# Beautiful.ai vs Slidev

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Beautiful.ai

| Attribute | Beautiful.ai | Slidev |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.3 (55% (medium)) | 52.9 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 33 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 570 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 49,071 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based presentation platform that combines generative AI for content creation with smart slide templates and team collaboration features, enabling faster creation of professional presentations while maintaining brand consistency. It is indexed under Presentation Software.","source":"https://www.beautiful.ai/pricing","question":"What is Beautiful.ai?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Beautiful.ai is a paid product; published pricing starts at $14.50 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Pro, Pro (Monthly), Teams and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.beautiful.ai/pricing","question":"How much does Beautiful.ai cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Beautiful.ai. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.beautiful.ai/pricing","question":"What platforms does Beautiful.ai support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Beautiful.ai, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.beautiful.ai/pricing","question":"Can Beautiful.ai be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Beautiful.ai. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Beautiful.ai not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.beautiful.ai/security","question":"What security certifications does Beautiful.ai have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Beautiful.ai is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.beautiful.ai/pricing","question":"Where is Beautiful.ai available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A presentation tool for developers that includes code highlighting, live coding capabilities, mathematical typesetting, recording functionality, drawing and annotation tools, and offline support. It is indexed under Presentation Software.","source":"https://sli.dev","question":"What is Slidev?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Slidev is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://sli.dev","question":"Is Slidev free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Slidev supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://sli.dev","question":"What platforms does Slidev support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Slidev is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev","question":"Is Slidev open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based presentation platform that combines generative AI for content creation with smart slide templates and team collaboration features, enabling faster creation of professional presentations while maintaining brand consistency. | A developer-focused tool for creating and delivering presentations with markdown source. Provides code highlighting, live coding execution, presenter mode with speaker notes, drawing and annotation capabilities, mathematical equation rendering, diagram generation, and exports to PDF, PNG, and PPTX formats. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_subscription","deployment_model":"cloud_saas","unconstrained_freeform_canvas_editing":true,"powerpoint_pptx_file_import_and_export":true,"collaborative_multiplayer_real_time_editing":true,"generative_ai_auto_slide_layout_and_content_creation":true}` | `{"embeddable_iframe_web_rendering":true,"unconstrained_freeform_canvas_editing":true,"presenter_view_with_hidden_speaker_notes":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"@vueuse/motion"},{"name":"Mermaid","native":true,"category":"diagrams"},{"name":"PlantUML","native":true,"category":"diagrams"},{"name":"Monaco","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"Prettier","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"KaTeX","native":true},{"name":"Twitter","native":true,"category":"social"},{"name":"VS Code","native":false,"category":"development"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$14.50/mo billed annually","features":["Unlimited AI content generation","Custom brand styling","AI language translation","300+ Smart Slide layouts","Auto-formatting slides","Slide transition animations","Embed videos and audio","Custom branding and styling","Switch themes with one click","PowerPoint import and export","Viewer analytics","PDF export"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":14.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Individual plan with AI-powered presentation features","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$40/user/mo billed annually, or $50/user/mo billed monthly","features":["Unlimited AI content generation","Custom brand styling","AI language translation","300+ Smart Slide layouts","Auto-formatting slides","Slide transition animations","Embed videos and audio","PowerPoint import and export","Real-time, live collaborative editing","Centralized slide and template library","Version control and locked slides","Custom branded themes","Live data linking to charts and tables","Viewer and slide analytics","Manage permissions","On-demand slide translation"],"minSeats":2,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Collaborative plan for 2-20 team members with shared resources","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"SMB","summary":"$45/mo flat rate","features":["Everything in Pro plan (billed monthly)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":45,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Flat-rate plan for smaller teams with full feature access","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","features":["CCPA, PCI, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR certified","Admin controls and audit logs","Roles-based permission tiers"],"description":"Custom solutions with top-tier security and administrative controls","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $14.50/mo. 14-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.beautiful.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T13:47:37.521Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":14.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://sli.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T14:04:17.086Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":14.5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v53.0.0","date":"2026-09-16T04:21:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v53.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.20.1","date":"2026-09-16T02:05:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.20.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.20.0","date":"2026-09-16T00:24:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.19.2","date":"2026-09-15T10:58:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.19.1","date":"2026-08-19T06:24:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.19.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.19.0","date":"2026-08-03T00:56:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.18.1","date":"2026-07-31T11:42:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.18.0","date":"2026-07-14T03:10:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.17.2","date":"2026-07-14T01:56:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.17.1","date":"2026-07-14T01:41:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.17.0","date":"2026-07-10T01:32:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.16.0","date":"2026-06-03T08:47:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.15.2","date":"2026-05-10T08:57:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.15.1","date":"2026-05-04T13:43:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.15.0","date":"2026-04-28T04:31:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.14.2","date":"2026-04-05T15:47:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.14.1","date":"2026-03-03T06:46:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.14.0","date":"2026-03-02T02:30:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.13.0","date":"2026-02-27T01:15:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/slidevjs/slidev/releases/tag/v52.12.0","date":"2026-02-12T05:59:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v52.12.0"}]` |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"GDPR","status":"active"},{"name":"CCPA","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.beautiful.ai/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40slidev%2Fcli&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Presentation Software)

| Capability | Beautiful.ai | Slidev |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Cloud saas | - |
| Generative AI auto slide layout and content creation | ✓ | - |
| Unconstrained freeform canvas editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaborative multiplayer real time editing | ✓ | - |
| Presenter view with hidden speaker notes | - | ✓ |
| Live audience polling and qna integration | - | - |
| Powerpoint pptx file import and export | ✓ | - |
| PDF and video mp4 export engine | - | - |
| Zoom ms teams native presentation sync | - | - |
| Embeddable iframe web rendering | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Flat subscription | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:19:08.389Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*