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Pictory vs Synthesia

Pictory or Synthesia? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Text to video, Edits video, AI presenters, Dubbing, Captions, API
  • Only Pictory states: Image to video
  • Only Synthesia states: Lip sync, Sound and music

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
About Pictory

Synthesia

Synthesia creates AI-presenter videos, translates them, and supports interactive avatar experiences for business teams.

Plans

Basic

Free

  • 1,200 credits /mo
  • Up to 10 mins of video
  • 9 AI avatars

Starter

  • $ 29 /mo
  • $ 18 /mo
  • $264 if you go with an annual plan
  • Download your videos
  • AI Video Assistant
  • AI Dubbing
  • Remove Synthesia logo
  • 1 editor & 3 guests
  • 125+ Synthesia AI Avatars

Creator

  • $ 89 /mo
  • $ 64 /mo
  • $804/year if you pay annually
  • 5 Personal Avatars
  • Branded video pages
  • API access
  • Multiple avatars per scene
  • Interactive videos
  • 1 editor & 5 guests

Enterprise

Price on request

  • Unlimited video minutes
  • 240+ stock AI Avatars
  • Unlimited Personal Avatars
  • SAML/SSO
  • Live team collaboration
  • Brand Kits

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Text to video — “Simply type in text and get a free video with an AI avatar in a few clicks.” source
  • Edits video — “Edit the original or translated transcript.” source
  • AI presenters — “Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 160+ languages.” source
  • Lip sync — “Get accurate lip-sync and voices that convey emotion and intent, straight out of the box” source
  • Dubbing — “Translate and dub any existing video into 140+ languages, with lip-sync that matches the new audio.” source
  • Captions — “Automatically add closed captions to your videos.” source
  • Sound and music — “Get access to a selection of royalty-free soundtracks.” source
  • API — “Automate video creation with Synthesia API.” source

Security

  • SOC 2 Type II — “We are SOC2 Type II compliant” source
  • SOC 2 — “This is reflected in our SOC2 report” source
  • ISO 27001 — “fully certified within ISO/IEC 27001:2022” source
  • ISO 42001 — “ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Certificate” source
  • GDPR — “Compliance ISO/IEC 42001:2023 ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISO/IEC 27701:2019 SOC 2 Type II GDPR” source

Latest updates

About Synthesia