Comparison

Cuevr or PowerPoint: which one should you choose for your sales proposals?

PowerPoint is for building and presenting proposals as a file. Cuevr is proposal software: it qualifies the deal, writes with Cuevr AI, scores the proposal before sending, tracks every reader and gets it signed. We compare them on one use only: the proposal sent to a prospect.

Nicolas Delignières

Facts checked on October 13, 2026 · 13 min read

At a glance

PowerPoint

Best for: Proposals presented in meetings
Reference price: Microsoft 365 Business Standard
Our scorecard: no average

CuevrOur tool

Best for: Close more deals with proposals
Reference price: €49 excl. VAT one plan, every feature, no minimum
Our scorecard: 4.3

* Feature available at an extra cost (paid add-on).

Criterion by criterion

The verdict

Choose based on how your proposal is received.

Choose PowerPoint if…

The proposal you present in a meeting

Your proposal is mostly projected and talked through live, with your notes in front of you.
You want to place every element of every slide freely, and link your charts to an Excel workbook.
Your team already has Microsoft 365 and co-writes in the same file, with comments.
Your client expects a PowerPoint file they can edit.

Less suited if

the proposal is read without you by several decision makers, if you want to know who reads it and when to follow up, or get it signed without a separate service.

Choose Cuevr if…

The proposal that gets signed, from deal to signature

Your proposal is read on its own, after the meeting, by several decision makers.
You want to qualify the deal, then have Cuevr AI write from the qualification, your knowledge base and specialized agents designed on the best sales methods.
You want to know before sending whether it convinces, then who reads it, which section, and when to follow up.
You want it signed where it is read, and to answer RFPs and tenders too, public and private.

Less suited if

your proposal is mostly presented in meetings, if you want free layout element by element, comments in the proposal, or to hand over an editable file.

If you remember one thing

PowerPoint serves the proposal you present in a meeting; Cuevr, the one your decision makers read on their own and sign.

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14 days · 5 proposals created, 1 sent · no credit card

We make Cuevr. Every fact about PowerPoint links to its source, checked on October 13, 2026; an error reported by a vendor is corrected within 5 business days. Method and sources

In short

Definition

Quick answer

PowerPoint is the right choice for a proposal you present in a meeting, laid out by hand, co-written as a team and handed over as a file. Cuevr is the right choice for a proposal the client reads without you: it qualifies the deal, writes with Cuevr AI, scores the proposal before sending, tracks every reader and gets it signed; it also answers RFPs and tenders. The two work side by side: PowerPoint for the meeting, Cuevr for the proposal that follows.

What PowerPoint does really well

PowerPoint is for building and presenting proposals as a file. For a proposal defended in a meeting, it remains a solid standard.

Freedom of layout
Every element goes where you want it; Designer suggests layouts for a slide’s images, charts and tables [11]. Charts can be linked to an Excel workbook and updated from the source [12].
Presenting in a meeting
In Presenter view, you see your notes and the next slide, zoom and annotate, while the audience only sees the slide [9]. To rehearse, Speaker Coach comments on pace and filler words, in preview and in English only for now [10].
Working as a team
Once the file is shared, several people edit it at the same time, each one marked by a colored flag; comments and @mentions, edit or read rights [8].
Copilot, as a paid add-on
Copilot creates a presentation from a prompt, refining an outline before generating the slides [2], or from a company Word document or PDF, one file at a time [1], images and speaker notes included [3]; with a work license, it uses the organization’s template [1]. It therefore writes from your files, with no qualified deal or approved offer content. Copilot Business is added to Microsoft 365 Business plans, with an annual commitment [4].
The ecosystem
Interface in English and Spanish, among others [14]; data stored and processed in the European Union and EFTA for Microsoft 365 customers enrolled there, with documented limited transfers [15].

Three moments where they differ

PowerPoint does very well what it is built for: laying out and presenting. A proposal also lives before and after the meeting. Here are those moments, and what Cuevr adds to them.

