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Cloud-based application for creating custom presentations

Google Slides Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

Google Slides FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Google Slides offer?

Google Slides has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $6.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Google Slides?

Google Slides has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does Google Slides support?

Google Slides supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Google Slides support mobile devices?

Google Slides supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Google Slides offer an API?

No, Google Slides does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Google Slides offer?

Google Slides offers the following support options:
Chat, 24/7 (Live rep), Email/Help Desk

Google Slides product overview

Price starts from

6

/user

Per month

What is Google Slides?

Google Slides is a cloud-based office suite designed to help businesses of all sizes create, edit, and manage personalized presentations via a unified portal. The application enables teams to sort presentations by date and collaborate on multiple projects.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
24/7 (Live rep)
Email/Help Desk

Training options

Documentation

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Google Slides features

Functionality

4.4

/5

6.4K

Total features

11

1 categories

Most valued features by users

Collaboration Tools
Search/Filter
3D Objects
Animation
Audio File Management
Customizable Templates
Media Library
Offline Editing

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Google Slides users reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

/5

6.4K

Positive reviews

95

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.92/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
So easy to use and play around with. I love making it so personalized for what is best for my classroom.
Google Slides is an excellent alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint, at a really good price (free!). I highly recommend it if you don't have PowerPoint, or if you need to collaborate on a presentation.
I do all my presentations there and love the ease with which I can access everything every here.
Cons
You have to connect with internet in order to log in to your document. If your internet connection is poor you data may be lost.
I hate how when you upload PDFs into Google Slides, it can make the formatting quite wonky and worthless. In those classes, I create from scratch.
It has some missing features compared to MS Powerpoint but more importantly its restricted to those having google accounts and requires access to the internet at all times.

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Rick M.

Director of Photography

Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Overall Rating

Google Slides - When Showing Is Better Than Telling

Reviewed 3 years ago

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Jacob S.

Operations Director

Religious Institutions, 1-10 employees

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Overall Rating

Ideal for collaborative presentations

Reviewed 3 years ago

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Dave W.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used other for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Free, Easy & Powerful Presentation Software

Reviewed 5 years ago

I love having my slides in the cloud so I can access them from anywhere, including on the app on my phone. And the collaboration is nice because I can share a presentation with a group after I've given it, and just give them the link to the entire thing.

Pros

I've given several presentations at local Meetups, as well as a bigger WordPress conference, and the people want SLIDES! Honestly, it's not my favorite way to give a presentation, but Google Slides makes it pretty easy for me to create something for them. It continues to get more and more powerful over the years, adding new features & abilities. There are quite a few nice templates to help you get...

Cons

I found it a bit laborious when adding many animations. Perhaps I'm missing a way to change my default animation, but animating many elements could be made a little less time consuming. And I needed to download an extra app to use my phone as a remote control for my slides. It'd be really nice is this was included by Google.

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Cushi M.

E-Learning, self-employed

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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A basic, free solution for creating engaging slideshows on the web

Reviewed 2 years ago

I think the program works well for its purpose. Beyond that, I don't have much to say about it. I prefer more aesthetically driven softwares like Canva or Figma. I have even used Wix to create presentations in the past to achieve a more beautiful look.

Pros

Above all, I like that this program is free. This means that anyone who needs to create a slideshow has access to a slideshow software. Not everyone needs to use this kind of software regularly, so having a free solution is amazing. I think it has certain aesthetic limitations compared to other design software like Figma or Canva, but templates and stock photos and GIFs are available to help bridge that gap, albeit only to a small extent. Ultimately, most slide show presentations are purposeful and not pretty. This software offers the people in that high percentile an easy to use solution.

Cons

As much as I love how practical this is, I am a designer at hear t and I truly despise how banal the stock templates are. Thankfully there are a variety of designers on the web who create beautiful Google SLides templates that you can use for free or purchase.

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Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Weirdly enough, Google Slides is better than Google Docs

Reviewed 4 years ago

Good enough to replace PowerPoint for almost any slide show we do, with the exception that to this day, working on PowerPoint native is faster when just mocking something up.

Pros

Cloud based is of course helpful, and the feature set is roughly comparable to Microsoft PowerPoint and in some ways better executed -- the auto-snaps of alignment being an example, along with consistency across browsers.

Cons

* The inability to copy material between browsers * The inability to choose a color in an image as the transparent color * The inability to set image compression level or resolution in the app * add pexels & unsplash integrations * better multi-select object capabilities * better master template support

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Shane B.

E-Learning, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Google Slides - Great presentation tool

Reviewed 2 months ago

Google Slides is a tool that I highly recommend, especially if your school or business utilizes the Google suite of products due to the seamless integration between products.

Pros

Google Slides is an easy-to-use presentation software. If allows for import of images, videos, and other formats. Being in the Google suite makes its integration with other Google tools seamless. The controls are intuitive and easy to navigate. Sharing to collaborate is also extremely easy.

Cons

There is not anything that stands out as a negative with Google Slides.

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Josh M.

E-Learning, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Easy-to-Use Presentation Tool

Reviewed 5 months ago

Google Slides is very useful, quite user friendly, and a simple way to produce presentations across a spectrum of complexity. From interactive libraries of websites and videos to simple text-and-picture slides, Google Slides can do it all. An additional perk is the ability to make a copy of entire Slides presentations and modify them for personal use!

Pros

The best features of Google Slides are its ease of use, customization, integration of other G Suite products, and presentation mode. The array of options that someone can use on Google Slides is staggering; it is accessible to novices and experts in technology. Using this idea, one can really dig deeply to customize slides, creating engaging and interactive presentations. Embedding other G Suite products such as Docs and Drawings is simple, and the ability to create a looping presentation from any Slides project is a plus!

Cons

Though Google Slides are easy to approach for anyone, it is also fairly easy to get overwhelmed. The amount of options available via the toolbar is quite numerous, and this could push away users who are deterred by complicated looking interfaces and too many options.

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