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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 8 - Reviews of The Brief ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 176-200 of 285 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer CEO Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bannersnack review" May 11, 2019 5.0 I have been able to design a couple banners with them and I think I have had a very nice experience with them given the fact that the banners and designs I needed was in their free version of the software Pros I like the features of many banner designs and also the fact that you can get to design any banner you wish and customize it to your best taste. Cons I do not like the fact that I do not get to see many banner shapes and sizes and also the best features are kept hidden for the premium users and not the free users. Review Source Response from The Brief June 20, 2019 Hello! We'd like to thank you for the feedback! As you noticed the free plan does come with some limitations in editing and exporting options, as it's only designed to showcase how our app works and what can be done. At the moment, more animations are only available with Pro, Plus and Team plans. If there's anything we can help you with, we'd be happy to assist you on our live chat. AS Andrew S. Graphic Designer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I use Bannersnack to produce display ads for automotive dealers" May 3, 2018 3.0 Pros I really like how I can make multiple sizes in one set. Takes the load off my work queue by a lot. It is easy to set up and I really enjoy using animations. Cons Often, the HTML banners look visibly different from the JPEG. Text boxes will move up or down and it becomes tedious. It is a desktop program, and I wish it was an app I could actually install and use. If my internet is down or your servers are experiencing difficulty, the software becomes difficult to use. Your team is rolling out many updates, and that's commendable, but certain features such as SVG conversion is still highly-faulted. Review Source JM Jud M. CEO Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Big Fan of Bannersnack" June 26, 2019 5.0 Very positive. Happy to have found Bannersnack. Pros Easy to use and very helpful for scale. Cons limitations but you have eliminated them Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hi Jud, Thank you for this great review! It's reviews as these that keep us motivated to come together as a team and work towards improving the product. Keep enjoying the app! VR Verified Reviewer Social media assistant Hospitality Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great for those that aren't webdesigners" December 16, 2019 4.0 I enjoyed the free trial so far, not sure if I will be sticking with it but we will see. Pros With a single click, Bannersnack transforms your content into code that can be embed or uploaded on your website with ease. It is a great tool to use when you want to stay on task and be effective Cons Nothing that I can think of, it seems to have great options and easy of use is wonderful, especially when you are on a deadline. Review Source Response from The Brief February 12, 2020 Hi there, We greatly appreciate you taking the time to leave such positive feedback about our platform! The customer's satisfaction only confirms and reinforce the fact that we've managed to do what we intended, which is to offer our customers a platform where they can easily create amazing designs and save time. We plan on adding more features that will help you save time, so stay tuned for future updates! GS Gerian S. Owner Retail Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent Banner Design Software" June 26, 2019 5.0 Great experience overall, easy to use platform. Pros I was able to instantly create all sizes of banners for different platforms, useful for the popular sizes for different platforms. You can quickly adjust anything that doesnt look right. Great templates too. Cons It was a little difficult to export and use animated banners in google adwords unfortunately. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello Gerian, We are delighted to see that Bannersnack is proving useful and easy to use and that you are taking full advantage of our preset sizes. We'd like to thank you for your positive and valuable feedback. It is always good to see that we are making a difference for this is, in fact, amongst our main focuses. Remember that if you ever have any issues, you can always get in contact with our support representatives who are always eager to help and assist you with any difficulties or questions that you might be facing. Ashley N. Director Business Development Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "So far so good. I've been pleased with what the software is capable of for the cost. " May 10, 2018 5.0 Pros The affordability and the ability to do simple animated gifs for display ads easily has been huge for our agency. Saving us money on hiring graphic designers for one off projects. Cons There isn't anything glaring that I don't like. Would like to be able to change the background from slide to slide if desired instead of the background being the same on all slides. Review Source Blake F. Digital Marketing Strategist Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Game Changer" May 7, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to use, quality graphics, time saving. Used to use canva until I came across this tool. I especially love that the graphics are HTML compatible. Must have for any marketer looking to improve graphics. Cons No Magic Resize tool to automatically adjust image to new size. This company is constantly updating the software so im sure this feature will be added soon Review Source PB Phillippe B. Web Developer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I really like the latest changes you have made, editing banners in batch was a great addition." May 9, 2018 4.0 The animation of banners was a great plus, and also the time gained at having different sizes automatically created. Its a little expensive here (I live in Argentina) but i dont think i dont get my moneys worth when I catch some discount. Would love to mantain my subscription indefinetly. Pros The ability to create several banners with little effort, I liked more the effects on the Flash version, since the easing was better and with a blurred efect, but the HTML5 version its ok too. Cons Its kinda difficult to search for uploaded images, it would be very cool to be able to organize them in folders. Also being able to create banners in bulk connected to some spreadsheet would be amazing! