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Prices and features checked against each vendor on September 28, 2026.
HeyGen generates presenter-style videos from a script using stock video avatars, photo avatars or a custom avatar of yourself, and it also translates existing videos with lip sync into more than 175 languages and dialects. The free plan allows 3 watermarked videos a month. Creator is $29 a month (or $24 a month billed annually) for 600 credits, 1080p export and videos up to 30 minutes; Pro is $49 a month for 1,000 credits, 4K export and access to all advanced AI models; Business is $149 a month plus $20 per seat for 1,500 credits, 5 custom video avatars, 60-minute videos, SAML SSO and SCORM export; Enterprise is priced on request.
HeyGen bills in credits rather than minutes, so the first thing many buyers struggle with is working out how many finished minutes 600 credits actually buys once avatars, translation and premium models are mixed in. Credits are monthly, the plan page describes usage as customizable rather than fixed, and heavy translation work can burn through Creator quickly. Free users get a watermark and just 3 videos a month, so there is little room to evaluate quality before paying.
The second jump is the price cliff between Pro at $49 and Business at $149 plus $20 a seat. Team collaboration, SSO, SCORM export and the n8n, Make, HubSpot and Zapier integrations all sit on Business, so a two-person team needs $169 a month before adding anything else. Buyers who want minute-based pricing, cheaper collaboration, an avatar tool inside a general editor, or a photo-to-video approach with an API tend to look at the options below.
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Best for: Corporate training teams that want minute-based plans, branded video pages and a free tier without a watermark.
Synthesia is HeyGen's main rival and prices in minutes instead of credits, which makes budgeting simpler. The free Basic plan includes 10 minutes of video a month with 9 avatars, Starter is $29 a month (or $18 a month yearly) for 10 minutes a month with more than 125 avatars and logo removal, and Creator is $89 a month (or $64 a month yearly) for 30 minutes a month, 5 personal avatars, branded video pages, interactive videos and API access. Enterprise adds unlimited minutes, SAML SSO and SCORM export. It is the better pick for scripted training content; HeyGen keeps the edge on avatar variety and video translation.
Best for: Learning teams that need SCORM exports and several editors on a mid-priced self-serve plan.
Colossyan is built for workplace learning. Its free Starter plan includes 20 minutes a month with the NEO model, 15 custom avatars, unlimited course creation and 15 auto translations a month. Professional is $59 a month, supports up to 3 editors, includes 30 minutes a month on NEO and 10 minutes on NEO2, removes the watermark and allows 5 SCORM exports a month. Enterprise adds unlimited minutes and SCORM exports, SSO and data residency. Compared with HeyGen, SCORM and multi-editor collaboration arrive at $59 rather than $149 plus seats.
Best for: Podcasters and video editors who want AI avatars and dubbing inside a full text-based editing suite.
Descript is a transcript-driven audio and video editor, and its Business plan bundles custom avatars and translation or dubbing in more than 30 languages alongside the editor. The free plan includes 60 minutes of media a month with watermarked 720p exports; Hobbyist is $16 a month on annual billing ($24 month to month) for 10 media hours and 1080p; Creator is $24 a month on annual billing ($35 month to month) for 30 media hours, 4K export and full Underlord AI access; Business is $50 a month on annual billing ($65 month to month) for 40 media hours, 1,500 AI credits, Brand Studio, dubbing and custom avatars. It suits teams whose avatar segments are one part of a larger edit.
Best for: Budget-conscious buyers who want published per-minute pricing and inexpensive avatar and voice add-ons.
Elai.io prices video by the minute and prints the effective rate on its pricing page. The free plan gives 1 minute a month, Creator is $29 a month (or $23 a month yearly) for 15 minutes in full HD, and Team is $125 a month (or $100 a month yearly) for 50 minutes in 4K with 3 editors, 3 guests, 1 selfie avatar and 1 voice clone. Extra minutes cost $2, a selfie avatar is $199 a year, a studio avatar is $500 a year and voice cloning is $200 a year, so a team can add collaboration and a personal avatar for less than HeyGen's Business tier.
Best for: Developers who want photo-based talking avatars, conversational agents and an API from one minute pool.
D-ID animates still photos into speaking presenters and shares a single pool of minutes across Studio videos, Agents, Video Translate and its API, which is useful if you plan to embed avatars in your own product. Its pricing FAQ notes that video duration is rounded up to the nearest 15 seconds, unused minutes do not roll over, and Trial and Lite plan videos carry a D-ID watermark. The Studio tiers run from Lite to Advanced with Enterprise on request; the plan table is rendered dynamically, so check the vendor's pricing page for current prices and minute allowances.
Best for: Casual users who want the largest free avatar and template library and do not need 4K.
Vidnoz's free plan offers more than 1,800 avatars, 3,200 templates and 890 voices, limited to 3-minute videos at 720p. Starter includes 15 credits a month plus 30 free daily credits, 60-minute videos, 1080p export and no watermark; Business raises the allowance to 30 credits a month and adds unlimited photo avatars, voice cloning, video translation, a brand kit and team collaboration. Standard avatar video costs 0.5 credits per second. The pricing page displays first-month promotional prices of $1 and $15, so check the vendor's pricing page for the regular rate.
Best for: Marketing teams that want AI avatars, subtitles, dubbing and templates in one browser editor.
VEED is a general-purpose online video editor that includes AI avatars, text-to-video, auto subtitles and translation, so it replaces HeyGen for teams that would otherwise export an avatar clip and edit it elsewhere. VEED's comparison pages list Lite at $19 per editor a month on annual billing with watermark-free 1080p exports, and Pro at $49 per editor a month on annual billing with all AI tools, translation into more than 50 languages and a brand kit. AI generation draws down credits that expire monthly or, on annual plans, yearly. The live pricing table loads dynamically, so confirm the current figures on veed.io.
If you want minute-based pricing for scripted training video, Synthesia is the direct replacement, and Colossyan is the better choice when SCORM and multiple editors matter more than avatar variety. Descript is the pick when avatars are one feature inside a bigger editing workflow, Elai.io wins on transparent per-minute cost and cheap personal avatar add-ons, and D-ID makes sense for developers who need talking-photo avatars through an API.
