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Courtlin
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2022
Viable alternative to PowerPoint with visually attractive slides and a robust template library
Decktopus is a great choice when you need to quickly wrap your message in a visually appealing slide deck; it lets you focus on the content rather than the slide design. The lack of control over sharing slides is my main frustration, which I hope the team can solve without implementing another one-time, add-on fee.
PROSThe visual design of the stock templates is what attracted me to this software. Although PowerPoint's templates have gotten better over the years, you can still easily tell when a presenter has just selected and modified a stock PowerPoint template or worse, opted for the DIY white background and black Arial font look..."Here we go again, death by PowerPoint, I hope the presenter put more thought into their analysis than they did into their slide design..."
CONSI miss the ability to have a slide sorter view like PowerPoint. For short 10-slide presentations, the lack of this feature isn't a big deal. However, for longer presentations, scrolling back and forth through the deck to rearrange slides quickly becomes frustrating. Sharing slides is easy but lacks obvious controls of who can view the deck. Maybe I'm missing something here but sharing seems to be all or nothing. There doesn't appear to be a way to "unshare" a deck once the public URL has been shared and there is no way to generate private URLs to share the deck with only specific people based on their email address. It's puzzling why this feature is missing. From the Help Center, "Note: This sharing URL is a public URL, everyone can see your presentation using this public sharing URL."
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
PowerPoint's built-in templates are overused and tired. When I don't have time to create a custom template or hunt around online for a nicer-looking template, I'll use Decktopus to quickly get something presentable together.
Vendor Response
Hello Courtlin! Thank you so so much for your great review and feedback! You can be sure that they will not go unnoticed, and we have already added them to our to-do list! Please contact us if you ever need any help. Take care!
Replied July 2022
Christopher
Verified reviewer
Construction, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Quality Hybrid Presentation / Information Collection tool
The inbuilt questionnaires are great for safety professionals as it means we can send persons the links and collect the information directly from users after they have completed the toolbox or training.
PROS- It's amazingly fast at creating presentations that are fully formatted and look great! - The integration of questionnaires allows for the collection of information within the presentation itself. - Very Stable - Fast Loading - Quality hot swappable templates - Excellent icon library - Frequent Updates
CONSI really wish Decktopus would develop the ability to: - Export the presentations in HTML format or alternatively allow generation of a html file allowing presentations to be embedded / web linked into a Learning Management System. I.e. The platform's existing functionality would make this software great at creating online learning courses. - The ability to vertically swipe between slides up and down in presentation mode - The ability to import PowerPoint presentations is on the developer's roadmap but not yet available at time of this review.
Reason for choosing Decktopus
The ability to share a fast and responsive presentation via link which works on mobile and does not require the end user to have power point installed. The ability to quickly create a presentation that looks great in a rush.
Kalaivani
Computer & Network Security, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed March 2024
Unsatisfactory
Very poor experience. Not user friendly or easy to ease. Unable to export into various option. I would not recommend this product. When trying to cancel, the subscription button doesn’t work.
PROSNothing, no features appealed to me. This product was unsatisfactory and I don’t know how much I can stress that I didn’t like anything about it.
CONSNone, I didn’t like anything about the product
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
It’s was much easier and user friendly. More features and templates to chose from
Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2022
Beautiful and easy presentations
It's quick to create beautiful and informative presentations with Decktopus. I've gotten overwhelming amount of positive feedback on the quality of my presentations after switching from PowerPoint to Decktopus. Decktopus forces you think: what's really important? There are limitations on number of characters you can use per title etc following best practices of oresenting. First I found this annoying - now I just love it - knowing I won't overload anyone with too much info.
CONSTables in presentations are a bit clunky, but it's somewhat of a new feature so I think it will become better with time!
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
Beautiful.ai got expensive and PowerPoint was slow, clunky and ugly.
Omar
Management Consulting, 2-10 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Easy to use presentation software with existing attractive templates
So far it saved me a bunch of time in creating presentations
PROSThey have a library of templates, and I don't have to worry about trying to figure out the best fonts and colors that work well for the media I am using.
CONSIt could use more editing options and capability
Reason for choosing Decktopus
Was simple and quick to learn and use
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
Ready to go templates with nice features made my life easier
Vishal
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Excellent alternative to MS PowerPoint
I love it. I create all my weekly client presentations in Decktopus. I reckon it saves me at least 2 hours every week.
PROSCreate classy presentations quickly using easy to customize templates. It's super easy to customize templates compared to PowerPoint. Once you select the style and color, you're ready to go. I spend less than 10 minutes on customizing templates.
CONSThe stock image selection is limited. But with so many free image and illustrations available on the net, it isn't a big issue.
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
PowerPoint is a bloated piece of software. Sure it does 100s of things that Decktopus can't. But finding and customizing a template takes more time than creating the presentation.
