FastStone vs. Google Slides

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FastStone
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Google Slides
Score 7.8 out of 10
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Google Slides is a presentation tool that enables users to create, edit, collaborate, and present. It is free for personal use, and available to businesses via a Google Workspaces subscription.N/A
Pricing
FastStoneGoogle Slides
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FastStoneGoogle Slides
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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FastStoneGoogle Slides
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User Ratings
FastStoneGoogle Slides
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
FastStoneGoogle Slides
Likelihood to Recommend
FastStone
Building email templates with images. Uploading images to file servers for hot linking. Utilizing images for the web (website, social media).
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Google
If I am unsure of how technology-friendly the coworker is, I am more likely to recommend Google Slides, as it is very intuitive for making normal to basic presentations. However, the more advanced the user, or the more specific the need, the more likely I am to point the coworker in a different direction.
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Pros
FastStone
  • Resizes images
  • Saves on file size
  • Converts image types
  • Rename / Batch rename images
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Google
  • Easy to create and manage (lecturer side).
  • Intuitive and easy to use (students side).
  • Various sharing options, well integrated in most web browsers.
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Cons
FastStone
  • There is literally no room for improvement. It's the best lightweight image management software out there.
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Google
  • Sometimes bugs in changing fonts or other formatting
  • Edit tracking, while good, could still be improved
  • Better basic flow-charting
  • Better UI navigation, specifically around zooming instead of 'enlarging everything in browser'
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Likelihood to Renew
FastStone
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Google
The popularity for Google Slides among the casual technology tool users is so great that we are not in a position to replace this tool with anything else. Every other tool either doesn't have the popularity, or doesn't match the ease of sharing level of Slides. The training needed to learn a different tool is too great. Google Slides is very easy to pick up and master.
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Usability
FastStone
It's lightweight and easy to use. Very intuitive, anyone can figure it out without reading any documentation. Excellent UI and plenty of helpful options to acheive your goals.
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Google
Google Slides is super easy to use and it just makes sense. There isn’t much of a learning curve to just get in and use it. However, once you start to dig into it a bit more. There is so much customization you can do and so many tools that offer you almost unlimited options.
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Alternatives Considered
FastStone
Fast stone can be used without an internet connection as it is a stand alone installable software. It also loads up super fast and takes less time to do tasks than other image editing applications.
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Google
Skids is so much easier to use than PowerPoint and the design is much, much simpler. You can be more creative with Slides because it is flexible enough to use unlike PowerPoint. The downside is there is a learning curve because it isn’t the same old crappy software everyone else uses.
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Return on Investment
FastStone
  • Time saving! I can resize 10 images in less than 10 seconds.
  • I can rename images in less 10 seconds.
  • I can email images without having to archive them, or use online storage and send a link to download.
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Google
  • We're switching from microsoft to google and it has had a decently positive ROI due to reduced friction of figuring out and managing sharepoint
  • The negative impact is that it does not do everything we need for product and design so we do have to supplement it with more specific software
  • Another positive is that it has reduced the friction in easily creating and sharing PPTs during client-facing meetings making it easier for our bd, sales and product teams to make a positive impact on potential + current clients
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