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Gamma: A 2020 slide editor that failed, got saved by adding ChatGPT in 2023, now makes websites and social posts too. Calls presentations "gammas" now. No enterprise security, broken exports, grants themselves permanent rights to your content.
Presentations.AI: Purpose-built for professionals whose presentations determine business outcomes. AI-native architecture, SOC 2 Type II certified, with flawless PowerPoint exports. When your deck needs to close a deal, secure funding, or drive board decisions.
2020-2021: Built as Traditional Slide Tool Co-founder admission: "It felt like a toy; no one was using it for real work"
2022: The Desperate Search for
Product-Market Fit
"Not good enough for them to tell all their friends about it.” A product nobody wanted
March 2023: ChatGPT Integration Saves the Company
Not innovation but desperation—"massive inflection point" means "we were about to die"
2024: The Scatter Shot
Now makes websites, documents, social posts; when you can't win at presentations, try everything
What This Means for You
Gamma's AI wasn't built for presentations; it was bolted onto a failing product. This is why exports break, why AI output feels generic, and why they're pivoting away from presentations entirely.
2019-2020: Started with the Problem
Researched why presentations fail; not how to make pretty slides, but what makes audiences say yes
2020-2021: Built AI for Business Psychology
Developed models specifically for persuasion
2021-2022: Designed for How Business Actually Works
AI-human collaboration built around real workflows
2022-2024: Deepening, Not Widening
Every update makes presentations better; not adding websites or social posts features
What This Means for You
Every feature was built for presentations from day one. This is why exports work perfectly, why AI understands business context, and why we're getting better at presentations while Gamma gets better at everything else.
| Business Requirement | |
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|---|---|---|
| Typical Use Cases | Personal projects, social media | Board decks, investor pitches, enterprise sales |
| Content | Rights "Perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide" to Gamma | Users retain ownership |
| Brand Compliance | Manual per presentation | Automatic via company URL |
| PowerPoint Compatibility | ❌ Overlapping boxes, missing fonts | ✅ High-fidelity export |
| Fortune 500 Adoption | Minimal | Widespread |
| Enterprise Security Compliance | ❌ No SOC 2, fails IT review | ✅ SOC 2 Type II certified |
| Data Ownership | ❌ Grants Gamma perpetual rights | ✅ You retain all rights |
| GDPR/Privacy Compliance | ❌ Violates with viewer tracking | ✅ Privacy by design |
| Audit Trail for Compliance | ❌ None | ✅ Full audit logging |
| Hidden Costs | Export fixes, brand violations, legal risk | None |
| IT Approval Likelihood | Low - security concerns | High - meets standards |
| Training Required | Multi-format confusion | Focused workflow |
| Vendor Risk | High - pivoting from presentations | Low - deepening focus |
| Support Level | Generic help center | Dedicated enterprise support |
Key Question: Remove the core AI component - does the company still function well, attract users, and maintain similar revenue growth?
Gamma Without AI
You get their 2020-2022 product; a slide editor nobody wanted. The company exists without AI because it was never about AI. It's about finding any revenue stream that works, whether that's presentations, websites, or whatever's next.
Presentations.AI Without AI
Nothing. There's no product left. No fallback editor, no template library to sell. We bet everything on AI being the product, not a feature. That's the difference between native and retrofitted.
Gamma's bolt-on approach means AI suggests content, then hands you back to their 2020 editor to fix everything. You're constantly switching between "AI mode" and "manual mode"—which is why users report hours of cleanup.
Our architecture means AI handles the entire flow—content, design, brand, export. One system, not two systems pretending to work together.
If Gamma Has 50 Million Users, Why Aren't Their Presentations Better?
Gamma claims 50 million users. With that much training data, their AI should be producing exceptional presentations. Instead, users report:
The Answer: Those aren't 50 million business users creating presentations. They're people making Instagram posts, personal websites, and trying the free tier once. The AI isn't learning from board decks and sales presentations; it's learning from social media content.
Presentations.AI's Approach: Focused user base, all creating business presentations. Every interaction teaches the AI what works in boardrooms, not what gets clicks online. This is why our AI understands the difference between informing and persuading, between data and decisions.
Traditional Slide Editor (2020-2022)
ChatGPT API Integration (2023)
Additional AI Features (2024)
= AI-Decorated Platform with Fundamental Limitations
Presentation Research and Prototyping
(2018-2020)
Custom AI Model Development (2020-2021)
Integrated User Experience Design (2021-2022)
Continuous AI Enhancement (2022-2024)
AI-Native Intelligence Platform
"Gamma looked promising until we needed enterprise features. PresentationsAI delivered everything Gamma promised, plus the professional infrastructure we actually required."
