Decktopus vs Storydoc
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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AI presentation maker that generates and edits slides by prompt, applies a brand from your website and coaches delivery
Interactive web presentations and proposals with personalized versions, reader analytics and PDF export
- Free access
- Decktopus: Free trial only
- Storydoc: Free trial only
- Paid from
- Decktopus: USD 24.99 per month
- Storydoc: USD 33 per month billed monthly
- Plans listed
- Decktopus: 4
- Storydoc: 3
- Public API
- Decktopus: Not confirmed
- Storydoc: Yes
Where Decktopus and Storydoc differ
- PlansDecktopus lists 4 plans and Storydoc lists 3.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Decktopus | Fact | Storydoc |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free trial onlyFirst deck · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free trial only |
| USD 24.99 per monthPro · $59.97 every 3 months or $119.88 per year | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 33 per month billed monthlyStarter · or $19.80 per month billed annually · $237.60 a year |
| No free plan; Pro $24.99 a month, $59.97 every 3 months or $119.88 a year | Pricing model | 14-day free trial; Starter from $19.80 a month billed annually ($237.60 a year), or $33 monthly |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 3 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not required |
| No | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Generating an on-brand deck from a prompt and rehearsing it before you present | Built for | Sending personalized sales decks as tracked web links instead of PowerPoint files |
| Presentations | CategorySame | Presentations |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Decktopus
Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026- First deckUSD 0
- ProUSD 24.99 per monthUSD 59.97 every 3 months or $119.88 per year
- BusinessUSD 44.99 per seat per monthUSD 119.97 per seat every 3 months or $239.88 per seat per year
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Storydoc
Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026- StarterUSD 33 per month billed monthlyor $19.80 per month billed annually · $237.60 a year
- ProUSD 60 per month billed monthlyor $36 per month billed annually · $432 a year
- TeamsCustom quote
Strengths and limits
Decktopus
Strengths
- Brand from a URL: Colors, fonts and logo are pulled from your website during creation, with no manual brand setup.
- Rehearsal included: Loop coaching with audience questions and a scored rehearsal is part of Pro, not a separate purchase.
- Long billing discounts are explicit: The annual Pro charge of $119.88 is stated as a single amount, saving $180 against twelve monthly payments.
Limits to plan around
- No free plan: The free first deck cannot be exported and carries a Decktopus watermark.
- Every edit costs credits: Edit Text and Edit with AI both charge 5 credits per edit, so polishing a deck draws on the same allowance as generating it.
- No refunds: The terms and help center say purchases are final, for monthly and annual plans alike.
Storydoc
Strengths
- Trial without a card: Storydoc does not collect payment details for the 14-day trial and does not charge automatically when it ends.
- Links outlive the subscription: Hosted links stay live after a trial or a cancelled plan, although editing stops.
- Per-recipient tracking: Each personalized version has its own URL and reader analytics.
Limits to plan around
- No PowerPoint export: Decks cannot be downloaded as PPTX; a PDF opened in PowerPoint becomes static, uneditable slides.
- No permanent free plan: After the 14-day trial you cannot edit or create stories without paying.
- Small allowances on Starter: Starter has 5 active documents, 10 links and versions and 25 AI text credits a month.
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