The Gamma alternative for people who send decks to close deals
honest verdict
Gamma is a lovely answer to “I need a deck by 3 pm” — fast, cheap, genuinely fun. Naimi answers a different question: “how do I send each client their own version, know who opened it, and carry what I learn into the next deal?” If decks are content for you, keep Gamma. If decks are how you sell, that’s us.
Stay with Gamma if…
- You mostly make one-off decks, docs and internal content
- Credit-based AI generation inside one app suits your workflow
- You present live more than you send links to prospects
Naimi fits better if…
- Every deck you make is really “this deck, but for client X”
- You want opens, view-time and instant pings, not vanity views
- You already pay for Claude Code / Cursor / Codex and resent buying credits for a second, weaker AI
- You want interactive pricing and payments inside the deck
Gamma vs Naimi, without the fog.
Competitor pricing checked July 2026 — plans change, verify before deciding.
| Gamma | Naimi | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free with credits & badge; Plus $8–10, Pro $15–20/user/mo | Free plan; Pro $19/mo, Business $49/mo; self-hosted from $149 once |
| Free plan | Yes — one-time credits, Gamma badge | Yes — free forever, 5 seats & 3 templates |
| How you build | Gamma’s embedded AI, paid in platform credits | Your own AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) or the web app — no new editor |
| Per-client personalization | Duplicate the deck and edit by hand | Core feature: fields per client, presentation ready in seconds |
| Interactive elements | Embeds and buttons; no calculators/payments | Calculators, sliders, package pickers, payments, self-fill forms |
| Tracking & notifications | Basic analytics on paid tiers | Opens, view time, repeat visits + instant Telegram/email ping |
| Client memory across materials | None | Client card accumulates data, pre-fills the next material |
| API + MCP for AI agents | Limited/beta API | REST API + MCP — agents can run the whole loop |
| Self-hosted option | No | Yes — one-time editions from $149, full source |
| AI cost model | You buy Gamma credits for Gamma’s AI | None on top — your existing AI subscription does the building |
Three differences that decide it.
01
A generator vs a sales system
Gamma’s job ends when the deck looks good. Naimi’s job starts there: one template becomes a personalized presentation per client in seconds, each with its own tracked link, each feeding what you learn back into that client’s card.
02
Whose AI are you paying for?
Gamma meters creativity in credits for its built-in model. Naimi assumes the strongest AI you’ll ever use is the one you already subscribe to — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex — and gives it infrastructure instead of selling you a second, weaker brain.
03
Pretty pages vs pages that transact
A Gamma page can embed a video. A Naimi presentation can quote, upsell, take a deposit and ask the client questions — then tell you exactly when and how long they looked.
Migration is one conversation.
Export your Gamma deck (PDF or PPTX), hand it to your agent: “turn this into a Naimi template; company, prices and offer are per-client fields”. You keep the design direction and gain the machinery.
› here's our current gamma proposal (pdf attached).
rebuild it as a naimi template, personalize company + price
✓ template ready — 9 slides, 4 personalized fields
Gamma switchers ask us…
Is Naimi better than Gamma for sales decks?
If a deck goes to a specific client and money depends on it — yes: per-client personalization, real tracking with instant notifications, interactive pricing, and client memory. For one-off content decks, Gamma remains a fine choice.
Does Naimi generate slides with AI like Gamma?
The generation happens in your own AI agent using the Naimi kit — same conversational experience, but with a stronger model you already pay for, no credit meter, and output that lands directly in a reusable, personalizable template.
Can I use Naimi without any AI tool at all?
Day-to-day, yes: creating personalized presentations for clients is a simple form in the web app. Building a new template from scratch is where an agent (or our ready-made gallery) comes in.
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