Beautiful.ai vs Pitch: Free Plan, Seats and PowerPoint Export
Both make slide decks with AI. Beautiful.ai lays slides out for you by rule; Pitch drafts slides and leaves you a normal editor, then shares decks as tracked links. The bigger differences are in how you can try them, how they count seats, and what survives when a deck leaves the tool.
By Elias Brandt · Updated 8 Oct 2026 · About 5 min read · Plan terms taken from each tool profile
The short answer
Choose Pitch for a permanent free workspace, tracked client links and a conventional slide editor. Choose Beautiful.ai for automatic Smart Slide layouts and an unlimited-generation plan. Before comparing paid costs, obtain the Beautiful.ai checkout quote: official pages disagree on Pro rates and Team seat units, and Pitch uses a different currency in the prices shown here.
Beautiful.ai or Pitch: which one, when?
Pick by what happens to the deck
In shortDecks that stay online as links point to Pitch; decks that must look the same whoever edits them point to Beautiful.ai.
Pitch for decks that stay online
Viewer analytics, advanced links and Pitch Rooms show when a client opened a deck; Team includes two rooms and Business an unlimited number, which suits sales proposals and agency updates.
Beautiful.ai for consistent internal reporting
Rule-based layouts keep monthly status decks looking the same whoever edits them, and a shared slide library plus brand themes carry that across non-designers.
Pitch Business once a workspace passes 25 members
Business runs to 200 members at EUR 20 per seat on annual billing with unlimited guests and rooms, a size Beautiful.ai reaches only through an Enterprise quote.
Six real jobs, side by side
In shortRead across a row: the same job and what each tool needs for it.
| If the job is… | Beautiful.ai | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Try it without paying | 14-day Pro or Team trial; card at sign-up, full charge on day 14 unless cancelled | Free forever: up to 5 members, 2 guests, 100 AI credits once |
| One person, one project month | $45 monthly option, cancel anytime | Plus at EUR 12 billed monthly, with 500 AI credits |
| Heavy AI drafting all year | Unlimited AI content generation on Pro | Plus lists 500 credits a month, reset at each renewal; extra credits can be bought |
| Hand an editable file to a PowerPoint user | Editable PPTX on Pro, Team and Enterprise; install the fonts on the receiving computer | Editable PPTX from Plus with speaker notes; videos become thumbnails |
| Send a client deck and see who opened it | Viewer and engagement analytics | Tracked links and viewer analytics; Pitch Rooms on Team (2) and Business (unlimited) |
| Fit a crowded slide | Smart Slide rearranges the content; Classic Slide for exact positioning | AI agent drafts the slide; you position elements in the editor |
The basics
In shortRead live from each profile.
| What do you need? | Beautiful.ai | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| In short | Slides that lay themselves out. | AI-drafted, on-brand decks shared as tracked links. |
| Free access | Free trial only | Free access available |
| Plans |
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| Price check | Some prices or terms not confirmed · Oct 24, 2026 | Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026 |
| Full profile | Beautiful.ai profile | Pitch profile |
Values come from each tool’s profile and update with it, in the currency each vendor shows.
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What does each cost, and what can you try free?
Six differences in access, price and output
In shortPitch can be used free indefinitely by a small team; Beautiful.ai is paid after a 14-day trial that needs a card.
