Video

Synthesia Video

Enterprise AI video creation at scale with 230+ avatars

★4.6ratingPricing · Paid from $22/moHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSynthesia Video · Video
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Synthesia Video does

Synthesia creates professional training and marketing videos from text scripts — 230+ AI avatars, 130 languages, no cameras, and instant updates when content changes.

How Synthesia Video compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Synthesia Video does not. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is HeyGen at $24 a month and the median is $29. Synthesia Video starts at $22 a month, below that median. All 5 offer an API, as Synthesia Video does. Synthesia Video offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Synthesia Video was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 2020 and 2023. Synthesia Video is based in London, United Kingdom; none of its 5 alternatives is in the United Kingdom. They are in the United States, India and Estonia.

Market position · Video

How Synthesia Video compares in Video

Synthesia Video has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 392 live Video tools on FalcoScan. Across Video, the average opportunity score is 62.8 and the average saturation score 42.7. FalcoScan rates Synthesia Video's own market position as contested. 82 of the 392 operating Video tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 26 shutdowns in the category.

Synthesia Video compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Synthesia VideoFounded 2017 · London, United KingdomHighContestedPaid$22/moNoYesWeb, APIHot
HeyGenFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium$24/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
DubverseFounded 2021 · Bangalore, IndiaHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot
AkoolFounded 2023 · San Jose, United StatesHighContestedFreemium$30/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
Elai.ioFounded 2021 · Tallinn, EstoniaModerateOpenFreemium$29/moYesYesWebRising
HeyGen TranslateFounded 2022 · Los Angeles, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot

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

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

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

AI Capabilities
Avatar GenerationTranslationLip Sync
Industry Verticals
EnterpriseEducation
Tagged

Synthesia Video shows up when builders search for these

enterprise230-avatarstraining130-languagesno-camera
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Elai.io

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HeyGen Translate

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Questions

Synthesia Video: common questions

Is Synthesia Video free?

No. Synthesia Video is a paid product from $22 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Synthesia Video?

The closest alternatives to Synthesia Video that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are HeyGen, Dubverse, Akool, Elai.io, and HeyGen Translate.

Is Synthesia Video still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Synthesia Video as operating at synthesia.io.

Where is Synthesia Video based?

Synthesia Video is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Does Synthesia Video have an API?

Yes. Synthesia Video offers an API.

Who is Synthesia Video for?

Synthesia Video is built for enterprises, l and d, and marketers.

How do I sign in to Synthesia Video?

Sign in on Synthesia Video's own website, synthesia.io. FalcoScan reviews Synthesia Video but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Synthesia Video directly.

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