Both HeyGen and Synthesia create professional AI avatar videos from text scripts. HeyGen offers more natural avatar movements and better lip-sync technology. Synthesia has a larger library of stock avatars and stronger enterprise features. HeyGen leads on realism while Synthesia leads on scale and enterprise readiness.
Pick the use case that matches your needs to find the right tool.
Marketing and sales videos
HeyGen's realistic avatars create more engaging marketing content.
Enterprise training at scale
Synthesia's 140+ language support and enterprise features enable global training programs.
Freemium
Free tier with 1 credit. Creator ($29/mo) for 15 credits. Business ($89/mo) for 30 credits. Enterprise (custom) with unlimited credits and custom avatars.
Free tier available with limited features. no credit card required
Paid
Starter ($22/mo) for 3 videos/month. Creator ($67/mo) for 6 videos. Enterprise (custom pricing) with unlimited videos and custom avatars. No free tier.
No free tier. check website for trial availability
Marketers and content creators producing video at scale
Corporate teams producing training, onboarding, and explainer videos at scale with AI avatars
Avatar Realism
Lip Sync Quality
Custom Avatars
Stock Avatars
Languages
Enterprise Features
Video Templates
Pricing
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Choose HeyGen for the most realistic AI avatars and lip-sync. Choose Synthesia for enterprise video production at scale.