Access to PowerPoint presentation design services and slide production firms that can help create professional presentations is something that many independent consultants need.
Management consultants at global consulting firms typically have access to an in-house graphics production team that they use to create or edit PowerPoint presentations. In a typical process, a consultant marks up a document and sends it to an offshore graphics production team at night, and by the next morning has an updated document delivered.
Independent consultants with experience using this in-house service at a big firm often ask if there are similar companies they can use for PowerPoint outsourcing of slide production and presentation design services.
Fortunately, the answer is yes. Multiple providers exist that provide a similar level of service to what the consultants at McKinsey, Bain, and BCG enjoy.
We surveyed our members to identify the PowerPoint outsourcing firms they recommend for presentation design services and slide production, and created this directory of providers. All rates are in U.S. dollars and reflect prices as of March 2022. Hours of operation are in EST (Eastern Standard Time) and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
If you are aware of companies we haven’t listed, or would like to share with us updated information about one of the firms in our directory, please send us a message on our Contact page.
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Additional Resource: How To Create PowerPoint Presentations: Templates, Themes, and Examples
Most frequently recommended PowerPoint presentation design services
These PPT design and slide production providers are recommended by at least five members of our community:
Azist
Azist is a presentation agency that specializes in producing effective presentations and marketing collateral. Founded by former McKinsey consultants, Azist’s Slide Center helps clients around the world. They are used by many of our members and offer a two-slide free trial. Umbrex members receive a discount with Azist. Refer to the Umbrex member toolkit for details.
Website: azist.com
Based in: Argentina
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $37 per hour for slide production and $49 per hour for design
Standard turnaround time: Generally within one week
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (11 a.m. to 2 a.m. GMT); Slide Center production open 24 hours
My Business Visual
My Business Visual is a leading PowerPoint presentation designing company based in India. Their team includes a group of former McKinsey Visual Graphics India Presentation Designers. They offer a free pilot of three to five slides to test them out, and have an online calculator where you can figure what the cost of your project will be. They are recommended by Astrid Malval-Beharry, Crystal Li, and Saumya Sinha, among others. Astrid says their service is reliable and affordable.
Website: mybusinessvisual.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Approximately $15/hour; rates go down with 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year contracts
Standard turnaround time: Overnight, and even 1-2 hours
Hours of operation: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (1:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GMT)
Slidebean
Slidebean specializes in helping startups make presentation decks for investors, although they also offer presentation production and design services for other needs. They also have hundreds of templates that can be customized as needed, along with an artificial intelligence based design program. They are recommended by Zakaria Bahlouli.
Website: slidebean.com
Based in: United States and Costa Rica
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $39/slide for standard turnaround; $59/slide for expedited; and $79/slide for rushed
Standard turnaround time: One week; expedited is three days; rush is next day
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (12 noon to 9 p.m. GMT)
SlideXpress
Boasting quick turnaround and design from raw data to finished product, . SlideXpress services include PPT formatting and design, as well as video animation, infographic design, and concept-based storytelling. One of their specialties is “McKinsey Style Presentations.” Recommended by Tony Lew, Toopan Bagchi, David Rothschild, and other Umbrex and Veritux members.
Website: slidexpress.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Starts at $10 per slide; pricing depends on volume, complexity, and type of project (subscription packages offer reduced rates)
Standard turnaround time: 12-24 hours
Hours of operation: 11:30 p.m. to 9 a.m. (3:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. GMT)
Other recommended PowerPoint presentation design services
Creative Nexus
Creative Nexus offers a range of design services that includes PPT as well as other marketing and branding material, web design and development, and digital marketing. They are recommended by Deepak Vats.
Website: creativenexus.in
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Not provided
Standard turnaround time: Not provided
Hours of operation: Not provided
Design Depot
The Design Depot offers presentation design and development, along with website design, internet marketing, content management, and design of other collateral. They are recommended by Tanya Kratzer.
