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Gamma vs Zoho Show

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both — Gamma has a free plan, Zoho Show is free to use
Public API
Gamma has one; not confirmed by us for Zoho Show
Best fit
Gamma: Anyone who needs a presentable deck out of rough notes in minutes · Zoho Show: Teams already using Zoho apps who want free slides with light AI drafting
Trust score
About even — Gamma 90, Zoho Show 94
Status
We could not check Gamma — its site turns automated checks away; Zoho Show was up on Oct 15, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

GammaPrompts become decks, docs and sites you can publishZoho ShowFree online presentation editor from Zoho with an AI assistant that drafts a full slide deck from a text prompt.

Side by side

FactGammaZoho Show
CategoryPresentation & Slide GeneratorsPresentation & Slide Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFree
Starts at$9/mo—
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score90 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CompanyGamma Tech, Inc.Zoho Corporation
Launched2020—
Last verifiedOct 23, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Gamma

The tool that genuinely displaced PowerPoint for a lot of people, and it is profitable enough not to need your money - but credits, not seats, decide how much a plan is actually worth.

Pros

  • Layout and image choice happen without picking a template first
  • One document publishes as a deck, a doc or a live web page
  • Plus at $9 per seat per month already removes the Gamma badge
  • Profitable at over $100M ARR, so the vendor is not a runway risk

Cons

  • Credit accounting is opaque - a premium image can cost up to 125 credits
  • API keys are locked to Pro and above
  • The free plan's 400 signup credits do not go far on image-rich decks
  • Export fidelity to PowerPoint degrades on complex layouts

Zoho Show

Zoho Show works as a free, full-featured slide editor even without touching its AI layer, and Zia AI turning a one-line prompt into a formatted deck saves the blank-page step. The catch is that AI-drafted content still needs a human editing pass, and it lives inside Zoho's account and app ecosystem rather than as a standalone tool.

Pros

  • Entirely free with no ads on the standalone product
  • Zia AI drafts a themed, multi-slide deck from a short prompt
  • Zia can also generate slide images, expand titles, and condense long text
  • Real-time collaborative editing with a large template library

Cons

  • AI-generated decks need manual cleanup for a polished result
  • Deeper Zoho integrations require the paid Workplace suite
  • Less standalone brand recognition for presentations specifically than PowerPoint or Google Slides

Which one fits

Choose Gamma if you need

  • Anyone who needs a presentable deck out of rough notes in minutes
  • Teams publishing one-page sites and documents without a website tool
  • Users who want AI layout but expect to keep editing afterwards

Choose Zoho Show if you need

  • Teams already using Zoho apps who want free slides with light AI drafting
  • Quick internal decks where speed matters more than pixel-level polish
  • Anyone wanting a no-cost alternative to PowerPoint or Google Slides

Gamma vs Zoho Show: the questions people ask

Is Gamma cheaper than Zoho Show?

Zoho Show is free to use; Gamma starts at $9/mo.

Does Gamma or Zoho Show have a free tier?

Both: Gamma has a free tier, and Zoho Show is free to use.

Which has a public API, Gamma or Zoho Show?

Gamma ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Zoho Show is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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