Sourced comparison · checked 22 Oct 2026
Decktrace vs Gamma
Gamma is an AI tool for making presentations, documents and websites quickly. Decktrace focuses on what happens after you send: how each page was read, the questions readers ask on the page, and the next version.
Where they are strong
What Gamma does well.
Gamma's home page describes an AI agent that turns an idea into a presentation, document or website, starting with an outline.6
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Fast AI creation
An AI agent turns a prompt into a presentation, document, website or social visual, starting with an outline you can shape.6
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Import and export
Bring in PowerPoint and PDF files, and export to PowerPoint, PDF, PNG and Google Slides.16
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A free plan to start
The Free plan needs no credit card and creates up to 10 slides per prompt.1
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Connected to your tools
25+ connectors bring in content from tools such as Slack, Notion and Dropbox, and Pro adds API access.16
Where Decktrace is different
What happens after you send.
Gamma describes an AI agent that drafts the deck.6 Decktrace starts from a template or an uploaded PDF and focuses on what happens after you send: how each page was read, what readers asked, and the next version.
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Web decks
Pages that reflow.
One link reads well on a laptop, a tablet and a phone.
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Reading data
Every page, measured.
Time, scroll, visits, device, language and an approximate city.
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Questions
Asked on the page.
Readers ask privately where they read; you reply in context.
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Languages
Approved, on one link.
10 languages; you approve each translation.
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Improve
Next version, drafted.
After you answer a reader, Decktrace drafts the addition to the deck.
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Access
Choose who can open it.
Anyone with the link, an email and password, or a one-time code.
Side by side
Eight points, with sources.
The Decktrace column describes the product as this site does. The Gamma column comes from Gamma's own pages, and each number links to its source below.
| Point | Decktrace | GGamma |
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| Tracking | Per page: active time and scroll depth. Per reader: first and return visits, device, reading language, and an approximate city and country, estimated from the connection. New readers appear when a link is shared further. A reader shows as anonymous on an open link, by the email entered with email and password, or verified with an email code. Your own previews and link scanners are left out, and readers on open links are counted by device. Interaction heatmaps Coming soon | On Pro and above: relative time per slide, percentage of views per slide, slides viewed and unique viewers in the last 30 days. Signed-in Gamma users are shown by name, others as Anonymous Viewer.3 Location and device: not stated |
| Responsive output | A web deck that reads well on a laptop, a tablet and a phone. An uploaded PDF is kept page by page inside it, with its text extracted. PowerPoint import and rebuilding pages as editable web pages Coming soon | Presentations, documents and websites shared by link,46 with fluid or fixed-format slides,7 and export to PDF, PowerPoint, PNG and Google Slides.1 |
| Languages | 10 languages, including English, Turkish, Spanish, French, German and Arabic. One link for all your languages: you get an AI translation draft, review and approve it, and readers can switch language. An approved translation is marked out of date when its source page changes, and untranslated parts show in the original language. | AI translates one slide at a time on Free and Plus, or all slides at once on Pro, replacing the existing text.5 One link with a reader language switch: not stated |
| Reader questions | Readers ask on any page, in a private thread that keeps the page, version and language. You reply, you get an email on each new question, and verified readers get an email when it is answered. | Sharing includes a Comment access level.4 Readers asking the owner privately on a page: not stated |
| Access controls | For each link: anyone with the link, a reader with an email and password, or a one-time code sent to the reader's email. | Sharing by link with access levels from view to edit, and a password to view on Pro and Ultra, for docs rather than sites.24 An email gate or one-time codes: not stated |
| Templates | A sales proposal, an investor pitch and an agency proposal at launch, with more to follow. A reusable brand kit and charts Coming soon | Templates, plus workspace templates for teams.16 |
| AI creation | Start from a template or upload a PDF. Decktrace drafts translations for you to approve and, after you answer a reader, suggests where that answer belongs in the deck and drafts the addition. Nothing is sent or published until you choose. Drafting a deck by chat, Next reply and reading-pattern suggestions Coming soon | The core of the product: an AI agent drafts presentations, documents, websites and social visuals, up to 10 slides per prompt on Free and 100 on Plus.16 |
| Entry price | Free plan to start. Pro is $19.99 a month, or $199.99 a year. See pricing | Free plan, no credit card required.1 Plus, Pro and Ultra are paid, per user.2 Paid prices load in the browser, so we do not quote them here; see Gamma's pricing page. |
Competitor details checked on 22 October 2026 from their public pages. Products change; tell us if something is out of date.
