Presentify vs Beautiful.ai
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Beautiful.ai builds decks with its own Smart Slide layouts. Its pricing page offers a 14-day trial that needs a credit card, and Pro costs $14.50 a month billed annually. Presentify starts from a real PowerPoint template and writes every slide. Previews are free, and paid plans download the PPTX from $3.99 a month.
How they compare
| Topic | Presentify | Beautiful.ai |
|---|---|---|
| How you make a deck | Pick a template and type your topic. Presentify writes every slide. | Smart Slide layouts that auto-align, resize and animate your content as you edit. Beautiful.ai offers over 300 of them. Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Trying it first | The free plan gives 100 credits a day and previews every slide. No credit card is required. | A 14-day free trial that needs a credit card. The card is charged in full if you do not cancel before the trial ends. Source (opens in a new tab) |
| Cheapest paid plan | $3.99 a month, or $39.99 a year. | Pro: $14.50 a month, billed annually. Source (opens in a new tab) |
| PowerPoint export plans | Paid plans only. The free plan previews and presents online. | PowerPoint import and export are included in the Pro plan and above. Source (opens in a new tab) |
| What the exported file holds | Text sits in the template's text boxes, and charts are native PowerPoint charts on slides that have a chart. Icons and images are pictures you can move, resize or replace. | Beautiful.ai says the export is a fully editable .pptx file. Source (opens in a new tab) |
Which one fits you
Choose Beautiful.ai if
- you want to design with Smart Slide layouts that auto-align your content;
- you want a team plan for several people (see their pricing page for seats and prices).
Choose Presentify if
- you want to start from PowerPoint templates and keep editing in PowerPoint;
- you want to try it without a credit card: the free plan previews every slide;
- you want a lower monthly price: paid plans start at $3.99 a month.
Questions
Does Beautiful.ai have a free trial?
Its pricing page offers a 14-day free trial that needs a credit card. The page says the card is charged in full if you do not cancel before the trial ends.
Can Beautiful.ai export to PowerPoint?
Yes. Beautiful.ai says PowerPoint import and export are included in the Pro plan and above, and that the export is a fully editable .pptx file. It also says animations in a Beautiful.ai deck do not transfer to PowerPoint.
Can I try Presentify without a credit card?
Yes. The free plan needs no credit card. It gives 100 credits a day, and you can preview and present every slide online. Downloading the PPTX needs a paid plan.
See a template for your topic
Pick a template, type your topic and preview every slide for free. Downloading the PPTX needs a paid plan.
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