Piktochart vs Ridvay

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price: Piktochart from $10/seat/mo, Ridvay from $6/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan: Both have one
Best fit: Piktochart: Reports and infographics where a chart-heavy template beats a blank canvas · Ridvay: Making a one-off poster, flyer or thumbnail you then want to hand-correct
Trust score: About even — Piktochart 96, Ridvay 95
Status: Both up at our last check — Piktochart Oct 15, 2026, Ridvay Oct 16, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

PiktochartTemplate-first infographic, report and presentation maker with AI drafts generated from a short prompt.

RidvayText-to-design generator that returns an editable poster, post, slide or thumbnail, not a flat picture

Side by side

Fact	Piktochart	Ridvay
Category	Graphic Design & Templates	Graphic Design & Templates
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$10/seat/mo	$6/mo
Trust score	96 / 100	95 / 100
Platforms	Web	Web
Company	Piktochart LLC	Ridvay SIA
Launched	2011	2025
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Piktochart

A veteran template tool that got AI generation bolted on rather than rebuilt around it, which is mostly a good thing: the templates are the product and the prompt just gives you a starting draft. Cheaper than Canva at the entry tier, but the free plan is tight enough that two downloads a month makes it a trial, not a plan.

Pros

Template library built specifically for infographics and data-heavy reports
AI drafts infographics, decks, flyers and banners from a text prompt
Brand assets and shared team workspaces on paid tiers
Entry paid tier at $10 per member/month annually undercuts most rivals
Bootstrapped and running since 2011, with no outside funding to run out

Cons

Free tier is limited to 1 GB storage, 60 AI credits and two PNG downloads
No public API or programmatic generation found
Priced per member, so team cost scales linearly

Ridvay

The differentiator is the output format: SVG and PPTX exports mean you can fix the AI's typography instead of regenerating until it stops misspelling things. The free tier is genuinely usable — five AI designs a day, no watermark — and the paid step is under seven euros. The trade-off is scope: it is a small European studio, not a design suite with brand kits, team libraries or an API.

Pros

Exports editable SVG and PPTX in addition to PNG, JPG and PDF
Free plan exports without a watermark and does not expire
Includes map and diagram editors and an AI image generator alongside the design studio
Terms name a real registered entity (Ridvay SIA, Latvia) and the UI runs in eight languages

Cons

Pricing is euro-only with VAT included, so the dollar cost varies with the exchange rate
AI video exports are metered tightly — 5/month on Plus, 20/month on Ultimate
Ultimate's unlimited AI designs are governed by an unspecified fair-use limit

Which one fits

Choose Piktochart if you need

Reports and infographics where a chart-heavy template beats a blank canvas
Non-designers in marketing, HR or education producing recurring visual documents
Small teams that want brand colours and fonts locked into shared templates

Choose Ridvay if you need

Making a one-off poster, flyer or thumbnail you then want to hand-correct
People who need PPTX or SVG out the other end rather than a flattened PNG
Solo creators who want unwatermarked exports without paying anything