Before sending: know what the client wants
PowerPoint documents no discovery preparation and no flagging of what is missing before you build the slides. Cuevr starts from the deal. The qualification structures the context, needs, project and decision process; Cuevr reads your notes, transcripts and meeting materials, including a PPTX, shows where each piece of information comes from, flags what is missing and prepares the script for the next meeting. Below the organization’s target score, it warns you before writing. You write about a deal you understand.
Sales qualification
From the comparison table
Start from the client’s stakes
PowerPoint
No
Cuevr
4-section framework, import of notes, transcripts, PPTX and dictation, score, gaps, meeting scriptIncluded
When writing: a proposal written for this client
In PowerPoint, a proposal is built slide by slide, from a template. Copilot, as an add-on, creates the presentation from a prompt or from one of your files [1] [2], with no qualified deal or approved offer content; it documents no sales review. Cuevr AI writes from three sources worked together: the deal qualification, the company’s knowledge base and specialized agents designed on the best sales methods. Cuevr AI suggests an outline linked to the client’s stakes, then writes the sections you keep; your branding applies itself, with no layout work. Before sending, Cuevr scores the proposal out of 100 (personalization, persuasion, professionalism) and places its recommendations in the text: one click applies them. A quality proposal used to take 2 hours; with Cuevr, under 15 minutes.
The editor and Cuevr AI
From the comparison table
Writing: sources and structure
PowerPoint
Templates · Included; Copilot: presentation from a prompt, or from a company Word or PDF file, one at a time, with the organization’s template; no qualified deal · Add-on*
Cuevr
Cuevr AI: deal qualification, company knowledge base, specialized agents designed on the best sales methods; suggested outline, sections written one by oneIncluded
Before sending
PowerPoint
Comments and @mentionsIncluded
Cuevr
Score out of 100 (3 axes), recommendations in the text, one-click fixesIncluded
After the meeting: know who reads, and get it signed
After the meeting, the file goes out as an attachment or a sharing link. The OneDrive or SharePoint file card shows the names of the people who viewed it and the number of views [18]; it tells you neither how long, nor which part held attention, and how an external reader appears is not documented. For signing, SharePoint eSignature is a separate service, enabled by an administrator and billed per request, that has a PDF or Word document signed: the presentation is first exported to PDF [5] [6] [7]. Cuevr publishes the proposal as a web page with your branding: each invited reader appears by name, with their reading time section by section and their heat. The dashboard tells you which proposals need action today. The prospect signs where they read: they verify their email with a six-digit code, and acceptance creates an evidence file linked to the signed version. You follow up with a concrete reason.
Proposal tracking E-signature
From the comparison table
Tracking: granularity
PowerPoint
OneDrive or SharePoint file card: number of views and readers; no reading time or per-slide detailIncluded
Cuevr
Time per section, per reader, timelineIncluded
Follow-up alerts for the seller
PowerPoint
Not documented
Cuevr
12 signals, Call back later; heat per readerIncluded

