What Is PowToon?

Get ready to wake up your audience and keep them engaged! Powtoon empowers individuals, teams, and companies to achieve measurable results by transforming everyday communication into visual experiences that get their audience to care, connect, and act. The all-in-1 platform makes it easy to create pro-quality videos no design or tech skills necessary! Simply drag n drop to easily customize any template. Add backgrounds, swap characters, insert video, images, a logo & post your message. Done!

Who Uses PowToon?

Fortune 500, Enterprises, Businesses at all stages, Entrepreneurs, Institutions, Non-profits, Government orgs, SMBs, Professionals (HR, Internal Comms, Trainers, L&D, Sales, Marketing, IT), and more

PowToon Software - Presentation can be created with the drag and drop WYSIWYG editor
PowToon Software - Users can access a range of royalty-free characters, objects, and music
PowToon Software - Choose from a selection of over 100 in-built templates, designed for different purposes
PowToon Software - Team members can collaborate on presentations and plan projects with shared media libraries and asynchronous editing
PowToon Software - PowToon creations can be easily shared with other team members or exported

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Reviews of PowToon

Average score

Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.1

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Hossamudin
Hossamudin
Founder in Egypt
Verified LinkedIn User
Higher Education Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

A great animation cloud-based software, but kinda expensive

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Excellent.

Pros:

The variety of templates is one of the great features. So, I don't have to create a similar video every time; Each video is unique.

Cons:

Well, the pricing. It is super high. Also, faced few issues with the Arabic language during the free trial. Could be fixed by now tho.

Marianela
Marianela
Water Treatment Consultant in Panama
Verified LinkedIn User
Chemicals, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Powtoon is a great solution designed to create great business videos and eye-catching presentations.

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Powtoon is an excellent graphic design tool, since it is not necessary to have advanced knowledge to create videos, and it can be used from day one, we can quickly familiarize ourselves with the commands and functions, rely on video tutorials, and generate professional results in a very short time. Powtoon allows us to develop amazing things and increase our organizational visibility without investing a lot of time to create exceptional quality products.

Pros:

One of the most striking elements of Powtoon is the simplicity of its design, and the ability to generate professional quality products, with multiple applications for institutions that want to make short videos and show a procedure, promote a product, generate interactive instructions, and colorful, and much more.All these applications for daily use increase our possibility of generating content that increases sales, for example, making our brand more established in the market, and the most important thing is that we do not need professionals in the area of graphic design to generate spectacular videos from Powtoon.

Cons:

Powtoon has expanded enormously and its use has spread very quickly, which has demanded the need to integrate with third parties to develop greater compatibility with products used in organizations. One of the best forms that Powtoon has adopted is integration through APIs, which guarantees connectivity with multiple existing systems in companies. In addition to that Powtoon is willing to listen to customer needs and constantly increase the number of tested and validated integrations.

Raghu
Raghu
SG in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Not the most handy & a bit too limiting in terms of ease-of-use

2.0 2 weeks ago New

Pros:

Allows a lot of creative exploration & advanced applications

Cons:

Can get clunky & overhwhelming not to mention a bit limiting in terms of templates & assets, too cumbersome as a result.

Sheikh Sumon
Sheikh Sumon
Lead generation specialist in Bangladesh
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Create engaging content with PowToon.

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: PowToon is highly user-friendly. It could assist you in producing interesting material that will draw viewers to you. I love how this program has so many features and tools, as well as the communication aspect. If you can utilize this program correctly, the final video clip you may produce with it will look really professional. Anyone who is prepared to spend the money for the pro edition of this software to utilize a superior content creation tool is encouraged to do so.

Pros:

I've used editing programs for quite some time, but for such a low cost, this is the greatest one I've found thus far. With this tool, making animated video material is surprisingly simple. Many editing choices might be confusing to modify and utilize, but PowToon makes everything clear with its clear instructions. I have a few trustworthy buddies who work in the editing profession. Fortunately, I could add them to this application and get their feedback or use their assistance to improve my job. A plethora of templates are available for you to use. I can include text, music, and a lot more. I can even communicate with my team and manage them using this program.

Cons:

There are a lot of limits in the free version, but that stands to reason.

Suman
Suman
Freelancer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Animation, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best in the Business

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Overall, Powtoon is a great tool for creating animated videos, especially for those without extensive video production experience. Its user-friendly interface and affordable pricing make it accessible to a wide range of users, while its selection of templates and graphics provide plenty of options for customization. However, some users may find its design options limited and its rendering speed slow.

Pros:

User-friendly interface: Powtoon has an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for users to create videos, even without prior video creation experience.Wide range of templates and graphics: Powtoon offers a large selection of templates and graphics that can be customized to fit the specific needs of a project.Affordable pricing: Powtoon offers a variety of pricing plans that are affordable for businesses and individuals.

Cons:

Limited design options: Although Powtoon has a wide selection of templates and graphics, some users may find that their design options are limited compared to other video creation platforms.Slow rendering speed: Some users have reported slow rendering speeds when working with larger or more complex videos.