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Beautiful.ai vs Gamma vs Gemini in Google Workspace

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Beautiful.ai

3.7

From $14.50/mo

Best overall

Gamma

4.5

Free to start

Gemini in Google Workspace

4.0

From A$9.90/user/mo on a 1-year commitment

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Beautiful.ai

3.7

Pick it if: Sales and consulting teams who make lots of decks and want them to look consistent without a designer.

Gamma

4.5
Best overallEasiest to use

Pick it if: Anyone who dreads building slides and would rather start from a finished draft than a blank template.

Gemini in Google Workspace

4.0

Pick it if: Teams already on Google Workspace who want AI help without adding another tool.

Overview

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
In one lineSlides that lay themselves out neatly as you add content, so decks never look messy.Paste an outline and get a finished, well-designed deck, document or web page in minutes.Drafts, summarises and tidies up inside Docs, Slides, Sheets and Gmail, where you work.
Pricing modelPaidFreemiumPaid
Starting price$14.50/moFreeA$9.90/user/mo on a 1-year commitment
Free plan No Yes No
Works with Claude Code No Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
Overall rating3.74.5Winner4.0
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
5.0
4.5
FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
4.5
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.0
4.0
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
Access & platform
Free plan No Yes No
Mobile app No Yes Yes
Desktop app No No No
Browser extension No No–
API access No Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images–– Yes
Makes images Yes Yes Yes
Makes video No No Yes
Writes code No No Yes
Runs agents or automations No Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style Yes Yes No
Works in many languages– Yes Yes
Capabilities score6/ 1711/ 1712/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
Plans

ProOur pick

$14.50/mo billed yearly, or $45 month to month

One person who makes decks regularly.

Free

Free

Testing whether the output suits you.

Business Starter

A$9.90/user/mo on a 1-year commitment

Tiny teams who mainly want email and basic Gemini chat.

Team

$40/user/mo billed yearly, or $50 billed monthly

Teams of 2 to 20 who need consistent decks.

PlusOur pick

See website

Individuals who make a few decks a month.

Business StandardOur pick

A$19.80/user/mo on a 1-year commitment

Most small businesses that want AI in their documents.

Enterprise

Custom

Larger companies with security requirements.

Pro

See website

People who present weekly or want analytics and the API.

Business Plus

A$30.90/user/mo on a 1-year commitment

Teams needing more storage, Vault and tighter device control.

Ultra

See website

Heavy users running Gamma all day.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations with compliance requirements.

Business

See website

Companies that need admin controls and single sign-on.

Which plan to pickPro on the yearly plan is the only sensible individual option, because month to month costs three times as much. Go to Team only if several people build decks and you want the brand locked, since $40 a seat adds up fast.Use the free credits to make two or three decks and judge the output. If you'll keep using it, Plus is the sensible step because it removes the badge and refreshes credits monthly. Only move to Pro if you want the API, custom domains or viewer analytics.Business Standard is the plan to be on. Starter is cheap but leaves out Gemini in Docs, Sheets and Slides, which is the whole point. Only move to Plus if you need Vault or the extra storage, not for the AI.

Key features

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
Standout features
  • Smart Slides
  • DesignerBot
  • Locked brand themes
  • Shared slide library
  • PowerPoint in and out
  • Engagement analytics
  • Generate from anything
  • Cards, not slides
  • Gamma Agent
  • Themes and brand kit
  • Export anywhere
  • API and connectors
  • Help me write in Docs and Gmail
  • Email summaries
  • Sheets formulas and clean-up
  • Slides and images
  • Side panel across your Drive
  • Gemini app and Notebook

Pros and cons

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
Pros
  • Slides never look messy, no matter who edits them
  • Brand lock keeps a whole company's decks consistent
  • Shared slide library saves rebuilding the same slides
  • Analytics show how prospects read your deck
  • Fastest route from notes to a presentable deck
  • Designs look polished without any design skill
  • One file works as a deck, document or web page
  • The agent makes rewrites and restyles painless
  • API and connectors mean it fits into automated workflows
  • Already inside the apps your team opens every day
  • Answers from your own files, email and calendar
  • Bundled into the Workspace price rather than a separate bill
  • Sheets help is genuinely useful for non-technical people
  • Includes the Gemini app and NotebookLM
Cons
  • No free plan, and the trial charges your card if you forget to cancel
  • Monthly billing is expensive at $45 for one person
  • Templates are restrictive if you want a custom layout
  • AI drafts are plainer than Gamma's and need more work
  • Free credits are a one-off, so the free plan runs out
  • Hard to keep strictly on brand across many decks
  • Credits drain quickly if you regenerate images often
  • Exports to PowerPoint don't always keep the layout intact
  • Business Starter leaves out the Docs, Sheets and Slides features
  • Slide designs are plain and need a human tidy
  • Writing quality is behind Claude and needs more editing
  • Features and limits change often and vary by plan, which is confusing

Who each one is for

AttributeBeautiful.aiGammaGemini in Google Workspace
Best for
  • Consistent sales decks
  • Team-wide brand templates
  • Charts and data slides
  • Quick-polish presentations
  • Pitch decks from notes
  • Internal updates and proposals
  • Turning a document into slides
  • Simple one-page websites
  • Drafting and rewriting in Docs
  • Summarising long email threads
  • Spreadsheet formulas and clean-up
  • First-draft slides
You'll find it used by
  • Sales teams
  • Consultants
  • Agencies
  • Marketers
  • Founders
  • Marketers
  • Consultants
  • Sales teams
  • Educators
  • Small businesses
  • Marketers
  • Agencies
  • Schools

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability. The "Visit" buttons may use affiliate links, which never affect a score.

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