The comparison table

Criterion	PowerPoint	Cuevr
Prepare and write
Start from the client’s stakes	No	4-section framework, import of notes, transcripts, PPTX and dictation, score, gaps, meeting scriptIncluded
Writing: sources and structure	Templates · Included; Copilot: presentation from a prompt, or from a company Word or PDF file, one at a time, with the organization’s template; no qualified deal · Add-on*	Cuevr AI: deal qualification, company knowledge base, specialized agents designed on the best sales methods; suggested outline, sections written one by oneIncluded
Before sending	Comments and @mentionsIncluded	Score out of 100 (3 axes), recommendations in the text, one-click fixesIncluded
Layout
Branding	Themes and organization templates to build and apply · Included; organization template used by Copilot · Add-on*	Brand taken from the website, studio, 4 variants, applied to every proposalIncluded
Page composition	Free placement of every element; design ideas (Designer)Included	Sections built from layouts and sales blocks (quote, Gantt, key figures…)Included
Charts linked to a spreadsheet	Yes, linked to an Excel workbookIncluded	No
Present, send, track
Format sent	PowerPoint file or OneDrive link; PDF exportIncluded	Branded web page, frozen version; 4 access modes; PDF through the browser’s print functionIncluded
Presenting in a meeting	Presenter view: notes, next slide, zoom, pen · Included; Speaker Coach (English) · Preview	Not documented: the proposal is designed to be read, section by section
Editable file handed to the client	Yes (PowerPoint file)Included	No
Tracking: granularity	OneDrive or SharePoint file card: number of views and readers; no reading time or per-slide detailIncluded	Time per section, per reader, timelineIncluded
Named readers	File card: reader names and view count; external readers not documentedIncluded	Yes (guests); anonymous readers flaggedIncluded
Follow-up alerts for the seller	Not documented	12 signals, Call back later; heat per readerIncluded
Teamwork, team
Working as a team	Simultaneous editing, comments, @mentions, edit or read rightsIncluded	Simultaneous editing, access by folder, roles, outdated versions rejected; no comments or approvalIncluded
Lead the team	No	Team view: pipeline, won and lost, closing rate, median durations, points of attention per sales repIncluded
Sign, price, collect
Signature: level	SharePoint eSignature: simple electronic signature (SES), outside the presentation; PDF and Word only: the presentation is exported to PDF before the request; audit trail, Purview log · Add-on*	Simple electronic signature (SES), on the page being readIncluded
Setup and cost	Enabled by an administrator, pay-as-you-go Azure subscription, $2 per request (10 recipients at most); external guests to authorize (Microsoft Entra B2B)	Included in the plan, unlimited; trial: 1 proposal sent
Signer verification	The external recipient accesses as a guest of the organization; authentication depends on the configuration	Six-digit code sent to the signer’s emailIncluded
Evidence	Digital audit trail, activities in the Purview audit log; signed copy saved in SharePoint	Evidence file: frozen version, SHA-256 fingerprint, consent, IP, server dateIncluded
Quote	Inserted Excel table or object, to build	Calculated (discount, VAT, 3 currencies)Included
Product catalog	No	No
Online payment	No	No
RFPs and tenders
Starts from the buyer’s documents	No	Public or private tender documents imported, response framework extracted (criteria and weighting, deadline, documents, required outline)Included
Requirement coverage check	No	Gauge of requirements covered, documents to provideIncluded
Connect and host
Link with the CRM	No connector specific to the proposal	Not native: API v1 and webhooks (14 events, proposal created from a deal)Included
Interface in English	YesIncluded	Yes, among 3 languages (FR, EN, ES)Included
Hosting region	European Union and EFTA for customers enrolled in the EU Data Boundary	France (European Union)

Each row asks both tools the same question, with the same sub-fields, then the access: Included, Higher plan (a plan above the entry plan), Add-on (paid on top of the subscription), Preview. “No”: the tool does not offer it; “not documented”: absent from its documentation. PowerPoint: with Microsoft 365 Business Standard.

* Feature available at extra cost (paid add-on).

Sources: Microsoft [1] to [15] and [18], checked on October 13, 2026; Cuevr: Offer sheet and Getting started guide (v3). Method.

On our grid

The eleven criteria of our comparison, scored 0, 1, 3 or 5 on the same levels for everyone. PowerPoint is not proposal software: as with every general-purpose tool, we give its profile, without an average. PowerPoint does better than Cuevr on “Build the proposal as a team”. Cuevr does better on the other ten criteria.

How we score: the grid measures what a tool brings a sales team to sign more deals with its proposals, not its compliance or its price. Each criterion is scored from observable facts, written down before scoring, the same for PowerPoint and for Cuevr. We score the best published offer, add-ons included.

Prepare and write the proposal

01Start from the client’s stakes

PowerPoint

Nothing dedicated: discovery is prepared outside the tool

Cuevr

4 sections, import of notes, transcripts and dictation, missing information and recommendations, warning below the target score before writing

02A complete proposal without starting from scratch

PowerPoint

Copilot (add-on): presentation created from a company Word document or PDF, one file at a time, with the organization’s template; no qualified deal or approved offer content

Cuevr

Outline suggested from the qualification, sections written with the Identity, Offer and Proof base as context, questions on the gaps

03A beautiful, on-brand proposal, with no layout work

PowerPoint

Themes, organization templates and Designer ideas; manual layout

Cuevr

Brand taken from the website, brand studio, 4 variants, applied to every proposal; sections built from layouts and blocks

04Know before sending whether it convinces

PowerPoint

Comments and @mentions

Cuevr

Score out of 100, three axes, recommendations in the text, “Accept” and “Move” in one click

