Criteria

Canva 

Visme 

Ease.ly 

Piktochart 

Infogr.am 

Start up and recurring subscription costs

Free, but you have to pay for Pro quality design assets individually

The basic free version is limited.
Only 3 projects.
Must include the Visme logo.
Limited access to charts and infograph widgets.

Entirely free

Limited selection of free templates. Higher quality templates are available with a Pro account.

Basic version is free with pricing plans available, download options recquire paid subscription

Size of library

Large library of images to choose from, Templates for social media, blogs, presentations, posters, business cards, invitations, and more

Large library of icons and images as well as templates

Not a very large selection of themes and very basic design layouts and assets

Themes and templates are of high design quality

Small selection of infographic templates
No image library, you must upload your own image assets

Easy to use

Intuitive and easy

Intuitive and easy

lacks some of the guidance, and features as there is no introduction

All the information you need to get started is provided in their tour. Intuituve.

Intuitive and easy

Embed videos

No

Embed YouTube videos directly into designs.

No

Embed YouTube and Vimeo videos directly into designs.

Embed videos from Youtube and Vimeo in your design.

Editable chart objects

No editable chart objects. You need to import your own data visualizations as images

You can change percentages within the charts. All you have to do is click on the graphic you would like to change, enter a new number, and the chart changes to reflect the new information automatically.

Yes

Yes

Ability to create and edit great charts by changing data
Built-in Spreadsheet. Can also import your XLS, XLXS and CSV files
Widest variety of available chart types