B
BAI presentation software with auto-aligning slides and brand controls for teams
From $14.50/mo
Canva vs GenPPT
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
C
Choose Canva if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: content creators, marketers
G
Choose GenPPT if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $12/mo)
- you're in its core audience: startup founders, consultants and strategy teams
Side by side
Feature Canva GenPPT
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$12/mo$8/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept while account active; deleted decks purged after 60 days
PlatformsWebWeb
CategoryGraphic DesignPresentations
CompanyCanvaSuperleuk, LLC
Based in—United States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
C Canva
- Library of design templates
- Drag-and-drop design editor
- Presentation, social media and video design
- Stock content library
- Team collaboration on Business plan
- Free plans for verified nonprofits, teachers and students
G GenPPT
- Generates slides from PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, audio and video
- Builds decks from YouTube links and web URLs
- Lets you edit and approve the outline before slides are generated
- Chat-based AI agent for editing slides
- Exports to .pptx, PDF and PNG
- Supports 16:9, 1:1 and 9:16 aspect ratios
- Generators for McKinsey-style slides and LinkedIn/Instagram carousels
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Canva
FreeFree
Pro$12/mo billed yearly ($144/yr), or $18 month-to-month
Business$20.83/mo billed yearly, or $25 month-to-month
EnterpriseCustom
GenPPT
Annual$99/yr ($8/mo equivalent)
Monthly$25/mo
Strengths and limitations
Canva
- Free plan available to every individual
- Pro has a 30-day free trial
- Free plans for qualifying nonprofits, teachers and students
- Teams plan is closed to new sign-ups
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
- Prices may differ by region
GenPPT
- Accepts many input types, including audio, video and YouTube links
- Outline approval step before full generation
- Paid plans include unlimited chat edits and exports without a watermark
- Annual plan works out to about $8/mo
- No free plan; the trial requires a card
- Limited to 20 decks per month
- No native Google Slides export; you open the .pptx file instead
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