05Build the proposal as a team

PowerPoint

Simultaneous editing, comments, @mentions, permissions

Cuevr

Simultaneous editing, access by folder and roles; no comments or proposal approval

Get it signed

06Know who reads and when to follow up

PowerPoint

OneDrive or SharePoint file card: reader names and view count; external readers not documented; no reading time or alert

Cuevr

Time per section, named invited readers, heat, Never opened, Inactive, Strong return, Call back later signals

07Get signed without friction or dispute

PowerPoint

SharePoint eSignature: separate service, on a PDF or Word document, $2 per request

Cuevr

Signature on the page being read; six-digit code sent to the signer’s email, included; frozen version, SHA-256 fingerprint, evidence file

08Price and collect payment in the proposal

PowerPoint

No calculated quote, catalog or payment

Cuevr

Calculated quote, no catalog or payment

RFPs, CRM and team

09Answer RFPs and tenders without missing anything

PowerPoint

Nothing dedicated

Cuevr

Tender documents imported, public or private; response framework, required outline, compliance gauge, documents to provide

10The deal connected to your CRM

PowerPoint

No deal link specific to the proposal; generic Microsoft ecosystem tools

Cuevr

API: proposal created from a deal; webhooks: reads, signature and outcome sent back; to be configured

11Lead the sales team

PowerPoint

Nothing dedicated

Cuevr

Team view: pipeline, deals won and lost, closing rate, median durations, signatures, points of attention per sales rep

Average of the criteria

PowerPointno average

Cuevr4.3 / 5

* Feature available at an extra cost (paid add-on).

Pricing

The reference price is the price of the plan that carries the grid’s scores, excluding asterisked add-ons, per user per month billed annually. For PowerPoint, that is Microsoft 365 Business Standard, which carries co-editing (criterion 5).

Tool	Reference price	Billed monthly	Extra add-ons	Free trial
PowerPoint	Public price of Microsoft 365 Business Standard, to be checked before publication	Public price of Microsoft 365, to be checked before publication	Copilot Business, an add-on to a Microsoft 365 Business plan, up to 300 users, annual commitment (public price to be checked before publication) [4]; SharePoint eSignature: $2 per request, pay-as-you-go Azure subscription [7]	Microsoft 365 trial: to be checked before publication
Cuevr See pricing	€49 excl. VAT per user per month billed annually; one plan, every feature, from one seat	€69 excl. VAT, cancel anytime, with no refund for the current period	No add-ons: signature, API and webhooks, RFP mode and 1,500 Cuevr AI credits per user per month are in the plan	14 days, no credit card (5 proposals created, 1 sent), every feature, signature included

PowerPoint comes with the company’s Microsoft 365 subscription: if you already have it, Cuevr is added to that subscription rather than replacing it. Public prices checked on October 13, 2026, with no currency conversion. All Cuevr pricing →

« We won our first deal through Cuevr. The tool truly made the difference in helping us stand out from competitors who stayed surface-level. The format was a hit with the client too: "easy to pick up and share." »

Jérémy Sollier

CEO, Yes We Dev

Switching from PowerPoint to Cuevr

Set up your branding
Cuevr picks up your website’s logo and colors when you sign up; the brand studio then sets fonts, cover and variants. Every proposal goes out with your branding, with no layout to redo. Getting started: visual identity →
Fill the knowledge base
Cuevr reads your website, then your files, up to 15. Your offers, your method and your case studies, today scattered across your old presentations, become the material for Cuevr AI. Getting started: knowledge base →
Qualify your next deal
Import your notes, the transcript of your last meeting or the PowerPoint deck presented to the client: Cuevr extracts the information, points out what is missing and prepares the questions for the next one. Getting started: qualify the prospect →
Present, then send
Keep PowerPoint for the meeting if you like; the proposal then goes out online, each reader by name, e-signature included. Getting started: share the proposal →

Before you switch tools

Can Cuevr and PowerPoint be used together?

Yes, they serve different moments. PowerPoint keeps the meeting: the projected deck, your notes, your Excel charts. Cuevr takes the proposal the client then rereads with their decision makers: deal qualification, writing with Cuevr AI, review before sending, tracking of every reader and signature on the page.