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Overall it's a really good system. It's a good way to make lots of banners quickly." May 4, 2018 4.0 Fast, and good volume. Pros It's pretty easy to use and there's a fair amount of clip art and images. I like the fact that you can crank out all the main sizes quickly and then touch each one up. Cons It's a little rigid and requires you to go through particular steps. It would be nice to be able to customize more, like backgrounds, shapes, etc. Review Source Response from The Brief May 7, 2018 Hello there, Thank you for the feedback provided. As far as Banner Generator backgrounds go, you can choose between Solid, Gradient, Image or None to personalize your backgrounds. Please refer to the following screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/uDMw8duQu. Regarding the shapes customization section, Bannersnack offers features such as: Custom color or image, Rotate, Opacity, Blur, Drop Shadow. If you have any other suggestions we would love to hear them. Thank you. SG Steve G. Marketing Manager Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Very user friendly!" January 18, 2019 5.0 Pros As someone who needs to set up banner ads on the fly, Bannersnack has been an amazing tool for getting these done fast and looking great! Cons There could be more diversity in the stock photos. Review Source Response from The Brief January 21, 2019 Hello Steve, Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate you sharing your thoughts and the experience you had on our platform so far and we're hoping that this is just the beginning! We're constantly working to add new features and options such as stock photos and right now you can choose from @ 2 milling of photos from platforms like Pixabay, Pexels, Unsplash but also from professional in-house made photos and to make the experience even better you can now search using keywords. The Bannersnack Team IT Isaac T. Director Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Functional and efficient" July 24, 2018 5.0 Immediacy of use and quick responsiveness with excellent user experience are great. Pros Easy to learn and responsive. Pricing appears reasonable and but it would be great if there were more price tiered options for limited use conditions. Cons No comment. Review Source JS John S. Admin Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "smooth but sometimes frustrating " May 4, 2018 4.0 Pros it has lots of features and is easy to use. the banners turn out really well. The images are easy to edit, and the software is easily customizable. Cons sometimes the banners won't load, and as a result, won't download. then, when the banners download, they are not always super clear. It would be better if there was a way to download straight from the editing page. The images in the "my images" section could be organized better. There could be an option to preview the banner without the gray border. Review Source Response from The Brief May 7, 2018 Hello John, Thank you for taking the time to rate our platform. When saving your banner, please make sure that you have the quality set to 100% and the "Use border" option unchecked as shown in the following screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/XW8ZpezRBhxs. This should take care of the quality issue and the border that is shown when previewing your banner. As for the "My images" section, we are currently working on refactoring this section and if you have any suggestions we would love to hear them. VR Verified Reviewer Chief Executive Officer Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Like the options but also required too many steps to save and modify banners " May 11, 2018 4.0 Pros Number of options for banner standard sizes for social Media, single sign on, makes it easy to add images fonts customization to add also very easy to creat dynamic ads Cons Too many steps to save the and access banners, no mobile app difficult to navigstr so many options at times some Social media graphic sizes missing Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Digital Marketing Specialist Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Way to Get Started with Banner Ad Ideas" April 19, 2019 4.0 Pros Love that I can go to BannerSnack and have templates/ad sizes ready to go. It's easy for me to drag and drop in images, text, CTAs. Easily download and then use in the networks needed. Also makes the task of animating displays incredibly easy without needing to know how to use any fancy programs. Cons I'd like some more how-tos or tutorials. You have to pay in order to remove their watermark from ads. Review Source Response from The Brief April 22, 2019 Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review, we really appreciate providing the feedback about our editor! We really put all our resources and hearts into it, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day pay off. Don't forget to check our Help page and our Youtube channel for more guides and tutorials. HW Herbert W. Digital Marketeer Music Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bannersnack" January 20, 2019 3.0 Able to create GIF animation for Web and Google. Pros Timeline feature. Huge template