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Both cover design & graphics. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Penpot | Prezi | |
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| Starting price | From $7 | From $7 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| API | Yes | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Open source design you can host yourself
Penpot does the job Figma does and is open source, which matters if you would rather keep design files on a server you control than on somebody else's. The free plan is fully featured rather than crippled, and paying mostly buys storage, version history and a bill that stops rising past a point. Files are standards-based, so what comes out is SVG and CSS rather than a format only one company reads.
Our note
The capped bill is the quietly good part of this: it removes the sting from adding the ninth person to a team. Take it seriously if you are choosing tools for an organisation that cares about lock-in, and stay on Figma if you just need to draw a thumbnail.
Presentations that zoom rather than advance
Prezi replaces the slide deck with one canvas the view moves around, which suits an argument with a shape to it more than a list of points. Videos and infographics sit in the same account, so a talk and the clip made from it are not two subscriptions. PowerPoint files import rather than needing rebuilding. The format is the thing to be sure about before paying: an audience expecting ordinary slides can find the movement distracting, and the effect is hard to undo once a deck is built around it.
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| Runs on (they differ) |
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| Web |
| Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android |
| Covers | Design & Graphics | Design & Graphics |
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| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
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| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | 1 | None right now |
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Our note
Decide on the format before the price, because the zooming canvas is either the entire reason to be here or a distraction your audience will mention afterwards. If you only need slides that look better than the default, Beautiful.ai or Pitch will get you there with less to explain.