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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of empower Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.5 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MK Martin K Managing DirectorManagement Consulting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “It’s a powerful tool, which allows to produce professional PowerPoint presentation with significantly reduced time.“ November 25, 2024 CD Christian D Purchasing Project ManagmentAutomotive, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “In fact, I’m typing this in between clicks while working in empower. If I open up a chart and manipulate data, half the time it completely crashes PowerPoint and I lose all my work.“ January 23, 2026 KC Kristen C Agile CoachInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The content available from empower really helps me quickly create highly professional-looking decks.“ March 20, 2025 JC Jarrad C ConsultantExecutive Office, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The main drawback is that it can slow PowerPoint’s performance.“ November 25, 2025 CM Caly M Marketing and Communications CoordinatorInternational Trade and Development, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “My favorite aspect of empower is its ability to hold "plug-and-play" slides in the Company Library for talking points that we regularly return to as we create new slide decks.“ March 18, 2024 PB Pia B Office ManagerManagement Consulting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Sometimes I have trouble starting PowerPoint with empower and I have to restart my computer to get empower to work.“ November 26, 2024 MW Martin W GFInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Building slides is part of my daily job routine, empower makes this faster and more efficient - I would not want to do it without!“ November 26, 2024 IS ILYA S Head of FPARetail, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Colors and technical bugs - often unable to update links to excel.“ November 25, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 92 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer Purchasing Project Managment Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Empower will kill your productivity" January 29, 2026 1.0 Terrible. I’m not really sure how there are this many positive reviews. Terrible software that my company forces me to use. Please fix this. Pros Some of the features are a little easier to manipulate than the default PowerPoint features. Looks pretty professional at the end. Cons It’s the buggiest, slowest, most aggravating thing to ever happen to PowerPoint. In fact, I’m typing this in between clicks while working in empower. If I open up a chart and manipulate data, half the time it completely crashes PowerPoint and I lose all my work. The other half of the time it takes upwards of a minute in between clicks for PowerPoint to catch up. At this point, I would seriously consider empower to be malware. This is no hyperbole. This has been a common theme despite multiple updates over the last 2 years. Review Source R Reviewer ToT Program Manager - Mechatronics Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Empower Charts | Review" December 12, 2025 5.0 Good | can be recommended to office team members Floating license/ trial version access if offered, should make experience best. Pros Easy to use | Support from team if in any need is appropriate, precise | Auto renewal option is working well. Cons Migration of existing charts from old file (made with old version) to current version takes time. The migration shouldn't take much time. Can have floating license for use between team (even for single use) to promote usage. Review Source R Reviewer Consultant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Empower review" November 27, 2025 4.0 Overall, empower has been a smooth and efficient addition to PowerPoint, offering great functionality and fair value. Pros Overall, the software performs as expected. It offers useful, easy-to-use functionality for charts, particularly Gantt charts, which are valuable for project management. Empower also provides a convenient and intuitive PowerPoint plug-in that streamlines slide creation and formatting. Cons The main drawback is that it can slow PowerPoint’s performance. Additionally, if the empower plug-in is uninstalled or the service drops out for any reason, I’m unable to update or modify any charts previously created through empower within PowerPoint. Review Source R Reviewer CEO Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "A solid tool for Powerpointing" November 26, 2025 4.0 Very good. I use it on a wide variety of presentations. I particularly like the slide library function, to store and re-use slides Pros Great charts. Simple side bar to navigate a wide range of formatting options without having to search through menus. Access to a wide range of icons and images. Excellent charting tools Cons Can slow down Powerpoint after a while. I find I have to restart Powerpoint after a couple of hours of use. Review Source R Reviewer ESG Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Consistent PowerPoint Presentations" July 7, 2025 5.0 I’ve been using empower for two years, and it’s made a huge difference in how my team creates presentations. It helps with design, layout, and template management, making sure everything stays on-brand and consistent across our team. If you create PowerPoint presentations regularly, empower is a great tool. It’s made my workflow faster and smoother, and I’d definitely recommend it. Given how much time it saves and the quality it ensures, I think it’s a solid investment. Pros The layout