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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Amazing online 2d marketing video maker
Reviewed on 14/02/2023
Powtoon makes amazing movies and presentations rapidly. Its simple interface and many choices make...
Powtoon makes amazing movies and presentations rapidly. Its simple interface and many choices make it perfect for beginners in video and graphic design. Its versatility and cost make it a good choice for video and presentation creation, despite its lack of advanced capabilities.
Pros
I even without video or graphic design knowledge, Powtoon makes video and presentation creation simple. I may start quickly with its simple interface and tutorials. Powtoon gives me many themes, animations, pictures, and sound effects to create unique films and presentations. The software lets me add images, text, audio, and more to my projects.
Cons
Powtoon lacks 3D transitions, better text animations, and advanced audio editing. For major video and presentation creators, Powtoon might be expensive.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Powtoons is Amazing
Reviewed on 15/10/2019
I have created dozens of videos for internal comms, advertising, recruiting and training. It has...
I have created dozens of videos for internal comms, advertising, recruiting and training. It has made my life so easy and with great reward and outcome.
Pros
This is a super simple app to create fun and vibrant communications pieces either with cartoons or video.
Cons
I think customer service could be much better. I don't think I've ever gotten ahold of a live person.
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FilmoraReasons for Choosing PowToon
I didn't exactly make a total switch because I still need to edit some video before dropping it in to Powtoons, but the functionality of Powtoons and its ability to drag and drop anything into the video at any time is so cool. And it has a huge database of photos, video, and other tidbits.Switched From
Filmora- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Great for explanatory videos
Reviewed on 22/11/2022
Powtoon has helped me to create multiple videos for university and school and they all turn out...
Powtoon has helped me to create multiple videos for university and school and they all turn out really cool.
Pros
What I like most are the animations, because some of them come pre-animated and you just have to put them. Another thing is that everything is very good quality.
Cons
What I don't like is that you have to pay mostly for everything, so you dont have a variety of free templates or animations to use.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
most easy and complete online video creator
Reviewed on 23/09/2022
very practical online software to create fast and animated videos
very practical online software to create fast and animated videos
Pros
it's simplicity and easy to use with a big media library available
Cons
still, the media library is very limited in a variety of themes, and the max video quality is not very high
Reasons for Switching to PowToon
its less expensive and easy to use software and simple to export videos- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10
Did the job - but ended on a very poor note
Reviewed on 5/11/2021
My final experience with them soured me on the product and company and thus I cannot recommend....
My final experience with them soured me on the product and company and thus I cannot recommend. Pick another animation software where they'll at least respond.
Pros
I needed to find software on short order for a volunteer product I was doing. I was able to learn it pretty quickly and product something to help the organization out. It was fairly easy to learn and I was able to make a decent animated video in a weekend.
Cons
I hadn't used the software for like 6 months and wasn't sure I'd use again, but missed the window to cancel the renewal until it hit my credit card. I contacted the company right away to explain that I used it just for volunteering and ask for a refund. They could check my history to see I hadn't been using. Not only did they not refund me. They ghosted me. I emailed a second and third time, but they never even answered.
As for the product itself, they mixed in elements that were not included on my plan with those that were, requiring me to backtrack in some cases export my video w/o upgrading. Many of the elements were too cartoony for my taste. The export limits were kind of confusing.
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VyondReasons for Switching to PowToon
I was in a rush and had to make a quick decision.- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Very Good Animation Software
Reviewed on 30/11/2019
I reaaly like this software and using for create good promotionals campaigns for may customers.
I reaaly like this software and using for create good promotionals campaigns for may customers.
Pros
Easy to use for very good quality job results.
Cons
The characters don't have a 'walk' animation as option ...
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AnimakerReasons for Switching to PowToon
Because PowToon effer what I need, PowToon is different than others and, maybe need more features, but I believe in the good future for this software.- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Powtoon
Reviewed on 25/10/2019
Not great they say they would be creating new content and we have had the service for 6 months with...
Not great they say they would be creating new content and we have had the service for 6 months with absolutely no content updates
Pros
You can put multiple layers of text on one slide and customize where it will show up.
Cons
They have absolutely zero content. They say they have marketing videos but they are only 10 seconds long and random. We no longer use this software.
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Promo.comReasons for Switching to PowToon
We ended up purchasing promo as well because promo has a wide range and variety of videos and music that works a lot better than Powtoon. Very disappointed in Powtoon.- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
If you want easy animation software for presentations look no further!!
Reviewed on 5/12/2019
Excellent!! creating meaningful videos that are young people friendly has been so much easier with...
Excellent!! creating meaningful videos that are young people friendly has been so much easier with this software.
Pros
This has been a recent addition to us, we came across it by accident looking for new characters for our powerpoint videos. This software has everything prepared and ready to go, with any type of animated creation it still takes time but having all the tools built-in ready and to hand saves a lot of time and frustration. Creating mini-presentations for young people has been a lot easier since we signed up.
Cons
The only con I have is that there could be more ethnic characters, this can be a little limiting for us as most of our client base are ethnic we like to use characters that look like them.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
So many possibilities for creatives
Reviewed on 11/04/2024
Pros
It turns a newbie into a potential animating pro. Or it makes us seem like pros. I made an amazing youtube video with it on my free trial and really loved the result and creative possibilities.
Cons
It is unfortunately, not cheap and a bit above my budget for limited use. Great for those who need it professionally though.

- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Even I can make videos!
Reviewed on 11/02/2023
I started with the free version and quickly realised that I can do a lot more with the paid...
I started with the free version and quickly realised that I can do a lot more with the paid version. I still can't make those super duper videos I see others make, but I'm pretty sure that's my fault and not PowToons. I'll keep on learning ...
Pros
PowToon enables me to make catchy videos for my courses, either as lectures or ads to promote them.
Cons
The price as it's not cheap. It's also not always that easy to use, but that might be me rather than the software.
- Industry: Public Relations & Communications
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Fun Video Creation Software
Reviewed on 10/03/2023
We are able to use PowTown to create short, professional-looking videos fairly quickly. It's a...
We are able to use PowTown to create short, professional-looking videos fairly quickly. It's a great option for an explainer video.
Pros
I like the animated illustrated character options. It's fun to create videos using these characters. I think they make the video more engaging for viewers than a simple text-on-screen video.
Cons
It can be a little tedious to edit videos. There are a lot of feature options, which is great, but it can make it difficult to find the exact spot in the video that you want to edit.

- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Powtoon is one of the best online animation video and presentation maker
Reviewed on 23/01/2023
It was a great app to use though with limitations especially in the free version.
It was a great app to use though with limitations especially in the free version.
Pros
Powtoons provide the appealing and captivating animations for a range of uses, including presentations, proposals, demonstrations, infographics, online advertisements, digital manuals or guides, and brief animations, to mention a few. With Powtoon's intuitive interface, it's never been difficult to create and share original animations with great available template which can play around with till you get something nice and interesting . Animations created by users can be shared via email and social medias as well as online.
Cons
Within the application, creating a new custom action is very impossible. A video is in revision mode once it has been published, and there are very few editing choices available at this time.

- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Do not make boring presentations anymore, use Powtoon
Reviewed on 24/05/2022
In general terms, good.
In general terms, good.
Pros
The templates ease the work because it is not necessary to lose time in planning how to start your video or presentation.
Cons
The pro version. It is almost mandatory that you have to pay a subscription to have access to some necessary elements in Powtoon.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Not really useful unless you go Pro+
Reviewed on 18/11/2020
It's really easy to quickly create something that's, let's be honest, kind of corny, but for many...
It's really easy to quickly create something that's, let's be honest, kind of corny, but for many situations that's fine. The tools are a joy to use and you can add your own artwork so you aren't really that limited. My biggest complaint (as I mentioned above in Cons) is that the tools are corrupted by the upsell items for Pro+. Just don't show me Pro+ features if I've already paid for Pro. Or at least give me a way to turn them off. Find another way to upsell.
Pros
Seriously easy to use. Using a template with its own audio, I was amazed at how smoothly the audio adjusted as you changed slide lengths. The tools are intuitive and things [transitions, modifications, adding/removing time, etc.] that are difficult in a lot of video editing packages are simple. There may be fewer features to tweak but in some ways that what makes it so easy to use. I like that you can add your own graphics - this makes it a powerful base if you want to deviate from the more cutesy look that's provided by default.
Cons
I'm constantly annoyed at the ongoing upsell to Pro+. I'm tricked into being disappointed at every turn. Choices of characters, items, templates, etc are shown but often it's not until you click on them that you discover they are only available to Pro+ plans. In a grid of possible templates, there were 54 Pro+ I couldn't use - I had to scroll over each one to discover they were Pro+. I asked Support if there was a way to hide the features that I couldn't access (turn off all Pro+) but they said no. Paying over $200 for Pro seems like a lot these days and I would be more satisfied with my purchase if I weren't constantly shown all the things I can't get with that money.

- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy Presentations
Reviewed on 20/06/2019
From my experience with the program I can say that I have not had greater difficulties than to find...
From my experience with the program I can say that I have not had greater difficulties than to find myself a little disoriented at first, but thanks to its easy use and interactivity, I can learn at once and I can create my video. I would say that I would have difficulty uploading or sharing the video, because there are not enough options or the ones I want are blocked and I must pay. It would be good if the tool would allow you to share those videos over Whatsapp for free.
Pros
It is a simple and easy to use program. The presentations have many details and customization, being a very good point because it allows creating multiple videos and they do not look alike. It offers free and paid tools, also offers different ways to export or publish it; it is good the point and manages to make known the tool and the jobs and that many people can use it, either by paying or for free.
Cons
The program looks very limited at times because they don't have other tools to change the style of their videos with respect to the format, that is, it follows established parameters and does not allow recording videos to be uploaded and edited with the tools already available, but it limits itself to that format already established and in a certain way causes the authors of the videos to be somewhat limited in the subject of creativity.

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great to use
Reviewed on 9/12/2018
Pros
Being a graphic designer, I use this for animated videos & presentations almost everyday. powtoon has so many templates & animation effects which make it very useful to make quick videos. I love this software because it has a clean interface. Colors & design are very user friendly . I would recommend this product to everyone who wants to make animated videos & presentations.
Cons
The hardest part of this product is it sometimes takes way too much time to upload images & add videos to timeline. This is a heavy product, which hangs alot, that makes it very irritating at times.
One thing I want in this product is options to arrange the saved files in folders or as we want because the minus point is when we mistakenly open a file it comes to number one which bothers the order of the files & makes it difficult to keep a check.
- Industry: Online Media
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Making presentations fun
Reviewed on 14/10/2018
I used Powtoon for many school presentations where the assignment was to make ad campaigns or short...
I used Powtoon for many school presentations where the assignment was to make ad campaigns or short promos. Yes, Powtoon can make a presentation exciting enough to look like a commercial. I LOVE this software. It’s so usable and full of many features. It is handy for so many purposes and will certainly do the trick if you’re not interested in researching clunkier software with a bigger learning curve.
Pros
Having photos and icons that can move and appear on a timer is my favorite thing about Powtoon. This simple feature allows me to make my presentations way more interactive and entertaining. Searching or uploading images is super easy and Powtoon has a great database of basic graphics. Adding music is also incredibly easy to do.
Cons
Powtoon is not the place for detailed voiceovers. There’s really only an option to add one single audio file and when you’re working with many different slides, that can get pretty complicated. The big “Powtoon” logo in the bottom corner of the presentation also totally takes away from a professional look.

- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Makes creating just-in-time learning quick and easy
Reviewed on 7/02/2020
We've had a great experience with Powtoon, and have continually opted in to be early adopters for...
We've had a great experience with Powtoon, and have continually opted in to be early adopters for their new features. Their customer service is fantastic, and the chat-bot allows you to have your questions answered quickly.
Pros
It has a very low learning curve. Once you know what you are trying to capture, the software is incredibly intuitive at helping you make your content visually appealing to your end users. They also continually make updates that enhance the creator's experience, including additional templates and new functionality.
Cons
There's not really anything to improve- it meets our needs for providing just-in-time learning content. We are able to customize as much or as little as we want, add sound, add proprietary images, and then download in a format that makes it easy to share.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A go-to animation software that meets your needs and more.
Reviewed on 2/01/2023
I am using PowToon to create educational videos for YouTube and TikTok that grab my students'...
I am using PowToon to create educational videos for YouTube and TikTok that grab my students' attention. So far, their feedback has been very positive.
Pros
PowToon allows you to create fantastic and visually arresting animated explainer videos for educational purposes.
Cons
I have not experienced any problems with this product. All the features and functions have so far been exceptional.
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Fun way to create presentations that really grab people’s attention
Reviewed on 4/08/2018
Pros
We all think it’s a really a fun and simple way to create professional-looking videos and infographics even for people without any design or technical background. If you’re familiar with PowerPoint, then it’s really easy to learn Powtoon but the result is something with a little more oomph.The presentations look very interesting and engaging with lots of nice options for backgrounds and animation. There are also pre-made templates available which look really appealing and are highly customizable.
There are plenty of tutorials available on the site and they break it down into bite-sized pieces. I also love the fact that I can chat directly with their customer support for help whenever a question or issue comes up.
Cons
It doesn’t allow for highly collaborative work just yet, but I am certainly hoping that this is something they are working on. I think that will streamline work for many people especially in terms of those who are working remotely but want to contribute to creating a presentation.
- Industry: Legal Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Intro to Video Design
Reviewed on 8/12/2022
Pros
Powtoon makes editing videos easy & for simple designs/animations, it’s the best program I have used. It is a very user-friendly program and offers enough features to keep videos interesting. My company does not make more than 2 videos a month, so Powtoon is perfect for occasional use.
Cons
The website glitches a lot, at least once a month my coworkers or I have issues with the site loading. When it works, it’s great, but it is very glitchy. Another thing that isn’t great about PowToon is that it is hard to move items around on the page, there are no guides to make sure you are centered.

- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Value Product
Reviewed on 30/10/2020
Really helpful and very versatile. We had a great deal which made it a no brainer.
Really helpful and very versatile. We had a great deal which made it a no brainer.
Pros
I like that it has lots of built in templates I can use as starters. I really like the explainer video templates. I use this for marketing, social media, paid campaigns, and internal customer support training.
Cons
I wish I could apply branding colors to a template without having to change every element. Then I could flip templates into production-ready products that much faster.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Quickly Create Pretty Videos!
Reviewed on 6/03/2019
Pros
Aside from the obvious reason that PowToon is FREE, I also like that you can create a professional-looking video without all of the headache of learning an in-depth software program. PowToon has several templates to choose from and you can just edit your information/content into the project easily.
Cons
It's a little annoying that you cannot sort through the templates (free vs. paid) and can only see ALL. You think you like a template and it turns out to be a paid upgrade. If you use PowToon enough, you will start to notice other videos/users that use PowToon and that kind of dilutes the quality. You start to see the same recycled template over and over.

- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Best Explainer Video Maker For Newbies
Reviewed on 12/04/2020
Powtoon helped me in making Animated videos in less time, specially when I really need a video...
Powtoon helped me in making Animated videos in less time, specially when I really need a video urgently. I always use this tool to create an animated video quickly. It's Easy and Fast. Also it is sometime very expensive to hire a professional for this work, so powtoon helps the Newbies to do this by there selfs.
Pros
Powtoon is one of the best tool for Newbies to create An Animated Explainer Video quickly. It allows the user to create a fully customize Animated video which can full the needs of brands. The video can be made in 7-10 minutes and you don't have to hire a Graphic Designer or a Professional for this work. Powtoon also gives trial to there users so first they can test how Powtoon works and they don't charge their users for the trial period. Powtoon allows to create fully customize Animated Videos easily and quickly.
Cons
Powtoon is a great tool but they have to improve the features like Characters, Background Music and some other features, otherwise it is an excellent tool.

- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Incredible tool for Video Creation and Marketing
Reviewed on 1/04/2022
Pros
A very powerful tool for creating professional animated videos.
The interface is very clear, intuitive, and simple - both for experienced users and beginners.
It's really easy to create high-quality content in no time. You can create everything from simple animations and short videos to large and complex projects.
The application is very rich in features.
You can use the templates, add text, images, music, videos, and more.
You can easily add soundtracks, music, and text. You can also edit animation flows.
Highly Recommended for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Video Creators & Video Marketing agencies
Cons
They are currently more focused on creating templates. I think they should focus on adding new and useful features, instead of pre-made templates.