Writing

Speechify

AI text-to-speech that reads any document aloud to you

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★4.5ratingPricing · Freemium from $139/moHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSpeechify · Writing
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Speechify does

Speechify converts any text — PDFs, web pages, emails, Google Docs — into natural-sounding audio at up to 4.5x speed. Used by 20M+ people to consume more content faster. Also offers an AI Voice Cloning feature.

How Speechify compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Speechify does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Gradium at $13 a month and the median is $22. Speechify starts at $139 a month, above that median. 2 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Speechify. Speechify offers a web app, a mobile app and a browser extension. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a web app, 2 offer a mobile app and none offers a browser extension. Speechify was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 2020 and 2025. Speechify is based in San Francisco, United States; 1 of its 5 alternatives is in the United States too, and the others in India, France and the United Kingdom.

Market position · Writing

How Speechify compares in Writing

Speechify has moderate opportunity and sits in the top third of 329 live Writing tools on FalcoScan. Across Writing, the average opportunity score is 39.5 and the average saturation score 64.8. FalcoScan rates Speechify's own market position as contested. 23 of the 329 operating Writing tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 20 shutdowns in the category.

Speechify compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
SpeechifyFounded 2017 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$139/moYesNoWeb, Mobile, ExtensionHot
Murf AIFounded 2020 · Bangalore, IndiaLowContestedFreemium$29/moYesNoWebRising
GradiumFounded 2025 · Paris, FranceHighContestedFreemium$13/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
Eleven LabsFounded 2022 · London, United KingdomModerateContestedFreemium$22/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
RyloFounded 2021 · New York, United StatesHighContestedFree—YesNoMobileRising
Eleven Labs ReaderFounded 2024 · London, United KingdomModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoMobileStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Writing.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Speechify exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text To SpeechVoice Cloning
Industry Verticals
EducationHealthcareTechnology
Tagged

Speechify shows up when builders search for these

text-to-speechaccessibilityproductivityvoice-cloningreading
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Alternatives to Speechify

Products still running that do the same job, from the writing market and related ones, closest match first.

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Murf AI

Studio-quality AI voiceovers for any written content

★ 4.5Opportunity Low
Freemium
Voice
Gradium

Low-latency voice AI models for speech synthesis, transcription and translation

Opportunity High
Freemium
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Eleven Labs

The most realistic AI voice generation platform on earth

★ 4.8Opportunity Moderate
Freemium
Voice
Rylo

Free AI captioning and text-to-speech for phone calls for deaf and hard-of-hearing users

Opportunity High
Free
Voice
Eleven Labs Reader

Listen to any text with AI voice on mobile

★ 4.5Opportunity Moderate
Freemium
Writing
Otter.ai

AI meeting notes that write themselves

★ 4.5Opportunity Low
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Questions

Speechify: common questions

Is Speechify free?

Speechify has a free tier, with paid plans from $139 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Speechify?

The closest alternatives to Speechify that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Murf AI, Gradium, Eleven Labs, Rylo, and Eleven Labs Reader.

Is Speechify still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Speechify as operating at speechify.com.

Where is Speechify based?

Speechify is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Speechify have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Speechify.

Who is Speechify for?

Speechify is built for individuals, students, and accessibility users.

How do I sign in to Speechify?

Sign in on Speechify's own website, speechify.com. FalcoScan reviews Speechify but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Speechify directly.

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