PitchBoostAlternatives to Tome in 2026
7 tools, one of them ours, compared on the things that decide a purchase: free plan, first paid tier, what happens to a deck you already have, and who each tool is actually for. Checked on 2026-09-12.
Why people look for a Tome alternative
Tome is now an AI sales assistant focused on account research, meeting preparation, and deal personalization, under the tagline 'make deals, not decks.' It scans company data, CRM records, and call notes to brief sales teams before a meeting. Its earlier AI presentation product was sunset in 2025.
Tome stopped making decks. In 2025 Tome retired its AI presentation product and pivoted to sales research and meeting preparation. That is a real change in what the tool does: it now briefs you before a meeting rather than producing the deck you present. PitchBoost is built around the opposite outcome, turning your inputs and the prospect's context into a finished, on-brand deck you can send.
The research vs. the finished deliverable. Tome is strong at pulling together account context from company data and your CRM. PitchBoost takes the context you already have and produces the actual pitch deck, proposal, or listing presentation, complete with copy, layout, and your branding. One prepares you for the conversation; the other creates the material the conversation runs on.
When Tome is the better choice
Not everyone should switch. Tome remains the better fit for:
- Sales teams that want AI account research
- Reps preparing for a specific meeting
- Teams that want deal briefs from CRM data
- Users who no longer need to build presentations
The alternatives
1. PitchBoost ours
Free plan. Starter $7/mo. Pro $29/mo. Business $79/mo.Upload the deck you have, point PitchBoost at your website, and get it back redesigned in your brand with every number checked against your original. Also builds new decks from a brief, publishes a tracked link, exports editable PowerPoint, and works from inside ChatGPT and Claude.
Best for: Anyone who needs to create and send a pitch deck; Sales teams pitching specific prospects; Agencies and consultants writing proposals; Real estate agents building listing presentations; Former Tome users who still need to make decks.
2. Gamma
Free: 400 credits at signup. Plus: $9/seat/mo billed yearly. Pro: $18/seat/mo billed yearly. Ultra: $90/seat/mo billed yearly. Monthly billing costs more.Gamma is one of the most popular AI presentation tools, making decks, documents and simple websites from a prompt. It imports PowerPoint and PDF files, which Gamma 5 (October 2026) improved. It works from ChatGPT and Claude, exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides on every plan (with Gamma branding on Free), and puts detailed analytics and custom branding on Pro.
Best for: One canvas for decks, docs and simple websites; Presenting from the tool itself and sharing its links; Fast first drafts you will keep editing there; Teams already working inside Gamma's editor.
3. Beautiful.ai
No free plan (14-day trial). Pro: about $12/mo billed annually, $45 monthly. Team: $40/user/mo.Beautiful.ai is a presentation tool known for its Smart Slide technology, which automatically adjusts layouts as you add content. It's popular for brand-consistent business presentations, with strong team plan features for collaboration and brand controls.
Best for: Teams that prioritize brand consistency; Companies with existing design systems; Internal business presentations; Larger teams on enterprise plans.
4. Pitch
Free plan. Plus: about $13 to $15/mo. Team: $19 to $23 per seat. Business: $25 to $30 per seat.Pitch is a presentation platform designed for collaborative teams. It offers AI presentation creation, templates, branded sharing links with analytics, and pitch rooms. It's well-regarded for its design quality and team workspace features.
Best for: Teams that collaborate heavily on decks; Companies managing large presentation libraries; Marketing teams with brand system needs; Organizations that need pitch rooms and deal tracking.
5. Canva
Free plan. Pro: $18/mo or $144/yr. Business: $25/user/mo.Canva is the most popular design tool on earth for a reason: a huge template library, a free plan that stays free, and a Pro plan with a brand kit and a monthly pool of Magic Studio AI credits. Its AI generates a new presentation from a prompt; redesigning an existing deck still means moving things around yourself.
Best for: Enjoy designing and want full manual control; Make lots of non-deck material (social, print, video); Want a free plan with no badge for casual use; Already run your brand kit in Canva.
6. Copilot in PowerPoint
Microsoft 365 Premium: $19.99/mo (consumer). Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on: $21 to $30 per user/mo (work plans).Copilot in PowerPoint drafts a presentation from a prompt or a Word file, adds slides, summarises a deck and suggests layouts through Designer. It works inside the file you already have open, which is its strength. It uses whatever template your organisation set up, does not read your website for brand, and does not check the figures it writes.
