SoftMaker Presentations vs WPS Presentation (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, WPS Presentation grades higher than SoftMaker Presentations: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
WPS Presentation grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SoftMaker Presentations
PowerPoint-compatible slide app in the SoftMaker Office suite
WPS Presentation
PowerPoint-compatible slide editor in the WPS Office suite
Which one is for you
Pick SoftMaker Presentations if
- Fits if you want an offline PowerPoint-style program on Linux or Mac
- Works for a household that wants one license for 5 computers
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: it is only sold as part of the Office suite subscription
- Watch out: the yearly plan covers 5 household computers but a company license covers 1
- Watch out: AI text, image and translation use is capped by included allowances
- Pricey if you need volume, as 5 computers cost $199 a year
Pick WPS Presentation if
- Fits if you need to open and edit PowerPoint files without paying for Microsoft 365
- Works for Linux users, since there are Deb and Rpm packages as well as Windows and Mac versions
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if advertising in your office software bothers you and you won't pay $69.99 a year to remove it
- Not for you if you only want a slide tool to pay for, because the paid plans cover the whole suite
- Tight if you lean on the AI, as the Pro+ tools pause until the next day once you hit the daily limit
- Tight if you stay free, with limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space
- Watch out: no integrations or API are on record, and the pricing page says its prices apply to PC and Android
How we grade them
| 2.8GPASoftMaker PresentationsGood | 3.0GPAWPS PresentationVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BThe suite is $49.90 a year, or $4.99 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of $7.95 for presentation tools and including a word processor and spreadsheet. | BYou can't buy it alone, but WPS Pro+ covers the whole suite at $5.83 a month, billed $69.99 a year, which is the cheapest quarter of this category exactly. It takes the advertising away and brings 20 GB of cloud storage with it. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day free trial of the suite; the listing does not mention a card. | BWPS Standard is free and includes Presentation, and one person could really live on it. You put up with advertising in your office software, limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space. |
| Features | BPPTX native, animations, transitions and AI drafting, with no gap named in the listing for the core job. | BCovers the slide job without Microsoft: .pptx, .ppt and .ppsx in and out, more than 80 animations, morph transitions, presenter tools, and real-time co-editing with comments and version history. WPS AI builds slides from a topic or a document, with a daily limit on Pro+. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. It installs as an office suite and opens PPTX files with nothing to set up. | BNo App Store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: install the suite and get on with it, with Presentation sitting in the same application as Writer, Spreadsheet and the PDF tools and templates ready to start from. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, but no web version and no integrations list. | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and the web, which is the widest list in this category, Deb and Rpm packages included. What stops an A is the other half: no integrations and no API on record at all. |
| Best for | offline slides on every platform | editing PowerPoint files without Microsoft 365 |
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: SoftMaker Presentations and WPS Presentation. How we grade
Price against what you get
SoftMaker Presentations starts at $4.99 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WPS Presentation starts at $5.83 a month and scores 3.0.
They score the same, and SoftMaker Presentations starts $0.84 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, none scores higher than SoftMaker Presentations for less, and none scores higher than WPS Presentation 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
- SoftMaker Presentations also covers documents and spreadsheets.
- WPS Presentation also covers templates.
At a glance
| SoftMaker Presentations | WPS Presentation | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month, billed monthly ($49.90 billed yearly) | $5.83 per month, billed $69.99 per year (WPS Pro+) |
| Free plan | None | WPS Standard: the free WPS Office suite, including Presentation, with basic PDF features, limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space. It carries advertising. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of SoftMaker Office NX Universal | 3-day free trial of the WPS Pro+ Sharing Plan |
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| Made by | SoftMaker | Kingsoft Office Software |
| Price read from | softmaker.com | wps.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SoftMaker Presentations
- Presentations is sold only as part of the Office suite subscription, not by itself.
- The yearly plan covers 5 household computers, but a company license covers 1 computer.
- AI text, image and translation use is capped by included character and image allowances.
- Volume licenses are priced separately, for example 5 computers for $199 a year.
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.
Key features
SoftMaker Presentations
- PPTX as native format
- Slides are saved as PPTX, so files open in PowerPoint without conversion.
- Animations and transitions
- The vendor says it offers animations and slide transitions beyond what PowerPoint provides.
- AI slide drafting
- Presentations can turn a topic into slides with headings and text, and summarize long decks.
- Five platforms
- The suite runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android under one subscription.
- Local processing
- The vendor says the suite runs on your own device with no forced cloud connection.
- Included allowances
- The yearly plan lists 5 million characters of AI text and 100 AI images, plus translation characters.
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.
Plans
SoftMaker Presentations
Office NX Universal, yearly$49.90
per year, licensed for 5 computers
Whole suite, including Presentations; for 5 computers of one household or 1 company computer.
Office NX Universal, monthly$4.99
per month, billed monthly
Same suite on a rolling monthly subscription.
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.
Ways to pay less
SoftMaker Presentations
No public discounts listed.
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+.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SoftMaker Presentations or WPS Presentation?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SoftMaker Presentations is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $5.83 a month for WPS Presentation. SoftMaker Presentations starts at $4.99 per month, billed monthly ($49.90 billed yearly), and WPS Presentation starts at $5.83 per month, billed $69.99 per year (WPS Pro+).
Which has a free plan, SoftMaker Presentations or WPS Presentation?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only WPS Presentation has a free plan. SoftMaker Presentations does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do SoftMaker Presentations and WPS Presentation run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only WPS Presentation lists a web app. Both list macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps. 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.