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# Microsoft PowerPoint vs Visio Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Microsoft PowerPoint**
No pricing available

**Visio**
Free Trial

**$0.00** · Free

**$15.00** · Visio Plan 1

**$20.00** · Visio Plan 2

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Microsoft PowerPoint**
$$$$$

**Visio**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Microsoft PowerPoint**
16%

**Visio**
16%

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Time to Implement

**Microsoft PowerPoint** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Visio** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Microsoft PowerPoint** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Visio** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Microsoft PowerPoint**
[
Ease of Use (33)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1341243&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Presentations (29)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1340418&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Slow Performance (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1340842&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
PowerPoint Issues (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1341274&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Visio**
[
Ease of Use (11)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1453098&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Templates (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1452330&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1452558&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/visio/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1452793&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Microsoft PowerPoint**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e89d21750715f4646ed61c011b2917dc/adobe-acrobat.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe Acrobat

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0d6021e1f6253f85ed0eb22a67eb101b/adobe-photoshop.png "Product Avatar Image")

Photoshop

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-photoshop/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_de7b0518c01aad23330b32c4acb323dd/adp-workforce-now.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Workforce Now

](https://www.g2.com/products/adp-workforce-now/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_61a0d04325fe89208c23b4a819a49880/ahaslides.png "Product Avatar Image")

AhaSlides

](https://www.g2.com/products/ahaslides/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/integrations)

**Visio**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4249fa25f80fa920f142d6f546940c44/jira-cloud-bot.png "Product Avatar Image")

Jira Cloud Bot

](https://www.g2.com/products/jira-cloud-bot/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_033aa224b72b00b72e8860e4e6401efc/microsoft-excel.png "Product Avatar Image")

Microsoft Excel

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-excel/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_af8092f937cd7015fb8f970b3cc5ac55/microsoft-onenote.png "Product Avatar Image")

Microsoft OneNote

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_c989113cd8c8cb88da7510f7c1edba01/microsoft-powerpoint.png "Product Avatar Image")

Microsoft PowerPoint

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/visio/integrations)

Screenshots

**Microsoft PowerPoint**
 ![Microsoft PowerPoint screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/20983/uploads_2Fb720a516-bceb-46da-b528-a534997308e9_2FImage_PowerPoint_TeamPlay_430x252.png)

**Visio**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**9.2** /10

Based on 3,752 responses

**Visio**

**8.8** /10

Based on 602 responses

Ease of Use

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**9.1** /10

Based on 3,776 responses

**Visio**

**8.2** /10

Based on 608 responses

Ease of Setup

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**9.3** /10

Based on 510 responses

**Visio**

**8.8** /10

Based on 143 responses

Ease of Admin

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**9.1** /10

Based on 299 responses

**Visio**

**8.1** /10

Based on 107 responses

Quality of Support

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**8.6** /10

Based on 2,864 responses

**Visio**

**8.1** /10

Based on 391 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**9.0** /10

Based on 280 responses

**Visio**

**8.5** /10

Based on 95 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Microsoft PowerPoint**

**8.5** /10

Based on 3,658 responses

**Visio**

**6.8** /10

Based on 592 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

AI Presentation Tools

**8.2** /10

Based on 11 responses

Not enough data

Org Chart

Not enough data

**8.5** /10

Based on 153 responses

Presentation

**8.3** /10

Based on 1,808 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
34.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
34.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.9%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
25.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.9%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Microsoft PowerPoint](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b3f02a4fa46ce1b42966107350d3a9bc/microsoft-powerpoint.svg "Microsoft PowerPoint")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-powerpoint/reviews)
Microsoft PowerPoint

Higher Education
8.8%

Information Technology and Services
8.1%

Education Management
5.7%

Marketing and Advertising
5.1%

Computer Software
4.6%

Other
67.9%

[![Visio](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7a8d999cab3a98ccc85f15dc3423d763/visio.svg "Visio")](https://www.g2.com/products/visio/reviews)
Visio

Information Technology and Services
9.8%

Hospital & Health Care
6.2%

Computer Software
5.3%

Higher Education
4.5%

Computer Networking
3.1%

Other
71.0%

Alternatives

**Microsoft PowerPoint Alternatives**

 ![Canva](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/020885d89318f0483f6222194b3ee8ff/canva.svg "Canva")

[
Canva
](/products/canva/reviews)

 ![Prezi](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/289166ae8d46393c9d6174481f8c4b06/prezi.svg "Prezi")

[
Prezi
](/products/prezi/reviews)

 ![Visme](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a541251340e8e294ac7f27a2894caa71/visme.svg "Visme")

[
Visme
](/products/visme/reviews)

 ![Pitch](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d19790e45e7c7926310d1f79b5f34df7/pitch-pitch.svg "Pitch")

[
Pitch
](/products/pitch-pitch/reviews)

**Visio Alternatives**

 ![Miro](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/f43d71a5c7b1abb1b7d3dfc8d3668f9b/miro.svg "Miro")

[
Miro
](/products/miro/reviews)

 ![Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e02e4d0701c1bc00190c146b8d01e31b/lucid-software-inc-lucid-visual-collaboration-suite.svg "Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite")

[
Lucid Visual Collaboration...
](/products/lucid-software-inc-lucid-visual-collaboration-suite/reviews)

 ![Mural](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/cd5feac1eada8186ed09d1aa7aed7d8e/mural.svg "Mural")

[
Mural
](/products/mural/reviews)

 ![Creately](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a5cbf0fe4b6a6b5bbd8a2214959c8ba9/creately.svg "Creately")

[
Creately
](/products/creately/reviews)

## Microsoft PowerPoint vs Visio

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft PowerPoint easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft PowerPoint overall.

- Reviewers felt that Microsoft PowerPoint meets the needs of their business better than Visio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft PowerPoint is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft PowerPoint over Visio.