Snappa vs Visme

Snappa is a cloud-based graphic design tool for creating social posts, advertisements, blog graphics and similar work. It is designed for non-designers, including marketers, entrepreneurs and small businesses. The browser service provides more than 6,000 customizable templates and over 5,000,000 high-resolution photos and graphics. Editing includes text, photo effects, image resizing and one-click background removal. Designs can be shared to social media, with Buffer integration for scheduling. Snappa says included photos and graphics are royalty-free and licensed for commercial use. It runs on a laptop or desktop with an internet connection without installation, and has no desktop app. The Starter plan allows three downloads per month. Pro costs $10 a month billed yearly for one user; Team costs $20 a month billed yearly for five users and adds collaboration. Snappa is owned by Nosco Media Inc.

Visme is a design tool for presentations and illustrations, with templates, brand-kit tools and real-time collaboration. It is available on the web and through desktop apps for Windows and macOS, as well as an iOS app. The free Basic plan costs nothing and provides 500MB of storage, with a limit of 50 slides or pages per project. Starter costs $12.25 a month, billed annually at $147/year, and includes 1GB of storage with unlimited projects and slides or pages per project. Pro costs $24.75 a month, billed annually at $297/year, and includes 10GB of storage with the same unlimited project and page allowances. Enterprise lists 10 or more users and 25GB of storage per user, but no price is listed. Visme is based in Rockville, Maryland, United States, and was founded in 2013. Its combination of presentation design, illustration tools, brand features and collaboration supports a range of shared visual work, while plan limits and storage allowances distinguish the tiers.