Decktopus vs Slidebean (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Slidebean grades higher than Decktopus: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Slidebean grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Decktopus
AI deck generator with a built-in delivery rehearsal coach
Slidebean
AI pitch deck builder with fundraising services attached
Which one is for you
Pick Decktopus if
- Fits if you're a consultant or a small agency needing client decks without a designer
- Works for rehearsing a talk and taking practice questions before the real thing
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a proper free try first, as 15 credits is about 3 slides
- Not for you if you might change your mind, because purchases are final and non-refundable
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $24.99 for Pro against $9.99 on annual billing
- Tight if you edit a lot with AI, as each slide or edit costs 5 of Pro's 750 monthly credits
- Watch out: Brand Kit and the team workspace need Business at $19.99 a seat, and nothing works offline
Pick Slidebean if
- Fits if you are a founder who wants a pitch deck with view tracking
- Works for people who would also use the cap table and financial model tools
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a trial you can size up, as the length is not stated
- Not for you if your decks are not pitch decks, as the templates and tools are built around fundraising
- Pricey if you want the investor finder, a strategy call or team sessions, as that is Accelerate at $99 a month, billed monthly
- Watch out: there are no mobile or desktop apps
How we grade them
| 1.8GPADecktopusWeak | 2.0GPASlidebeanFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $9.99 a month billed annually, which is exactly the middle figure for presentation tools here, with 750 AI credits a month and every export. Monthly billing is $24.99 and Business is $19.99 a seat. And the FAQ says purchases are final, with no refunds. | BStarter is $7 a month billed yearly, at the edge of the category's cheaper quarter. It is $12 billed monthly, and Accelerate is $99. |
| Free plan and trial | DThere's no free plan and no trial as such. A new account gets 15 AI credits and a slide costs 5, so you get about 3 slides before paying, which is less than an evening's work, never mind a week's. | DThe page offers a free trial with basic features, but not how long it lasts or whether a card is needed. |
| Features | CA whole deck from a topic or an uploaded file, edits described in plain words, export to PDF, PowerPoint or PNG, and shared links that track who read what. Loop rehearses your talk with AI coaches. The listing's own gaps: Brand Kit and the team workspace need Business, and nothing works offline. | CAI pitch deck builder, templates, view tracking, financial tools and an investor finder on the dearer plan. It is built around pitch decks, so it is a smaller job than the whole category. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and you still write the prompts, judge the draft and watch a credit balance, with 5 credits gone per slide or edit. Typing a topic and getting slides back is the quick bit. | CNo store rating on record. You build the deck from templates and pick your own financial inputs. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web app and nothing else: no desktop or phone app, and the pricing FAQ says decks can't be created, edited or viewed offline. For connections there are two, ChatGPT and an MCP server for Claude. | CWeb only, with no integrations listed and no mobile or desktop apps. |
| Best for | AI decks plus a coach to rehearse them with | AI pitch decks for startups |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Decktopus and Slidebean. How we grade
Price against what you get
Decktopus starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Slidebean starts at $7 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Slidebean starts $2.99 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 13 score higher than Decktopus for less, and 8 score higher than Slidebean for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Slidebean also covers templates and reports.
At a glance
| Decktopus | Slidebean | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month, billed annually ($119.88) | $7 per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | New accounts start with 15 free AI credits, enough for about 3 slides | Free trial with basic features; the page does not state how long it lasts. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Decktopus Inc. | Slidebean |
| Price read from | decktopus.com | slidebean.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Decktopus
- There is no ongoing free plan: new accounts get 15 AI credits, about 3 slides, and further use needs a paid plan.
- Brand Kit, the team workspace and custom domains are Business features; Pro is a single-person plan.
- An internet connection is required: the pricing FAQ says presentations cannot be created, edited or viewed offline.
- The pricing FAQ states that all purchases are final and non-refundable.
Slidebean
- Accelerate is billed monthly only; the page offers no yearly option for it.
- The pricing page does not state how long the free trial lasts or which features it limits beyond calling them basic.
- Built around pitch decks; the site lists no mobile or desktop apps.
Key features
Decktopus
- AI deck generation
- Entering a topic or uploading a file produces a full presentation with structure, content and design. Generating a slide costs 5 AI credits from the monthly allowance.
- Prompt-based editing
- Any slide can be changed by describing the edit in plain language instead of adjusting the layout by hand. Each AI edit costs 5 credits, shown before the change is applied.
- Loop delivery coach
- Four AI agents gather the context, build a narrative with speaking notes, simulate audience questions and run a live rehearsal that measures pacing and filler words.
- Brand Kit
- On Business plans, a brand kit built from a website URL applies company colors, fonts and style to every deck a team generates.
- Live links and viewer tracking
- A shared link always shows the latest version of a deck. Tracking shows who opened it and how long they spent on each slide, and an email gate turns viewers into contacts.
- ChatGPT app and MCP server
- Decktopus can be called from inside ChatGPT, and a remote MCP server connects it to Claude and other MCP-ready assistants to return a presentation or carousel.
Slidebean
- AI pitch deck builder
- Generates a starting deck for a startup pitch. Starter lists unlimited access to the builder and unlimited AI reviews of your deck.
- Pitch deck templates
- More than 100 startup pitch deck templates are included in Starter, alongside the AI builder.
- View tracking
- Starter includes tracking of views when a deck is shared with investors or others.
- Financial modeling tools
- Starter adds a financial modeling bootcamp and a cap table tool. Accelerate adds a financial modeling forecast tool.
- Investor finder and CRM
- Accelerate includes an investor finder with CRM tools for tracking who you have approached.
- Sessions with the team
- Accelerate includes a strategy call with the CEO and a monthly 30-minute session with the deck writing team.
Plans
Decktopus
Pro$9.99
per month, billed annually ($119.88); $24.99 billed monthly
For one person: 750 AI credits a month, presentations and carousels, PDF, PPT and PNG export, link sharing, Loop rehearsal and version history.
Business$19.99
per seat / month, billed annually; $44.99 billed monthly
Adds a team workspace, Brand Kit, slide analytics, a custom domain and priority support, with 1,000 AI credits per seat a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Company-wide deployment set up by Decktopus, with custom branding systems, role-based access control and dedicated support.
Slidebean
Starter$7
per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Self-service AI pitch deck builder, 100+ startup templates, view tracking, financial modeling bootcamp and cap table tool.
Accelerate$99
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Starter plus a strategy call, investor finder and CRM, forecast tool and a monthly 30-minute session with the deck writing team.
Ways to pay less
Decktopus
- Annual discount
Save $180 a year on Pro with annual billing
Pro is $9.99 a month billed $119.88 a year, against $24.99 on monthly billing. A 3-month term is $19.99 a month, billed $59.97.
- Education
50% off for students
The pricing page FAQ says students get 50% off all plans, applied with a discount code that Decktopus publishes there.
Slidebean
- Annual discount
Save 35% on Starter billed yearly
The pricing page states a 35% saving on Starter when billed yearly rather than monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Decktopus or Slidebean?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Slidebean is cheaper to start with: $7 a month, against $9.99 a month for Decktopus. Decktopus starts at $9.99 per month, billed annually ($119.88), and Slidebean starts at $7 per month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Decktopus or Slidebean?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Decktopus nor Slidebean has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.