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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Powtoon

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APowtoon is an online video creation platform used to turn any document or idea into a video. Its AI tools include Doc to Video, an AI scriptwriter, text-to-speech, and text to video.

    $49

    per month per user

    Ziflow

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AZiflow online proofing creates a single source of truth and streamlines the review and approval process for creative content to deliver marketing projects faster for agencies and brands.

    $249

    per month

    Pricing
    PowtoonZiflow
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $49
    per month per user
    Professional
    $99
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $199
    per month per user
    Standard
    $249
    per month 15 users
    Pro
    $399
    per month 20 users included
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    Pricing Offerings
    PowtoonZiflow
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual billing and educational institutions.Educational discounts are available for the Business and Enterprise editions. Up to a 20% discount is available for annual pricing.
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PowtoonZiflow
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.6
    (226 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PowtoonZiflow
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Powtoon
    Powtoon is a very capable suite of tools that help a developer create training videos that look way better than they should. I've used it to create fun, attention-getting commercials for new topics, I've used it to enhance what would otherwise be boring step-by-step tutorials, and I've used it to create all manner of "Explainer videos" for all kinds of topics - this is where it EXCELS! In my opinion, its biggest limitations are limits on imported video (max of 90 seconds), which mean that you have to do a lot of extra work to break up and import anything of substantive length. And because it presents your personal library of imported images and audio ONLY sequentially, it's VERY LIMITED in the re-usability of those assets - it's way faster to just import a new instance of an image and audio than to try to find it in your library.
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    Ziflow
    We work with a lot of cross functional teams, so it is nice to have them review things on their own and provide feedback all in the one place for our team to review. It helps cut back on meetings and emails full of feedback that gets lost. This is especially helpful when we are working on our catalogs. We do reviews on Ziflow all the way from rough layouts to proofreading.
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    Pros
    Powtoon
    • Powtoon is very easy to use; no previous experience is needed.
    • It has a lot of features (images, backgrounds, videos, sounds, etc.)
    • It automatically saves your work
    • After you have created your video, you can download it to your computer in different resolutions
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    Ziflow
    • Simple and user friendly interface with little if no learning curve.
    • Accurate and specific change requests are especially enhanced when using the markup tools.
    • Nice to be able to assign who the decision maker is and also be able to change project participants easily, like when someone goes on holiday or sick leave.
    • SOCD (sent, opened, comment, decision) progress indicators provide an awesome 'at a glance' view of project participants activity.
    • Email notifications and integration with ASANA is brilliant.
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    Cons
    Powtoon
    • Comparing it to Vyond, it is more time consuming to make videos. The timeline could be easier to understand.
    • They recently started upcharging to use some scenes. This has made updating some of my videos challenging as the scenes that were included as part of my plan are now an upgrade to use.
    • They don't have a voice over option. I have actually taken some of the videos out of the platform over to Vyond to add voiceover.
    • Some items they have introduced, like turning a powerpoint into a video really don't work.
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    Ziflow
    • Comments with instances that span multiple pages force you to zoom out, which can be rough on multi-page proofs. We end up making a comment on each instance for ease of review.
    • Maybe it is in there, but I would love to be able to upload a new version and review/make comments before any of the other reviewers can see it—to double-check for errors. Maybe there is a verification stage first before releasing it to the other reviewers.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Ziflow
    Ziflow is easy to use, efficient and now is also part of our daily lives. Hence, the teams are already adapted to the tool and willing to work with it. The features are according to all what was expected and we had a great experience until the moment with the tool
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    Usability
    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Ziflow
    The tool is easy to use for digital oriented people. For the ones not used to this kind of environment, it could look a bit complicated at the beginning, but following the instructions and tutorials and performing it once makes you get a grip of it in just one use.
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    Support Rating
    Powtoon
    I have never needed the support feature. As I mentioned, everything was intuitive to me however I have taught myself Adobe, Final Cut and iMovie so most of these programs became intuitive.
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    Ziflow
    The ZIflow support team has always been very responsive to my questions, issues and other problems. The good thing is I have never had to use their support team all that much because Ziflow has been for the most part trouble free. If it had been error prone, we would have dropped it long ago.
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    Online Training
    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Ziflow
    They were friendly and took the time to go through everything, especially relating to how we would use the system.
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    Implementation Rating
    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Ziflow
    It was seemless! Things got instantly better when we started using Ziflow!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Powtoon
    Powtoon has the advantage over traditional video editing software in terms of the library of characters and elements that can be easily dragged and dropped onto the canvas. Powtoon is easier to use and has a more intuitive user interface than Vyond.
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    Ziflow
    I found Ziflow to be much better than PageProof in several ways. The tools available for making comments and edits are more intuitive and there is a greater variety of tools and the version control features worked much better as well. Also their customer service was far better when it was necessary to interact with the company
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    Return on Investment
    Powtoon
    • We don't have to spend money on traveling to a location to do an actual live shoot.
    • I'm spending less time on hand animating videos.
    • We used these to create teaser videos for our professional development offerings. I believe because of the captivating graphics, we had a lot more people driven to our site.
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    Ziflow
    • Improved efficiency and time saved in making proofs and adding people to proofs with staging and template features.
    • Robust proofreading features for reviewers like comparing previous versions.
    • In my experience, customer service is quick to help with issues or outages (which aren't often).
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    ScreenShots

    Ziflow Screenshots

    Screenshot of Ziflow's  markup tools, which enables stakeholders of all abilities to circle, highlight, draw, point, and overall produce feedback that doesn’t leave creatives guessing.Screenshot of Ziflow’s workflow automation and templates, for creative teams that constantly repeats tasks when setting up review workflows.Screenshot of where users can see different versions side-by-side to compare changes to a project over time, and automatically highlight version differences, all the way down to the pixel with the auto-compare capability.Screenshot of frame-accurate commenting on video and motion projects. Feedback can be viewed on a specific video frame to remove any chance of confusion. Ziflow Safe Zones are used to make sure crucial content remains in-frame on every device, and to see likely cut-off points at industry-standard aspect ratios. Users can review projects from a web browser on any device - no app download is required.Screenshot of Ziflow, on mobile devices. Team members can access proofs via proof notification emails on their devices. Comments and decisions can be made via the device's native browser, with Ziflow's HTML5-based Proof Viewer.Screenshot of ZiflowAI: Creative collaboration, powered by artificial intelligence. It is a chatbot designed to drive review and approval processes forward.