Microsoft PowerPoint vs Prezi

Microsoft PowerPoint

• People who need a full desktop presentation app on Windows or Mac
• Teams that already share files through OneDrive or SharePoint
• Presenters who want to rehearse with feedback on pace and filler words
• Occasional users who only need the free browser version

Prezi

• Teachers and trainers who want every attendee answering polls and quizzes
• Presenters starting from existing PowerPoint, Google Slides or Canva decks
• Sessions that people need to review on their own afterward

Microsoft PowerPoint

• The Windows and Mac apps need a Microsoft 365 subscription or a one-time Office purchase; Microsoft lists the free plan for web, iOS and Android.
• PowerPoint for the web lacks some desktop features: password-protected and digitally signed files open only in the desktop app, and macros do not run.
• Copilot needs a paid subscription, has usage limits, and on shared plans works for the subscription owner only.
• Microsoft 365 Business Basic ($7.00 per user / month paid yearly, or $5.40 without Teams) includes only the web and mobile versions of PowerPoint.

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.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint

Rewrites, reorganizes and adds slides from a written request, leaving the changes for review. It needs a Microsoft 365 subscription, and usage limits apply.

Designer

Suggests finished layouts for the content placed on a slide. In the desktop apps only Microsoft 365 subscribers get the suggestions; in PowerPoint for the web they are open to everyone.

Speaker Coach

Listens to a rehearsal and reports on pacing, pitch, filler words and reading straight from the slide, then shows a summary with recommendations. It currently understands English only.

Cameo

Places a live camera feed on a slide, where it can be styled, resized and animated like a picture. It is for Microsoft 365 subscribers on Windows, macOS and the web.

Co-authoring

Several people can edit a presentation saved to OneDrive or SharePoint at once. Indicators show which slide each person is on, and changes that do not conflict are merged automatically.

Templates

Microsoft offers thousands of customizable templates as starting points for a slide show. The free plan includes a basic set of templates, fonts, icons and stickers.

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.

Microsoft PowerPoint

• Free$0

  PowerPoint for the web for 1 person, with sharing, real-time collaboration, basic templates and 5 GB of cloud storage. Works on web, iOS and Android.

• Microsoft 365 Personal$9.99

  per month, or $99.99 per year

  1 person on up to 5 devices at once, 1 TB of cloud storage, and the PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook desktop apps with Copilot.

• Microsoft 365 Apps for business$10.00

  per user / month, paid yearly

  Desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook for up to 300 employees, with 1 TB of cloud storage per user.

• Microsoft 365 Family$12.99

  per month, or $129.99 per year

  Everything in Personal for 1 to 6 people, with 1 TB of storage per person. AI features are for the subscription owner only.

• Microsoft 365 Premium$19.99

  per month, or $199.99 per year

  Everything in Family, plus extensive Copilot usage and agentic AI features such as advanced research and analytics.

• Office Home 2024$179.99

  one-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac

  Classic 2024 desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and OneNote, with no upgrade path to the next major release.

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.

Microsoft PowerPoint

• Annual discount

  Save up to 17% by paying yearly

  Microsoft 365 Personal is $99.99 a year against $9.99 a month, Family $129.99 against $12.99 and Premium $199.99 against $19.99.

• Education

  Students save 50% on Microsoft 365 Personal

  Verified college and university students get Microsoft 365 Personal at half price. Student status has to be re-verified each year to keep the discount.

• Education

  Office 365 A1 free for eligible schools

  Educators and students with an eligible education email address get Office 365 A1 at no cost, which includes the web versions of PowerPoint and the other core apps.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit staff pricing on Microsoft 365 E3

  Eligible nonprofits can buy Microsoft 365 E3, with desktop, web and mobile versions of PowerPoint, for $9.75 per user / month paid yearly.

• Lifetime license

  Office Home 2024 one-time purchase

  $179.99 buys the classic 2024 desktop versions of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and OneNote for 1 PC or Mac, with no subscription.

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.