The best AI pitch deck generators (and the ones enterprises should avoid)
How to ensure your AI pitch tool strengthens reputation and drives revenue
Creating pitch decks from scratch isn’t just slow—it’s risky.
Pulling content from scattered folders and outdated templates too often results in off-brand slides, typos, and inaccurate data. And while you’re busy fixing fonts, your competitors are using AI pitch tools to win more deals.
Thankfully, the right AI tool can turn hours of work into minutes. But you’d better choose wisely; while some AI pitch deck generators might be great for individuals, they would wreak havoc for enterprise-scale businesses.
Here’s how to pick one that keeps every deck accurate, compliant, and unmistakably on-brand, whatever the size or complexity of your business.
What is an AI pitch deck generator?
An AI pitch deck generator is software that uses artificial intelligence to create presentations quickly and easily. You input your business details—like product info and financial projections—and the AI tool builds slides with relevant content and visuals.
The AI pitch deck market ranges from design tools like Canva, which is great for individuals and small businesses, to enterprise platforms like Templafy. In the same way that you wouldn’t use a home security system to protect a bank vault, choosing the right AI presentation tool depends on your organization’s scale and values.
Most popular AI pitch tools for startups
Just Google ‘AI pitch deck generator’ and you’ll find there’s no shortage of affordable tools online for individuals and startups. We’ve pulled together the most popular tools below.
| Tool | What it does | Best for | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tome | Writes slide content and creates layouts from short descriptions of your business | Individuals and freelancers | Free: Basic Pro: $16/month | Browser-based |
| Canva | Design tool that creates complete slide decks from text requests using your brand colors | Individuals and small businesses | Free: Basic Pro: $15/month | Browser-based |
| Upmetrics | Business planning tool that makes pitch decks as part of startup planning | Early-stage startups | Starter: $7/month Premium: $14/month | Browser-based |
| Slidebean | Looks at your company website and creates pitch decks automatically | Startups | All-access: $149/year Accelerate: $99/month | Browser-based |
| Beautiful.ai | Creates presentations that automatically adjust when you add content, builds full decks from simple requests | Small teams and startups | Pro: $12/month Team: $40/user/month | Browser-based |
| Decktopus AI | Turns uploaded documents into slides and creates speaker notes automatically | Small to medium businesses | Pro: $25/month Business: $50/month | Browser-based |
| PlusAI | Works inside PowerPoint and Google Slides to create presentations from detailed requests | Medium businesses | Basic: $15/month Pro: $25/month | PowerPoint/Google Slides add-on |
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Where AI pitch tools fall short for enterprise teams
While these startup-friendly tools work great for entrepreneurs and small businesses, they fall apart at enterprise scale. Consumer AI tools may be fast and easy-to-use, but they lack the enterprise controls that large organizations require.
Here are the key challenges enterprise teams face:
| Challenge | The problem | Business impact |
|---|---|---|
| Brand governance | Tools lack centralized brand controls, meaning there’s no way to enforce brand consistency across all presentations created by different teams | Inconsistent brand presentation damages professional reputation and weakens market positioning |
| Version control | Multiple teams create presentations with different messaging, outdated product information, and conflicting data without centralized content management | Sales teams present conflicting information to the same clients, creating confusion and lost deals |
| Cross-department collaboration | No integrated approval workflows, so legal, marketing, and sales teams can’t review and approve content within the platform | Manual coordination between departments negates AI speed advantages and creates bottlenecks |
| Security and compliance | Consumer tools lack enterprise-grade security certifications, data encryption, and compliance frameworks required by large organizations | Risk of data breaches, regulatory violations, and failure to meet industry compliance standards |
| Integration limitations | Tools can’t connect to existing CRM systems, databases, or enterprise software, forcing manual data entry for each presentation | Siloed document creation disconnected from real business data leads to outdated and inaccurate presentations |
| AI quality control | No administrative oversight of AI outputs, with no way to set guidelines or review outputs before they’re used in client presentations | Unreliable or inappropriate AI content requires extensive manual review, eliminating time savings |
How Templafy solves the enterprise AI governance challenge
AI is already on every desk in every workplace (whether it’s approved or not). But many organizations are yet to harness its full potential, with 42% of business leaders saying AI produces low-quality results and 38% of organizations facing AI adoption hurdles.
