Elai vs Synthesia
Compare the features side by side
Why choose Synthesia’s avatars?
Synthesia's avatars are superior due to their large and inclusive selection of stock avatars, as well as the inclusion of 6 gestures which add more dynamic and lifelike movements.
Lastly, the lip sync rating of 4.5/5 further enhances the realism of the avatars, solidifies Synthesia as the leader in the AI video generation space.
Why choose Elai’s avatars?
Elai's avatars offer a unique advantage with their custom photo avatars feature, allowing users to use their own photo or image to create a personalized avatar that looks exactly like them.
Synthesia or Elai – which one offers better voices?
Both Synthesia and Elai offer a large selection of languages for text-to-speech voiceovers - 130+ and 75+ respectively. Additionally, both platforms offer the ability for users to upload custom audio voiceovers for their avatars (Corporate plans only), and clone their voices for text-to-speech voiceovers.
Both tools provide auto-captioning, video translation, and AI script generation features, simplifying the process of creating scripts and captions for videos in multiple languages.
Making videos with Synthesia and Elai
Both Synthesia and Elai feature all the basic online video editing features, including animations, transitions, PPT uploads, stock media, and aspect ratios.
On the other hand, Synthesia includes a screen recorder tool - a must-have for any modern video creator, as well as video analytics.
The rendering time is also quite different, with Synthesia coming out as a leader with a 5-minute rendering time for a 40-second video.
Want to add multimedia?
Synthesia and Elai offer very similar stock media options, and allow users to upload their own media.
The biggest difference is that Elai features a larger stock music library, while Synthesia features a larger stock video library.
Do both platforms offer templates?
Both Synthesia and Elai have a library of stock templates, though Elai offers a more extensive range, with around 55 landscape-oriented templates, and 50 mobile-oriented templates.
On the other hand, Synthesia's 90+ example videos can be duplicated and edited, essentially acting as editable templates.
Both companies offer custom brand templates to enterprise clients.
Synthesia’s security & ethics
In contrast, Synthesia has a strict content moderation policy (automated & manual), as well as SSO. The platform recently became SOC 2 Type II certified, and is GDPR compliant.
Elai’s security & ethics
Elai does offer Single Sign-On (SSO), but does not seem to be SOC compliant. This can stand in the way of big enterprises using the software.
How does the customer service compare?
Looking at the most trusted software rating platform (G2), ratings for both Synthesia and Elai are excellent - 4.7/5 and 4.7/5 respectively. Synthesia does have more reviews, though - 1100+ compared to Elai's 60+.
With regards to customer support, Synthesia offers support for all users both by chat and email, whereas Elai offer customer support through email only.
In contrast to Elai, Synthesia also has dedicated Customer Success Managers (CSMs) for Corporate plan users.
Other reasons to choose Synthesia
Synthesia is a comprehensive platform that offers a range of features, including a Knowledge Base for any questions about the platform, Synthesia Academy for simple tutorials and beginner courses made by in-house L&D experts, and Integrations with 35+ tools.
Additionally, Synthesia recently launched an Examples page, that showcases real examples of videos made in Synthesia. The video can be cloned and adjusted to individual needs. Lastly, you can find a list of Service Providers to help with your video needs.
Other reasons to choose Elai
In comparison, Elai has fewer features. But it does have a Help Center and integrations with 9 platforms.
AI research advantage
Being the oldest & biggest company in the space, we have a bigger AI dataset for training our models. Our focus in continually solving fundamental AI problems has a direct effect on Synthesia.
- $10M R&D investment in 2023
- Best lip sync & voice quality
- Largest team of AI researchers
Most trusted brand
As the leaders of the AI video generation space since 2017, we have strong ethics and content moderation policies. That is mirrored in our customer reviews.
- Human & machine moderation
- 4.8/5 1000+ G2 reviews
- Strong moderation policies
Enterprise grade security
Synthesia is the most enterprise-ready AI video platform, with a dedicated security team, regular penetration tests and official accreditation to back this up.
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- GDPR compliant
- SOC 2 Type II compliant
1.8x faster video generation
On average, a 40-second Synthesia video generates in about 5 minutes. It takes Elai 9 minutes.
Helpful learning materials
Even if you are a novice in video creation, we have helpful tutorials, webinars, and examples to help you get started.
Built-in screen recorder
No need to use switch between tools to create a video. Use the built-in screen recorder to create videos from start to finish.
Synthesia plans
Free Demo
Try Synthesia by creating a free AI video.
Starter
120 minutes of video/year. Billed yearly.
Creator
360 minutes of video/year. Billed yearly.
Enterprise
Unlimited videos + premium features.
Free
$0
1 minute of video
Basic
$29/month
15 minutes of video/month
Advanced
$99/month
50 minutes of video/month
Corporate plan
Custom pricing
The difference in numbers
Here are a few quick facts about both companies in numbers.
Why 50.000+ companies choose Synthesia
We might be biased, but our customers aren't. See what they have to say.
We have received great feedback from our colleagues!
"Our 380.000+ employees all over the world must have the same competence profile. Synthesia helps us develop engaging, relevant and localised training content at scale."
Saving tons of time and making great content in the blink of an eye
"In the projects I'm currently in, it's a life saver, I could not deliver so quickly without Synthesia. I also value that they are adding avatars and new features regularly."
Great product with even greater customer support!
"Synthesia allows us to use video for situations we do not normally have resources for. So far, it has been great for product training or explaining new processes."
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