Comparison
| Tool | Price from | Free plan | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| not listed | yes | Voice & text to speech | |
| 6 USD/mo | yes | Voice & text to speech | |
| not listed | trial | Voice & text to speech | |
| 4.99 USD/mo | trial | Voice & text to speech | |
| 5 USD/mo | yes | Voice & text to speech | |
| not listed | yes | Voice & text to speech | |
| 29 USD/mo | yes | Voice & text to speech | |
| 2 USD | trial | Voice & text to speech | |
| 15 USD/mo | yes | Voice & text to speech |
Each alternative in short
1. ElevenLabs
AI voice generator and voice agents platform for lifelike speech, dubbing, music and conversational agents, aimed at creators, developers and enterprises.
Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: 10,000 credits per month, access to text to speech, speech to text, sound effects, voice design, music, and image, with 3 projects in Studio.
2. Respeecher
AI voice generator and voice cloning service for studios, media and creators, offering text-to-speech API and voice marketplace.
There is a free trial. Free testing is offered for the new text-to-speech API.
3. Splice
Royalty-free sample library, presets and plugins for music producers, with a catalog of human-made sounds cleared for commercial use.
There is a free trial. Creator plan trial offer at 4.99 USD for the first month; Splice INSTRUMENT offers free sound drops every month.
4. Voice.ai
AI voice platform for voice agents handling calls, text-to-speech, voice cloning and real-time voice changing, for businesses and creators.
Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan at 0 USD per month with 5k credits per month, no instant voice clones, 500 characters per conversion, text-to-speech, voice agent platform access, and audio tools with a 5 min limit per conversion.
5. Fish Audio
AI text-to-speech and voice cloning platform for creating expressive voiceovers, audiobooks, character voices and voice agents.
Yes, there is a free plan. Free sign-up to start; the homepage mentions a free plan with access to voice generation and cloning, but the specific limits are not stated in the text.
6. Speechify
Reads PDFs, documents, web pages and books aloud with natural AI voices, and adds voice typing and an AI assistant for students and professionals.
Yes, there is a free plan. Listen at speeds up to 1.5x, listen anywhere, 10 robotic sounding voices, text to speech features only.
7. Audify AI
Converts text into natural-sounding speech in any language, for voiceovers, podcasts, audiobooks and accessibility.
There is a free trial. 3 free conversions (worth $1.50 total) with generous character limits, or unlimited free use if you bring your own OpenAI API key.
8. Typecast
AI voice generator producing expressive text-to-speech voiceovers and cloned voices, for creators, developers and enterprises.
Yes, there is a free plan. Free API plan: 15k credits per month, concurrency limit 2, commercial use not allowed and attribution required. Web editor offers a free trial.
FAQ
What is the best alternative to Applio?
The most popular option in the same category is ElevenLabs. See the comparison table above.