HeyGen alternatives, from a $ 56-a-year D-ID plan to Creatify at $39 a month.
Pick the tool by the job you need done. All prices are in US dollars.
Training videos: Colossyan. Its Professional plan is $59 a month when you pay for the year. It includes 5 SCORM exports a month. SCORM is a file format that learning systems use to track who watched a course.
Lowest price for the year: D-ID Lite, at $56 for the year. Its plan lists a D-ID watermark, which is a logo stamped on your video.
No logo on the video, for less than HeyGen: Synthesia Starter, at $18 a month when you pay for the year. HeyGen Creator is $24 a month on the same terms.
Blog post to video: Elai.io Creator, at $29 a month.
Video ads: Creatify Starter, at $39 a month.
Face swap and talking photos: Akool Starter, at $12 a month when you pay for the year.
Editing real recorded video by typing: Descript Hobbyist at $16 a month when you pay for the year, or VEED Creator at $10.
Pricing and features verified 3 October 2026 from each tool's official pricing page.
What HeyGen costs today
HeyGen turns a script into a video with a computer-made presenter. That presenter is called an avatar.
HeyGen's pricing page lists three plans for individuals.
Free: $0. You get 3 videos a month, each up to 1 minute, and over 500 stock avatars.
Creator: $29 a month, or $24 a month when you pay for the year ($288). You get 600 credits, videos up to 30 minutes, 1080p export and no watermark.
Credits are the points a tool spends when it makes a video.
Pro: $49 a month, or $41 a month when you pay for the year ($488). You get 1,000 credits and 4K video.
The plan cards do not say how many minutes of video 600 credits make. Find that number before you pay for any plan that counts credits.
What to compare before you switch
These tools count your usage in different ways. HeyGen, Synthesia, Vidnoz, and Creatify use credits.
D-ID, Colossyan and Elai.io use minutes a month.
AI Studios allows any number of videos but caps their length. A plan with fewer minutes can cost more for the same work.
Also check three things on each pricing page: the watermark, the length limit for one video, and the price when you pay month by month instead of for the year.
HeyGen Alternatives three year cost
The table shows the cheapest paid plan from each tool. The plans differ in minutes and features, so compare the limits as well. HeyGen Creator is the baseline.
Tool | Plan | Price shown | Three year cost |
|---|---|---|---|
D-ID | Lite | $56 for the year | $56 × 3 = $168 |
VEED | Creator | $116 for the year | $116 × 3 = $348 |
Akool | Starter | $144 for the year | $144 × 3 = $432 |
Descript | Hobbyist | $16 a month, pay for the year | $16 × 12 × 3 = $576 |
Synthesia | Starter | $18 a month, pay for the year | $18 × 12 × 3 = $648 |
Vidnoz | Starter | $19.99 a month, pay for the year | $19.99 × 12 × 3 = $719.64 |
HeyGen | Creator | $24 a month, pay for the year | $24 × 12 × 3 = $864 |
AI Studios | Personal | $24 a month, pay for the year | $24 × 12 × 3 = $864 |
Creator | $29 a month | $29 × 36 = $1,044 | |
Creatify | Starter | $39 a month | $39 × 36 = $1,404 |
Colossyan | Professional | $59 a month, pay for the year | $59 × 12 × 3 = $2,124 |
HeyGen Creator costs $29 × 36 = $1,044 if you pay month by month. Colossyan Starter is listed as free right now, so it is not in the table.
HeyGen Alternatives Explained In Detail
Synthesia
Synthesia makes training and company videos from a script. Its pricing page lists a free plan called Basic. Basic gives 500 credits a month and puts a Synthesia watermark on videos.
Starter is $29 a month, or $18 a month when you pay for the year. It gives 15,000 credits a year, which the page says is up to about 150 minutes of video.
It removes the Synthesia logo and lists over 125 avatars.
Pro is $89 a month, or $64 a month when you pay for the year. It adds 5 personal avatars, which are avatars made from your own face.
It also adds branded video pages and interactive videos. SCORM export is only on the Enterprise plan, which has no listed price.
Our Synthesia alternatives guide covers its avatar fees in more detail.
D-ID
D-ID turns a photo into a talking presenter. Its pricing page showed yearly prices. Each price below is for paying the full year at once.
Trial: $0 for 14 days. You get 3 minutes of video, 1 personal avatar and a full screen watermark.
Lite: $56 for the year, which the page shows as $4.7 a month. You get 10 minutes a month, photo avatars, 2 video avatars and a D-ID watermark.
Pro: $191 for the year, or $16 a month. You get 15 minutes a month, 3 personal avatars, 1 voice clone and a commercial use license. A voice clone is a copy of your own voice.
Advanced: $1,293 for the year, or $108 a month. You get 100 minutes a month.
Colossyan
Colossyan makes training videos. Its pricing page lists Starter as free, with $27 a month crossed out. The page does not say if the free price is a limited offer.
Starter gives 20 minutes a month, 15 custom avatars and 10 interactive videos a month. A custom avatar is an avatar made from your own face.
Professional is $59 a month when you pay for the year, plus $30 a month for each extra user.
It gives 30 minutes a month, unlimited MP4 downloads, no watermark, 20 custom avatars and 5 SCORM exports a month.