- VP Marketing, Marquee Technology Firm
"I wasted six months trying to make Gamma work for our team. PresentationsAI solved our problems in the first week."
- Director of Strategy, Growth Stage Startup
"Gamma's AI creates content that looks AI-generated. PresentationsAI creates presentations that look like our best marketing manager wrote them."
- CMO, Enterprise Software Corp
The Simple Test: What happens if your presentation fails? If the answer involves lost money, lost opportunities, or lost credibility, you already know which platform you need.
Yes. Gamma was a failing presentation tool from 2020-2022. Their co-founder admitted it "felt like a toy; no one was using it for real work." They added ChatGPT in March 2023 to save the company. Remove the AI and you're left with their original failed product. That's retrofitted, not AI-native.
According to their privacy policy, Gamma collects viewer information when presentations are shared. While they mention user settings can control some of this, the default behavior has raised GDPR concerns among enterprise users.
Because those users aren't creating business presentations; they're making social media posts, personal websites, and trying the free tier. The AI learns from Instagram carousels, not boardroom decks. Volume without focus doesn't improve quality.
Simple test: Remove the AI. If the company still has a functional product (like Gamma's 2020 editor), it's not AI-native. Presentations.AI has no underlying editor; the entire platform IS the AI. That's the difference between built-in and bolted-on.
Three dealbreakers: (1) Terms grant Gamma rights to use your content for AI training, (2) $100 liability cap even for data breaches, (3) No SOC 2 certification. Your legal, security, and compliance teams will all say no.
Users consistently report: overlapping text boxes, missing fonts, broken layouts, lost animations, wrong slide dimensions. Expect 45+ minutes of cleanup per presentation because Gamma wasn't built for PowerPoint compatibility.
Gamma: 7 steps including manual outline editing, theme selection, dealing with survey popups, then fixing broken exports. Presentations.AI: 4 steps from upload to perfect PowerPoint. The difference is automation versus decoration.
Gamma's 50 million users generate buzz but not revenue; most are free users making social content. Presentations.AI focuses on fewer users who pay because presentations drive their business outcomes. One model optimizes for user counts, the other for customer success.
SOC 2 Type II certification means independent auditors verified security controls. Without it, enterprise IT departments can't approve the software. Gamma lacks this certification. Presentations.AI has it. For many companies, this alone determines the choice.
Yes. Gamma offers 400 free AI credits (about 10 presentations). Presentations.AI provides 5 complete presentations free. The difference: Gamma's free tier pushes you to upgrade quickly, while Presentations.AI lets you properly evaluate the platform.
Gamma's hidden costs: 2-3 hours editing each presentation, 45 minutes fixing exports, potential legal exposure from their terms. Presentations.AI costs more upfront but saves 75% time per presentation. Calculate your hourly rate; the ROI is clear.
Gamma works for personal projects, social media content, and casual presentations where export quality doesn't matter. Presentations.AI is built for business: board meetings, investor pitches, enterprise sales—anywhere the presentation determines outcomes, not just shares information.
Presentations.AI
Understands the difference between informing and persuading. AI that structures narratives for decision-making. Knows when to lead with data versus emotion. Built on presentation psychology research.
Gamma
Fills templates with text. Makes things look nice. You still do all the strategic thinking about what will actually convince your audience. It's PowerPoint with a ChatGPT plugin.
Presentations.AI
Every slide optimized for your specific goal: close the deal, secure funding, get approval. AI trained on what actually works in boardrooms, not what gets likes on social media.
Gamma
Creates content that looks professional. Fine for sharing information. Not designed to drive action.
Presentations.AI
Export to PowerPoint. Open on any machine. Everything works. Fonts intact, layouts preserved, animations transfer.
Gamma
Export breaks consistently. Overlapping text boxes, missing fonts, wrong dimensions. Budget 45 minutes for cleanup before every client meeting.
Presentations.AI
SOC 2 Type II certified. Your content stays yours. Real liability protection. The boring stuff that lets you sleep at night when your strategy deck contains actual strategy.
Gamma
$100 liability cap for any damages. They can use your content to train their AI (check Section 4.5). No enterprise security certification.
Presentations.AI
Does one thing: business presentations. Getting better at it every day. Every update makes your presentations more effective.
Gamma
Makes presentations, websites, documents, social posts. Now calling them "gammas." When you can't win at one thing, try everything.
Gamma is a content creator.
Presentations.AI is a business tool.
Choose based on what failure costs you.
Try Presentations.AI Free: 5 complete presentations. No credit card. No "gammas." Just presentations that work when work depends on them.
