Side-by-side comparison · Presentations & Docs
Claude Design vs Claude Docs & Slides vs Microsoft 365 Copilot
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Founders, marketers and product people who need presentable decks and mockups without a designer on call.
Pick it if: Anyone who already uses Claude and wants the report or deck at the end of the chat, ready to share.
Pick it if: Businesses running on Microsoft 365 that want AI inside Office and Teams instead of another app.
Overview
| Attribute | Claude Design | Claude Docs & Slides | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
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| In one line | Describe a deck, one-pager or prototype and get a polished, on-brand version. | Ask Claude for a document or deck, then edit, share and export it without leaving chat. | Drafts documents, builds slides and summarises email inside Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $20/mo | See website |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Claude Design | Claude Docs & Slides | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
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| Overall rating | 4.1Winner | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Claude Design | Claude Docs & Slides | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | No | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | No | – |
| API access | No | – | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | No | Yes |
| Makes video | No | No | – |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | No | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 10/ 17 | 12/ 17 | 12/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Claude Design | Claude Docs & Slides | Microsoft 365 Copilot |
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| Plans | Free Free Trying a deck or two. | Free Free Trying a document or deck. | Microsoft 365 Premium See website Individuals and sole traders who want Copilot in the Office apps. |
ProOur pick $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Anyone making decks or mockups most weeks. | ProOur pick $20/mo, or $17/mo billed yearly Anyone making documents or decks most weeks. | Microsoft 365 Copilot BusinessOur pick See website Businesses under 300 people already on a Microsoft 365 Business plan. | |
Max From $100/mo Heavy users who also live in Claude Code. | Max From $100/mo Heavy users who hit Pro limits. | Microsoft 365 Copilot See website Larger organisations on E3 or E5 licences. | |
Team From $20/seat/mo billed yearly Businesses that want shared brand context and central billing. | Team $25/seat/mo, or $20/seat/mo billed yearly Businesses sharing documents across a team. | ||
Enterprise From $20/seat/mo billed yearly, plus usage Larger organisations needing SSO and audit controls. | Enterprise From $20/seat/mo billed yearly, plus usage Larger organisations needing admin control. | ||
| Which plan to pick | If you already pay for Claude Pro, you have it. If not, try Design on the Free plan and move to Pro when the daily limits get in the way, which happens quickly once you're iterating on a deck. Team makes sense when several people need the same brand setup. | If you already pay for Claude, you have it. Try it on Free first, and move to Pro once you're making more than the odd document, because decks use up a Free allowance fast. Team makes sense when colleagues need to open and comment on the same documents. | If your business is on a Microsoft 365 Business plan, Copilot Business is the one to trial, and only for the people who live in Outlook, Teams and Word all day. Don't buy it for everyone on day one. Check the current per-user price on Microsoft's site, because it changes with promotions. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude Design, Claude Docs & Slides or Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Claude Design scores highest overall in our ratings (Claude Design 4.1/5, Claude Docs & Slides 4.0/5 and Microsoft 365 Copilot 3.7/5). Claude Design is best for pitch and client decks and landing page and app prototypes. Claude Docs & Slides is best for reports and proposals from research and quick internal decks. Microsoft 365 Copilot is best for word to PowerPoint in one step and meeting recaps from Teams.
Which is cheaper, Claude Design, Claude Docs & Slides or Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Claude Design: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Claude Docs & Slides: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo. Microsoft 365 Copilot: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote.
Which is easier to use, Claude Design, Claude Docs & Slides or Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Claude Docs & Slides rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Anyone who already uses Claude and wants the report or deck at the end of the chat, ready to share.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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