Apple Keynote vs. Piktochart

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple Keynote
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Keynote, from Apple is a presentation software with tools and effects, designed to make it easy to create memorable presentations, and comes included with most Apple devices. Use Apple Pencil on an iPad to create diagrams or illustrations that bring slides to life. With its real‑time collaboration features, teams can work together, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or using a PC.N/A
Piktochart
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Piktochart is a publication suite for infographics, presentations, and print (e.g. posters, flyers, etc), from the Malaysian company of the same name.
$24
per user, per month*
Pricing
Apple KeynotePiktochart
Editions & Modules
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Pro
$24
per user, per month*
Nonprofit Pro
$39.99
per year
Nonprofit Team
$199.95
per year (5 seats)
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apple KeynotePiktochart
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Apple Keynote
Chose Apple Keynote
Keynote is much easier to learn and use than either PowerPoint or Canva. The only advantage Canva has over Keynote is its collaboration features. Canva is gradually improving as a usable presentation software. Its problem lies in its file management, which is counterintuitive, …
Chose Apple Keynote
Simpler than PPT, more Powerful than Slides, better graphics and more pagination friendly than Miro, Simpler to use (and cheaper) than illustrator.
Chose Apple Keynote
To be honest, Apple Keynote was my choice for my youth group presentation needs at first because it was free. But as I have used it more and more, I've come to really appreciate the abilities it has and the ease at which I can create a quality presentation to share with my …
Chose Apple Keynote
Apple Keynote is superior to all except Figma in terms of design functionality. Figma has even more precise alignment with their auto layout features, layers and frame grouping. The only downside of Figma is that we do not purchase licenses for every person at our company, so …
Chose Apple Keynote
It's not cloud based, which is a good thing. There are many similarities. Prezi and other cloud based products are much more powerful.
Chose Apple Keynote
If you want to create presentations more often, Prezi and Canva or not even options, both of tools take a lot of time. So the real competitor for Apple Keynote is Microsoft Powerpoint. For me, Powerpoint is so feature-filled that makes it a little complex. On the other hand, …
Chose Apple Keynote
Keynote has a simpler interface, which is definitely a plus for us because presentations are edited by people from different departments. It's more elegant and intuitive. In my observations, it also runs faster than PowerPoint on Macs, but that may be subjective. Keynote is …
Chose Apple Keynote
While I don't use Keynote for every slide deck project need (software preference often is dictated by what the client has access to), I will promote KeyNote as the preferred format if the client is software-agnostic. The drag and drop feature is incomparable with other software …
Chose Apple Keynote
I use Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and Google Slides. Of these three slideshow programs, I find PowerPoint to be the most robust in features and capabilities and in integrations with other programs. It also can be easily used across various devices, platforms, and …
Chose Apple Keynote
Apple Keynote is preinstalled and free to use on any Apple device which makes it very accessible. The ease of use of this tool is much better than the competitive one. The time needed to prepare the nice-looking and high-quality slides in this tool is much lower than in other …
Chose Apple Keynote
Keynote is a better visual aid and generally runs better for us since we use MacBooks (less errors when presenting which really matters in a remote context). It takes more effort to get to a finished product though, since we have to neuter what we present (less slides and …
Chose Apple Keynote
Even though Google Slides makes it easier to share presentations and allow the team to work on one file simultaneously, you just cannot compare it to Keynote. Keynote just makes it so much easier to build beautiful presentations with endless possibilities. From a design …
Chose Apple Keynote
To sum up, Keynote is easier to use, less complicated, and elegant. When you use Keynote, your presentation doesn't look like everyone else's. That alone sets it apart as something special. If you're already a Mac user, then it's a no-brainer because the software comes with the …
Chose Apple Keynote
In my opinion, Apple Keynote is, by far, more aesthetically pleasing than Microsoft Powerpoint or Google Slides. Powerpoint is of course the classic slide-presentation program, and the benefit of Google Slides is that it is entirely cloud-based and therefore you can access your …
Piktochart
Chose Piktochart
Piktochart is cheaper than Canva, and better for building long-form infographics that require a large amount of data to be presented visually. It is also much easier to learn for new team members than Pixlr.
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple KeynotePiktochart
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
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9.0
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Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Well Suited: Setting up in-person presentations for clients. The transitions are nicely integrated, the master template easily adjusted, and the file size relatively small for ease in download and emailing as a leave behind. Less Appropriate: Clients often feel that EVERYTHING needs to be set up as a slide deck. However, it is key to listen to the client's needs to first determine the final output. What was initially predetermined to be a slide deck may often be more effective as an email, brochure, or flyer. Keynote does what it is intended to, well, but that doesn't mean that it should ALWAYS be the end product format.
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Piktochart is great for designing infographics that require detailed information to be presented in a visually pleasing way. The fact that infographics are automatically split into segments, or 'blocks' helps with designing professional looking content quickly. There is also a wide range of templates that can be used so there's no need to start from scratch.
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Pros
  • Enables the integration text, images and graphics extremely seamlessly
  • Allows realtime collaboration across teams
  • Allows fine tuned control over graphic elements, images and text to achieve superior design (relative to PPT or Slides)
  • Enables for presentation or for print equally well
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  • Allows teams to create graphs in a wide range of styles and colours
  • Allows the user to create infographics in different segments for easy designing
  • Allows the user to create visual timelines quickly with no fuss
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Cons
  • The way you adjust timings for builds and transitions was a bit counterintuitive for me. Once I got the hang of it, it was fine. The timings don't work the same as they do in PowerPoint. So if you are a PowerPoint user, that may be something you have to adjust to when you switch to Keynote.
  • I feel that adding images can be clunky when working with image placeholders. Apple Keynote forces you to use the Photo app to replace image placeholders.
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  • When opening a file, it would be better if it opened in a new tab
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Likelihood to Renew
It is already included with my Macbook and the design functionality is pretty advanced so I can upload my custom brand fonts and it is easy to create templates where you can drag and drop different images while keeping overall alignment and placement the same
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Usability
Apple Keynote is incredibly user-friendly and largely intuitive. In the rare areas that Apple Keynote is not intuitive, there is a robust online community of fellow Apple Keynote users that can answer most questions I have about the program. I would encourage any of my coworkers - and anyone else in my same line of work - to adopt Apple Keynote because of its user-friendliness.
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Alternatives Considered
If you want to create presentations more often, Prezi and Canva or not even options, both of tools take a lot of time. So the real competitor for Apple Keynote is Microsoft Powerpoint. For me, Powerpoint is so feature-filled that makes it a little complex. On the other hand, Apple Keynote is a very simple and elegant, and easy-to-use tool.
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Piktochart is cheaper than Canva, and better for building long-form infographics that require a large amount of data to be presented visually. It is also much easier to learn for new team members than Pixlr
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Return on Investment
  • Improved efficiency since my presentations are quick to update
  • Improved efficacy since the UI makes creating attractive presentations easy to create
  • There have been a few occasions when I need to convert my files to PowerPoint when using virtual conference platforms since Keynote is not as ubiquitous
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  • Piktochart is a lot cheaper than similar products and quicker to learn
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