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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Slides

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Slides is a presentation tool that enables users to create, edit, collaborate, and present. It is free for personal use, and available to businesses via a Google Workspaces subscription.N/A

    HeyGen

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AA software tool for creating professional spokesperson videos, which can be used by typing, clicking, and dragging. HeyGen’s realistic 100+ AI avatars can be a spokesperson in 40+ languages with various accents. HeyGen can be tried free.

    $29

    per month 600 credits per month

    Pricing
    Google SlidesHeyGen
    Editions & Modules
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    Creator
    $29
    per month 600 credits per Month
    Pro
    $49
    per month 1000 Credits per Month
    Business
    $149
    per month 1500 Credits per Month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google SlidesHeyGen
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Google SlidesHeyGen
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    User Ratings
    Google SlidesHeyGen
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google SlidesHeyGen
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Well-suited to working on presentations or PowerPoint-style documents, including setting up templated slides and working collaboratively on presentations. It's less well-suited to setting up printable documents, though I have used it for simple printable documents, you just need to remember to set the slide size to A4 (or your preferred paper size) measurements.
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    HeyGen
    I evaluated many different AI avatar options and HeyGen stood head and shoulders above the rest. They have done a really good job of their realism and voice cloning. I've also started to experiment with their interactive avatars and they are a really powerful feature for assisting customers in their inquiries.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Real-time collaboration makes it easy for multiple people to work on one presentation or deck.
    • Sharing is very straight forward, so it's easy to keep control of who can do or can't do.
    • Flexible so it's uses don't stop in presentations.
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    HeyGen
    • Avatar Cloning
    • Voice Cloning
    • Interactive Avatars
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    Cons
    Google
    • The slides generated by the "Beautify this slide" feature are not editable. You need to prompt again to make the changes you want.
    • You don't have a way to switch to another company template. For example, if you want to switch from light to dark theme, you can't.
    • The layout of the Animations sequence is not easy to read.
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    HeyGen
    • The avatars are almost there, but there is still some unnatural movement that gives it away.
    • The built in editor is not very useful to me.
    • It would be nice to have a voice-only clone feature
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    The popularity for Google Slides among the casual technology tool users is so great that we are not in a position to replace this tool with anything else. Every other tool either doesn't have the popularity, or doesn't match the ease of sharing level of Slides. The training needed to learn a different tool is too great. Google Slides is very easy to pick up and master.
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    HeyGen
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    Google Slides is very easy and intuitive for creating simple, straightforward presentations. Its limitations make for less decision making. Being part of the Google Suite makes for easy sharing and collaboration, auto-saving, and time-stamped versions/edit history. However, unlike a platform like Canva, there's no icon library, photos, graphics, or elements built-in, so if you're wanting more creative designs, you have to import or create yourself.
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    HeyGen
    HeyGen's platform is very user friendly and even people with less to no video production experience are able to operate HeyGen's platform. This has opened up many possibilities from speed of production to rough cut table reads using avatars before ever setting foot in a studio. The less time in the studio, the faster we can create videos.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Slides works both online and offline, they are free to use if you have a Google account. Easy to share and are supported by most web browsers. A great addition to your arsenal of interactive educational online platforms.
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    HeyGen
    HeyGen's avatar and voice technology were superior to any other AI avatar platforms I tested. They had more control and realism compared to the competitors.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • We’ve closed all our clients using Google slides.
    • Google slides has directly led to 100's of thousands of dollars in our org.
    • It has helped us add dozens of new clients.
    • Has helped us present information to businesses making 10M+ revenue.
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    HeyGen
    • HeyGen has allowed us to complete videos in 1 week vs. 3 weeks with traditional video production processes
    • HeyGen is easy enough to use, even our writers can generate avatars
    • We have even experimented with Avatar-only videos which may eliminate studio time all together.
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