HeyGen: AI avatars and video translation with lip-sync into more than 175 languages, for training, marketing and sales. These 6 tools cover the same task (AI avatars). They are ranked by how many of HeyGen's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Picked from our profile data, which we check against vendor pages. No vendor paid for a placement.
What HeyGen does
HeyGen creates videos with AI avatars from text and translates existing videos with lip-sync, for training, marketing, sales and internal communications teams that need many video versions without filming.
Creates videos from text with stock or custom avatars
Translates videos with lip-sync into more than 175 languages and dialects
Clones voices and offers more than 1,000 AI voices
HeyGen Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles; according to its security page, customer data is stored on AWS in the United States. Starting price: from $29 per month.
Before you switch: Get written consent from every employee whose face or voice becomes an avatar. Data is stored in the United States under standard contractual clauses and the Data Privacy Framework. Enterprise data is excluded from training by default, while other plans must opt out by contacting HeyGen.
Colossyan is an AI training video platform, founded in Denmark and now based in London and Budapest, that turns existing documents or prompts into avatar-led videos for onboarding and compliance training.
Key functions
AI avatars and AI voiceover in more than 100 languages
Cora AI agent for video creation
AI script assistant
Compared with HeyGen
Can store data in the EU; HeyGen states no EU option.
Headquartered in Hungary, HeyGen in United States.
Starts higher: from $59 per month, HeyGen from $29 per month.
Check before buying: Colossyan offers a free Starter plan, a Professional plan from $59 per month for one editor billed annually, and Enterprise plans with SAML or OIDC single sign-on and custom avatars. The vendor states that customer content is not used to train its models, so confirm this wording in the contract. For staff in California, graded assessment results count as employee data under the CCPA.
Synthesia is a London-based video generation platform built around AI avatars, letting HR and L&D teams turn a script into a training or communication video with synthesized speech instead of filming a presenter, and translate it into more than 160 languages.
Key functions
More than 240 AI avatars
AI voice generator in more than 160 languages
AI video translation and dubbing
Compared with HeyGen
Can store data in the EU; HeyGen states no EU option.
Headquartered in United Kingdom, HeyGen in United States.
Names 3 security certificates, HeyGen 1.
Starts lower: from $18 per month, HeyGen from $29 per month.
Check before buying: Synthesia stores customer data in the EU, in data centers in Ireland with backups in the AWS Frankfurt region, and is audited for SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001. Single sign-on through SAML is limited to the Enterprise plan. Have someone review generated scripts and avatar footage for accuracy and likeness concerns before publishing.
Vyond is an animation video tool for learning, HR, communications and marketing teams that produce explainer and training videos, with AI that drafts scripts and videos and animated avatars that present them.
Key functions
Vyond Go generates script and video from a prompt
More than 1,300 AI avatars with speech
Translates videos into 95 languages from the Professional plan
Compared with HeyGen
Different pricing model: per user instead of freemium.
Strong in the same markets as HeyGen: United States.
Check before buying: Systems are based in the United States, and affiliates in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore have limited data access according to the privacy policy. The subprocessor list and standard contractual clauses are available on request. Custom avatars and voice cloning of employees need their consent.
AI Studios by DeepBrain AI creates presenter videos with AI avatars from text, documents or web pages and dubs videos into other languages, for training, marketing and customer communication teams.
Key functions
More than 2,000 AI avatars, plus custom avatars from a photo or video
Creates videos from text, topics, web pages and documents
Dubbing with voice cloning and lip-sync
Compared with HeyGen
Starts lower: from $24 per month, HeyGen from $29 per month.
Strongest elsewhere: South Korea.
Check before buying: Custom avatars and voice clones of employees need their written consent. According to the privacy policy, AWS processes account data in the United States, Germany and South Korea, and a subprocessor list is linked. Ask which region holds your videos and request a data processing agreement. Single sign-on is only available on Enterprise.
simpleshow turns text into animated explainer videos with AI, for learning and development, internal communications, HR, compliance and sales teams that explain processes and products.
Key functions
Creates animated explainer videos from text
Generates visuals, animation and timing automatically
AI avatars as presenters
Compared with HeyGen
Headquartered in Germany, HeyGen in United States.
Strongest elsewhere: Germany.
Check before buying: Paid plan prices were not visible on the website, so request a quote. After the D-ID acquisition, ask which company is the contracting party, where videos and scripts are stored and which data processing agreement applies. Single sign-on is only available on Enterprise.
Not stated means we found no statement on the vendor's site. Data as of each profile's last check.
The market around HeyGen: 6 tools for this task
83 % Publish a price (5/6)
83 % Free plan (5/6)
50 % Free trial (3/6)
33 % EU hosting option (2/6)
50 % Headquartered in Europe (3/6)
100 % Single sign-on (6/6)
HeyGen is among the tools that publish a price. More than half of the vendors here publish prices, so you can compare list prices before the first demo.
Source: ai-toolfinder.com dataset, full profiles only.
Why teams look beyond HeyGen
HeyGen states no EU hosting option. 2 alternatives can store data in the EU.
3 alternatives are strong in at least one of the same countries as HeyGen, so local support and compliance should be comparable.
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, Colossyan, Synthesia and Vyond share the most strong markets with HeyGen, so they are the closest fit if you work where HeyGen is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to HeyGen?
Colossyan, Synthesia, Vyond, AI Studios (DeepBrain AI) and simpleshow offer a free plan or a free trial according to the vendors. Check the limits of free plans before you rely on them for employee data.
Which HeyGen alternatives can host data in the EU?
Colossyan and Synthesia can store customer data in the EU, according to the vendors. Ask for the data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) and the list of subprocessors.
Which HeyGen alternatives publish their prices?
Colossyan, Synthesia, Vyond and AI Studios (DeepBrain AI) show prices on their websites, for example Colossyan from $59 per month and Synthesia from $18 per month. The others quote after a demo.
Are there European alternatives to HeyGen?
Colossyan, Synthesia and simpleshow are headquartered in Europe. A European seat does not guarantee EU hosting, so check the data processing agreement and the list of subprocessors.
Which HeyGen alternatives support single sign-on?
Colossyan, Synthesia, Vyond, AI Studios (DeepBrain AI) and simpleshow support single sign-on according to the vendors. Some include it only in higher plans, see the table above.
Colossyan
