 a month, and Pro is $297 a year against $59 a month.

• Education

  Student and Educator plans

  A Student plan at $48 a year and an Educator plan at $96 a year, billed annually. Sign-up needs a .edu email address or contact with Visme support.

• Nonprofit

  25% nonprofit discount

  Visme's pricing page offers nonprofits the features of its business plan at a 25% discount, on application.