How much does pitch deck design cost?
The short answer: most founders pay £400–£3,750 for a freelancer or £1,900–£11,250 for a studio, depending on how much story work the deck needs. A short refresh with us starts at £999, with the fee fixed before we start.
Updated 13 November 2026 · Market figures are cited below
Pitch deck cost estimator
Your estimate
£1,750–£2,750
About 6–9 working days
- Typical studio range
- £1,900–£11,250
- Sharpen the story and redesign, up to 12 slides
An indicative range in GBP. Your proposal confirms a fixed fee in writing before any work starts. We also invoice in USD and EUR.
What each option costs.
Published price ranges for a full pitch deck, with ours alongside. Sources quote US dollars, so we've converted at about $1 to £0.75 and rounded.
| Option | Typical cost | Turnaround | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design studio or agency | £1,900–£11,250[1] | 2 days for a refresh to 3 weeks | Raises where the story, data and design all need work. |
| dgitlUs | £999–£4,500 | 3 days for a refresh to 3 weeks | B2B SaaS decks, with story and design from one team. Fixed fee agreed before we start. |
| Freelance designer | £400–£3,750 a deck[1] | A few days to 2 weeks | A clear story that needs a cleaner design. |
| Online deck service | £300–£1,100 for a redesign[2] | 3–5 business days | Fast, slide-by-slide polish when the story is already done. |
| Template, done yourself | £15–£75, plus your time[1] | A weekend to a first draft | A first draft. You get a layout; the story, charts and design calls are still yours. |
Strategy-led decks, where a consultancy also handles positioning and research, are priced separately. spectup lists design and writing from about £2,250 and a full deck with strategy from about £3,750. WaveUp puts per-slide prices at under £10 at volume shops, rising to a couple of hundred pounds at agencies.
What you get for the money.
Price is only half of it. Here's what changes depending on who builds your deck.
| dgitl | Freelancer | Agency | Template | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The story | Agreed with you before any design starts | Usually design only. The story is yours | Often included, as a separate fee | All yours |
| Who does the work | The principal designer who scoped it. No hand-offs | The freelancer | Depends on the team | You |
| How it's priced | Fixed fee in writing before work starts | Often hourly or per slide | Fixed, at agency rates | £15–£75, plus your evenings |
| Getting a quote | Scope, timeline and fee within 48 hours | Varies | Often after discovery calls | — |
| Feedback | Two structured rounds per milestone, signed off in writing | Varies | Set rounds | — |
| After the raise | Retainers from £600 a month for updates, sales decks and pages | If they're free | Retainers at agency rates | Start again |
Content already written? A refresh starts at £999 and takes about a week.
Five things that change the quote.
How much story work it needs
This is the biggest factor. Redesigning slides whose story already works is quick. Restructuring the narrative, rewriting copy and deciding what to cut takes longer than the design itself, and it's where most of the value is.
Data, charts and product visuals
Traction charts, market sizing and product screenshots all need rebuilding so they read in seconds. A deck with a lot of data, or product UI that needs mock-ups, costs more than one that's mostly words.
Slide count, less than you'd think
Going from 12 to 20 slides adds design time, but the story work, which is the expensive part, barely changes. Cutting slides saves less than most founders expect.
Extras your team will reuse
An editable template, a send-ahead version that reads without a voiceover, or a short version for intros each add a little time. They're often worth it, because the deck keeps working after the raise.
Timeline
Rushing a redesign is usually fine. Rushing a story isn't, because the slow part is your feedback, not the design. If the raise is close, start with the slides investors see first.
Check your slides first
Our free pitch deck checker shows which slides say too much, so you know how much story work you need before you get a quote.
Fixed fees, in writing, before we start.
A short deck refresh starts at £999when your content is ready. Decks that need story work start from about £1,750, and a deck built from scratch from about £2,750. Send a brief and you'll get a proposal with the exact scope, timeline and fee within 48 hours.
Need ongoing design after the raise, such as investor updates, sales decks and launch pages? Retainers start from £600 a month.
Five ways to spend less
- 1Write the story first, as a one-page memo. A clear brief cuts days of back and forth.
- 2Send your real numbers up front, even rough ones, so charts only get built once.
- 3Reuse your brand: logo, colours and any product screenshots you already have.
- 4Collect feedback from co-founders into one round, not three.
- 5Cut slides before design starts. Detail can live in an appendix or a data room.
Pitch deck cost questions.
How much does pitch deck design cost?
Published ranges run from about £400 to £3,750 for a freelance designer and £1,900 to £11,250 for a design studio or agency (WaveUp, 2026, converted from US dollars). At dgitl, a short deck refresh starts at £999 when the content is ready, and the fee is fixed in writing before work starts.
How long does pitch deck design take?
A redesign of a deck whose story already works can take under a week. A deck where the story also needs work usually takes two to three weeks from scratch, or less if you have a draft, because the time goes on rounds of feedback rather than design.
Is it cheaper to pay per slide?
Per-slide pricing suits a quick visual polish. It tends to reward adding slides, though, and a stronger deck is often a shorter one. For a raise, pricing by scope usually gives a better result for the same money.
Should I use a template or AI tool instead?
A template is a good way to draft. It gives you a layout, not a story, so the hard parts are still yours: what to cut, how to show traction, and making the deck read without you. If your content is ready, a £999 refresh turns that draft into a deck that looks like your company.
What's included in a dgitl pitch deck project?
A fixed scope in writing, the story and design work you choose, two structured review rounds per milestone, and native editable source files at handoff. You get a proposal with the exact fee within 48 hours of sending a brief.
Do you charge in USD or EUR?
Yes. We're UK-based and invoice in GBP, USD or EUR.
Send your current deck or a few notes. You'll get a fixed scope, timeline and fee within 48 hours.