Gamma

Gamma — AI-Native Deck/Doc/Web Generator With Card Layout + Shareable Link Analytics (Founded 2020, Independent, Active, 70M+ Users, No Shutdown)

Not shut down.​ Gamma (gamma.app) founded 2020 by Grant Lee, James Fox, Jon Noronha; scaled to 70M+ users, $100M ARR, $2.1B valuation, independent and active as of 2026-08. No acquire/rebrand/shutdown. Category ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage none. Killer differentiator = prompt/outline/PDF → responsive “cards” (not fixed 16:9 slides) → auto layout+copy+charts+images → publish as tracked web link OR export PPTX/PDF/Google Slides, Plus+ removes “Made with Gamma” badge, Pro adds API+analytics+custom domains, 2026 added AI Animations + Gamma Imagine + Sisi-like Agent + 20+ models (Claude/GPT/Gemini/Flux/Recraft/Luma); not Canva (design-first, weaker AI draft), not Beautiful.ai (rule-locked templates, shallower gen), not PowerPoint Copilot (Office-native, no web-link analytics), not Tome (sunset Apr 30 2025, pivoted to sales automation — Gamma absorbed most ex-users). 2026 trap: Free 400 credits never refill (≈10 decks then wall), cards export to PPTX with text-shift/break on complex layouts, no offline mode (cloud-only, pre-export PDF for conference Wi-Fi), no native Google Drive/Docs sync, design language repeats by 4th deck, Trustpilot 1.6–2.0 vs G2 4.1 split on export+billing gripes, individual plans train-on-by-default (Team/Business opt-out auto).

1. One-line positioning

Gamma = web-native content engine, not slide tool: paste prompt/doc → AI drafts deck/doc/site/social/one-pager as fluid cards → theme swap one click → embed Airtable/Sheets/YouTube → share as link with viewer-drop analytics OR export PPTX/PDF/PNG/Google Slides. Fits ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage none (prompt→draft→restyle→publish/export). For founders iterating pitch decks daily, sales sending tracked proposals, trainers shipping scrollable modules, and marketers prototyping OM layouts, it’s 5× faster than PowerPoint; for legal/finance/audit teams needing pixel-exact .pptx and live Excel links, Beautiful.ai + Copilot win.

2. Core features

3. Pricing (2026-08, USD/seat)

pricing_type = freemium-per-seat-ai-credit-metered; starting_price = $0; free_tier = "yes; 400 non-refill credits (~10 decks), 10 cards/prompt, watermark 'Made with Gamma', no branding removal/api/analytics/custom domains, export PPTX/PDF/PNG/Slides allowed"; pricing_note = "2020-founded-independent-70m-users-2.1b-val-active-2026-no-shutdown; free-400-credits-never-refill-refer-200-cap-2000; plus-9-pro-18-ultra-90-team-240-biz-480-annual-saves-28pct; credits-gate-agent-premium-models-api-not-base-gen-paid; pro-is-first-viable-commercial-tier-remove-watermark-plus-only; cancel-after-period-reverts-free"

4. Access Type

access_type: web-dashboard-plus-mobile-no-desktop

access_display: 🌐 gamma.app (web-only, no desktop app, no offline mode) · 📱 iOS/Android viewer · 🔌 Make/Zapier/REST API (Pro+) · export PPTX/PDF/PNG/Google Slides · no MCP, no GDrive native

5. Reviews (2026)

Praise: sub-60s first draft, card layout mobile-perfect, link-based viewer drop-off analytics, theme swap one click, $9 Plus removes watermark (client-ready), 100+ models routed internally, absorbs ex-Tome users.

Gripes: Free 400 credits die fast, PPTX export text-shift/graphic-break on dense slides (hybrid “draft in Gamma → rebuild in PPT” still common), cloud-only no offline (pre-export PDF for bad Wi-Fi), no GDrive native, design repetition by deck 4, individual-plan train-on-by-default, Trustpilot billing/cancel complaints, no live chat support.

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