Beautiful.ai handles the visual grunt work of presentation design: you write content, it applies layout, typography, and spacing automatically. It solves a real friction point—most people either spend days in PowerPoint tweaking aesthetics or send embarrassingly plain slides. The platform starts at roughly $12–15/month for individuals (or free with tight limits), positioning it as cheaper than hiring a designer but pricier than free tools like Google Slides. The tradeoff is customization; you're constrained to its template logic and design system, so highly branded or unusual layouts require manual override.