Pitch vs Speaker Deck (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pitch and Speaker Deck share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about features and platforms, where Pitch grades higher, or value for money and ease of use, where Speaker Deck does.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Pitch
Collaborative presentation workspace with tracked share links
Speaker Deck
Host and share presentations online with embeds
Which one is for you
Pick Pitch if
- Fits if you send sales decks and want to see whether they were opened and which slides were read, on Team
- Works for up to 5 people on the free plan, if Pitch branding on links and downloads is fine
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if link tracking is the point, since it starts at Team, $19 a seat a month paying yearly or $23 monthly
- Tight if you're on your own and might add a colleague: Plus covers one seat, so two people means Team
- Not for you if a small company needs SSO, as SAML SSO and SCIM are Enterprise only, from 30 seats
- Tight if you lean on the AI while staying free, with 100 credits that don't renew and 2 guests
- Watch out: US prices of $13, $19 and $25 sit above the 10, 15 and 20 a seat charged in euros, pounds and elsewhere
Pick Speaker Deck if
- Fits if you publish finished talks and embed them in a page
- Works for people who want a link to share slides
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to build slides, as it is not an editor
- Tight if you need private links or passwords, which are Pro
- Tight if you upload a lot, with 100 uploads in total on Free
- Watch out: uploads are limited to 150 MB on Free and 250 MB on Pro
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAPitchGood | 2.6GPASpeaker DeckGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPlus is $13 a seat a month paying yearly and covers one person, above the $12.99 dear quarter here. Worse, the tracked links that are the whole reason to pick Pitch start at Team, $19 a seat, nearly twice the $9.99 middle. US rates also run above the 10, 15 and 20 charged elsewhere. | BPro is $8 a month or $80 a year, which is $6.67 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of $7.95 for presentation tools. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree with no time limit for 1 to 5 members, with unlimited presentations, custom templates and basic sharing links, which a small team could work on. The catches: Pitch branding stays on downloads and share links, there are 2 guests, and the 100 AI credits never refill. | BFree gives public sharing, standard embeds and 150 MB uploads, with caps of 10 a day and 100 in total that most people will not reach. |
| Features | BCovers the whole job: a full slide editor with templates and AI, several people editing at once and assigning slides to each other, links that report visits and time per slide, pitch rooms for clients, an API and an MCP connector. Advanced links and rooms start at Team. | CIt hosts, shares and embeds decks but does not build them. It does that fully, which is a smaller job than the category. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and the deck is still yours to build, with roles and teamspaces to set up for a team. You can start from a template or an AI prompt, and you send a link instead of attaching a file. | BNo store rating on record. You upload a PDF and share the link. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, the full set. On top of that Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, Loom and Zapier, an API for building decks from other systems, and an MCP connector on every plan. | CWeb only, with no apps or integrations list. |
| Best for | team decks you send as tracked links | hosting and embedding finished decks |
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: Pitch and Speaker Deck. How we grade
Price against what you get
Pitch starts at $13 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Speaker Deck starts at $8 a month and scores 2.3.
Pitch scores higher, and starts $5 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Pitch for less, and 7 score higher than Speaker Deck 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
- Pitch also covers templates.
- Speaker Deck also covers file sharing.
At a glance
| Pitch | Speaker Deck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $13 per seat / month, paying yearly (US price) | $8 per month, billed monthly ($80 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Free forever for 1 to 5 members: unlimited presentations, custom templates, basic sharing links, 2 external guests and 100 AI credits that do not renew. | Public sharing, standard embeds and 150MB uploads, limited to 10 per day and 100 lifetime. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Pitch Software GmbH | Speaker Deck, LLC |
| Price read from | pitch.com | speakerdeck.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Pitch
- Plus covers a single seat; a workspace with more than one member has to use Team or Business.
- Prices depend on billing country: the US rates here are above the euro, pound and rest-of-world dollar rates of 10, 15 and 20 per seat a month on yearly billing.
