- Pick it if you are:
- Non-designers who need polished decks fast; Marketing and sales teams
- Top complaint:
- Beautiful.ai charged me after the free trial
- Price:
- Free plan, paid from $45/mo
- Pick it if you are:
- Founders pitching quickly; Students and teachers
- Top complaint:
- Gamma PowerPoint export breaks formatting and layout
- Price:
- Free plan, paid from $12/mo
Score Comparison
Signals Comparison
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai charged me after the free trial(8/10)
- Beautiful.ai refund denied: 24-hour window, monthly plans non-refundable(8/10)
- No free plan: Beautiful.ai is trial-only(6/10)
- Why is Beautiful.ai Team so expensive?(6/10)
Gamma
- Gamma credits run out fast and free credits never refresh(7/10)
- Wasted credits on failed or corrupted generations(6/10)
- Unclear credit consumption per AI action(5/10)
- Free plan has a 'Made with Gamma' badge and limits(5/10)
- Per-seat billing makes teams expensive(5/10)
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai support not responding to emails(7/10)
Gamma
- Unexpected renewal charges and strict refund window(8/10)
Beautiful.ai
- Can't move elements freely in Beautiful.ai Smart Slides(6/10)
- Beautiful.ai charts too basic for consultants(5/10)
Gamma
- Designs look generic and 'Gamma-like'(5/10)
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai PowerPoint export loses fonts and formatting(7/10)
Gamma
- Google Slides import loses fonts(4/10)
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai export failed or presentation won't download(6/10)
- Old Beautiful.ai decks change when the template updates(6/10)
Gamma
- Gamma 'Error exporting file' on PDF and PPT(7/10)
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai AI not generating slides(5/10)
Gamma
- Gamma PowerPoint export breaks formatting and layout(8/10)
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai has no offline mode and weak mobile account management(4/10)
Gamma
No signals
Beautiful.ai
- Beautiful.ai designs starting to look dated(3/10)
Gamma
- AI generation stops or won't resume mid-deck(6/10)
- AI doesn't produce the number of slides requested(5/10)
- AI agent editing errors and unwanted upgrade prompts(5/10)
Pricing Comparison
Beautiful.ai
Users: 1 user (Pro) or Team seats
Limits: Time-limited trial only, no permanent free plan, card required up front
Users: 1 user
Limits: 5 workspace themes, 10 templates, 50 slide library items, 100 asset library items; no real-time collaboration
Users: 1 user
Limits: Same limits as Pro
Users: 2-20 seats
Users: 2-20 seats
Users: Unlimited
Gamma
Users: 1 user
Limits: No monthly credits, 10 slides per prompt, 50k input tokens, Gamma badge, no analytics, no custom domain
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Beautiful.ai | Gamma |
|---|---|---|
| Design | ||
| Smart Slides (auto-layout) 300+ layouts | ||
| Classic (freeform) slides Convert to Classic Slide on paid plans | ||
| AI | ||
| AI deck generation | ||
| AI slide generation Prompt-to-deck plus AI images, writing assistant, translation | ||
| Website generation | ||
| Export | ||
| PPTX export | ||
| PDF export | ||
| Editable PowerPoint export Paid plans; animations don't transfer | ||
| Google Slides export Paid plans; video, audio and animations may be lost | ||
| Publishing | ||
| Custom domains | ||
| Analytics | ||
| Import | ||
| PowerPoint import Imports as Classic Slides | ||
| Developer | ||
| API | ||
| Collaboration | ||
| Real-time collaboration Team plan and above | ||
| Sharing | ||
| Viewer analytics | ||
| Platform | ||
| Offline mode | ||
| Offline editing Cloud-only | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Permanent free plan 14-day trial only | ||
| Security | ||
| SSO / SCIM Enterprise | ||
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