Powtoon vs Biteable
Powtoon and Biteable side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.
Powtoon vs Biteable at a glance
| Powtoon | Biteable | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, then Lite from US$15 a month billed yearly | From US$15 a month billed yearly, or US$29 billed monthly | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Required | Not needed |
| Export resolution | 720p on the free plan, 1080p on paid plans | HD on Pro, 4K on Premium | Any size, 4K included |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Powtoon and Biteable before you decide.
Powtoon
- Watermark
- On free plan videos, and on all but 5 exports a month on Lite
- MP4 download
- Paid plans only
- Animated characters and props
- Thousands, with a character builder
- PowerPoint import
- Yes
- Team review and brand locking
- Yes
When Powtoon fits better
You're making an explainer with characters and scenes, turning a PowerPoint deck into a video, or working with a team that reviews videos and locks the brand. smooth.video has no characters, no PowerPoint import and no shared workspace.
Powtoon vs smooth.videoBiteable
- Free option
- A 7-day trial: watermarked, no MP4 download
- Formats
- MP4
- How you build
- Animated scenes, from a script or in the editor
- AI voices, avatars, automatic captions
- Yes
- Video hosting and viewer analytics
- Yes
When Biteable fits better
You write a script and want a video built from it, need AI voices, avatars or captions, or want to host the video and see who watched it. smooth.video does none of those.
Biteable vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
You need a short animated piece, like a title card, a stat, a product demo with a cursor or a social post, and a file you can download right away, with no watermark and no plan.
You want to download a short animated video today without a subscription, and you'd rather set the motion yourself than start from a script.
Open the editorStart from a template
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- Can I import my PowerPoint?
- No. Export your slides as images, add them to a scene and animate them there.
- Can I put a smooth.video animation in a presentation?
- Yes. Export an MP4 or a GIF and insert it into PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides.
- Is there a watermark?
- No, and the download is free too.
- Can a video be made from my script?
- Not by smooth.video itself, but its project format is published at smooth.video/llms.txt. Give it to ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant along with your script, and open the file it writes in the editor.
- Can I add captions?
- Yes, as text elements you place on the timeline. There's no automatic transcription.