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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
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
- Say Hello to Synthesia's New AI Press Officer
Introducing an AI press officer to our Newsroom: an Interactive Avatar built with the voice and likeness of Alexandru Voica.
- Introducing Roleplay Sessions: Interactive Coaching and Practice with Avatars
Introducing Roleplay Sessions to help people practice critical conversations and get personalized coaching.
- Interactive Avatar API: A New Way to Embed Real-Time Avatars Anywhere
Embed a real-time, lip-synced avatar into your product using your own LLM, STT and TTS. Available now for Enterprise customers.