tools, design checks, and shared library make it easy to create polished presentations quickly. I don’t have to worry about slides looking messy or off-brand. It is also great for team collaboration - everyone uses the same templates and assets, so there’s no confusion or outdated slides floating around. The ability to automate updates across slides is a huge plus. If something goes wrong, the support team is quick, helpful, and patient. They even record troubleshooting videos, which saves time when similar issues pop up later. Cons I find it intuitive, but some colleagues struggle with certain features. A proper onboarding might help, but with busy schedules, that’s not always easy. Review Source R Reviewer Managing director Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "GameStop and Netflix :)" March 18, 2025 3.0 No new chart features - types and more customization. Others catching up. No AI feature either Pros Chart customization. Corporate templates Cons Slow. Getting worse occasionally annoying intertepting formal presentation as it hangs Review Source R Reviewer Product Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "empower in Capterra" March 21, 2025 5.0 I have been subscribed Empower for many years and I am very satisfied. Pros I could change templates quickly, and select the content form the library. Cons Each time, it requires assistance from the customer service staff when I upload the template. Review Source R Reviewer Planning Manager Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great but not ideal" March 24, 2025 3.0 I'm regretting the purchase because of the template formatting option limitations. Pros I like the convenience of having ready made and formatted charts, tables, etc. Cons It doesn't allow me to change my preferred theme. The default preference for Empower Express is a light background, however, our organization's PowerPoint templates are dark backgrounds with white or light text. This make working with Empower Express tedious because I have to wasting time changing the colors. Review Source R Reviewer Presentation Designer Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "A great piece of software at a great cost " March 19, 2025 5.0 A great piece of software at a great cost - looking forward to setting this up over the next few months. Pros The Design Checker tool - great for stripping out rogue fonts. Also the "Apply Master' gets rid of lots of issues for me. Easy to use, and customer support is great too - get back to me really quickly. Cons A few bugs in Mac - but were fixed very quickly once reported. Review Source R Reviewer Agile Coach Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great experience with Empower" March 21, 2025 5.0 I get so many compliments on my presentations. The content available from empower really helps me quickly create highly professional-looking decks. Pros Great templates and user experience. Onboarding process was well-supported by Empower materials and staff. Cons I'd love to be able to have multiple company libraries. Review Source R Reviewer Chief Knowledge Office and Founding Partner Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great product" December 4, 2024 5.0 Great customer service, robust, useful tool. Pros Easy to convert templates, translate decks and formatting. It's a great tool Cons Sometimes the sync can be a bit slow, but it’s not a big deal. Review Source R Reviewer Head of FPA Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "REVIEW\_\_\_\_\_\_" November 29, 2024 4.0 Pros Add COLORS!!. Switched-off subscription mostly due to limited colors selection Cons Colors and technical bugs - often unable to update links to excel. Slow performance of PowerPOint with multiple empower charts. Review Source NV Niek V. CEO Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great tool to keep you presentations in sync" December 4, 2024 4.0 Great experience. Haven't found any similar tool that works on a mac. Pros Solves the problem of sharing slides across presentations and not being able to keep the changes on the same slides current across presentations. Cons A slight learning curve to get started, but otherwise no problems. Review Source R Reviewer Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "A very usefull software" November 29, 2023 5.0 Very easy to use, I love the icons, images that are placed and can be replaced automatically. I also like the translation option and the numerous of templates, infographics and inspiration material Pros We use Empower daily. We have designed thousand of slides for our clients. It is easy to use and learn. It helps us minimize our time by 60-70%. We also like the automated consistency check tools. Cons Maybe some more functionalities would be great. Review Source R Reviewer IT Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "The Complete Package: Empower Software Features and Support" February 15, 2023 5.0 It is a valuable tool that has helped increase our productivity in our lab. The user interface is easy to use, making it a great asset to our operations. The centralized database allows us to access and track our data more easily, and the customizable reports are great for keeping us on track.Empower offers great help and support, which has saved us a lot of time and money when it comes to training.The software has security features that are comparable to those used in industry-leading laboratories. These features help keep your data safe. Pros It is a great tool for managing chromatography data. It's easy to use and provides lots of helpful features, like customizable reports and regulatory compliance features. I especially appreciate the intuitive interface and the fact that it's fast and easy to collect and process