- Free-plan AI credits are a one-time 100, and removing Pitch branding from downloads and share links needs a paid plan.
- Advanced links, pitch rooms and workspace roles start at Team; SAML SSO and SCIM are Enterprise only, which needs at least 30 seats.
Speaker Deck
- It hosts finished decks; it is not an editor for building slides.
- Free accounts are limited to 10 uploads a day and 100 in total.
- Private URLs and password protection require the Pro plan.
- Uploads are limited to 150MB on Free and 250MB on Pro.
Key features
Pitch
- Slide editor and templates
- Start from a blank canvas, a template or AI-generated slides, then adjust every detail by hand. Paid plans add custom fonts and video uploads.
- Live co-editing
- Several people edit a deck at once, assign slides to each other and leave comments. Team and Business add admin, creator and commenter roles, and commenters do not take a paid seat.
- Advanced links
- Share links that track visits, slide views and time spent per slide, and can require a visitor's email or allow PDF download. Team includes 25 and Business is unlimited.
- Pitch rooms
- A pitch room gathers decks and other resources behind one link and shows how a client engages with them. Team includes 2 shared rooms and Business is unlimited.
- AI credits
- AI actions that speed up slide creation draw on credits: 100 one-time credits on Free, 500 per seat a month on Plus and Team, and 750 on Business. Extra credits can be bought.
- MCP and API
- The Pitch MCP connector lets Claude or ChatGPT draft editable, on-brand decks on any plan. The API builds decks from other systems and works with Zapier, Make and HubSpot workflows.
Speaker Deck
- Public hosting and embeds
- Upload a deck and share it by URL or embed it with the standard Speaker Deck player.
- Private links and passwords
- Pro accounts can keep decks private behind an unlisted URL or a password.
- Unbranded embeds
- Pro removes Speaker Deck branding from the embedded player.
- Scheduled publishing and notes
- Pro can schedule when a deck goes live and attach slide notes.
- Student pricing
- Eligible students can apply for Pro at a reduced rate.
Plans
Pitch
Free$0
1 to 5 members, unlimited presentations, custom templates, basic sharing links, 2 external guests and 100 one-time AI credits.
Plus$13
per seat / month, paying yearly ($15 paying monthly)
A single seat with 500 AI credits a month, custom fonts, video uploads, PowerPoint export, no Pitch branding and 5 external guests.
Team$19
per seat / month, paying yearly ($23 paying monthly)
Up to 25 members with workspace roles, 25 advanced links with engagement analytics, 3 teamspaces, 2 pitch rooms and 30 days of version history.
Business$25
per seat / month, paying yearly ($30 paying monthly)
Up to 200 members, 750 AI credits per seat a month, and unlimited advanced links, teamspaces, pitch rooms, guests and version history.
EnterpriseCustom
From 30 seats: SAML-based SSO and SCIM, a dedicated success manager, priority support, tailored onboarding and invoiced billing.
Speaker Deck
Free$0
Public sharing, standard embeds, 150MB uploads, 10 a day and 100 over the account's life.
Pro$8
per month, billed monthly ($80 billed yearly)
Unlimited uploads up to 250MB, private links, passwords, unbranded embeds and scheduled publishing.
Ways to pay less
Pitch
- Annual discount
Up to 17% less when paying yearly
Pitch labels yearly payment a 17% saving. At US prices Plus is $13 a seat per month against $15 paid monthly, Team $19 against $23 and Business $25 against $30.
Speaker Deck
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The Pro page shows $80 a year against $8 a month, advertised as a 17% saving.
- Education
Student pricing for Pro
Eligible students can pay $4 a month or $40 a year after applying; approval is required.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pitch or Speaker Deck?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pitch starts at $13 per seat / month, paying yearly (US price), and Speaker Deck starts at $8 per month, billed monthly ($80 billed yearly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Pitch or Speaker Deck?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Pitch and Speaker Deck have a free plan.
Which platforms do Pitch and Speaker Deck run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Pitch lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.