Instead of Microsoft PowerPoint, try one of these 6.
Every alternative is lined up against Microsoft PowerPoint on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Microsoft PowerPoint sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Microsoft PowerPoint to first. How we compare.
Microsoft PowerPoint alternatives at a glance
Microsoft PowerPoint is a paid presentations app (with Microsoft 365). We compared 6 alternatives: 0 are open source, 2 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Canva, with 3.4k likes, while our pick is Google Slides.