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Synthesia alternatives

12 tools that can replace Synthesia for at least part of the work, closest first. Each row names the reason it made the list.

Synthesia: Training videos with an avatar and a script built from a document, for corporate learning. Paid plans from $29/mo. Free plan available.

ToolWhy it fitsEntry priceCompare
ChatGPT2 shared tasks, cheaper entry plan$20/moSynthesia vs ChatGPT
Gemini in Google Docs2 shared tasks, cheaper entry plan$14/moSynthesia vs Gemini in Google Docs
HeyGen1 shared task, same category$29/moSynthesia vs HeyGen
Descript1 shared task, same category, cheaper entry plan$12/moSynthesia vs Descript
ElevenLabs1 shared task, same category, cheaper entry plan$5/moSynthesia vs ElevenLabs
Claude1 shared task, cheaper entry plan$20/mo
Notion AI1 shared task, cheaper entry plan$10/mo
Gamma1 shared task, cheaper entry plan$8/mo
Napkin AI1 shared taskFree
Speechifysame category, cheaper entry plan$139/yrSynthesia vs Speechify
Miro AIsame category, cheaper entry plan$8/moSynthesia vs Miro AI
Superhumansame category$30/moSynthesia vs Superhuman

ChatGPT

All-purpose chat assistant with web search, file and spreadsheet analysis, voice and custom GPTs. Paid plans from $20/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Build a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan, Write AI usage guidelines for your team

Gemini in Google Docs

Drafts, rewrites and explanations of numbers right inside a Google Doc, pulling from files in Drive. Paid plans from $14/mo.

Tasks both handle: Build a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan, Write AI usage guidelines for your team

HeyGen

Videos with a digital presenter from a script, and translation of finished videos in your own voice. Paid plans from $29/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Build a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan

Descript

Edit video and audio by editing the transcript: delete a sentence in the text and it is cut from the video. Paid plans from $12/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Build a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan

ElevenLabs

Natural-sounding text to speech in dozens of languages, video dubbing and transcription. Paid plans from $5/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Build a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan

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