Website: thedesigndepot.com
Based in: United States
Contact: thedesigndepot.com/contact/
Rates: Not provided
Standard turnaround time: Not provided
Hours of operation: Not provided
DXM Presentations
Rainer Onkelbach of DXM offers services tailored to individual needs, with production of everything from a single chart up to a complete presentation. DXM also offers custom illustrations for full professional visualization. Recommended by Dirk Jaspers.
Website: dxm-presentations.de
Based in: Germany
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Not provided
Standard turnaround time: Not provided
Hours of operation: Not provided
eSlide
eSlide focuses on outstanding customer service and fast turnaround times, and has created more than 25,000 successful presentation projects. Recommended by Xavier Lederer.
Website: eslide.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Contact for quote ($2,500 minimum)
Standard turnaround time: 72 hours
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (12 noon to 12 midnight GMT)
Fairpointers
Fairpointers is a company with social impact. Their staff is made up of hand-picked talent from Africa, whom they mentor to move on and build their own careers. They offer PPT design services along with graphic design, research, IT admin, and data structuring. Recommended by Martin Wilhelm.
Website: fairpointers.org
Based in: Ghana
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Not provided
Standard turnaround time: Overnight
Hours of operation: 24 hours
Flevy
Flevy’s presentation designers are hired from McKinsey’s Graphic Visuals team, based in India. Graphic Visuals provided business presentation creation support to McKinsey’s consulting arm. For project-based work, quality assurance is performed in the U.S.
Website: flevy.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $30/hour (for individual projects); $20/hour (for ongoing work)
Standard turnaround time: One business day
Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (12 noon to 3 a.m. GMT)
Pro Slide Master
Pro Slide Master is trusted partner in the world of professional presentation design. Unique blend of top-tier management consultants and gifted graphic designers, offering a service that is benchmark for excellence and high quality. Their mission is to become a trusted professional partner in presentation design, helping clients deliver their message in the most impactful way possible. A well-crafted presentation can sway opinions, secure deals, and amplify your brand’s message. Their team is a blend of design talent and business acumen ensures that every slide they create helps clients achieve their goals.
Website: proslidemaster.com
Based in: Serbia
Email: [email protected]
Rates: From $10/slide based on project, type of service, complexity, and turnaround time. Complete online form for a quote.
Standard turnaround time: 5 days. Advanced 3 days and next day available at additional cost.
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central European Time (CET)
Simaje
Simaje offers nearly endless possibilities for customization. Their clients include AirFrance, Loreal, BrainQ, and more. Recommended by Zakaria Bahlouli, who says they provide good value for the money.
Website: simaje.global
Based in: France and Morocco
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Approximately $32 per hour; goes down with bulk hours
Standard turnaround time: 3-24 hours
Hours of operation: 24 hours
Slide Marvels
Slide Marvels handles everything from quick scrub and clean-up of your PPT slides and production from handwritten guides, to visual enhancement, presentation re-design, and template creation. Founder Sridharan Gunasekaran is an ex-McKinsey business presentation designer who capitalized on his 10 years of PowerPoint presentation design expertise by launching Slide Marvels in 2017, consisting of top talents of ex-McKinsey designers.
Website: slidemarvels.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $10-16 per slide
Standard turnaround time: 72 hours; 48 hours for additional $2/slide; 24 hours for additional $4/slide
Hours of operation: 11:30 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. GMT)
SlideGenius
This presentation design and production agency says it has one goal: meaningful audience engagement. In addition to PPT design, they also offer graphic design, video production, and more. Their website has more than 200 examples of their work you can browse.
Website: slidegenius.com
Based in: United States with a team around the world
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $150/hour
Standard turnaround time: 48-72 hours; require more time at initial engagement
Hours of operation: 24 hours
Slides IQ
Slides IQ is an award-winning presentation and digital creative agency based in Pune, India. They approach each project with the same curiosity they had as kids, just with a bit more experience, method, and precision. Slides IQ is a trusted provider of customized services and solutions, from designing Professional PowerPoint presentations, Brand template design They also help start-ups with designing brand pitch deck designs.