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed February 2024
New version - We apologize for the inconvenience, but ... Thank you for your understanding and again we apologize.
fun until the new version was here... i want all my presentations as they were
PROSi was really a fan of the decktopus until the new version came online... my work was re-formated and seems like I have to redo it all over again... thank you very much for that I think I have to look for another alternative
CONSreplies like like this: if the texts or images are in a different position or size, you can easily adjust them from the editing page. During the transition of decks to the new version, there have been no alterations in content; however, modifications in design may occur. Rest assured, you can effortlessly fix any such modifications from the editing page for a seamless experience. i can rest assured... i have to do them all over again
Shade
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Saves lots of time!
Very easy to get set up and going and that’s a good thing.
PROSI love the many templates that they have available. It speeds up the creation process rather than starting from scratch with saves lots of time!
CONSWould be nice to have more customizations - like using AI as some of the other competitors have.
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
A lot mire easier to use with more interesting templates
Joseph
Market Research, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Works great does exactly what I need.
Been great incredible pricing good content and easy to use
PROSEasy to use can create business presentations easily
CONSHad a bit of a learning curve to start thats it
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
Needed presentations to be done quickly and effectively
Hendy
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2021
Really fast way to get a slide deck published
I really love this product as it saves my time presenting my ideas. The layouts currently available are limited, however they're getting the user experience right by enabling only essential customizations per slide layout. For each layout, there are also several variants, this part of UX that they also get right. Overall, Decktopus is really good for increasing productivity. I hope they continue to improve their product by adding more lead generation features, interactivity, analytics, integration with different apps via webhooks, Pabbly, etc. If they do, then this is not just a presentation tool but has huge potential.
PROSDecktopus app saves my time, but really because of my own weakness. When trying to create a presentation using the usual software, a lot of time goes into thinking about the layout, about the design, about the positioning of certain elements, which take away the essence of the presentation itself: to express ideas. Decktopus allows me to do: express my ideas, without blocking me with non-essential details.
CONSThe interactive presentation features is pretty much non-existent and need to be developed. The use case is that the presenter will present Decktopus live in a virtual conference, and other participants can get a link to interact with this deck (e.g. polls), and the results/analytics will show in real-time in the presenter's slide.
Petar
Management Consulting, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Very fast alternative to classic PowerPoint
I have started using Decktopus few months ago and it's honestly the best PowerPoint alternative I've seen in the past decade. I don't know how they do it, but they always have new templates that are on point. There's a template for everything from business presentations to ad campaigns! The best thing is that with one click you can change whole design without breaking anything.
PROSThe products is so easy to use. Furthermore it saves so much time. Instead of playing with ppt design, you can need your materials. The design is predefined, very modern and easily changeable to other templates via only one click.
CONSThe design could use some modernisation. The only thing missing is upload of your existing ppt file and using Decktopus then. This function is on the roadmap.
Chris
Verified reviewer
Insurance, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Amazing Presentation Tool
Very easy to use with clean templates that resonate with buyers. Was very easy to create a new deck that is converting at a much higher rate.
CONSThe share links work but sometimes are blocked by my customers but it's easy to download and send the actual PDF>
Luca
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2022
A big boost in productivity
Absolutely positive. Being able to create a presentation using the minutes instead of hours is priceless
PROSFor me, create powerpoint and presentation is always a mess. I spend usually lots of time formatting and resizing text and images in order to make slides interesting. But with Decktopus i can create a complete presentation in 30 minutes or less. It's very easy to use and force you to focus on what matters most: content
CONSthe platform is still immature and some important features such as animations are missing. But the potential is huge and the development team is very attentive to requests
Christian
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
Great product !
Super product that i recommend to every business owner to save time and share professional presentation.
PROSI like the fact that Decktopus is easy to use. We created presentation with their wonderful templates and it's easy to duplicate and make some adjustments and send it to our prospects and customers. Look sharp and professional !
CONSA proposal section could be a really good idea (pricing tab). Also embedded codes could be fantastic (calendar links for example).
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
Easier to manage and really good templates.
Julian
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2021
Excelente para crear presentaciones y propuestas de manera innovadora.
Lo comencé a usar por una prueba de versión trial y me encontré con un software robusto de mucha utilidad donde la forma de realizar tus presentaciones para clientes es totalmente diferente,
PROSLo que más me gusta es el aplicativo en la nube, ahora mismo en un mundo de inmediatez es necesario tener donde alojar la información y tener acceso de nuestras presentaciones en cualquier lugar, además es muy bueno tener una buena opción disponible diferente a PowerPoint, donde conseguir más plantillas.
CONSMe gustaría que se pudieran insertar las presentaciones en páginas web o e-mailing. Actualmente se pueden insertar formularios y lead magnet, pero sería ideal que se pudiera insertar presentaciones completas.
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
Por probas otras opciones disponibles para realizar presentaciones a los clientes.
Gizem Nur
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
Beautiful Templates
The templates are great and ready-to-go. You can just fill in the information and wow your audience.
