Documents reviewed
Gamma
Generates presentations, documents and web pages from a prompt or outline, with PowerPoint and PDF export.
AI Presentation Makers Freemium
Alternatives to Copilot in PowerPoint
Add-ins and built-in AI for PowerPoint and Google Slides — for teams without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Starting point: Microsoft 365 Copilot
This page collects tools that do similar jobs to Microsoft 365 Copilot. It is not a buying recommendation and not a paid ranking; the review status is shown on every listing.
Possible alternatives
Full category → Documents reviewed
ChatGPT
OpenAI's general-purpose assistant; drafts outlines and speaker notes and can create PowerPoint files.
AI Assistants for Decks Freemium
Documents reviewed
Claude
Anthropic's assistant, often used for long documents and analysis; can create PowerPoint files.
AI Assistants for Decks Freemium
Established
Gemini in Google Slides
Built-in Gemini in Google Slides that generates slides from a prompt and Drive content, plus images.
Established
Beautiful.ai
AI presentation software with smart slide templates, plus PowerPoint import and export on paid plans.
Listed
Plus AI
AI presentation maker inside Google Slides and PowerPoint that generates, reformats and brands slides.
Listed Europe
empower
Microsoft 365 add-ins from Germany with AI slide generation and template management for corporate decks.
Listed
SlidesAI
Generates slides from a topic, notes, a script or a document, with Google Slides and PowerPoint generator tools.
AI Presentation Makers Freemium
Listed
MagicSlides
Turns an idea into a slide deck, with a Google Slides add-on, AI editing and PPTX, PDF and image export.
AI Presentation Makers Freemium
Listed
Presentations.AI
AI presentation design platform for creating slide decks, with PowerPoint and PDF export.
AI Presentation Makers Freemium
Privacy compared
4 tools with documented answers. Each answer is listed with its source and date on the tool's page; "unclear" means we couldn't find it in the vendor's public documents.
| Tool | Contracting party | DPA | Excluded from training | Data location | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Copilot · starting point Documents reviewed | Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited United States | yes | not used – every plan | EU | yes |
| Gamma Documents reviewed | Gamma Tech, Inc. United States | yes | not used on business plans only | US | yes |
| ChatGPT Documents reviewed | OpenAI Ireland Limited United States | yes | not used on business plans only | US | yes |
| Claude Documents reviewed | Anthropic Ireland, Limited United States | yes | not used – every plan | US | yes |
How to choose
Privacy first
If you put client data into your decks, a DPA, the server location, training on uploaded content and deletion periods matter more than a slick demo video.
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