The Genially Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Genially in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Genially
The Insider’s Guide
Interactive presentations, quizzes, games and learning content
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among presentation tools, read from Genially’s own pages.
Made by Genially Web, S.L. · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Genially’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Genially’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 10 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade
Genially is a browser-based tool for building interactive content: presentations, infographics, quizzes, games and training materials in which viewers click hotspots, answer questions and follow branching paths. Creations start from a template, an imported PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides file, or an AI prompt, and can be shared by link or presented in a live session. Higher plans add quiz tracking and packages for learning management systems.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Genially, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Every plan gets all the interactions and animations, Free included.
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Best for clickable lessons, quizzes and games for a class
Genially makes content people click through instead of sitting through: hotspots, questions, branching paths.
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Paid plans start at about $6.72 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €6 per month, billed annually (Pro).
- 3
There is a free plan
2 GB of storage, 500 AI credits a year, 1,000+ free templates, all interactions and animations, file import and live sessions of up to 50 participants. Downloads need a paid plan.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 10 of 24
That is against the other presentation tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of Genially you could make: templates and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 7 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Genially at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from €6 per month, billed annually (Pro)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Genially Web, S.L., since 2015
- Category
- Presentations
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for clickable lessons, quizzes and games for a class
Genially makes content people click through instead of sitting through: hotspots, questions, branching paths. Every plan gets all the interactions and animations, Free included. But Free has no downloads at all, quizzes with tracking wait for Master at €20 a month and LMS packages for Author at €40, both billed yearly only, and prices show in euros and vary by country.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is €6 a month billed annually, or €10 monthly, and an archived copy of Genially's US price file puts the paid plans at $120, $300 and $600 a year, so Pro lands about the $9.99 middle here. The parts teachers want cost more: quizzes with tracking need Master at €20 a member, LMS packages Author at €40. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free gets 2 GB, 1,000-plus templates, every interaction and animation, file import and live sessions for up to 50 people. Then the wall: you can't download anything at all, and AI is 500 credits a year. |
| Features | B | The whole interactive job: clickable hotspots, animations, games, branching scenarios, live sessions with polls, quizzes with per-student tracking, and SCORM, xAPI or LTI publishing to a learning platform. Which plan you need for each is the catch, not whether it's there. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and the work is building the interactive thing yourself: hotspots, paths, questions. A template, an AI prompt or an imported PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides file gets you a starting point. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with no phone or desktop app listed. It does connect where teaching happens: Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Schoology and D2L Brightspace. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Genially is for
- Fits if you teach or train and want lessons people click through, not just watch
- Works for eLearning teams publishing courses to an LMS, on the €40 Author plan
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need a PDF of your work for free, as downloads start at Pro
- Pricey if you want quiz results per student, because tracking needs Master at €20 a month, billed annually
- Not for you if you want prices in dollars up front, since Genially shows euros and prices vary by country
- Tight if you lean on AI on the free plan, as it gets 500 credits a year and image generation starts at Master
- Watch out: Master and Author are billed annually only, and single sign-on and groups need Enterprise
Good to know
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$6.72
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Genially has a free plan. Paid plans start at €6 per month, billed annually (Pro).
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Single sign-on, a custom subdomain, groups, domain restriction, activity history, a team library and a dedicated success manager.
The free plan
2 GB of storage, 500 AI credits a year, 1,000+ free templates, all interactions and animations, file import and live sessions of up to 50 participants. Downloads need a paid plan.
Read from genially.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on genially.comEducation
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.
Stated on genially.comEducation
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.
Stated on genially.comNonprofit
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.
Stated on genially.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Interactive presentations, quizzes, games and learning content. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, real-time collaboration, templates, surveys, presentations.
Which plan you need for each is the catch, not whether it's there.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Classroom
- Microsoft Teams
- Moodle
- Canvas
- Blackboard
- Schoology
- D2L Brightspace
Genially is made by Genially Web, S.L., and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
10/24
Other presentation tools it is graded above
Genially's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on features (B, above 14 of 24) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $6.72 a month, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 5 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 25 presentation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Genially’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 24
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 24
- BFeaturesAbove 14 of 24
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 24
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 24
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 23 presentation tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Genially is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Genially you could make: templates and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 7 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $80.68 a year.
What you could make
- Templates and surveys: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A slide editor.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams and Moodle among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- People on the other end: live sessions. No app builder makes those.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Genially’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Prezi, Canva, Visme, Mentimeter and AhaSlides
The 5 tools Genially is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Prezi
Free plan · from $7/mo
Presentation platform with AI drafts, live polls and quizzes.
- Genially also covers surveys.
- 3.2GPA
Canva
Free plan · from $14.99/mo
Template-based design platform for slides, graphics and video.
- Only Canva lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Genially also covers surveys.
- Canva also covers video editing.
- 2.4GPA
Visme
Free plan · from $12.25/mo
Template-based design tool for presentations and infographics.
- Only Visme lists macOS, Windows and iOS apps.
- Genially also covers surveys.
- Visme also covers whiteboard, documents and forms.
- 2.0GPA
Mentimeter
Free plan · from €14/mo
- 2.2GPA
AhaSlides
Free plan · from $7.95/mo
Interactive presentations with live quizzes, polls and word clouds.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Genially free?
Genially has a free plan. 2 GB of storage, 500 AI credits a year, 1,000+ free templates, all interactions and animations, file import and live sessions of up to 50 participants.
How much does Genially cost?
Genially lists 5 plans. Free: €0.
What platforms does Genially work on?
Genially is available on Web.
Does Genially offer any discounts?
Genially publicly lists the following: Pro is 40% cheaper on annual billing; Education plans for teachers and schools; StudentPro plan for students; Up to 50% off for nonprofits.
Does Genially have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Genially is listed for Web.
Does Genially have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Genially is listed for Web.
Is Genially open source?
Genially is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
What does Genially integrate with?
Genially's listing names Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Schoology and D2L Brightspace.
Does Genially have a student discount?
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.
Who makes Genially?
Genially is made by Genially Web, S.L. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to Genially?
The closest alternatives to Genially in our directory are Prezi, Canva, Visme, Mentimeter and AhaSlides.
How does Genially compare with other presentation tools?
Genially's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 4.
Is Genially good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Genially C for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $6.72 a month, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 5 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Genially?
The plain part of Genially you could make: templates and surveys. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Genially’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Genially's own pages on 6 October 2026. Prices are in euros, as Genially shows them by default. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-15.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Genially Web, S.L. Prices change, so check genially.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Genially, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/genially
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Genially’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Genially is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Genially Web, S.L. Prices and plans change: check genially.com before you buy.