--- title: "Microsoft Sway Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of Microsoft Sway Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/microsoft-sway-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Presentation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/) / Microsoft Sway Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview # Microsoft Sway Review Custom quote Free version 1 plan On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - User Reviews ## Overview Microsoft Sway 4.2 [(11)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/microsoft-sway-profile/#reviews) Pricing Pricing available upon request Top Alternatives ### About Microsoft Sway Microsoft Sway is a presentation software designed to help businesses create and share newsletters, documentation, presentations, interactive reports and more. The platform enables managers to add visuals, photos and other multimedia from various sources to create content. Administrators can utilize different layouts including vertical, horizontal and slideshow to group and present content on a unified interface. Microsoft Sway allows teams to edit backgrounds, text alignments, images, fonts and grids to create professional designs. Additionally, supervisors can use the slide transition feature to keep images and text together. Microsoft Sway lets stakeholders generate color palette options to amplify the animation level across images. It is available for free of cost and support is extended via knowledge base, email, forum, phone, email and an online contact form. ## Microsoft Sway User Interface ## Popular Microsoft Sway Alternatives Main Product Microsoft Sway 4.2 [(11)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/microsoft-sway-profile/#reviews) Ratings Breakdown - 4.09Ease of use - 4.11Value for money - 3.38Customer support - 4.0Functionality Pricing Available upon request Alternative Product [EasyWorship](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/easyworship-profile/) 4.6 [(849)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/easyworship-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.50Ease of use - 4.50Value for money - 4.61Customer support - 4.43Functionality Pricing Starting at $17.50 per month Alternative Product [Microsoft PowerPoint](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/microsoft-powerpoint-profile/) 4.7 [(20881)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/microsoft-powerpoint-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.58Ease of use - 4.48Value for money - 4.32Customer support - 4.58Functionality Pricing Starting at $6.00 per month Alternative Product [Canva](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/canva-profile/) 4.7 [(13440)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/canva-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.69Ease of use - 4.61Value for money - 4.40Customer support - 4.55Functionality Pricing Starting at $10.00 per month Alternative Product [Google Slides](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/google-slides-profile/) 4.6 [(6504)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/google-slides-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.64Ease of use - 4.76Value for money - 4.41Customer support - 4.40Functionality Pricing Starting at $6.00 per month Alternative Product [Prezi](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/prezi-business-profile/) 4.6 [(2219)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/presentation/prezi-business-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.23Ease of use - 4.36Value for money - 4.32Customer support - 4.48Functionality Pricing Starting at €3.00 per month ## Microsoft Sway Pricing and Plans Starting price: Pricing available upon request Free Trial Free Version Basic Pricing available upon request No plan information available ## Microsoft Sway Features - Popular features found in Presentation 3D Objects Animation Audio File Management Presenter View Video Support - More features of Microsoft Sway Activity Dashboard Customizable Branding Data Import/Export Drag & Drop Image Editing Interactive Content Media Library Offline Editing Template Management Text Editing ## Microsoft Sway User Reviews ## Microsoft Sway customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.2/5 - Total reviews: 11 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 6 reviews (55%) - 4 stars: 3 reviews (27%) - 3 stars: 1 reviews (9%) - 2 stars: 0 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 1 reviews (9%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.1/5 - Value for money: 4.1/5 - Customer support: 3.4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 --- Have you used Microsoft Sway and would like to share your experience with others? ### Great product - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Banking - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use. Robust presentations, great integration with other office apps #### Cons Ramp up period can take some time for nontechnical users, but overall not too bad --- ### Simple & Professional Content Creation Tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Amr M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Microsoft Sway helps me easily create impressive presentations on the cloud. It saves me time when I create content like a digital story or a presentation using the Start from a topic feature. It allows me to choose a topic then Sway suggests content and information around it from the internet. Also, I use it as a learning activity tool for students to empower them to express their thoughts by creating digital content and sharing it on the internet. