Microsoft PowerPoint vs Slides
Microsoft PowerPoint
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Slides
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| Figure | Microsoft PowerPoint | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.58/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 15 | 6 |
| Spec score · Presentation software | 9.5 (#1) | 9.0 (#8) |
| Spec score · Design tools | 9.0 (#23) | 8.8 (#38) |
| Spec score · Graphic Design Software | 9.0 (#25) | 8.8 (#38) |
| AI assistance | Copilot can edit, rewrite, reorganize, and add slides; Speaker Coach provides AI-driven feedback. | AI can generate drafts, rewrite content, and refine visuals in the editor. |
| Founded | 1975 | 2013 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, USA | New York City, United States and Stockholm, Sweden |
| Integrations | Microsoft 365 plans bundle PowerPoint with apps including Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, and Teams. | Listed integrations include Dropbox, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Google Forms, YouTube, and Markdown. |
| Offline access | Office apps can be used without an internet connection when fully installed on a computer. | Yes |
| Paid from | 9.99 | 5 |
| Supported platforms | Microsoft 365 is compatible with PC, Mac, Android, and iOS; PowerPoint also has a web version. | web,phone,tablet |
Plans
Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft 365 Personal$9.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 Family$12.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 Premium$19.99 a month
- Microsoft PowerPointFree
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic$7 a year
- Microsoft 365 Personal$9.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 Family$12.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 Premium$19.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot$23.50 a year
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot$32 a year
Slides
- FreeFree
- Lite$5 a month
- Pro$10 a month
- Team$20 a month
- CustomPrice not published
- Custom planPriced on request
In their own words
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint helps users create, design and share presentations across web, desktop and mobile versions for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It offers thousands of customizable templates, and users can write or draw on slides and convert input into text or shapes. Presentations can be shared for real-time collaboration with comments and @mentions. Copilot can rewrite, reorganize or add slides, while Speaker Coach provides feedback on pace and vocabulary. Accessibility Assistant suggests adjustments to format, color and word choice; Cameo supports prerecorded video alongside slides. The free web tier includes basic tools, sharing, collaboration, dictation and 5 GB of storage. Microsoft 365 subscriptions bundle PowerPoint with apps including Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive and Teams. Personal costs $9.99 a month with 1 TB storage; Family costs $12.99 a month with up to 6 TB. Fully installed Office apps can work offline, but after at least 31 days without internet they cannot edit or create documents. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled.
Slides
Slides is a web presentation editor for creating, presenting and sharing decks, with AI tools that can draft content, rewrite text and refine visuals. Decks can be presented live, shared by link, exported, embedded or self-hosted. The service supports PowerPoint import and export, presenter mode, offline access, real-time collaboration, templates and brand kits. Free accounts can create public decks only. Paid customers get private decks by default, can change visibility, and can share private decks with a secret link or password; decks marked Internal are visible to team members and not others. Plan limits differ: Lite includes 1 GB of storage, one collaborator per deck and 50 AI credits monthly; Pro includes unlimited storage, three collaborators and 400 monthly AI credits; Team includes unlimited deck collaborators and 400 credits per user monthly. Team also supports SSO with Okta, Microsoft, Google and more. Developers can use a REST API, MCP server, and full HTML and CSS access. Listed integrations include Dropbox, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Google Forms, YouTube and Markdown. It runs in a modern browser and requires an internet connection. Free costs nothing; Lite is $5 a month billed annually, with monthly billing also available.