D-ID vs Synthesia
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
D-ID
Talking-head video from a single still image
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Synthesia
AI avatar video and live avatar roleplays for corporate training
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.4 / 10 | 8.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Free tier | 14-day trial with 3 minutes of use and a full-screen watermark | Basic (free): 10 minutes of video or dubbing, 500 credits and 3 survey responses a month, 9 avatars, watermarked |
| Paid from | $4.70/month (Lite, billed annually at $56); 14-day free trial | $29/month Starter, or $18/month billed yearly |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 500k+ users | 60,000+ companies |
| Founded | 2017 | 2017 |
| Maker | Gil Perry, Sella Blondheim, Eliran Kuta | Victor Riparbelli, Steffen Tjerrild, Matthias Niessner, Lourdes Agapito |
| Verdict | D-ID is a leading AI avatar and talking-head video platform that animates a still photo or generates a presenter to deliver scripted speech, with multilingual TTS and a developer API. The March 2026 V4 Expressive Visual... |
Synthesia is the established choice for training and internal-communications video at scale: script in, avatar video out, translated and exported to an LMS as SCORM on Enterprise. The newer Sessions product, live avatar... |
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