Keynote vs WPS Presentation

Keynote

• People who work mainly on Mac, iPad and iPhone
• Presenters who want animated decks without paying for software
• Exchanging decks with PowerPoint users through import and export

WPS Presentation

• People who need to open and edit PowerPoint files without Microsoft 365
• Linux users: the suite has Deb and Rpm packages as well as Windows and Mac versions
• Anyone who wants a slide editor bundled with documents, spreadsheets and PDF tools

Keynote

• The apps are for Apple devices only; on a Windows PC, Keynote is available just in a browser through iCloud.com.
• Generating slides from an outline, generated presenter notes and slide clean-up need Apple Creator Studio, at $12.99 per month or $129 per year, and are labeled beta.
• Apple's compatibility list marks PowerPoint WordArt, text effects, image effects and OLE objects as not supported on import; SmartArt is imported as a shape.

WPS Presentation

• WPS Presentation is not sold separately: it comes with WPS Office, and the Pro+ plans cover the whole suite.
• The free WPS Standard edition shows advertising, limits template downloads and includes 1 GB of cloud space.
• AI tools on Pro+ have a daily usage limit; once it is reached they pause until the next day.
• The pricing page states that its listed prices apply to PC and Android.

Keynote

Themes and slide layouts

Every presentation begins with an Apple-designed theme, a set of slide layouts whose placeholder text and images are replaced with your own. Layouts and backgrounds can be changed slide by slide.

Animations and Magic Move

Slide transitions, emphasis builds and Magic Move animate objects within and between slides, with a live preview on the canvas while editing.

Presenter tools

A customizable presenter display for rehearsing, remote control from an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, multi-presenter slideshows, and a separate window for notes and controls during video calls on a Mac.

Real-time collaboration

Share a presentation publicly or with specific people through iCloud or Box and see a list of their changes as they happen. Collaborators can also join from a browser on a Mac or Windows computer.

PowerPoint import and export

Imports and edits Microsoft PowerPoint files and exports to PowerPoint, PDF, HTML, movies and images. Apple publishes a feature-by-feature list of what carries over from PowerPoint.

Creator Studio slide tools

For Apple Creator Studio subscribers, Keynote can turn an outline into a slide deck with presenter notes and correct layout, typography and alignment issues. Apple labels these features beta.

WPS Presentation

PowerPoint compatibility

Opens and saves .pptx, .ppt and .ppsx files. The product page lists more than 80 animations, morph transitions, charts and presenter tools.

WPS AI slide generation

WPS AI builds an outline and slides from a topic, an uploaded document or a pasted outline, and can add single slides to an existing deck. Pro+ AI tools have a daily usage limit.

AI editing and speaker notes

The assistant polishes, expands or shortens slide text, redesigns a single slide, matches images to keywords, translates slide content and drafts speaker notes for each slide.

Shared editing

Teammates co-edit the same presentation in real time across desktop and web, comment and mention each other, set view, comment or edit permissions and review version history.

Templates and resources

A library of presentation templates, icons, images and charts covers business reports, pitch decks, lessons and project updates. The free edition limits template downloads.

Part of an office suite

Presentation sits beside Writer, Spreadsheet and PDF tools in one application, including conversion of PDF files into editable slides and export of decks to PDF.

Keynote

• Keynote$0

  Create, edit and present on Mac, iPad, iPhone and iCloud.com, with real-time collaboration, Apple-designed themes and PowerPoint import and export.

• Apple Creator Studio$12.99

  per month, or $129 per year

  Adds premium templates and themes, the Content Hub media library and beta tools that generate slides and presenter notes, plus Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro.

WPS Presentation

• WPS StandardFree

  The free WPS Office suite, which includes Presentation, with a PDF reader, basic PDF features, limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space.

• WPS Pro+$5.83

  per month, billed $69.99 per year; $20.99 per 3 months

  Suite plan for one user: full PDF editing and conversion, unlimited template downloads, 20 GB of cloud storage, no advertising and AI tools with usage limits.

• WPS Pro+ Sharing Plan$41.99

  per user / year, 2 users minimum

  The same suite benefits as Pro+ for a family or small group, with a private 20 GB of cloud storage per member. Starts with a 3-day free trial.

Keynote

• Annual discount

  About 17% less on the yearly plan

  Apple Creator Studio is $129 per year or $12.99 per month. Twelve monthly payments come to $155.88, so the yearly plan costs about 17% less.

• Education

  Students and educators: $2.99 a month

  Verified college students and educators pay $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year for Apple Creator Studio. Apple calls it a limited-time offer, and it cannot be shared through Family Sharing.

• Other savings

  3 months free with a new Mac or iPad

  Buyers of an eligible new Mac or iPad can try Apple Creator Studio free for 3 months, claimed within 3 months of activating the device.

WPS Presentation

• Annual discount

  Yearly Pro+ costs less than the 3-month plan

  WPS Pro+ is $69.99 for a year, or $5.83 a month, against $20.99 for 3 months, or $6.99 a month: about 17% less on the yearly plan.

• Other savings

  Sharing Plan saves 40% per user

  Two or more people who split a WPS Pro+ Sharing Plan pay $41.99 per user a year, which the pricing page labels a 40% saving on Pro+.