CONSThere is nothing I dislike about Decktopus but I sometimes wish I could just add more info to description boxes but I know that the reason I can't is for a purpose- so that the presentation looks good to eyes!
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2021
Decktopus User Review
Used Decktopus on latest project. Unlike many softwares, I really like how easy it to use and the platform is quite self-explanatory.
PROSEase of use. Very fluid and accessible.
CONSTool gets buggy while uploading media files which slows down overall process.
Reason for choosing Decktopus
Ease-of-use. Platform is understandable and self-explanatory.
Steve
Verified reviewer
Retail, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Quick and easy presentations
This one was pretty easy concept. Create an account and start working on a presentation.
PROSThis is a quick and easy platform to create presentations for sales meetings, training, info meetings, etc. The system is easy to use and allows online collaborators so you and a team cam work on a project.
CONSI would like to see more templates and graphics elements. It does look like it is growing and the development continues to work on improvements.
Reason for choosing Decktopus
Decktopus makes it easier to focus on presentations and not be distracted or overwhelmed by graphic elements and templates not related to your project.
Joachim
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Simplicity is its strength
I love this app as it is fresh, modern, simple, and powerful in many aspects. Its versatility and ease of use is just amazing!
PROSIt is easy to use, with a clean UI. No learning curve. We can embed any slideshow in any website. Alternatively we can send the slide link by email. There are templates but they are actually not really needed. We can easily design slides from the scratch. Download of the ready presentation into PDF/ PPT is possible for offline viewing. The design is super-modern. Analytics give us excellent insight on how the slides are used. Decktopus has recognized early that the slides are an excellent tool for marketing (lead generation). Means, we can have opt-in forms, CTA button etc. This versatility makes Decktopus outstanding, being able to use it for so many different purposes, like academic, private, informational, marketing, company profile, CV, annual report, and so many others.
CONSWe can't change much about the principle design patterns of the slides. However, this is simplicity by design. The tool was not created to substitute Powerpoint but to bring out something quick, easy, and modern. If somebody needs total control over the design, then better to use Powerpoint.
Reason for choosing Decktopus
Do to its power of simplicity, modern approach, and because of its different set of features.
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed October 2023
Their AI tech simply isn't ready, with a dash of bad customer service.
Their approach to customer service was the nail in the coffin. With so many other options in the market, this one is a pass.
PROSIt was straightforward to sign up and get started. The product looks well-designed and polished.
CONSThe AI functionality is dreadful - the more descriptive the input, the worse the output gets. It's not usable, even as an aid to get started with a deck.
Reason for choosing Decktopus
Easy of account signup, good marketing
Anonymous
2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed December 2022
Not keeping their word
Overal it's OK software, but they are locking out key features for early investors. That's not nice.
CONSI've been an early investor (lifetime deal) since they first started out. I've been a (fairly) happy user on the Business Plan, but now they are locking out features and selling those as "add-ons" to people who are on a lifetime plan. We are all on the Business Plan, but only people that pay monthly or yearly get these so called "add-ons" included in their plan. We are all on the Business plan, so it doesn't make any sense why we should have to pay extra for features that are included in the Business plan. They even lock us out of the "folders add-on", so we can't have folders (such a basic and to be honest must have functionality even in a free plan) without paying extra for it.
Samir
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2022
Great Presentation Kit
A lot of infographic software is at my disposal. They're all gone now. Decktopus, on the other hand, uses a unique slide design. They caught my eye so much that I bought the software right away without trying it out first. There is no regret in this. My students and colleagues alike were impressed by the "new look" of my presentations. On my YouTube channel, I've started using them as well. The best part of Decktopus , definitely , is it's uniqueness.
PROS* Unique design ** user-friendly interface *** Easy to operate **** Sublime and very sophisticated. ***** Wonderful Customer support system.
CONS* Downloading speed is too slow. It takes a long time to get downloaded.
Darryl
Verified reviewer
Publishing, 51-200 employees
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Helps presentations look good
Have used regularly for presentations since getting it. I'm very happy with it.
PROSPowerPoint can be overwhelming. Decktopus helps make presentations look good with their built-in designs. Options are more limited, and that is exactly what I wanted. It keeps things looking really good.
CONSIf you are looking for more options, this is not the software for you. If you are looking for well designed presentations, Decktopus is excellent.
Reasons for switching to Decktopus
Presentations look nicer
Anonymous
1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
I forget i have PowerPoint :)
I love because i can access to Decktopus on my way and I can edit my presanctions on tablet too. There customers support is great. I hope they will add more advance and modern templates to their presentation template library and add more storage options like able to add more 3rd party apps.
PROSI can access to Decktopus on my way easy to build presentations customizable templates I got Onetime pay option was a money saver
CONSNot enough modern templates too much tools inside dashboard no onboarding enough have many other free options
Esmé
Supermarkets, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2022
Smart and user friendly, it’s great!
Smart and user-friendly presentation tool. You have a nice theme selection.
CONSI would like to have more options to add information to the description.