Piktochart
Design · piktochart.com
Piktochart is a visual content creation platform for making infographics, presentations, reports, social media graphics and videos from templates or with AI generators.
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Top Piktochart alternatives
We compared 16 products and found 15 cheaper alternatives · vs Piktochart Nonprofit at $5/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Piktochart’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Piktochart costs $5/mo on the Nonprofit plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 14 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 9 of them cover at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities. Piktochart's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pixlr Plus plan · missing: Brand assets, Social media designs photo editing — adjacent | 50% | $2.49/mo how? ⓘ | $30.12 / year 50% cheaper | |
Fotor Fotor Pro plan · missing: Brand assets, Social media designs photo editing — adjacent | 50% | $3.33/mo how? ⓘ | $20.01 / year 33% cheaper |
Which Piktochart alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
Feature comparison
Piktochart vs the top alternatives, on the 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Piktochart | Canva | Adobe Express | Visme | VistaCreate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design templates from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI generation from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brand assets from Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social media designs from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $5/mo Nonprofit | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Basic | $0/mo Starter |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Piktochart covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Design templates — from Free
- ✓ AI generation — from Free
- ✓ Brand assets — from Business
- ✓ Social media designs — from Free
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://piktochart.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- https://piktochart.com/pricing/#primary (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Piktochart cost?
Piktochart's Nonprofit plan costs $5/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Piktochart alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Piktochart alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Canva is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Piktochart have a free plan?
Yes. Piktochart's free plan is limited to 4 seats.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.