Beautiful.ai vs. Microsoft Powerpoint Online

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Beautiful.ai
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Beautiful.ai is presentation software from the company in San Francisco, designed to make it easy to turn ideas into visual stories. Its design-AI has been taught the rules of good design and applies them in real-time as the user adds or edits content, to make it easier to build visual presentations that look professionally designed.
$15
per month
Microsoft Powerpoint Online
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
PowerPoint for the web, or Powerpoint Online (formerly PowerPoint Web App) is similar to the installed version, however it allows users to create presentations directly from a browser, with no need for an installation.N/A
Pricing
Beautiful.aiMicrosoft Powerpoint Online
Editions & Modules
Pro
$15
per month for a single user
Single Presentation
$45
one-time fee for ad-hoc projects
Team
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Beautiful.aiMicrosoft Powerpoint Online
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual pricing.
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User Ratings
Beautiful.aiMicrosoft Powerpoint Online
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(1 ratings)
6.5
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
2.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Beautiful.aiMicrosoft Powerpoint Online
Likelihood to Recommend
Beautiful.ai
Suppose you do not know where to spend money, than you should sign up for the free trial. You will never see it again.
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Microsoft
Depends on the needs of the user, if they are just refreshing Slides, and updating basic elements, I believe Microsoft Powerpoint Online is sufficient. It still relies on a regular internet connection, but backs up immediately to whichever service you are using for cloud storage. For advance users, designers, or people trying to have more management in their decks I believe desktop is the way to go.
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Pros
Beautiful.ai
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Microsoft
  • Free to use [up to 5 GB cloud storage per person]
  • No need to click the save button again and again when you make changes. Everything gets saved automatically to cloud [provided you have good network connection]
  • Web browser based application
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Cons
Beautiful.ai
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Microsoft
  • Running a presentation from PowerPoint online has been a disappointing experience. Things just don't react as smoothly as they do in the offline version because we're relying on sometimes iffy internet connections.
  • Video does not play well when it's embedded and played through the online version.
  • Downloading a PPT file that was created online creates almost no inconsistencies, but in my experience uploading a PPT to the online version that was created offline sometimes does create issues with fonts and formatting.
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Likelihood to Renew
Beautiful.ai
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Microsoft
I would rather change to other tool if I could. Microsoft Powerpoint Online was top-down forced without a real technical (maybe financial only) reason, and I think the product itself looks like a poor adaptation of the offline version. In my experience, it cannot be properly used in real time collaboration, can't handle large media (images/videos), has low performance even for a single user, it is a nightmare.
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Usability
Beautiful.ai
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Microsoft
Its about as usable as regular powerpoint to the normal user. The lack of some tools is fine and will go unnoticed. When presenting, you'll see animations may lag behind a bit, so I still recommend downloading to desktop to share content in a presentation once it is finalized.
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Alternatives Considered
Beautiful.ai
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Microsoft
I have used Prezi also in my last company along with Microsoft Powerpoint Online. But I feel that Prezi has also good features like designs, frames, themes etc but this tool is really complex to use as compared to Microsoft Powerpoint Online
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Return on Investment
Beautiful.ai
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Microsoft
  • It has made it easier for the training to be well handled and transitioned to the work-at-home life faster.
  • a lot of people is used to the installed version of PowerPoint, the online version is a familiar look and feels to the times when we were working from the office, which made the transition faster and easier for everyone.
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