- Free access
- Pitch Free is free forever for up to 5 members and 2 guests, with 100 one-time AI credits and a watermarked PDF export; Beautiful.ai has no permanent free plan, only a 14-day Pro or Team trial that needs a card and charges the full plan unless cancelled. Source: pitch.com
- Entry price
- Beautiful.ai annual Pro views disagree ($14.50 versus $12 per month), while its monthly option is $45; Pitch Plus lists EUR 10 on annual billing or EUR 12 monthly. Confirm actual charges before comparing. Source: beautiful.ai
- Worked example
- Assuming three editors on annual billing, Pitch Team costs EUR 45 a month (3 x 15) and gives the workspace 18,000 AI credits for the year (3 x 6,000); Beautiful.ai Team costs $40 a month if the card's three included users apply, or $120 (3 x 40) under the per-user rate in its FAQ. Source: pitch.com
- AI metering
- Pitch meters AI drafting in credits: 500 per seat each month on Plus and Team and 750 on Business, reset at each renewal; yearly Team and Business seats get one annual pool of 6,000 or 9,000. Beautiful.ai lists unlimited AI content generation on its paid plans, so drafting volume never changes the bill. Source: help.pitch.com
- Layout model
- Beautiful.ai Smart Slides arrange themselves from more than 300 layouts and give up that automation on blank Classic Slides; Pitch's AI agent drafts on-brand slides while the editor keeps full design control. Source: beautiful.ai
- Export
- Both export editable PowerPoint only on paid plans and both lose animations; Pitch turns uploaded videos into thumbnails and can fall back to Calibri, while Beautiful.ai also offers a PowerPoint of static slide images. Source: help.pitch.com
What each price list actually says
In shortPitch publishes one clear price per plan. Beautiful.ai’s own pages show different figures for the same plan, so get a checkout quote first.
Price per month on yearly billing, from the Pitch profile. Bars compare plans of this tool only.
| Plan | What the official pages show |
|---|---|
| Pro, annual | USD 14.50 a month on one view, USD 12 on another; one user |
| Team, annual | A card that includes 3 users at USD 40 a month; other wording says USD 40 per user |
| Pro, monthly | USD 45 a month |
| Enterprise | Quoted by sales |
Until checkout shows the total for your seat count, there is no single Beautiful.ai price to compare against Pitch. The profile records the conflict rather than picking one figure.
Sources: Beautiful.ai pricing, Pitch pricing.
Three teams, priced
In shortTotals use annual billing, before tax, in each vendor’s currency.
| Team | Beautiful.ai | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| One person | Pro: USD 12 or 14.50 a month, depending on the page | Plus: EUR 10 a month, 500 AI credits a month |
| Three editors | Team: USD 40 a month if three users are included, USD 120 if the rate is per user | Team: EUR 45 a month (3 × 15) |
| Five editors | Team, quote needed | Team: EUR 75 a month, EUR 900 a year (5 × 15); EUR 1,080 a year on monthly billing |
Worked from the plan prices on each profile.
Free plan against free trial
In shortPitch Free has no end date. Beautiful.ai’s trial ends on day 14 and charges the card unless you cancel.
| Beautiful.ai | Pitch | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | 14 days of Pro or Team | Free plan with no time limit |
| Card needed | Yes, at sign-up; charged on day 14 unless cancelled | Not stated; the plan itself costs nothing |
| People | The plan you trial | Up to 5 members and 2 guests |
| AI | Unlimited generation during the trial | 100 credits, once |
| Export | The trial plan’s exports | PDF with a small Pitch watermark; no PowerPoint |
How do they build slides, and how do teams work in them?
Rule-based layouts against an AI draft you edit
In shortBeautiful.ai moves your content for you; Pitch drafts the slide and then you place things yourself.
Beautiful.ai builds on Smart Slides: you choose a slide type from more than 300 layouts and the arrangement adjusts as you add text, images or data. When a slide needs exact positioning, a blank Classic Slide gives it, at the cost of the automatic layout. Pitch’s AI agent drafts slides from a description and your brand assets, and the result sits in an editor where you move elements by hand.
AI use is metered differently. Beautiful.ai lists unlimited AI content generation on paid plans. Pitch counts credits: 500 per seat a month on Plus and Team, 750 on Business, with yearly Team and Business seats getting one annual pool.
Sources: Beautiful.ai, Pitch paid plans.
Feature matrix
In shortTen capabilities marked from the two profiles.
| Capability |  Beautiful.ai |  Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Building | ||
| Automatic layout | OfferedSmart Slides, 300+ layouts | Not listed |
| AI drafting | Offeredunlimited on paid plans | OfferedAI agent, credits |
| Brand themes and assets | Offeredbranded themes | Offeredbrand library |
| Personalised decks from customer data | Not listed | Offeredbulk personalisation |
| PowerPoint import | Offered | Not listed |
| Teams and sharing | ||
| Real-time co-editing | PartlyTeam plan | Offeredwith slide assignments |
| Shared slide library | PartlyTeam plan | Offeredbrand library |
| Viewer analytics | Offered | Offeredopens and interaction |
| Client rooms with deck and files | Not listed | PartlyTeam: 2 · Business: unlimited |
| Large workspaces | PartlyTeam 2–20 seats, then Enterprise | OfferedTeam 25 · Business 200 |
offered partly or with limits not listed on the profile.