data. Plus, the customer support is great, so if I ever have any questions, I know I can get help right away. Overall, Empower is an excellent solution for managing chromatography data. Cons It has a lot of features and it is easy to use. However, there are some downsides to it. The user interface can be confusing, and there have been times when the software has slowed down or crashed. Additionally, the support organization is good, but you need to contact them more often than you'd like. Review Source R Reviewer Manager Web Collaboration Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "One of the best on the market for Office accelerators " June 2, 2022 4.0 Pros More functionalities especially requested by Sales&Marketing Better update and distributing function Shared-Slide Management including Updates Design Checker Automatic update notifications whenever an element was updated in the Slide Library Rights management via Active Directory (incl. AD groups) All content available offline due to a synchronized Slide Library Cons \- integration with other collaboration (Sharepoint, Confluence, Jira) platforms could be better Review Source JV Julia V. Marketing Managerin PowerPoint Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Never again without empower" July 4, 2022 4.0 Pros Empower helps to work faster and more effectively across the company. I love the "Layout Tools". Cons Unfortunately, the important function of linking to presentations and folders in the library no longer exists. I would like to see special features that simplify, make more flexible and extend the creation and editing of animations in PowerPoint. Review Source R Reviewer Senior Consultant Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Empower - Easy & intuitive usability " December 5, 2023 4.0 Pros It’s easy to generate GANT charts and it looks professional. Cons Sometimes the functions are a bit hidden. Review Source R Reviewer Prof. Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Application in Higher Education-context" June 17, 2022 5.0 As a user, I have been using Empower for about 10 years in various industries. The continuous development has always inspired me. I am absolutely convinced of the tool and can only recommend it. Pros \- CI compliant chart creation - productivity increase - Standards - slide database - no redundancies in slides - always current status of individual slides - support for diagram creation Cons There are actually no points that I don't like. The following things could be added as features - more precise description options of images in the content database - More otpions in database synchronization for the clients Review Source R Reviewer IT Director Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Review" November 29, 2023 4.0 Pros It supports a wide variety of chart types, including bar charts, line charts, pie charts, area charts. Charts will automatically update when data are changed, I like most about Empower is its ease of use. Cons The Charts are not customizable enough. Sometimes the Chart got corrupted in the middle of the work and it requires to be done from scratch Review Source TH Tatjana H. PowerPoint Profesional Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "empower slides" August 8, 2022 4.0 its a great Software Pros Layouttools and Agenda Function. Different Design Options for Masters Cons Sometimes the Cloud Performance and the little Bucks Review Source R Reviewer Product Management Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Slide Management" September 8, 2023 5.0 I just use empower in PowerPoint and it is well integrated in this standard app. And although we use Office 365 we had rarely any problems with any updates. Generally it saves us time in managing our slides and reduces the rate that we oversee changes. Pros empower has a lot of features. Most important for me is the slide management. We have a load of different slide decks for trainings with redundant slides. We are now able to store them in a database and when we update a slide, you can easily update the same slide in other slide decks, where the slide is included. Cons I would like to be able to update the whole slide but the title should be exempted (as the title would be better different, based on the flow of the slide deck). It would also be helpful to be able to disconnect a slide, when it was originally imported from the database, but changes have been made, which should be kept. Review Source R Reviewer Owner Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Helpful for Consultants" December 5, 2023 5.0 Pros Easy to use and well structured. Easy to learn. Good results. Cons Lacks some features compared to other products. Review Source R Reviewer Chief of staff Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Empower Software Review: Pros and Cons" May 2, 2024 5.0 Overall, Empower Software is a solid choice for individuals seeking a user-friendly and comprehensive personal finance solution, although users should consider factors like cost etc. Pros User-Friendly Interface: Empower Software offers a clean and intuitive interface, making it easy for users to navigate and access various features without extensive training Cons Learning Curve: Despite its user-friendly interface, mastering all features and functionalities of Empower Software may require a learning curve for new users unfamiliar with personal finance software. Review Source R Reviewer Strategy Manager Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Empower review" March 21, 2024 4.0 Pros Includes everything in one tool - charts, productivity etc. Cons Charts are not so easy to use compared to other tools like Think-cell Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.