What happens to my PowerPoint presentations?

They remain yours. A deck presented to the client can be imported into the deal qualification (PPTX file up to 10 MB): Cuevr extracts the information and shows its source. The copy that works (offer, method, case studies) goes into the knowledge base, and your recurring structures become Cuevr templates, shared with the team after approval.

Does Cuevr have e-signature?

Yes, included and unlimited: a simple electronic signature (SES), legally binding. The signer verifies their email with a six-digit code, and each acceptance creates an evidence file linked to the signed version. It is neither advanced nor qualified. In the European Union, it cannot be denied legal effect as evidence solely because it is electronic (eIDAS Regulation, Article 25); in the United States, the ESIGN Act also recognizes it.

My team knows PowerPoint inside out. What does Cuevr change for them?

Layout stops being their job: the branding applies itself, and the sales rep spends their time on the deal. Cuevr AI suggests the outline and writes, but everything can also be written and edited by hand; simultaneous editing lets several people work in the same proposal.

Where is my data hosted?

Cuevr is hosted in France. Data is kept in the European Union.

How much does Cuevr cost?

€49 excl. VAT per user per month billed annually, €69 excl. VAT billed monthly, one plan, every feature, from one seat. Trial: 14 days, no credit card (5 proposals created, 1 sent).

Method and sources

We compare the two tools on one use only, the proposal sent to a prospect, moment by moment, keeping the rows where PowerPoint does as well or better. Each row answers on the same scale for both tools: never a tick against a nuance. The facts about PowerPoint, Copilot and SharePoint eSignature come from Microsoft’s help and documentation, read on the date shown; a feature seen only in marketing does not count, a feature in preview is labeled preview. The facts about Cuevr come from our offer and documentation. The scores apply our editorial grid, the same for every tool. We make Cuevr. A vendor can report an error to us: we correct it within 5 business days.

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All read on October 13, 2026. Levels: doc (official help or documentation, read directly), pricing (official price list), vendor (vendor page outside the help center), third party, search engine (found through a search engine).

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2Microsoft, “Create a new presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint”doc
3Microsoft, “Prepare your presentation with Microsoft Copilot”doc
4Microsoft Learn, “Microsoft Copilot Business FAQ”doc · August 25, 2026
5Microsoft Learn, “Overview of eSignature”doc · September 28, 2026
6Microsoft Learn, “Set up eSignature”doc · September 28, 2026
7Microsoft Learn, “Pay-as-you-go pricing for document processing for Microsoft 365”doc, pricing · October 12, 2026
8Microsoft, “Share and collaborate in PowerPoint”doc
9Microsoft, “Start the presentation and see your notes in Presenter view”doc
10Microsoft, “Rehearse your slide show with Speaker Coach”doc
11Microsoft, “Create professional slide layouts with Designer”doc
12Microsoft, “Insert and update Excel data in PowerPoint”doc
13Microsoft, “Allow people to see who views their files or pages”doc
14Microsoft Learn, “Overview of deploying languages for Microsoft 365 Apps”doc · December 9, 2025
15Microsoft Learn, “What is the EU Data Boundary?”doc · July 21, 2026
16Microsoft France, Microsoft 365 Business pricing pagespricing, search engine
17Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS), Article 25official text
18Microsoft, “See file insights before you open a file”doc
CCuevr, Offer sheet and Getting started guidevendor doc · October 13, 2026

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Why do so many deals fail?

The closing problem

Why your proposal matters

Cuevr or PowerPoint: which one should you choose for your sales proposals?

Choose based on how your proposal is received.

The proposal you present in a meeting

The proposal that gets signed, from deal to signature

In short

What PowerPoint does really well

Freedom of layout

Presenting in a meeting

Working as a team

Copilot, as a paid add-on

The ecosystem

Three moments where they differ

Before sending: know what the client wants

When writing: a proposal written for this client

After the meeting: know who reads, and get it signed

The comparison table

On our grid

Pricing

Switching from PowerPoint to Cuevr

Set up your branding

Fill the knowledge base

Qualify your next deal

Present, then send

Before you switch tools

Method and sources

Get your next proposal signed.

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