Canva
The friendly all-round design app, now with AI helpers tucked into nearly every corner.
Free · Pro $15/mo
Business & Productivity
Presentation makers take your outline, notes or an existing document and produce a full deck with sensible layouts and visuals. You can then tweak slides, apply your brand theme and share a link.
We would look at how editable the slides are, whether you can export to the formats you use, and how well it keeps your branding. Most allow a few free decks, with paid plans for exports, custom themes and viewer analytics.
The one most people reach for is Canva.
Budget-wise, paid plans start anywhere from $10 to $17 a month — most land around $13.50. Good news: 3 of the 4 let you start for free.
4 tools
The friendly all-round design app, now with AI helpers tucked into nearly every corner.
Free · Pro $15/mo
Describe your topic and get a polished deck, document or simple web page you can refine.
Free · Plus $10/mo
Slides that tidy their own layout as you add content, so every deck looks consistent.
From $12/mo
Team-friendly presentation software where AI drafts the first version and everyone polishes together.
Free · Pro $17/mo
Our shortlist: Canva (new, $15), Gamma (new, $10) and Beautiful.ai (new, $12).
Absolutely — 3 tools here have a free plan. We’d start with Canva, Gamma and Pitch.
Most paid plans sit around $13.50/month. The cheapest we list starts at $10, the priciest at $17.
4 offer an API — handy if you want to plug them into your own product. Try Canva, Gamma and Beautiful.ai.