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Verified
ToolMarketCap
HeyGenHeyGen · Video
Entry price
$29/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
Insufficient history

Browser platform vs web platform

2Verified differences5Shared2Not yet verified
SynthesiaSynthesia · Video
Entry price
$19/mo
Free tier
Yes
Logged activity · 90d
48/100

HeyGen vs Synthesia

2Verified differences1Pricing differences0HeyGen · verified changes 30d3Synthesia · verified changes 30d
Entry priceSynthesia starts $10 lower: HeyGen $29/mo, Synthesia $19/mo.
Free tierBoth offer a verified free tier.
DeliveryDelivery differs: HeyGen — Browser platform; Synthesia — Web platform.
Last 30 daysHeyGen logged 0 verified changes, Synthesia 3 verified changes.
Evidence7 of 9 compared facts are verified for both; 1 only for HeyGen and 1 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
HeyGen and Synthesia: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionHeyGenSynthesia
Entry price$29/mo$19/mo
Free tierYesYes
Open sourceNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesYes
Switch from HeyGenSwitch from SynthesiaAdd HeyGen to a stackAdd Synthesia to a stack

Where they differ

2
Delivery
HeyGenBrowser platform — plus developer APIs
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official site

heygen.com: "Type your idea. Click generate. Get a share-ready video faster than you can think." with sign-in to the web product; "HeyGen for Developers" offers "production-ready, scalable APIs".

https://www.heygen.com ↗
SynthesiaWeb platform — plus Video, Localization, and Interactive Avatars APIs
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official site

synthesia.io: "Create on-brand videos with AI avatars, voiceovers and motion graphics." without cameras, microphones, actors, or studios; API documentation at developers.synthesia.io.

https://www.synthesia.io ↗
Enterprise
HeyGenEnterprise via sales — no maximum video length, custom commercial terms, invoice billing, SCIM provisioning
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing Enterprise: "No maximum video length", "Custom commercial terms and invoice billing", "SCIM user provisioning and team member MFA".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
SynthesiaCustom pricing — unlimited video minutes, SSO and SCIM, volume discounts, SLAs, dedicated support
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official pricing page

synthesia.io/pricing: "Enterprise pricing is custom."; Enterprise lists "Unlimited minutes of video", "SSO, SCIM & audit logging", "Volume discounts", "SLAs & dedicated support".

https://www.synthesia.io/pricing ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
HeyGenFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Creator
$29/mo
Free$0/mo
Creator (annual)$24/mo, annual
Creator$29/mo
Pro$49/mo
Business$149/mo
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page
https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
SynthesiaFree tier: Yes
Entry price · Starter
$19/mo
Basic$0/mo
Starter (annual)$14/mo, annual
Starter$19/mo
Pro (annual)$59/mo, annual
Pro$89/mo
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official pricing page
https://www.synthesia.io/pricing ↗

Where they match

5Toggle
Outputs
HeyGenVideo — AI avatar video, video translation, lipsync
developers.heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official developer documentation

developers.heygen.com: APIs for Video Generation, Video Translation, Lipsync, Realtime Video (Live Avatar), and Avatar Management.

https://developers.heygen.com/ ↗
SynthesiaVideo — AI avatar video, voiceovers, dubbing, interactive avatars
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official site

synthesia.io: "Create on-brand videos with AI avatars, voiceovers and motion graphics."; synthesia.io/pricing lists video creation, dubbing, and Interactive Avatars.

https://www.synthesia.io ↗
API
HeyGenYes — Video Generation, Translation, Lipsync, and Live Avatar APIs, self-serve and enterprise tiers
developers.heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official developer documentation

developers.heygen.com: self-serve API keys with batch APIs and webhooks; an enterprise tier with higher concurrency, reserved compute, and custom workflows.

https://developers.heygen.com/ ↗
SynthesiaYes — Video, Localization, Interactive Avatars, Upload, and Billing APIs
developers.synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official API documentation

developers.synthesia.io/docs/introduction describes the Interactive Avatars API, Video API, Localization API, Upload API (V2), and Billing API; "Plan availability differs by API".

