# AI presentation-tool comparison worksheet

An original planning resource by Brainbaby, 9 October 2026.
https://brainbaby.ai/blog/7-best-ai-presentation-makers-to-create-slides-in-minutes-5io6

This is a blank worksheet with a fictional exercise, not a benchmark, customer result or finished deck. Downloading it does not generate slides or spend credits. No tool is a preselected winner. Complete it using tests you actually perform.

## 1. Set the requirements before choosing a tool

- Audience and decision: [fill in]
- Required editor and export: [fill in]
- Must the recipient edit charts and text? [yes/no]
- Company template or visual requirements: [fill in]
- Output language: [fill in]
- Maximum budget and currency: [fill in]
- Stop condition: [for example, one draft and one revision per tool]
- Permission to use AI for this task: [confirmed/not confirmed]
- Source material cleared for uploading: [yes/no]

Do not upload confidential material until the applicable organization policy and provider terms permit it. Use the fictional notes below if you cannot share your own source material.

## 2. Use identical source notes in two shortlisted tools

Fictional retail delivery pilot:

- Four weeks at two stores.
- Delivery orders increased from 80 to 110 per week.
- Fulfillment cost increased from $4 to $6 per order.
- Customer feedback was positive, but the sample was small.
- Management must decide whether to continue, change the service area or stop.
- Revenue, margin, number of respondents and long-term effects were not provided.

Copy this task, followed by all the source notes above:

> Create a six-slide decision deck for a retail leadership team using only the supplied notes. Cover the decision, pilot scope, order volume, fulfillment cost, uncertainty and recommended next experiment. Do not invent revenue, profit, customer quotes or statistical significance. Identify missing information in speaker notes. Use one main point per slide and keep the final decision explicit.

## 3. Check the six slides

1. Decision: states the choice management must make, without inventing approval.
2. Scope: retains four weeks and two stores; does not generalize to all stores.
3. Orders: shows 80 and 110 per week. The increase is 30 or 37.5% relative to 80.
4. Cost: shows $4 and $6 per order. The increase is $2 or 50% relative to $4.
5. Uncertainty: identifies missing revenue, margin and feedback sample details. Profitability remains unknown.
6. Next experiment: labels the recommendation as proposed and explains what evidence is still needed.

A 37.5% increase in orders is not a 37.5% increase in revenue. Higher volume does not prove higher profit. Do not mix order counts and dollar amounts on one unlabeled chart axis. For a simple order-count bar chart, start the axis at zero. These calculations describe fictional input; they are not performance claims about Brainbaby or another tool.

## 4. Make the same revision

> Revise the final recommendation to continue a limited pilot while collecting revenue and margin data. Keep all supplied facts and caveats unchanged. Do not turn the proposal into an approved rollout.

- Could you edit just the relevant slide? [record]
- Did any correct fact change unintentionally? [record]
- Did the old recommendation remain anywhere? [record]
- Did speaker notes retain the missing-data questions? [record]

## 5. Open the actual export

Use the editor and format the recipient needs, rather than judging only the browser preview.

- File opens in: [editor/version]
- Heading can be changed: [yes/no/not tested]
- Chart value can be changed: [yes/no/not applicable/not tested]
- Speaker notes survived: [yes/no/not tested]
- Font substitutions and line wrapping: [record]
- Smallest text readable on the intended display: [record]
- Source references and qualifications visible: [record]
- Watermark and its removal requirements: [record]
- Required export included in the plan tested: [yes/no/not tested]

An export that opens may contain flattened objects. Inspect actual editability. A fixed-layout PDF serves a different purpose from an editable PPTX.

## 6. Record the result in the blank CSV

https://brainbaby.ai/templates/en/presentation-tool-scorecard.csv

The CSV contains three empty attempt rows. Add one row for each actual tool and plan you test. It contains no formula totals, automatic recommendations or completed scores.

For each of the six criteria, enter:
- 0: does not meet the requirement.
- 1: needs meaningful correction.
- 2: meets the requirement after normal review.
- Blank: not tested. Record unavailable features in their separate column.

Criteria: evidence, story, editing, readability, handoff and fit within your budget. Do not let a high score override an essential requirement that failed. Keep currency amounts and credits separate. Record draft and correction time together. Do not extrapolate one attempt into a general speed or quality benchmark.

## 7. Choose the next action

- Which essential requirements passed? [record]
- Which corrections were required? [record]
- Which workflow will you use, and why? [record]
- What remains untested? [record]

Prepare an editable brief in Brainbaby's free planner:
https://brainbaby.ai/presentation-maker#presentation-planner

The planner organizes your notes; it does not generate a deck. Review the brief and the allowance shown in your signed-in workspace before starting generation. Check current plans at https://brainbaby.ai/pricing.

## Share the blank resource

The original worksheet and blank CSV are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Attribute Brainbaby and link to the comparison guide. You may adapt them and label your changes. The license does not grant rights to third-party assets or private material you add. Remove confidential notes and account details before sharing results.