Best for: Already pay for Microsoft 365 Copilot at work; Draft internal slides from Word documents and notes; Must stay inside a corporate template; Never share decks outside the organisation.
PitchBoost vs Copilot in PowerPoint · Copilot in PowerPoint pricing
Side by side
List prices in USD, checked on 2026-09-12. Sources: Tome, Gamma, Beautiful.ai, Pitch, Canva, Copilot in PowerPoint.
| PitchBoost | Tome | Gamma | Beautiful.ai | Pitch | Canva | Copilot in PowerPoint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 150 credits a month (1 deck), 10-slide cap, small badge | Free tier with limited AI credits | 400 credits at signup, up to 10 slides per prompt, Gamma branding on exports | None; 14-day trial, card required | Unlimited presentations, 100 one-time AI credits, branded links and PDF, no PowerPoint export | Free forever: templates, 5 GB, a monthly AI allowance (about 20 premium AI uses) | None for Copilot; PowerPoint Designer suggestions come with Microsoft 365 |
| First paid tier | Starter, $7/mo: 300 credits, 25 slides, no badge | Pro, about $16 per user/mo | n/a | Pro, about $12/mo billed annually ($45 monthly) | Plus, about $13 to $15/mo: unbranded, PowerPoint export, custom fonts | Canva Pro, $18/mo or $144/yr: brand kit, 500 Magic Studio credits | Microsoft 365 Premium, $19.99/mo (consumer) or Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on, $21 to $30 per user/mo (work) |
| Badge removal | Starter and up, every deck; or $9 per deck (up to 25 slides) | Paid plans | n/a | Not applicable, no free tier | Plus and up | No badge on free designs | Not applicable |
| Upload an existing deck and rebuild it | Yes, from .pptx, one slide per source slide | No native .pptx rebuild; generates from prompts and docs | n/a | Imports .pptx into Smart Slides; layout is redone slide by slide by you | Imports .pptx; redesign is manual with templates | Imports .pptx into the editor; redesign is manual, Magic Design generates from a prompt | Builds new decks from a file or prompt; redesigns via Designer suggestions slide by slide |
| Brand from your website | Yes, logo, colours and tone pulled from your site | No | Custom branding on Pro, set up by hand | Custom brand styling set up by hand | Brand kit set up by hand | Brand kit on Pro, set up by hand | No; uses the template your organisation set up |
| Fact check against your own material | Yes, invented figures are removed before you see the deck | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PowerPoint export | Paid plans, or $9 for one deck; editable text boxes included. Free decks share as a live link | Limited | Every plan; Gamma's help notes exports follow Present Mode, the slide master comes out blank and Google Slides may swap fonts | Yes | Paid plans only | Yes | Native PowerPoint |
| Viewer analytics | Basic on Free, full on Pro | Yes | Detailed analytics on Pro | Yes | Paid plans | Basic view insights on shared designs | No |
| API and MCP for AI assistants | Pro; a no-account sample tool for ChatGPT and Claude | No | n/a | No public API | No | Connect APIs for developers; no MCP | Graph API for developers |
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Tome?
PitchBoost has a free plan: one AI deck a month, up to 10 slides, with a small badge, shared as a free live link (PDF and PowerPoint downloads take a paid plan or $9 for that deck). Gamma: Free: 400 credits at signup. Beautiful.ai: No free plan (14-day trial). Pitch: Free plan. Canva: Free plan. Copilot in PowerPoint: Microsoft 365 Premium: $19.
When is Tome the better choice?
Tome is the better fit for sales teams that want ai account research, reps preparing for a specific meeting, teams that want deal briefs from crm data. PitchBoost does one thing, presentations: it builds a new deck from a prompt or redesigns the one you have in your brand, and it does not try to be a docs, website or whiteboard workspace.
Can I move my existing decks to an alternative?
Export them from Tome as .pptx first. PitchBoost rebuilds a .pptx in your brand and keeps the content; the other tools import a .pptx as a starting point with varying fidelity. Nothing here reads a Tome link directly.
How current is this page?
Prices and limits were checked on 2026-09-12 against each tool's published pricing. If a number here is out of date, email support@pitchboost.ai and it will be corrected with a new date.
Last checked 2026-09-12. Other pages in this series: Gamma alternatives, Beautiful.ai alternatives, Pitch alternatives, Canva alternatives, Copilot in PowerPoint alternatives, SlideSpeak alternatives, Alai alternatives, Sharayeh alternatives, Plus AI alternatives, Perceptis alternatives.
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