Who should pick which
Pick the tool for the job.
Pick Gamma if
AI makes the first draft.
Pick Decktrace if
You care how it is read.
- You want to see which page held each reader, and who came back.
- Readers should ask on the page, and read in their own language on one link.
- You want the next version shaped by the questions readers asked.
- You want reading data shown as facts, with a notice to readers.
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More to compare.
Questions
Decktrace and Gamma, answered.
Through a file. Gamma exports to PowerPoint and PDF,1 and Decktrace takes the PDF: upload it and it is kept page by page inside a web deck, with its text extracted so questions and reading data work on it. PowerPoint import and rebuilding pages as editable web pages are coming soon.
Not yet. You start from a sales proposal, an investor pitch or an agency proposal template, or upload a PDF you already have. Drafting a deck by chat is coming soon. Decktrace drafts translations and, after you answer a reader, the addition for your next version, and you review each one before anything is published. A reusable brand kit is coming soon.
Active time and scroll depth on each page, and for each reader first and return visits, device, reading language and an approximate city and country. Questions arrive on the page they were asked, and after you answer one, Decktrace suggests where that answer belongs in the deck. Interaction heatmaps show where readers looked and clicked on each page; next reply suggestions are coming soon.
Yes. Readers see a short notice about what is measured when they open a deck. The exact wording and the choices it gives them are part of our privacy rules. We will publish the details before launch.
Sources
Where each claim comes from.
We read Gamma's own pricing page and help centre on 22 October 2026. Each number on this page points to one of these.
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Copy of 16 Oct 2026
Gamma · gamma.app/pricing
The Free plan with no credit card, up to 10 slides per prompt on Free and 100 on Plus, import from PDF and PPTX, export to PDF, PPTX, PNG and Google Slides, and detailed analytics, custom domains and API access on Pro. The live page showed a browser check on 22 October 2026, so we read the Internet Archive copy of 16 October 2026. Paid prices are loaded in the browser and are not in that copy.
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Seen 22 Oct 2026
About upgrading your workspace to Gamma's paid plans
Gamma Help Center · help.gamma.app/en/articles/8077107-about-upgrading-your-workspace-to-gamma-s-paid-plans
Subscriptions are per user, annual plans come at a discount, and password protection and detailed viewer analytics are on Pro and Ultra.
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How do I track my Gamma's performance using analytics?
Gamma Help Center · help.gamma.app/en/articles/11047329-how-do-i-track-my-gamma-s-performance-using-analytics
Relative time spent per slide, percentage of views per slide, slides viewed and unique viewers in the last 30 days, on Pro or higher; viewers without a Gamma account appear as Anonymous Viewer.
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How do collaboration and sharing settings work in Gamma?
Gamma Help Center · help.gamma.app/en/articles/11047226-how-do-collaboration-and-sharing-settings-work-in-gamma
Access levels No access, View, Comment and Edit; sharing by link; a password to view on Pro and Ultra, for docs rather than sites.
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Can I translate a Gamma document?
Gamma Help Center · help.gamma.app/en/articles/11016513-can-i-translate-a-gamma-document
Free and Plus translate one slide at a time; Pro translates all slides at once; the translation replaces the existing text.
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Copy of 9 Oct 2026
Gamma · gamma.app
An AI agent that starts with an outline, presentations, documents, websites and social visuals, PowerPoint and PDF import, 25+ connectors, export, and workspace templates. Read from the Internet Archive copy of 9 October 2026, as the live page showed a browser check.
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Why doesn't my exported PDF or PowerPoint match what I see in Gamma?
Gamma Help Center · help.gamma.app/en/articles/15939201-why-doesn-t-my-exported-pdf-or-powerpoint-match-what-i-see-in-gamma
Gamma has fluid slides as well as fixed-format slides.
Send a deck that reads the room.
Create your first deck, share one link and see how it is read. The Free plan needs only your email.