The Figma Slides Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Figma Slides in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Figma Slides
The Insider’s Guide
Presentation tool built into Figma for design teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among presentation tools, read from Figma Slides’s own pages.
Made by Figma · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Figma Slides’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Figma Slides’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 16 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade
Figma Slides is the presentation tool inside Figma, aimed at designers and the teams they work with. Decks are built in a simple slide editor or in Design Mode with Figma's layout tools, and can hold live, clickable prototypes alongside polls and voting. It is not sold separately: Slides comes with every seat on every Figma plan, including the free Starter plan.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Figma Slides, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No App Store rating on record, and you're still building the deck yourself.
- 1
Best for decks from design teams who live in Figma
If you've never opened Figma, we'd start elsewhere.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually (Professional).
- 3
There is a free plan
Starter plan: free, limited access to Figma products, Slides included, with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month.
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
- 5
Slide editor and Design Mode
Decks are shaped in a simple slide interface, with a switch to Design Mode for Auto Layout, the layers panel and advanced properties. Existing Figma designs can be dropped straight in.
- 6
Live prototypes in slides
Playable Figma Design prototypes and live objects sit on a slide, so the audience can click through a product during the talk or view it afterward.
- 7
Polls, voting and alignment scale
Built-in audience tools collect feedback through live polls and voting, and the Alignment scale shows where a team agrees. Responses are saved to the deck automatically.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 16 of 24
That is against the other presentation tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Figma Slides you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Figma Slides at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually (Professional)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Figma
- Category
- Presentations
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
Best for decks from design teams who live in Figma
Figma Slides is Figma's presentation tool: you can drop real designs onto a slide and put a clickable prototype there for the audience to try, from $3 a seat a month. But you can't buy it on its own, free View seats can't make decks, the phone apps only view and comment, the AI only rewrites text and drafts notes, and Design Mode is a learning curve. If you've never opened Figma, we'd start elsewhere.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | A Collab seat on Professional is $3 a month billed annually and covers Slides, FigJam and Figma Buzz. Presentation tools here start at $5.83 in the lower quarter and $9.99 in the middle, so $3 is under 60% of the low end. A Full seat with Figma Design is $16, but decks don't need one. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Slides comes with the free Starter plan: unlimited drafts, UI kits, templates and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month. One person can live on that. Figma only calls Starter limited access, so our listing can't say where every wall sits. |
| Features | C | The slide job is covered, and a playable prototype on a slide is something no rival here does, along with polls that save answers into the deck. The listing names the gaps, though: Dev seats get no Design Mode, the AI only rewrites text and drafts notes rather than building a deck, and the phone apps cannot edit. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and you're still building the deck yourself. The slide view is deliberately simple, but Design Mode brings Auto Layout and a layers panel, which is a learning curve unless you already know Figma. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, but the phone apps only view and comment, so editing means a computer. The connections are mostly Figma's own tools, plus PowerPoint import and export, and a deck can be pre-loaded to present offline. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Figma Slides is for
- Fits if your designs are already in Figma and you want them on slides without screenshots
- Works for product demos where the audience clicks through a real prototype
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a slide app and nothing else, as Slides only comes with a Figma seat
- Not for you if you fix slides on your phone, because the mobile apps can't edit decks
- Too light for people wanting AI to build the whole deck, since its AI rewrites text and drafts notes
- Watch out: Figma only calls Starter limited access, so where the free plan's walls sit isn't on record
- Tight if you're on a Dev seat, as it can make slides but has no Design Mode
Good to know
Good for
- Design teams that already work in Figma
- Presentations that include live, clickable product prototypes
- Turning a FigJam brainstorm into a deck outline
Worth knowing
- Figma Slides cannot be bought on its own; it comes with a Figma seat, and View seats, which are free, cannot create decks.
- The iOS and Android apps can view and comment on slide decks but cannot edit them.
- Dev seats can create slides but have no access to Design Mode.
- Professional prices here are for annual billing; Figma's help center example puts a Dev seat at $15 a month on monthly billing against $12.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Figma Slides has a free plan. Paid plans start at $3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually (Professional).
Figma only calls Starter limited access, so our listing can't say where every wall sits.
Starter
$0
Free, limited access to Figma products with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, and 150 AI credits a day, up to 500 a month.
Professional
$3
per Collab seat / month, billed annually
Collab seats cover Figma Slides, FigJam and Figma Buzz. Dev seats are $12 and Full seats, which add Figma Design and 3,000 AI credits a month, are $16.
Organization
$5
per Collab seat / month, billed annually
Adds shared libraries and fonts and centralized admin tools across teams. Dev seats are $25 and Full seats $55 a month.
