Microsoft Designer is 100% cheaper
than Piktochart
$0/mo (Free (Microsoft account)) vs Piktochart Nonprofit at $5/mo — covering 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Nonprofit plan at $5/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (Microsoft account): 0 USD/monthly.
Piktochart costs $5/mo on the Nonprofit plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Microsoft Designer covers 75% of the 4 capabilities compared against Piktochart. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Microsoft Designer | Piktochart |
|---|---|---|
| Design templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brand assets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Social media designs | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Piktochart has that Microsoft Designer lacks.
- Brand assets — Store brand colors, fonts, and logos for reuse across designs.Missing from Microsoft Designer.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (Microsoft account) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $15/seat/mo |
| Business | $20/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Education | Contact sales |
| Campus | Contact sales |
| Nonprofit | $5/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Microsoft Designer than Piktochart?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free (Microsoft account) vs $5/mo on Nonprofit. That is $60 a year.
What does Microsoft Designer lack compared with Piktochart?
Brand assets — 1 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Piktochart: 2026-09-07; Microsoft Designer: 2026-09-12 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://piktochart.com/pricing/#primary (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://piktochart.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- Microsoft Designer data last verified 2026-09-12