SlideShare Documents Repository

SlideShare compared with Scribd, Speaker Deck and Google Slides
SlideShare	Scribd	Speaker Deck	Google Slides
Purpose: A repository of presentations from subject matter experts, about 25 million in total.	Purpose: A document reader that converts uploaded PDFs, Word files and PowerPoints into web documents that can be embedded elsewhere. Subscription content such as books and audiobooks sits beside it.	Purpose: An online presentation platform launched in 2012 for speakers, scholars, coders and instructors. Decks can be kept private, password protected or restricted from embedding.	Purpose: A presentation editor, not a repository. Several people can edit one deck at the same time, and a revision history lets them return to earlier versions.
Ownership and status: LinkedIn announced its acquisition in 2012. Scribd bought it from LinkedIn in August 2020 and took over operations in September 2020. It remains active.	Ownership and status: Revenue comes mainly from subscriptions. In November 2023 the company split its offering into three products: Scribd, Everand and SlideShare.	Ownership and status: Operated by Speaker Deck, LLC. Slide content stays owned by its creators.	Ownership and status: Part of Google. Business use falls under Google Workspace, a paid subscription.
File formats: PowerPoint is named as an accepted format. Slidecasts, which combined slides with audio, were shut down in 2014.	File formats: Accepts PDF, Word and PowerPoint files and converts them for the web.		File formats: Opens PPTX, PPT and PPTM files and exports to PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, TXT and ODP. Presentations in the native format are capped at 100 MB.
	Cost: Subscription based. Critics have accused the company of billing former subscribers after they cancelled.	Cost: Signing up is free. Features such as private URLs, password protection and removal of branding are listed, with plan details on a separate pricing page.	Cost: Free for individuals.

SlideShare compared with Scribd, Speaker Deck and Google Slides

SlideShare

Scribd

Speaker Deck

Google Slides

Purpose: A repository of presentations from subject matter experts, about 25 million in total.

Purpose: A document reader that converts uploaded PDFs, Word files and PowerPoints into web documents that can be embedded elsewhere. Subscription content such as books and audiobooks sits beside it.

Purpose: An online presentation platform launched in 2012 for speakers, scholars, coders and instructors. Decks can be kept private, password protected or restricted from embedding.

Purpose: A presentation editor, not a repository. Several people can edit one deck at the same time, and a revision history lets them return to earlier versions.

Ownership and status: LinkedIn announced its acquisition in 2012. Scribd bought it from LinkedIn in August 2020 and took over operations in September 2020. It remains active.

Ownership and status: Revenue comes mainly from subscriptions. In November 2023 the company split its offering into three products: Scribd, Everand and SlideShare.

Ownership and status: Operated by Speaker Deck, LLC. Slide content stays owned by its creators.

Ownership and status: Part of Google. Business use falls under Google Workspace, a paid subscription.

File formats: PowerPoint is named as an accepted format. Slidecasts, which combined slides with audio, were shut down in 2014.

File formats: Accepts PDF, Word and PowerPoint files and converts them for the web.

File formats: Opens PPTX, PPT and PPTM files and exports to PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, TXT and ODP. Presentations in the native format are capped at 100 MB.

Cost: Subscription based. Critics have accused the company of billing former subscribers after they cancelled.

Cost: Signing up is free. Features such as private URLs, password protection and removal of branding are listed, with plan details on a separate pricing page.

Cost: Free for individuals.