ElevenLabs vs Synthesia
Two AI voice & video tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
ElevenLabs costs less for a six-person team.
Synthesia fits service business.- ElevenLabs fits agency or studio, online store.
| Compare | ElevenLabsElevenLabs | SynthesiaSynthesia |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Realistic AI voiceovers, voice cloning and dubbing | Presenter-style training and explainer videos from a script |
| Starting price | From $5/mo | From $14/mo |
| Six-person team | $5/mo | $14/mo |
| Plans | Per account. Free (about 10 minutes of speech a month, no commercial license, credit ElevenLabs when you publish); Starter $6/mo or $5/mo billed yearly (30k credits, about 30 minutes, commercial license, instant voice cloning, dubbing); Creator $22/mo, first month $11, or $18.33/mo yearly (121k credits, professional voice cloning); Pro $99/mo or $82.50/mo yearly (600k credits); Scale $299/mo or $249.17/mo yearly (1.8M credits, 3 seats); Business $990/mo or $825/mo yearly (6M credits, 10 seats). Unused credits roll over up to two months | Per workspace with 1 editor. Basic free (10 minutes of video a month, watermark, videos up to 3 minutes); Starter $19/mo or $14/mo billed yearly (no watermark, downloads, 125+ avatars, 3 personal avatars); Pro $89/mo or $59/mo yearly (6,000 credits a month, 180+ avatars, interactive video); Enterprise custom (more editors, unlimited minutes). About 100 credits per finished minute |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free tier |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | 1 seat; 3 on Scale, 10 on Business | 1 editor; more on Enterprise |
| Integrations | API, Dubbing Studio, Voice Library | PowerPoint, YouTube, Vimeo, HubSpot, Shopify, WordPress, Slack |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | Every plan | Basic only; Starter and up; Pro only |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 25+ incidents posted on ElevenLabs's status page, which covers all ElevenLabs products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 29, 2026; 10 marked major or critical by ElevenLabs. Status page | 3 incidents posted on Synthesia's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Synthesia. Status page |
| Fit: Retail shop | 35 | 35 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 25 | 30 |
| Fit: Service business | 45 | 55 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 75 | 65 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 25 | 30 |
| Fit: Online store | 60 | 50 |
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| Visit ElevenLabs | Visit Synthesia |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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