The page ties these minutes to a specific avatar model. Check which model you will use.
Elai.io
Elai.io says on its home page that it is now part of Panopto. It aims at training videos. Its home page lists article to video, where you paste a blog link, and PowerPoint to video.
Its pricing page lists three plans with a price:
Free: $0. You get 1 minute of video in total, and all Creator features.
Creator: $29 a month. You get 15 minutes a month, Full HD video, and the full avatar, voice, and language library.
Team: $125 a month. You get 50 minutes a month, 3 editors, 4K video, and premium voices.
The page says paying for the year saves 20%. Voice cloning costs $200 a year as an add on, which is an extra paid item.
A custom avatar made from a selfie is $199 a year.
Vidnoz
Vidnoz makes avatar videos from text. Its pricing page lists a Free plan with 0 credits a day, videos up to 3 minutes and 720p export.
Starter is $19.99 a month when you pay for the year.
The page crosses out $26.99. It gives 450 credits a month, videos up to 60 minutes, 1080p export, no watermark and over 1,700 avatars.
Business is $56.99 a month when you pay for the year, with $74.99 crossed out. It gives 900 credits a month, voice cloning, video translation and a brand kit.
AI Studios
DeepBrain AI's video tool is now called AI Studios. Its pricing page lists a Free plan with up to 3 videos, each up to 1 minute, 1 custom avatar, and 720p export.
Personal is $29 a month, or $24 a month when you pay for the year. It allows unlimited videos up to 30 minutes each, 3 custom avatars, and 1080p export.
It also gives 120 minutes a month of AI dubbing, which is a new voice track in another language.
The team is $69 a month for each user, or $55 when you pay for the year. Videos can run up to 60 minutes, with 5 custom avatars and 4K export.
The page says unlimited means no cap on the number of videos. Length, dubbing, and credits still have limits.
VEED
VEED is a video editor first. Its menu lists AI avatars among its AI tools. Its pricing page showed yearly prices for each user:
Creator: $10 a month, billed as $116 for the year. You get 6,000 credits, no watermark and unlimited auto subtitles.
Pro: $21 a month, billed as $257 for the year. You get 30,000 credits, translation into over 50 languages and several brand kits.
Studio: $35 a month, billed as $414 for the year. You get 180,000 credits.
The page invites you to start for free but gives no details of a free plan.
Descript
Descript is a video editor where you edit by changing text. Its home page says video editing is as easy as typing. The home page does not mention avatars. It suits editing real recorded video more than making presenter videos.
Its pricing page lists prices for each person when you pay for the year. Hobbyist is $16 a month for 1 person with no watermark.
Creator is $24 a month and can grow to a team of 3, billed separately. Business is $50 a month and can grow to a team of 5.
The page says yearly billing saves up to 35% over paying monthly.
Akool
Akool is built around faces. Its home page lists face swap, talking photo, a character studio for videos without a camera, and an interactive avatar.
A talking photo is a still image that moves and speaks.
Its pricing page showed yearly prices for each user. Starter is $12 a month, billed as $144 for the year, with 200 credits and up to 1080p video.
Pro is $21 a month, billed as $252 for the year, with 600 credits.
The page shows 30% off on Pro and the plans above it, so check that the discount still applies.
Creatify
Creatify makes video ads. Its pricing page lists two plans with a price:
Starter: $39 a month. You get 100 credits, 300 realistic AI actors, watermark removal, and over 75 languages. An AI actor is the same thing as an avatar.
Pro: $99 a month. You get 300 credits, 1,500 AI actors, 3 custom avatars, and Ad Clone, which remakes an ad from a link.
The page says yearly plans save up to 50%. Enterprise pricing is by quote.
Questions about HeyGen alternatives
Is there a free AI video generator?
Yes, but every free plan has tight limits. HeyGen Free gives 3 videos a month, each up to 1 minute. Synthesia Basic gives 500 credits a month with a watermark.
AI Studios Free gives up to 3 videos of 1 minute each. Elai.io Free gives 1 minute.
D-ID has a free 14 day trial with 3 minutes. Colossyan lists Starter as free with 20 minutes a month.
Vidnoz Free lists 0 credits a day.
Which alternative costs the least for a year?
D-ID Lite, at $56 for the year, but it adds a D-ID watermark. VEED Creator is next at $116 for the year with no watermark.
Akool Starter follows at $144 for the year.
Can I use my own face as an avatar?
Yes, on several tools. HeyGen Free includes 1 custom video avatar, and D-ID Lite lists photo avatars and 2 video avatars.
AI Studios Free includes 1 custom avatar, and Akool lists a talking photo feature.
Which tools clone my voice?
HeyGen Creator includes voice cloning, and D-ID Pro includes 1 voice clone.
Vidnoz Business lists voice cloning. Elai.io sells it as an add on for $200 a year.
Which tools export SCORM files?
Colossyan Professional gives 5 SCORM exports a month. Vidnoz Starter lists SCORM export.
Synthesia and AI Studios list it on their Enterprise plans.
Where to start
Start with the free plan of the tool that matches your job. Make one video from a real script.
Check the watermark and the length limit before you pay.
For the wider field of AI video tools, see our best AI video generator guide.