Keynote vs Powerpoint: Presentation tools compared

What can do more, what is better: Keynote vs Powerpoint. We compared the two presentation tools for you.

Keynote vs PowerPoint: This puts PowerPoint ahead of the game

A big advantage of PowerPoint is its compatibility: The software is available for both Windows and Mac versions. Instead, Keynote is a pure OSX program. Presentations need to be converted to run on a different operating system.
The functions are extensive, including the graphics library. You won't find any macro programming like in PowerPoint in Keynote.
As part of the Office package, Powerpoint has long been the standard for presentations. PowerPoint manages different text formats better than Keynote.

Keynote is a typical Apple program: clear, intuitive to use and also stylish. The functions are not quite as extensive as with Powerpoint, but easier to find. This is how you create pretty presentations even as a newcomer.
The audio and video integrations work better with Keynote than with Powerpoint.
Keynote impresses with professional templates and also allows effects such as animations and smooth transitions.

If you need to create and demonstrate presentations more often, PowerPoint will be the better choice for you. The simple compatibility and the wide range of functions are the main arguments here.
If you only occasionally create a presentation that you present to the internal team, you are well served with Keynote.
A key difference between the two presentation programs is the price: while you pay over 100 euros for Powerpoint, Keynote doesn't even cost 20 euros.
Tip: There are also free office alternatives such as LibreOffice and OpenOffice, which also come with a presentation tool.