resources. Able to upload fonts of our choice. Easy arrangement Cons Faced lots of problem when managing layers. Difficult to move selected layers. It will be good to have similar workflow as Adobe Photoshop. Review Source Response from The Brief January 21, 2019 Hello Herbert, Thanks for your message! We value your feedback and it would be even more helpful for us if you can contact us on our live chat and tell us exactly how you would see the layers working and we'll do our best to improve the workflow and your experience. Thanks again for taking your time to share this with us! The Bannersnack Team Melissa R. Marketing Computer & Network Security Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "We needed a banner maker and this was the best we found by far" May 10, 2018 5.0 it's great for Google adwords and site ads. I have no design experience or designer within my company. Pros It's very customizable and the stock photo library is extensive. I definitely recommend it for the design challenged. Cons I really have no complaints about this software. I wish they added more templates, but I love it overall. Review Source MC Meenal C. CEO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Professional Banners" July 21, 2019 5.0 Pros 1) Drag and Drop technology. 2) Not required an Dedicated time for creating a Professional Banner. 3) Animated Banners can be created Easily. 4) Compatible with all Ads companies such as Google ads, Youtube banner ads, Facebook Ads and others. 5) AMP design HTML banner. Cons Needs HTML5 Download option in Starter plan. Rest there is nothing cons about bannersnack. Review Source Response from The Brief October 23, 2019 Hello Meenal, We'd like to express our gratitude for the positive comments that you've provided us with! Feedback is important as it helps us to identify exactly where improvements are needed. For the future, there will be some changes in our individual plans and I can see how your proposition can benefit our users that are running on the starter plan. I will surely pass this on to our production team for review. We appreciate the constructive suggestions! EG Eric G. Director Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love using bannersnack. " May 3, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy & very intuitive to use. The templates save so much time. Overall I love using Bannersnack for my banners Cons A larger variety of icons & symbols would be great. Apart from that I can't really think of anything else. Review Source rob S. senior creative director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "easily helps you design simple html banners when you know nothing about html" March 1, 2018 3.0 able to create html banners with no knowledge of coding html banners Pros a designer can make more engaging banners for their clients without needing to know html. and it just works. Cons departing from their templates, the controls for transitions and animation are very rudimentary, confusing, and frankly a huge time. Review Source Brooke O. Marketing Manager Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Quick Way to Make Animated Banners" November 2, 2017 5.0 Pros Easy to use, make copy changes across ad sizes and is way easier to make nice looking animated ads without learning all of the technicalities you normally need to for animation. Cons Hard to share ads across accounts to collaborate - need to share your login information in order to do this. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Brand Marketing Manager Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Quick, efficient, productive" May 3, 2018 4.0 Pros I like that there are templates to go off of, and that it is very easy to learn. I also like that you can create HTML ads quickly. Cons I wish editing multiples of banner ad sets was easier. I also think some tools or tutorials for creating unique animations would be helpful. Review Source Sarah G. Junior Online Marketing Manager Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool to Design PPC & Social Media Banners " May 7, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy use, you can create all possible banner sizes, great design examples, free stock images to use, quick turnaround, possibility to design a set of banners at once Cons Animated banners are still a challenge to design. Other than this, I am really happy with the software. Review Source BJ Bret J. Integrated Digital Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple, Quick and Intuitive. A very good value." July 30, 2018 5.0 It has helped me immensely when I needed banners for a campaign quickly and my creative team couldn't produce by the deadline. Pros Easy to navigate and an awesome collection of themes, pics and elements to choose from Cons They may have fixed this by the time I write this review, but there always seemed to be one size I needed to make custom...but this is a very minor issue overall. Review Source Andrew D. Affiliate/Marketing Manager Internet Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use and time saving" May 10, 2018 5.0 Pros I love that you can create multiple banner sizes at the same time which really saves alot of time for me to complete other tasks Cons Sometime the downloads of the individual banners or banner sets do not work correctly or rendering of the layers on the banners have issues. Review Source MA Mark A. Web Copywriter Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Been able to create high quality banners with ease" May 4, 2018 5.0 I can produce banners myself that otherwise would have to be outsourced. Pros The end product looks very professional, and the animations in particular are excellent. The overall standard of the ads you can produce is first rate. Cons Sometimes the templates can be a little difficult to modify, at first. However, with a bit of experience this is usually easy to overcome. 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