What survives when the deck leaves the tool?
In shortBoth export editable PowerPoint only on paid plans, and both lose motion on the way.
Export, format by format
| Format | Beautiful.ai | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Editable PowerPoint | Pro, Team and Enterprise; install the fonts on the receiving computer | Plus and higher, with speaker notes; one deck at a time |
| Static PowerPoint | Slides as images, for fixed viewing | Not listed |
| Static reference, no media | Free plan includes it, with a watermark; notes and comments dropped | |
| Google Slides | Editable on Pro, Team and Enterprise; audio, video and motion lost | Not listed |
| What is lost | Animations and transitions | Animations and transitions; videos become thumbnails; missing fonts fall back to Calibri |
Sources: Pitch PowerPoint export.
Switching between them: a checklist
In shortDecks move as PowerPoint files; layouts and links are rebuilt.
- Export while you still have a paid plan. Editable PowerPoint is a paid feature in both tools.
- Open the file on the presenting computer. Check headings, line breaks and chart labels with the real fonts installed.
- Moving into Beautiful.ai: it imports PowerPoint files; expect to rebuild slides as Smart Slides to get automatic layout back.
- Moving into Pitch: the profile does not list PowerPoint import, so confirm the route with Pitch before you plan the move.
- Re-create shared links last. Tracked links, analytics and Pitch Rooms do not travel in a file.
Videos, questions and what this page does not judge
Official videos
In shortFrom each vendor’s YouTube channel. They load only when you press play.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beautiful.ai or Pitch?
Confirm the same billing period, currency, tax basis and actual editor count at checkout. Beautiful.ai has conflicting official Pro rates and Team seat units, so a single quoted price is not reliable for comparison. Pitch and Gamma prices shown in euros cannot be divided directly by a dollar quote to declare a saving.
Can I use either tool for free?
Only Pitch. Its Free plan has no time limit and includes unlimited presentations, sharing links, engagement analytics and 10GB of storage, with images up to 5MB. Beautiful.ai offers a 14-day trial of Pro or Team with unlimited slides and AI generation; cancel before day 14 or the card entered at sign-up is charged.
What happens when AI credits run out?
On Pitch, the 100 Free credits are spent once and never refill; Plus, Team and Business can buy extra credits when the included amount is used, and paid credits reset at each renewal. Beautiful.ai lists unlimited AI content generation on its paid plans, so there is no credit balance to watch.
How many people can share a workspace?
Pitch allows 5 members on Free, 1 on Plus, 25 on Team and 200 on Business, with Enterprise from 30 members; external guests are counted separately, 2 on Free and unlimited on Business. Beautiful.ai Pro covers 1 user and Team 2 to 20 seats, with Enterprise quoted for larger groups.
Which keeps more of the deck in PowerPoint?
Neither keeps animations or transitions. Pitch keeps speaker notes but turns uploaded videos and recordings into thumbnails, and fonts not installed on the receiving computer fall back to Calibri. Beautiful.ai offers an editable export and a static-image export; choose editable when colleagues must change individual elements.
What this page does not judge
Pages ranking for this comparison also rate how easy each editor feels and how good the slides look. Both need hands-on use, which we have not done, so they are left out here. The test below checks them on your own deck.
Take one real deck of about ten slides with a chart, a table and your brand font. Rebuild it in the Beautiful.ai trial and in Pitch Free, note how many slides needed manual fixes, then export each as PowerPoint and open it on the computer that will present it. Cancel the trial before day 14 if you do not keep it.
How this comparison was made
Plans, limits and prices come from the Beautiful.ai and Pitch profiles on this site, which cite the vendors’ pricing and help pages and carry their own check dates; tables marked as live are read from those profiles each time the page loads. Sections follow the topics the top-ranking pages for this comparison cover, limited to what the vendors document. No rating is given and no price is converted. See our editorial policy.