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Microsoft Sway is an easy-to-use application for content creation. It has pre-designed layouts and a rich assets library that makes it easy to create engaging content. It doesn't require previous experience in design or content creation software. Also, It's effective for business presentations and students' e-portfolio. #### Cons I find Sway a bit slow when I embed it in web pages using the iframe sharing method. It takes more time to load compared to the entire web page elements. #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Sway Microsoft Sway has seamless integration with Microsoft OneDrive, and it suits a variety of needs and use cases like digital story creation, presentation, and e-portfolio. --- ### Sway review - Overall rating: 3/5 - Reviewer: Faten D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: E-Learning - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easy add text, images, videosDescent image albums #### Cons I can't edit the design with my own pictures --- ### Presentaciones colaborativas - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Lorenzo S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Civic & Social Organization - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Ha sido de gran utilidad para la planeación de artículos de forma colaborativa. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Microsoft Sway es maravilloso para el trabajo colaborativo con presentaciones en vista de resultados. Se puede trabajar de forma organizada como si fuese la estructura de un blog. #### Cons Requiere conexión a internet para poder ser utilizado. #### Reasons for choosing Microsoft Sway Si bien todas estas aplicaciones tienen como meta un público especifico, Microsoft Sway va enfocado a ambientes escolares y de trabajo colaborativo. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Sway Es mejor el manejo del flujo de trabajo para el diseño de presentaciones con fines educativos. --- ### Sway with me - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brooke M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Cosmetics - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I have gone back to this when I can in my classrooms as it I more colourful, and interactive for students. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The interactive nature of the presentations. #### Cons Lots of scrolling to be able to find the say that I am looking for --- ### Converting your entire Vision to digital with Sway - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Turan A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: May 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered After I met Sway, I gave up on all simple and visual presentations. I said hello to functional presentations that are much more active and professional for the eye and purpose. Thanks to its simple and user-friendly interface, it took much less time to use and get used to. we are able to produce much more rational solutions, especially thanks to its transfers and integration with other MS products. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I would say Microsoft has an alternative to PowerPoint. It has taken it one step further with Sway. A much more lively, effective and homogeneous result was obtained. It can be used to create more effective and visual reports, presentations, communication screens or bulletins. Libraries, templates, plugins in its repository help to reveal more different works. The software structure is simple and has the simplicity of other MS products. As if they will use it for the first time, they will think that they have been using this program for a long time. It can be used in all personal or professional areas. #### Cons A missing or negative feature cannot be written for Sway. But those who have not met or used Sway are not aware of their loss. #### Reasons for switching to Microsoft Sway It has an integrated structure with Microsoft products, more add-ons, more visual tools, easy and simple, much more template content, ability to work offline and sharing features. --- ### Sway é uma programa ótimo para iniciantes - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Ana Carolina N. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Graphic Design - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: August 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Ao todo eu gostei bastante e supriu todas as minhas necessidades, e além disso é de fácil compartilhamento. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros O Microsoft Sway é perfeito pra quem quer fazer uma apresentação mas esta iniciando no muito do design, há lindos modelos de apresentação, de currículos, portifólios e até mesmo para boletins informativos para enviar internamente nas empresas e além disso a criatividade não tem limite, pode-se fazer de tudo. #### Cons O programa é um pouco limitado na posição dos itens, não consigo arrastar a fonte ou o ícone para onde mais me agrada, já é predeterminado. --- ### Great for quick presentations - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: May 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easily create a presentation in no time with the available templates. There is an array of templates with fonts amd pictures ready to go, or you can spend a little more time and customize your presentation. #### Cons It takes a minute to learn how to use sway. A part of that learning is that you are severely limited in customization. --- ### Interessante strumento per tenere aggiornati i tuoi iscritti - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Luca C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Sports - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Il software permette di creare e condividere file testo, foto e video e ancora presentazioni e report di ogni genere tramite la newsletter alla quale i tuoi iscritti si segnano. #### Cons Avvolte modificare l'editing pre-impostato dell'email non è semplice. --- ### Microsoft Sway's Effeciency - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Mary Joy T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Food & Beverages - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, Using this software is great. Beautiful layouts and looks really professional after but theirs lots to improve in this software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I like this software because I can create digital contents of free with amazing ready to use layouts and suggestions. Anyone can really use it whether for business or students. #### Cons It's not as popular compared to others with the same features and use and it lags and loads slow sometimes. --- Showing 1 - 10 of 11 Reviews Load More Reviews ## See what companies are saying about Software Advice