Templafy isn’t just another AI tool in the tech stack. It’s a complete document generation platform that automates every type of business document across every team, right from inside the apps your teams already use, like Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. It’s built with the guardrails businesses need to govern AI usage, maintain brand consistency, and ensure compliance at scale.
Here are five ways Templafy delivers what consumer AI tools can’t:
- Works inside PowerPoint
Templafy generates complete documents directly within Microsoft 365, through a simple chat interface. That means there’s no new software to learn and no switching between apps to find content or AI tools. - Enterprise-grade security
We don’t just meet security requirements, we exceed them, with SOC II, SOC III, ISO 27001, ISO27017, and Microsoft 365 App Certified with encrypted data protection across Microsoft Azure data centers globally. Annual security testing by certified third-party companies ensures your data stays safe and meets audit requirements. - Complete brand control
All your brand assets live in one place, and the system automatically keeps everything on-brand. When marketing and legal teams update something, those changes roll out everywhere automatically. The templates are smart enough to make staying on-brand easier than going off-brand. - Smart content automation
Templafy automatically pulls data from your CRM and company databases to ensure accuracy. It provides pre-approved template libraries with intelligent content suggestions, plus custom AI prompts tailored to your industry and brand voice—all with centralized security management. - Built to scale
Our cloud-based infrastructure supports over 4 million users across more than 800 enterprises worldwide. You can centrally manage tools, integrations, AI content, and user access while maintaining complete compliance control through simple admin settings.
“The biggest change overall since implementing Templafy is an increased feeling of control over the documents and presentations used throughout Ramboll.
It has become very easy for employees to use the most up-to-date slides and presentation layouts. We’ve received lots of positive feedback from users that Templafy saves them a lot of time, and the branding team can be more certain that content coming from Ramboll is in line with our brand guidelines.”
Ramboll, Senior Consultant
Corporate Branding
How Templafy’s document agents generate on-brand pitch decks from inside PowerPoint
Templafy’s document generation is about to get even better, with the launch of our document agents—digital helpers that work inside Microsoft 365 apps to generate complete, on-brand business documents.
Unlike other AI tools that just create content, these agents pull approved templates, integrate real-time data from your business systems, and automatically apply your brand guidelines and compliance standards.
While we’re focusing on pitch decks here, these agents will soon work for all business documents—from contracts and proposals to reports and engagement letters—across all Microsoft 365 apps.
How Templafy’s document agents work
- Understand your intent: Simply type what you need, like “Create a pitch deck for an insurance client.” The agent understands what kind of document you’re asking for, pulls the relevant structure, and knows what content types should go where.
- Pull content from systems you already use: Instead of copy-pasting from scattered documents, agents automatically connect to SharePoint, Salesforce, Teams, and your internal libraries. They pull in centrally controlled content and data, so every document is up-to-date and approved automatically.
- Choose the right model for the job: Document agents can be set up with a variety of AI models and retrieval systems to match each document’s needs. Whether you use Azure, OpenAI, or Gemini, document agents work with them all.
- Assemble high-quality, on-brand outputs: Once content is gathered, the agent applies your company’s brand rules, fonts, colors, tone of voice, and structure. The result looks like it was created by your design and compliance teams, not a generic AI tool.
“The fastest I could create a solid PowerPoint for a client was five days. Now it’s cut in half.”
Alex Steging
VP/GM, Insights, Material+
3 example use cases: How enterprise teams use Templafy
Here are three ways enterprise teams use Templafy’s document agents to create pitch-perfect presentations:
- Investor decks with real-time accuracy
When securing funding, every detail matters. Templafy’s document agents automatically populate investor decks with current financial metrics, company statements, and product details, eliminating manual errors that could cost you critical funding opportunities. - Sales presentations that close deals faster
Templafy’s AI agents pull content from CRM systems and product databases, generating client-facing documents in seconds while maintaining brand consistency.
With Templafy, IComm reduced proposal creation time from 4 hours to 20 minutes, and increased win rates from 66% to over 75%. - Internal strategy pitches with perfect alignment
Strategy presentations require comprehensive data and clear messaging. Templafy ensures every internal presentation aligns with corporate messaging and brand guidelines through centralized, company-approved content.
As one Brand Manager noted:
“All employees have access to updated and correct content, and we are able to ensure that all disclaimers and general terms are up to date. This saves us a lot of time.”
Ove Forseth
BDO Norway, Brand Manager
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