What is it? 👇️
Generative AI presentation software.
Who is it for? 💁♀️
People creating presentations for work – anything you’d usually make a slide deck for, including pitch decks.
What did we test? 🧪
We tried it when working on a presentation for a top-secret project (coming later this year!). We needed a simple but compelling presentation to introduce the project to potential partners.
The experience
We found it easy to get started, take a quick virtual tour and dive in. But the experience quickly plateaued, largely because we normally use Canva to create presentations and beautiful.ai didn’t seem much different. In more detail:
🆗 The standard of templates and tools was high but the pool of templates and stock imagery didn’t seem as deep or diverse as what we’re used to on Canva.
⚡️ Standout design feature = auto formatting of design elements. e.g If you want to add an extra pic + bio to a team slide, it automatically rearranges the design so you don’t have to drag and drop everything to accommodate your addition. Magic!
🆗 From an AI point of view: It created a 10-slide deck within a minute – professional clean design with headings and content suggestions. However, it didn’t reflect our project much. It would’ve been a good start for a pitch deck although branding and visuals would need to be applied. Not to mention the hard work of actually writing a compelling pitch deck that clearly articulates what investors want to know – but that’s another story.
Competitors 🪖
There’s no shortage of AI-powered presentation tools out there. Like any software, once you get used to using it, you’ll likely stick with it for a while. The main competitors in beautiful.ai’s league are:
- Simplified
- Designs.ai
- Slidebean (for pitch decks)
- Gamma
- Canva
Pricing💰️
- Beautiful.ai has 3 plans: PRO for individual users ($12/month billed annually) TEAM ($40/user/month billed monthly or annually) and ENTERPRISE (custom pricing).
- The PRO and TEAM plans have 14-day free trials.
- There’s an ad hoc option with the same features as PRO, charged at $45/month for one presentation each month (cancel any time).
The verdict
There doesn’t seem much difference between beautiful.ai and the competitors listed above in terms of what you can do with the tools (except Slidebean, which is specifically for pitch decks) and their cost. So here’s our verdict:
👎️ If you’re happily using a tool like Canva, we don’t recommend switching – at least not yet.
👍️ If you’re using PowerPoint, definitely try it and some of the other options too. Like any tool, it will take a while to learn but persevere and you’ll see results. And remember: in design, clear space is your friend. Resist the urge to fill it!
