presentaid vs empower
Both add-ins cover charts, brand consistency and slide reuse. Here's where they overlap, and where presentaid pulls ahead on report automation and simplicity.
presentaid
presentaid combines brand-compliant template & slide libraries with strong automation: Excel-driven reports, WYSIWYG Gantt, agenda automation, and alignment. One plan includes every feature, for individuals and teams of any size.
empower
empower (by Made in Office) is a Microsoft 365 suite for slide creation, business charts and template management. It is sold as an enterprise suite and, for teams under 50 users, as empower Express.
Why teams choose presentaid over empower
Whole reports, not single links
The Dynamic Grid turns Excel or SharePoint rows into complete, formatted status report decks, going beyond linking individual charts and tables.
WYSIWYG Gantt editor
Drag tasks, milestones and swimlanes directly on the slide, with Excel import and export when you need it.
Start in minutes, every feature included
Download presentaid and start working right away, with no setup period. Charts, Gantt, libraries, reports and the design checker are all in one plan.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | presentaid | empower |
|---|---|---|
| Native PowerPoint add-in | ||
| Brand-compliant template library | ||
| Slide library / slide reuse | ||
| Reusable shape / element library | ||
| Corporate design enforcement (colors, fonts, layouts) | ||
| Automated reports from Excel data | ||
| Gantt charts | ||
| Waterfall & Mekko charts | ||
| Chart annotations (CAGR, growth & difference arrows) | ||
| Convert charts from other chart add-ins | ||
| Automated brand compliance audit | ||
| Automated agenda & section management | ||
| One-click object alignment | ||
| Self-service install, no admin rights needed | Express edition | |
| All features in a single plan | ||
| Free 30-day trial | Express edition |
empower suits organisations that want central template governance across Microsoft 365. presentaid focuses on PowerPoint and goes further on report automation with the Dynamic Grid. It also has a WYSIWYG Gantt editor, all in one plan that you can install and use within minutes.
Last reviewed September 2026 against empower's public website, documentation and pricing page.
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· 3 reviewsPowerPoint add-in for teams that produce many branded decks
"presentaid brings layout, brand control, charts and reporting into the PowerPoint Ribbon. Its files stay native PowerPoint, so colleagues without the add-in can still edit them. The recent additions are useful: Design Checker for brand consistency, Charts with waterfall and Mekko, Dynamic Grid V2 with SharePoint and pivot table sources, and a File Size Inspector."
Klare Effizienzsteigerung in PowerPoint / Office 365
"presentaid liefert Consulting-Grade-Charts, die sich direkt in PowerPoint und Excel einbetten lassen. Für unser monatliches SteerCo funktioniert die Aktualisierung der Charts jetzt auf Knopfdruck. Früher war das jeden Monat Handarbeit. Auch bei neuen Slide Decks spare ich Zeit. Die lange Suche nach einer Vorlage entfällt, weil ich die freigegebene Unternehmensvorlage immer direkt zur Hand habe. Farben und Folienbibliothek sind im Tool verfügbar, ich starte also jedes Mal von einer guten Basis und baue ohne Mehraufwand Corporate-Design-konforme Folien. Insgesamt spart presentaid mir pro Woche mehrere Stunden bei Slide Design und Polishing."
Review in German
Julia M.
Head of RnD, Electrical/electronic manufacturing (501–1000 employees)
Verified review on Capterra · Oct 31, 2026A good tool for efficiency-focused presentation creation.
"Intuitive layout and carefully considered features for use in strategy consulting. The UI is easy to navigate and offers no features lacking compared to other add-ins, while still providing practical additional features. One gets the feeling that the features and roadmap are very closely aligned with the daily work of highly efficiency-oriented teams."Translated by Capterra
"With presentaid we have found a great helper, which really simplifies and speeds up our daily work with PowerPoint. And this, although we already use 2 other add-ins. But in fact, we haven't come across a tool before that groups, centers and aligns objects as quickly and easily as presentaid."
Dr. Michael Streng
Founder, parameta GmbH
"presentaid offers convincing simplifications in dealing with PowerPoint and Excel. Editing slides and shapes is clearly faster. I don't want to miss it anymore 😉. Thanks also for the excellent support with questions - fast and competent."
Petra Dürr
Head of PMO, Robert Bürkle GmbH
"presentaid cut our report creation time by 70%. What used to take hours now takes minutes — and looks better than ever."
Sarah K.
Senior Project Manager, Deloitte
"The auto-alignment feature alone justified the investment. Our slide decks are now pixel-perfect every single time."
Marcus W.
Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company
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