Compared · prices checked 10 November 2026
Synthesia vs HeyGen
Pick Synthesia if you are building a library of training, onboarding or product explainer videos from scripts, with avatars in many languages. Pick HeyGen if you want founder or ad videos with an avatar presenter, translated into many languages with lip sync. Synthesia's free plan gives 10 minutes of video a month, watermarked, and HeyGen's up to 3 videos a month; paid plans start at Synthesia Starter $19 a month ($9 the first month) and HeyGen Creator $29 a month.
Synthesia
An AI video tool that turns a script into a presenter video with avatars, in many languages.
Pick it when
A library of training and onboarding videos
For
A founder or team making product explainers, training or marketing videos without filming.
What it costs
Basic free; Starter $19 a month ($9 the first month), Pro $89 a month ($49 the first month)
Read from synthesia.io on 10 November 2026
Free: 500 credits and 10 minutes of video a month, watermarked
HeyGen
An AI video tool that makes presenter videos from a script with avatars, and translates video with lip sync.
Pick it when
Founder videos with an avatar, translated into many languages
For
A founder who wants explainer or ad videos with a presenter without filming.
What it costs
Free; Creator $29 a month, Pro $49 a month, Business $149 a month
Read from heygen.com on 10 November 2026
Free: Up to 3 videos a month
