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HeyGen vs Pictory
HeyGen or Pictory? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Text to video, Image to video, AI presenters, Dubbing, Captions, API
- Only HeyGen states: Lip sync, Sound and music, 4K, Commercial use
- Only Pictory states: Edits video
HeyGen
HeyGen creates AI videos from scripts, prompts, images, URLs, and PDFs using avatars, voices, B-roll, captions, and translation.
Plans
Free
Free
- 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 1 min
- Access to Avatar IV
- Standard video processing
- 500+ Stock Video Avatars
- 1 Custom Video Avatar
Creator
- $29 / mo
- $24/month if you pay annually
- 600 credits
- Videos up to 30 mins
- 1080p video export
- Unlimited Photo Avatars
- Voice Cloning
- 175+ languages and dialects
Pro
- $49 / mo
- $4,300
- 1,000 credits
- Videos up to 30 mins
- 4K video export
- Unlimited Photo Avatars
- Customizable monthly usage
- Access to all Advanced AI models
Business
- $149 / mo
- 1,500 credits
- Videos up to 60 mins
- 4k video export
- 2x more concurrency than Pro
- 5 Custom Video Avatars
- Workspace collaboration
Enterprise
Price on request
- Flexible video generation
- No video duration max
- 4k video export
- Multi-workspace control
- Enterprise-grade security & privacy
- Dedicated customer success manager
Prices checked 2026-09-26 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Text to video — “Create complete videos from a script using Text to Video.” source
- Image to video — “Transform any image into a dynamic AI video in seconds.” source
- AI presenters — “Create business presenters, talking avatars, or custom characters with studio-quality results.” source
- Lip sync — “Phoneme-level accuracy across every supported language.” source
- Dubbing — “No reshoots, no manual dubbing.” source
- Captions — “Brand Kit, auto captions, and B-roll deliver finished videos without switching tools.” source
- Sound and music — “The platform will generate a video with realistic AI motion and voice.” source
- 4K — “4K video export” source
- Commercial use — “You own your AI-generated videos and visuals, allowing you to publish content for marketing or training with confidence, knowing your materials are produced ethically and securely.” source
- API — “HeyGen for Developers offers production-ready, scalable APIs, including Video Agent, Video Generation, Translation, and Lipsync models.” source
Security
- SOC 2 Type II — “We are SOC 2 Type II certified, reflecting our ongoing commitment to robust cybersecurity practices.” source
- SOC 2 — “We are SOC 2 Type II certified, reflecting our ongoing commitment to robust cybersecurity practices.” source
- GDPR — “HeyGen meets rigorous compliance requirements for global standards, including SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), and the EU AI Act.” source
- Not: Data kept in the EU — “All HeyGen customer data is stored in the United States on AWS infrastructure.” source
- Not trained on your data — “Enterprise customers' data is excluded from AI model training by default.” source
Latest updates
- HyperFrames Render API — Decomposed Resolution + Aspect Ratio
resolution is now a tier; aspect_ratio is a separate field.
- New Aspect Ratios for Social Formats
POST /v2/videos and POST /v3/videos now accept four additional values for aspect_ratio: 1:1, 4:5, 5:4, and auto.
- New Endpoint: Get Asset
GET /v3/assets/{asset_id} returns asset metadata, including owner, upload timestamp, file type, and a publicly accessible URL.
Pictory
AI video platform that turns text, URLs, presentations, images, audio, and recordings into edited videos.
Plans
Starter
- $25 per month, billed annually
- $29 per month
- 2,400 minutes yr (annual plan)
- 5 GB storage
- 1 Brand Kit
- 720 minutes of ElevenLab's AI voices in 29 languages
- 5 million videos from Getty Images and Storyblocks
- 1,200 AI credits/yr
Professional
- $35 per month, billed annually
- $59 per month
- 7,200 minutes yr (annual plan)
- 20 GB storage
- 5 brand kits
- Unlimited standard voices in 7 languages
- 1,440 minutes of ElevenLab's AI voices in 29 languages
- Custom Avatars
Team
- $119 per month, billed annually
- $199 per month
- 3+ Users
- 21,600 minutes yr (annual plan)
- 100 GB storage
- 10 brand kits
- Team workspace to share assets & collaborate on projects
- Professional onboarding and team training
Enterprise
Price on request
- 10+ Users
- Custom video minutes
- Custom storage
- Unlimited Brand Kits
- Pictory Central: Interactive Video Hosting
- Dedicated success manager
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Text to video — “Turn text, prompts, scripts, articles, and blog posts into videos using Gen AI visuals, AI avatars, captions, and realistic AI voices.” source
- Image to video — “Start with a single image, add a quick prompt, and instantly turn it into a smooth, animated video clip.” source
- Edits video — “Edit videos faster with Gen AI-powered video editing , automatic captions, highlights, AI avatars, and realistic AI voices.” source
- AI presenters — “Create videos with realistic Gen AI avatars and natural AI voices that present your scripts for training, marketing, and social media.” source
- Dubbing — “Dubbing & Multilingual Voices” source
- Captions — “Automatically make your videos accessible with auto captions.” source
- API — “Easily integrate Pictory’s AI into your systems with our flexible API, enabling automated video creation and customization at scale.” source
Security
- SOC 2 — “SOC 2 Compliant” source