Presentation & Slides · head to head
Beautiful.ai vs Google Slides
Beautiful.ai
Presentation & Slides
Create professional presentations in minutes, not hours
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Google Slides
Presentation & Slides
Create amazing presentations together
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Google Slides has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Beautiful.ai team plan requires a minimum of 2 seats and caps at 20 seats before requiring a custom Enterprise plan; Google Slides presentation recording and presenter camera embedding are only available on some Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, not on the free consumer version
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Beautiful.ai and Google Slides actually diverge.
| Attribute | Beautiful.ai | Google Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Presentation & Slides).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Beautiful.ai
- Team plan requires a minimum of 2 seats and caps at 20 seats before requiring a custom Enterprise plan
- Team pricing rises from $40 per user per month billed annually to $50 per user per month if billed monthly
- The Pro individual price of $12 per month requires annual billing
Google Slides
- Presentation recording and presenter camera embedding are only available on some Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, not on the free consumer version
Pricing, plan by plan
Beautiful.ai
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Beautiful.ai review.
Google Slides
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Google Slides review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Beautiful.ai if
Nothing in the data separates Beautiful.ai from Google Slides on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Beautiful.ai or Google Slides better?
- Neither clearly leads. Beautiful.ai starts at On request and Google Slides at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Beautiful.ai or Google Slides?
- Google Slides has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Beautiful.ai and Free for Google Slides.
- Does Beautiful.ai or Google Slides run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Google Slides for free?
- Yes. Google Slides has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Beautiful.ai starts at On request.