Piktochart vs Visme (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Visme grades higher than Piktochart: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Piktochart grades higher on value for money. Visme grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Piktochart
Online design tool for infographics, reports and slide decks
Visme
Template-based design tool for presentations and infographics
Which one is for you
Pick Piktochart if
- Fits if you make infographics and reports more than slide decks
- Makes sense if your team shares one brand kit on Business
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 2 PNG downloads and free templates only
- Watch out: PDF and PowerPoint downloads are not on Pro
- Watch out: AI credits are capped at 60 on Free, 500 on Pro and 1,000 on Business
- Pricey if you buy for a team, as each paid price is per member
- Watch out: its pricing page returned an error when we checked, so the figures are from the listing
Pick Visme if
- Fits if you're in marketing or sales and make decks, reports and infographics every week
- Works for students and teachers, who get their own plans at $48 and $96 a year
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly: $29 for Starter against $147 for the whole year, and $59 for Pro
- Tight if you're staying free: 50 slides a project, 500 MB, 10 AI credits a month, the Visme logo and no downloads
- Skip it if you need an editable PowerPoint file or a Brand Kit without Pro at $24.75 a month, as the Starter PPTX isn't editable
- Not for you if you use an Android phone or tablet, as Android is still listed as coming soon
- Watch out: single sign-on, approvals and SCORM export are Enterprise only, which starts at 10 users
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAPiktochartFair | 2.4GPAVismeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $10 per member a month billed annually, on the $10 middle for presentation tools. Business at $17 adds PDF and PowerPoint downloads. | DStarter is $12.25 a person a month billed yearly, $29 month to month, and the parts a business comes for sit well above the $9.99 middle: Brand Kit, analytics, privacy controls and an editable PowerPoint export all start at Pro, $24.75 a person a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan gives unlimited projects, but only free templates, 2 PNG downloads and 1 GB. | CBasic is free with unlimited projects and most templates, then the caps land: 50 slides a project, 500 MB of storage, 10 AI credits a month and the Visme logo on your work. Even JPG, PNG and PDF downloads start on Starter. |
| Features | CTemplates, an AI generator, brand kit, video editor and collaboration. It is a visuals tool more than a slide tool, and PDF and PowerPoint export are not on Pro. | BCovers the job, plus templates for over 50 kinds of content, charts, maps and data widgets, animation, hover effects and clickable hotspots, an AI Designer that drafts from a prompt, and a Recording Studio that captures you narrating for up to 45 minutes on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the design yourself from a template. | B4.58 from about 1,100 App Store ratings, short of the 4.7 an A asks for and above the middle of this category. You start from a template, and the Brand Wizard builds your brand kit from a website address. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no desktop app or integrations list. | BBrowser, Mac and Windows desktop apps and an iOS app, with Salesforce, Mailchimp, Zapier, Slack, Google Drive and Dropbox among the integrations. No Android yet, which the download page still lists as coming soon, so it can't take the top mark. |
| Best for | infographics and visual reports in a browser | decks, infographics and reports from one tool |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Piktochart and Visme. How we grade
Price against what you get
Piktochart starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Visme starts at $12.25 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Visme scores higher, and starts $2.25 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 19 score higher than Piktochart for less, and 1 scores higher than Visme for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Visme also covers whiteboard, documents and forms.
At a glance
| Piktochart | Visme | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per member / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $12.25 per person / month, billed yearly ($147) |
| Free plan | Unlimited visual projects, 60 AI credits, free templates only, 2 PNG downloads and 1GB of storage. | Basic plan: unlimited projects, 500 MB of storage, up to 50 slides or pages per project, most templates and 10 AI credits a month. Projects carry the Visme logo. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Piktochart LLC | Easy WebContent, LLC (DBA Visme) |
| Price read from | piktochart.com | visme.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Piktochart
- The free plan allows 2 PNG downloads and only free templates.
- PDF and PowerPoint downloads are not on Pro.
- AI credits are capped each plan: 60 on Free, 500 on Pro and 1,000 on Business.
- The page shows each paid price per member, and Enterprise is aimed at 101 or more members.
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.
Key features
Piktochart
- Templates for many formats
- Start from templates for infographics, presentations, reports, brochures and social graphics.
- AI design generator
- Turns text or data into a first draft; every plan has a monthly allowance of AI credits.
- Brand kit
- The Business plan adds unlimited brand color schemes, custom fonts and logos.
- Export formats
- Free plans download PNG only; PDF and PowerPoint downloads start on Business, Education and Nonprofit.
- Team collaboration
- Workspaces let members share visuals, set permissions and comment on designs.
- Video editor
- A separate video editor is listed in the product menu next to the visual editor.
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.
Plans
Piktochart
Free$0
Unlimited projects, free templates only, 60 AI credits, 2 PNG downloads and 1GB storage.
Pro$10
per member / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Premium templates and icons, unlimited PNG downloads, 500 AI credits and 100GB storage.
Business$17
per member / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Adds PDF and PPT downloads, brand kit, branded templates, 1,000 AI credits, 250GB.
Education$39
per member, billed annually
For students and teachers with an educational email; 250 AI credits and PDF and PPT downloads.
Nonprofit$60
per member, billed annually
For nonprofit organizations; 250 AI credits, limited brand kit and PDF and PPT downloads.
EnterpriseCustom
For teams of 101 or more, with SSO/SAML, security review and a dedicated account 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.
Ways to pay less
Piktochart
- Annual discount
Save up to 33% with annual billing
The pricing page lists annual billing as up to 33% cheaper than monthly, for example Pro at $10 versus $15 a month.
- Education
Education plan for students and teachers
A discounted plan at $39 per member per year; a valid educational email address is required.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit plan
Registered nonprofits can take a $60 per member, yearly plan that includes PDF and PPT downloads.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Piktochart or Visme?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Piktochart is cheaper to start with: $10 a month for each person, against $12.25 a month for each person for Visme. Piktochart starts at $10 per member / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Visme starts at $12.25 per person / month, billed yearly ($147).
Which has a free plan, Piktochart or Visme?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Piktochart and Visme have a free plan.
Which platforms do Piktochart and Visme run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Visme lists macOS, Windows and iOS apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.