Enterprise
$5
per Collab seat / month, billed annually
Adds custom team workspaces, design system theming and SCIM seat management. Dev seats are $35 and Full seats $90 a month.
The free plan
Starter plan: free, limited access to Figma products, Slides included, with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month.
Read from figma.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower Professional rates on annual billing
Professional seats cost less when billed annually. Figma's billing help gives a Dev seat as $15 a month on monthly billing, against $12 a month on the annual price list.
Stated on help.figma.comEducation
Free for verified students and teachers
Figma's education page offers Figma and FigJam free to students and teachers who sign up with a school email address and complete verification.
Stated on figma.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Presentation tool built into Figma for design teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, real-time collaboration, templates, presentations.
Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, but the phone apps only view and comment, so editing means a computer.
- Slide editor and Design Mode
- Decks are shaped in a simple slide interface, with a switch to Design Mode for Auto Layout, the layers panel and advanced properties. Existing Figma designs can be dropped straight in.
- Live prototypes in slides
- Playable Figma Design prototypes and live objects sit on a slide, so the audience can click through a product during the talk or view it afterward.
- Polls, voting and alignment scale
- Built-in audience tools collect feedback through live polls and voting, and the Alignment scale shows where a team agrees. Responses are saved to the deck automatically.
- Team collaboration
- Everyone works in the same file with chat, audio and comments, and presentations run with presenter notes and co-presenting control.
- AI text tools
- AI rewrites selected text to be shorter, longer, more professional or more casual, and drafts presenter notes for a finished deck. Usage draws on the seat's AI credits.
- PowerPoint import and export
- A .pptx file can be imported into Figma Slides and a deck exported back to PowerPoint. A deck can also be pre-loaded to present offline.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Figma Design
- FigJam
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Figma Slides is made by Figma.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
16/24
Other presentation tools it is graded above
Figma Slides's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 16 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 18 of 24) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 1 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 25 presentation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Figma Slides’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 18 of 24
- BFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 24
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 24
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 24
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 24
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 23 presentation tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Figma Slides is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Figma Slides you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 16 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade. It costs $36 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A slide editor.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Figma Slides’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Pitch, Google Slides, Canva, Keynote and Microsoft PowerPoint
The 5 tools Figma Slides is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Pitch
Free plan · from $13/mo
Collaborative presentation workspace with tracked share links.
- 3.2GPA
Google Slides
Free plan · from $7/mo
Browser-based presentation builder, free with a Google Account.
- Only Figma Slides lists macOS and Windows apps.
- 3.2GPA
Canva
Free plan · from $14.99/mo
Template-based design platform for slides, graphics and video.
- Canva also covers video editing.
- 3.2GPA
Keynote
Free plan · from $12.99/mo
Apple's free presentation app for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
- Only Figma Slides lists Windows and Android apps.
- 3.4GPA
Microsoft PowerPoint
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Slide presentation app sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Figma Slides free?
Figma Slides has a free plan. Starter plan: free, limited access to Figma products, Slides included, with unlimited drafts, UI kits and templates, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month.
How much does Figma Slides cost?
Figma Slides lists 4 plans. Starter: $0.
What platforms does Figma Slides work on?
Figma Slides is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Does Figma Slides offer any discounts?
Figma Slides publicly lists the following: Lower Professional rates on annual billing; Free for verified students and teachers.
Does Figma Slides have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Figma Slides is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is Figma Slides open source?
Figma Slides is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Figma Slides integrate with?
Figma Slides's listing names Figma Design, FigJam and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Does Figma Slides have a student discount?
Free for verified students and teachers. Figma's education page offers Figma and FigJam free to students and teachers who sign up with a school email address and complete verification.
Who makes Figma Slides?
Figma Slides is made by Figma.
What are the alternatives to Figma Slides?
The closest alternatives to Figma Slides in our directory are Pitch, Google Slides, Canva, Keynote and Microsoft PowerPoint.
How does Figma Slides compare with other presentation tools?
Figma Slides's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 16 of the 24 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 1.
Is Figma Slides good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Figma Slides A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8.66 for the category: 1 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Figma Slides?
The plain part of Figma Slides you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Figma Slides’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Figma's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-02-09.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Figma. Prices change, so check figma.com before you buy.
- figma.com/slides/
- figma.com/pricing/
- figma.com/downloads/
- figma.com/education/
- help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039960434-Compare-and-manage-seats-in-Figma
- help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041061034-Manage-billing-on-the-Professional-plan
- help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500007537281-Guide-to-the-Figma-mobile-app
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Figma Slides, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/figma-slides
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Figma Slides’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Figma Slides is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Figma. Prices and plans change: check figma.com before you buy.