https://developers.synthesia.io/docs/introduction ↗
Business model
HeyGenFreemium — free plan, monthly credit plans Creator, Pro, and Business, $20 seats for Business, Enterprise via sales
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing: Creator 600 credits, Pro 1,000 credits, Business 1,500 credits ("$149/month plus $20/seat/month"); credits are "HeyGen's single currency for video and asset creation"; Enterprise "Contact Sales".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
SynthesiaFreemium — free Basic plan, Starter and Pro credit plans, custom Enterprise, learner seats as an add-on
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official pricing page

synthesia.io/pricing: Basic (500 credits/month), Starter (1,250), Pro (6,000), Enterprise "Custom credit volumes"; "Add learner seats to any plan"; "API usage draws from the same credit balance as your subscription."

https://www.synthesia.io/pricing ↗
Free tier
HeyGenYes — 3 watermarked videos a month, up to 1 minute each; personal, non-commercial use only
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing Free: "3 videos a month, watermarked", "Videos up to 1 minute each"; heygen.com/terms limits Free Plan output to "personal, non-commercial, and internal evaluation purposes".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
SynthesiaYes — Basic plan: 10 minutes of video per month, 500 credits, watermarked
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official pricing page

synthesia.io/pricing Basic: "10 minutes of video creation or dubbing", "500 credits to spend on anything", "Videos carry a Synthesia watermark".

https://www.synthesia.io/pricing ↗
Single sign-on
HeyGenYes — Business plan (SAML/SSO); SCIM on Enterprise
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official pricing page

heygen.com/pricing: SAML/SSO in the Business feature list; Enterprise adds "SCIM user provisioning and team member MFA".

https://www.heygen.com/pricing ↗
SynthesiaYes — Enterprise plan (SAML/SSO, SCIM, audit logging)
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official pricing page

synthesia.io/pricing: SAML/SSO checked only for Enterprise; Enterprise lists "SSO, SCIM & audit logging".

https://www.synthesia.io/pricing ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

2
Platforms
HeyGenNot yet verified
SynthesiaNot yet verified
Commercial use
HeyGenYes — on paid plans (Creator, Pro, Business); not on the Free plan
heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official terms

heygen.com/terms: on paid plans "you own all rights in your User Input or User Output" and may use outputs commercially; Free Plan outputs are licensed "solely for personal, non-commercial, and internal evaluation purposes".

https://www.heygen.com/terms ↗
SynthesiaNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
HeyGendevelopers.heygen.com
developers.heygen.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
HeyGen — official developer documentation

HeyGen's developer documentation (docs.heygen.com redirects here).

https://developers.heygen.com/ ↗
Synthesiadevelopers.synthesia.io/docs
developers.synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official API documentation

Synthesia's API documentation, linked from synthesia.io.

https://developers.synthesia.io/docs/introduction ↗
Changelog
HeyGenNot yet verified
Synthesiasynthesia.io/updates
synthesia.io
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 28 Oct 2026
Synthesia — official product updates

Synthesia's dated "Product Updates" page, linked from synthesia.io.

https://www.synthesia.io/updates ↗
Source repository
HeyGenNot yet verified
SynthesiaNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of HeyGen and Synthesia, side by side
ReadingHeyGenSynthesia
Verified changes0 in 30 days · 0 in 90 days · Video median 23 in 30 days · 3 in 90 days · Video median 2
Last verified changeNone logged27 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
Activity · 90 daysNo value (insufficient history)48 · limited history
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record5 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $295 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $19
Comparable facts8 of 9 verified7 of 9 verified

HeyGen · latest 3

No logged change yet.

Synthesia · latest 3

  1. Release

    Synthesia launches a Localization API for dubbing videos at scale

    The Localization API translates video content into up to 20 languages through existing content systems, with per-language progress tracking.

    synthesia.io
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 27 Oct 2026
    Synthesia — official product updates
    https://www.synthesia.io/updates ↗
  2. Release

    Synthesia turns PowerPoint decks into Syren videos

    PowerPoint files imported from the Home page can be converted into designed Syren videos instead of slide-by-slide scenes.

    synthesia.io
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Oct 2026
    Synthesia — official product updates
    https://www.synthesia.io/updates ↗
  3. Release

    Synthesia adds management and security controls for team API keys

    Synthesia's product updates list "Manage and secure your team's API keys" as a dated update.

    synthesia.io
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 23 Oct 2026
    Synthesia — official product updates
    https://www.synthesia.io/updates ↗

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