ElevenLabs
Free tier, $5/mo paid
Natural voiceover in minutes
Free plan
HeyGen
Talking AI avatars and lip-synced video translation in 175+ languages
Free plan
What you'd pay
verified Oct 2026Solo
$29/mo
Team of 5
$229/mo
Credits
PlanMonthlyAnnual, per monthUnitIncluded
FreeMonthly: $0Annual, per month: $0per account
- · 3 videos/mo
- · Watermark
CreatorMonthly: $29Annual, per month: $24per seat
- · Unlimited 1080p videos
- · Custom avatars
BusinessMonthly: $149Annual, per month: —base + $20 per extra seat
- · 4K
- · Team workspace
- · API access
External ratings
verified Oct 2026Our scores
Value3/5
Ease of use4/5
Depth5/5
Support2/5
Text 1/5Image 2/5Video 5/5Agents 1/5
What it is
HeyGen makes presenter-style videos without a camera: pick or clone an avatar, paste a script, and get a talking-head video. Its translation feature re-voices and lip-syncs existing footage into other languages, which is why marketing and training teams use it.
Standout capability
Photo and video avatars plus lip-synced video translation
Best for
Marketing teamsCourse creatorsSales outreach
- AI avatars and voice clones
- Video translation with lip sync
- Templates
- API on Business
Community sentiment
What people praise
Avatar quality and speed; pairs well with ElevenLabs voices.
What people complain about
Videos sit in a pending queue until you upgrade, 4K and faster processing are paywalled, and billing support is slow.
Geo & compliance
- Local-currency pricing
- Yes
- Regional pricing
- Localised pricing pages for UK, AU and CA
- EU data hosting
- Unknown
What we like
- Realistic avatars
- Fast turnaround
- Many languages
Worth knowing
- Credit limits
- Team plans get expensive
- Identity checks for avatars in the EEA
Alternatives to consider
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