PowerPoint alternative for businesses: Slides for your .pptx files

What is a PowerPoint alternative for businesses?

Nexoria Slides edits presentations in PPTX format on a LibreOffice basis. You test the switch with your existing slide decks: do templates, fonts and slide masters fit, is media displayed correctly and does exchange with PowerPoint users work?

In addition, presentations can be created from shared documents in the Nex AI chat. A generated draft needs a review of its content and design. Check the draft against the requirements of your presentation.

Test your most important slide deck in Slides

Microsoft PowerPoint and Slides compared

The product features are described in Slides in detail. The route from source document to draft is explained in How presentations are created in the Nex AI chat.

What matters when switching from PowerPoint

Templates and slide masters

Choose a copy of your company template and a representative slide deck. Check title slides, content layouts, placeholders, tables and footers. Add a new slide, change a layout and check whether the design matches your template. Compare fonts, line breaks and positions with your previous output.

Media, transitions and animations

Test the complete presentation in its intended sequence. This includes embedded and linked media, transitions, animation sequences and the display on the intended screen. If your presentation depends on a specific sequence of effects, successfully testing it is a prerequisite for the switch.

Macros and add-ins

PPTM files with macros must be considered separately. Office macros require their own testing on the LibreOffice basis and may need adjustments. Test how your macro code runs and the add-in workflows you need. Clarify adjustments or replacements before the switch.

Save and return PPTX files

Save the edited test copy and open it again in PowerPoint. Check the same layouts, media and workflows. Compare rendering and features against your agreed acceptance criteria. Keep the unchanged original file.

AI-generated slide decks in the Nex AI chat

Nex can create a draft presentation from shared documents. Define the target audience, occasion and relevant content in advance. Then check every statement against the source material, especially figures, names, time references and conclusions. Revise the structure and design for your actual presentation.

Creating a presentation and editing existing PPTX files are different tasks. Test both with your own material if you need both. Include your team's additional requirements in the joint slide deck test.

Files and AI processing

According to the operator, documents are stored in Germany. For AI answers, relevant content may be transmitted to the Mistral AI API. Technical error monitoring runs via Sentry, based in the USA, without access to document content. For the optional VoiceBot, Telnyx (headquarters USA, EU branch Ireland) provides the telephone connection. Check the data flows under Security and privacy for the features you need.

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Langdock can optionally be connected via your own provider account and a Nexoria MCP after admin approval. The terms, data flows and settings of the respective provider must be taken into account.

Slides as part of the Nexoria platform

Drive, document search and Nex combine file storage, search and work with shared documents. Nexoria Office adds Doc, Calc and Slides. The wider platform scope includes Workspaces, OCR and transcription, tasks, automations and chatbots. Mail, Meet and VoiceBot are optional add-ons.

SharePoint, OneDrive and Google Drive can be connected as knowledge sources on request. We set up the integration depending on your environment and permissions. On request, we also look into connecting other storage, CRM, ERP and in-house systems.

What does the PowerPoint alternative cost?

Slides and Nex are part of the Nexoria core product. Base costs €29 per user per month and Pro €299 per month for five users, in each case excluding VAT; each additional user on this package costs €20 per month. No separate presentation add-on is needed to create presentations in the Nex AI chat. Check included allowances and optional products in the current overview. Take a look at the pricing.

Microsoft lists €11.00 per user per month for Apps for Business on an annual subscription billed annually with automatic renewal. Business Standard with Teams costs €12.13 per user per month on an annual subscription billed annually with automatic renewal, or €14.56 per user per month on a monthly subscription. All Microsoft prices stated are plus VAT. These are Office package prices. Retrieved: 29 September 2026.

Distinguish between the base licence, the Copilot add-on licence and combined Microsoft offers. The AI distinction is covered in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Nex compared. Also take into account template adjustments, training and the storage you need.

Safeguard existing presentation workflows in a targeted way

Use your current PowerPoint workflow as the reference for key macros, add-ins, effect sequences and your partners' mandatory layout requirements. Agree on clear acceptance criteria and clarify any necessary adjustments. Switch presentations and connected workflows once the tests in Slides have been completed successfully.

When you should take a closer look at Slides

Take a closer look at Slides if you want to continue editing existing PPTX files and prepare presentations from your shared documents. The deciding factors are a successful slide deck test, the features you actually need, and suitable data flows and contract terms.

Frequently asked questions about the PowerPoint alternative

Can I keep using my PowerPoint files in Slides?

Slides edits PPTX files. Test your own slide decks, including fonts, layouts, charts, animations and embedded media. Then open the saved result again in PowerPoint and compare rendering and features against your acceptance criteria.

Does Slides carry over templates, slide masters and macros in .pptm?

Test templates and slide masters with your actual presentations. Check macros in PPTM files separately for any need for adjustment. Test and document the complete workflow before the switch. Costs, Microsoft account and AI: answers on the Microsoft 365 alternative.

Can I have presentations created by AI?

Presentations can be created from shared documents in the Nex AI chat. Check the generated slide deck for sources, statements and design. Define the target audience, occasion and relevant content in advance, and test the draft with your own material. Microsoft 365 Copilot and Nex compared.

Where are my presentations stored?

According to the operator, documents are stored in Germany. AI answers may transmit relevant content to the Mistral AI API. Optional integrations with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Langdock use your own provider account and a Nexoria MCP after admin approval. For these, check data flows, contractual terms and settings.

How do I prepare a switch from PowerPoint to Slides?

Test a copy of your most important slide deck and your company template. Record fonts, media and automated workflows as evaluation criteria. Also check the exchange with external PowerPoint users before you switch over in production.

More comparisons

• Microsoft 365 alternative: switching the whole suite
• Word alternative: Doc and .docx
• Excel alternative: workbook test with Calc

Sources and as-of date

Primary sources, retrieved on 29 September 2026:

• Microsoft: Business plans and pricing: Apps for Business and combined Copilot offers.
• Microsoft: Business Standard: plan with Teams, annual and monthly subscription, taxes.
• LibreOffice: Working with Microsoft Office: Office file formats and differences in macros, help version 26.8. The documentation of the underlying software does not substantiate every Nexoria feature.
• Microsoft: Office Add-ins platform overview: different extension models and platform dependency.

The specific offer and the agreed scope of features are binding. Microsoft and PowerPoint are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; they are mentioned for the purpose of objective comparison.

Test your most important slide deck

Bring along a suitable copy of your company template and a typical presentation. Note which media, layouts and automated steps need to work. Open points and a possible way to get started can then be discussed in concrete terms.