SEWPOINT vs Tome — and what to use after the shutdown
Tome discontinued its AI presentation product in April 2025 after pivoting to sales software; user presentations on the platform were permanently deleted. The lesson many teams took away: decks locked in a proprietary platform die with the platform. SEWPOINT takes the opposite approach — it creates and edits native Google Slides in your own Google Drive file. Whatever happens to any vendor (including us), your deck remains a normal Google Slides file you fully own.
Side-by-side comparison
| Dimension | SEWPOINT | Tome (discontinued) |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active — AI editing for Google Slides. | Presentation product shut down in April 2025; the team pivoted to sales software (Lightfield) and the brand was acquired separately. |
| Where decks live | In your Google Drive, as a normal Google Slides file you own. | On Tome's proprietary card-based platform; content was deleted when the product closed. |
| Lock-in risk | None beyond Google Slides itself — no export needed, the file is already native. | Total — decks that were not exported before the shutdown are gone. |
| Editing model | Deck-wide, plain-language edits on existing decks — refresh, translate, redact, restyle. | AI generation on its own canvas; PowerPoint/Slides export was limited (free tier was PDF-only in its final year). |
| Pricing | Usage-based credits; 200 free credits on sign-up. | Was freemium with paid subscriptions; free features were cut back before the shutdown. |
When to choose SEWPOINT
- Your decks must live in Google Slides as files you own — immune to any single vendor disappearing.
- You need AI revision of existing decks, not another generation platform.
- You were a Tome user who wants AI help without moving decks onto a new proprietary canvas.
When Tome (discontinued) may fit better
- Not applicable — the Tome presentation product no longer exists. If you want a card-style generation platform, Gamma is the closest active analog (see SEWPOINT vs Gamma).
Frequently asked questions
- Q: What happened to Tome?
- A: Tome announced a pivot to sales software in late 2024, confirmed the sunset of its presentation product in March 2025, and shut it down in April 2025 — user data on the platform was permanently deleted. The founding team now builds Lightfield, an AI CRM, and the Tome brand was acquired for a different product.
- Q: What is the best Tome alternative for Google Slides users?
- A: If your decks live (or should live) in Google Slides, SEWPOINT edits and creates them natively — deck-wide plain-language instructions, native objects, no export. If you specifically want a card-based generation platform like Tome was, Gamma is the closest active analog, with export-to-Slides caveats.
- Q: Why does the native-file model matter after Tome?
- A: Tome showed the failure mode of proprietary deck platforms: when the platform shuts down, the decks go with it. SEWPOINT never holds your deck — it operates on your own Google Slides file in your own Google Drive, so the file outlives any vendor, including us. That is the point of keeping AI presentation work in native slide formats rather than platform-locked editors.
Competitor facts last verified July 2026. Spot something outdated? Email admin@sewpoint.app — we correct fast.