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $14 per hour for slide production and $29 per hour for design
Standard turnaround time: 9 hours
Hours of operation: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (1:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GMT); Slide Center production open 24 hours
SlydS
SlydS designs and produces presentations with a 24-hour turnaround time. Their blog also offers some good tips, such as presentation design tips that work best for a Zoom call. They were named one of the 10 most promising corporate presentation design services by SiliconIndia in 2020. Recommended by Pradyumna Nag.
Website: slyds.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Starting at $2,399 for a 20-slide package
Standard turnaround time: 7-10 days; 24 hours for additional fee
Hours of operation: 12 midnight to 9 a.m. (4 a.m. to 1 p.m. GMT)
Super PPT Designs
Super PPT Designs specializes in crafting tailor-made presentations that captivate audiences and drive results. They are a team of Ex-McKinsey Design Experts and their services are tailored specifically for business consultants.
Superside
Superside offers “frictionless, delightful design with a team of designers, fast turnarounds, reliability, and affordability.” In addition to PPT production and design, they also offer brand consulting, digital ads, marketing design, web design, motion graphics, illustrations, and more. They are recommended by Carlos Castelan.
Website: superside.com
Based in: Global
Contact: superside.com/book-call
Rates: Packages start at $3,000 per month for 50 hours/month ($60/hour)
Standard turnaround time: 12 hours
Hours of operation: 24 hours
Visual Sculptors
Visual Sculptors designers have more than 10+ years of experience and previously worked at McKinsey & Company. They offer custom-made presentation slides, layouts, and templates. Recommended by Agnes Allotey.
Website: visualsculptors.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $25/hour, reducing to as low as $15 when prepaying bulk hours
Standard turnaround time: 3-5 days; can rush up to 12 hours with additional fee
Hours of operation: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (1:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. GMT)
Presentation design plug-ins
These tools provide plug-ins for PowerPoint for presentation design:
Ampler
Ampler is a brand-new way to adapt Office to you, enabling you to effortlessly achieve professional excellence. Build presentations, workbooks, and documents of excellent quality with collaboration across your entire organization, it has never been simpler. Ampler enables you and your team to deliver outputs of extraordinary quality in the minimal amount of time.
Website: ampler.io
Based in: Denmark
Contact: [email protected]
Rates: $10-25/month (30 day free trial)
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
Design Toolbars
Design Toolbars provides one-click slide design tools with their plug-in. Their library includes ready-to-go templates for you to customize your own design; they do not offer design services. You can take a free trial of Design Toolbar and, if you like it, you can subscribe to the service. They also have a robust video tutorial section to help you. Recommended by Bryant Plavsic.
Website: designtoolbars.com
Based in: Australia
Contact: designtoolbars.com/contact
Rates: $135/year
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
Flevy
Flevy offers a free PowerPoint plugin designed specifically for management consultants, called Flevy Tools. It allows you to generate 12 common consulting diagrams (e.g. chevron diagrams, waterfall charts, value chains, booz balls, matrix charts, etc.) with just a few clicks.
Website: flevy.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Free (as of this publication)
Hours of operation: 24 hour access
LooksGood AI
LooksGoodAI formats dozens of aspects on your slides automatically and seamlessly on all slide masters. LooksGoodAI was built by professional slide users for professional slide users.
Website: looksgoodai.com
Based in: Canada
Email: looksgoodai.com/contact
Rates: Starting at $150/year; contact for quote
Hours of operation: 24 hour access
Mekko Graphics
Mekko Graphics is a PowerPoint tool that enables users to utilize unique chart types and add analytical enhancements that result in more compelling and insightful charts. You can learn much more about Mekko and their capabilities in Episode 333 of the Unleashed podcast, in which Umbrex Managing Partner Will Bachman speaks with David Goldstein, the founder of Mekko Graphics.
Website: mekkographics.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $399/year for a single user; renews at $299
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
SlideHub
SlideHub.io is a PowerPoint productivity software and on-demand design service built for consultants by consultants. Created by an ex-McKinsey project manager, they work with a database of freelancers all over the world to provide overnight slides at reasonable costs. They also offer a service where you can design your own presentations using their tool, which has a free 14-day trial. Recommended by Leila Gedsø-Kharazmi.
