Comparison · updated October 2026
Chekmate vs Frontify
Frontify is a brand platform: guidelines, a digital asset library and templates in one place, readable by people and AI. Its Brand Check app reviews assets stored in Frontify.
Short answer
Frontify is where a brand lives: guidelines, assets and templates. Its Brand Check app reviews assets inside Frontify against the guidelines and rates them. Chekmate doesn't store your brand assets; it checks PowerPoint decks from anywhere, reading the exact colours, fonts, templates and gradients from the file, and gives you a slide-by-slide report. Frontify prices by monthly active users on a quote; Chekmate by client brand.
Feature by feature
The Frontify column shows what Frontify's own website lists, checked on 26 October 2026. "Not listed" means we couldn't find it on their public website that day, not that their product can't do it. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@chekmate.app and we'll correct it.
Checking
Checks decks made in any tool
Decks from freelancers, clients and AI tools, not only its own
Chekmate
Yes
PowerPoint and PDF; Keynote through export
Frontify
In part
Brand Check reviews assets inside Frontify; PowerPoint not mentioned
Reads exact colours and fonts from the file
Including what slides inherit from the template
Chekmate
Yes
Matched PowerPoint on 99.6% of fonts and 100% of colours in testing
Frontify
Not listed
Catches almost-right colours
Colours close to a brand colour, but not exact
Chekmate
Yes
Measured by how different colours look to the eye
Frontify
Not listed
Catches off-brand and stand-in fonts
Wrong fonts, and lookalikes like Arial for a brand sans
Chekmate
Yes
Frontify
In part
Font checks described for an agent still in development
Checks slide templates
Default or borrowed templates under the slides
Chekmate
Yes
Frontify
Not listed
Checks gradients
Every stop, and whether the mix is a brand gradient
Chekmate
Yes
Frontify
Not listed
Checks against the brand's website
When there are no guidelines, or they're out of date
Chekmate
Yes
Frontify
Not listed
Output
Slide-by-slide report
Each issue with its slide and what it should be
Chekmate
Yes
A PDF you can forward to a client
Frontify
In part
A report per asset, with ratings
Fixes issues automatically
Returns a corrected file
Chekmate
Not yet
Quick fixes are listed; automatic fixing is coming
Frontify
Not listed
Making decks
Creates decks and documents
Templates, generation, a content library
Chekmate
No
Chekmate checks decks, it doesn't make them
Frontify
In part
Templates for print, social and motion
Brand asset library
Logos, images and templates in one place
Chekmate
No
Frontify
Listed
Its core product
Works inside PowerPoint
An add-in in Office
Chekmate
No
Works on the file, outside PowerPoint
Frontify
Listed
Office add-in for placing Frontify assets
Formats
Google Slides
Checks or creates Google Slides
Chekmate
Not yet
Coming; export to PowerPoint for now
Frontify
Listed
Google Workspace add-on
Pricing
Priced per client brand
Not per person, so a whole team can use it
Chekmate
Yes
$79 for 3 brands, $199 for 10
Frontify
Not listed
Quote based on monthly active users
Choose Chekmate when
- Your problem is decks that come back almost on-brand
- You need exact checks of PowerPoint files, slide by slide
- You look after several client brands and want simple per-brand pricing
Choose Frontify when
- You need a home for guidelines, assets and templates
- You want people and AI tools to pull approved assets from one place
Using both
They fit together. Frontify holds the brand; Chekmate checks whether the decks people make actually follow it.
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