Website: slidehub.io
Based in: Denmark, Portugal, and Mexico
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $14 per active user, with a minimum of 3
Standard turnaround time: 9 hours or less
Hours of operation: 24 hours
Think-cell
Think-cell helps you create stunning charts in minutes, boosts your slide layout, and automates your regular reports with a single PowerPoint add-in. Their website states they are the #1 PowerPoint software in consulting.
Website: think-cell.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: $14 per active user, with a minimum of 3
Standard turnaround time: 9 hours or less
Hours of operation: 24 hours
Presentation design templates
These services provide design-your-own PowerPoint templates:
Analyst Academy
This company, which offers courses in PPT creation, provides more than 40 actual PPT presentations from McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and others that can be used to inspire your own decks. They also analyze and share the strong points of each, along with the not-so-good elements.
Website: theanalystacademy.com
Based in: United States
Contact: theanalystacademy.com/contact
Rates: Free (offers paid courses)
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
Flevy
The Flevy Marketplace contains more than 5,000 individual best practices, authored by a network of several hundred subject matter experts, mostly seasoned executives and management consultants with 20+ years of experience. These documents are organized into 350+ Business Toolkits containing best practice frameworks, templates, and tools centered around a common business topic. These toolkits include hundreds of PowerPoint presentation decks. They also offer a FlevyPro subscription from $39/month that gives access to high-quality templates for less than $10 each.
Website: flevy.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Vary; toolkits from $29
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
Infograpia
Create impactful pitch decks, business reports, and marketing visuals in minutes with Infograpia’s huge library of templates for PowerPoint and Google slides, infographics, charts that work with Excel, projects, and more.
Website: infograpia.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: From $49/lifetime membership
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
PPT Depot
PPT Depot is a subscription service to management consulting PPT templates based on real-world deliverables from McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and Big 4 consultants. All templates are designed by former McKinsey VGI presentation specialists. The team behind PPT Depot has empowered over 500+ clients across over 30+ countries, producing 200,000 slides annually. New templates are added each week. PPT Depot also offers slide production services.
PresentationPro
This was the first company to offer an online library of high impact professional templates and designs. Today that library, known as Business Essentials, exceeds over 40,000 items. Over the last 25+ years, PresentationPro has provided its expertise to more than 200,000 customers in more than 100 countries.
Website: presentationpro.com
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: From $49/year
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
Slide Egg
This service offers an extensive collection of over 100,000 free PowerPoint templates and Google Slides across 500+ categories.
Website: slideegg.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Library of free slides, as well as premium packages starting at $5/month
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
Slide Science
This service offers more than 70 free, downloadable consulting presentations that you can use as templates to customize. These include slide decks from McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and more. They also offer a free, searchable consulting slide library of 95 public domain strategy consulting slides. Browse and filter to learn how strategy firms build slides and for inspiration for your own slides.
Website: slidescience.co
Based in: Australia
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Free (offers paid courses and templates)
Hours of operation: 24-hour access
SlideBazaar
SlideBazaar is a website hosting thousands of well-designed, professional PowerPoint templates you can use to create impactful presentations in minutes. They mainly specialize in creating investor pitch decks and templates for copyright presentations, but you’ll find templates for almost any use case you can think of on their website. With new templates being added every week, you are sure to find the perfect template for your presentations. They also offer presentation design services with a quick turnaround time and with competitive pricing. To get started with designing a custom presentation, just email them with your requirements.
Website: https://slidebazaar.com
Based in: India
Email: [email protected]
Rates: Starts at $10 per slide; pricing depends on volume, complexity, and type of project (subscription packages offer reduced rates)
Hours of operation: 9 AM to 10 PM
Slideshare
80 million professionals trust SlideShare to learn about any topic quickly from subject matter experts. Slideshare more than 18 million uploads in 40 content categories, including presentation slides as well as infographics, documents, and videos.
Website: slideshare.net
Based in: United States
Email: [email protected]
Rates: 30 day free trial, then $9.99/month
Hours of operation: 24-hour access