Animaker vs. Synthesia

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Animaker
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Animaker is the eponymous platform from the company headquartered in Palo Alto, that enables beginners, non-designers & professionals to create Animation and Live-Action videos for every moment, featuring drag-and-drop editing, a character builder, a catalog of stock images and videos to use, and templates to ease video creation.
$20
per month
Synthesia
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Synthesia is an AI video generation platform that can be used by companies to turn boring docs, PowerPoints or PDFs into more engaging training, marketing or how-to videos.
$30
per month
Pricing
AnimakerSynthesia
Editions & Modules
Basic
$20
per month
Starter
$35
per month
Pro
$79
per month
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnimakerSynthesia
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details50% discount for annual billing.
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User Ratings
AnimakerSynthesia
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnimakerSynthesia
Likelihood to Recommend
Animaker
Animaker is best suited for short projects that are well-defined. We have found it very useful for developing our explainer videos, concept illustrations for pitching new product functions or iterations, and also for creating content quickly and easily. For an illustration of bigger and more complex projects, they might be less adequate and more difficult to execute seamlessly.
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Synthesia
If you need to create explanatory content or videos where the narrator isn't on the front page, Synthesia is a great ally. AI is not welcomed by everyone, or, to put it differently, people don't want to learn from AI, it feels fake, or takes out value. People want to engage with a real human, especially in a learning enviroment. I'd suggest using Synthesia because it saves you a lot of time, but if the avatar is the center of video, it might be an issue. You can note by the way the mouth moves that it's AI. There are ways in Synthesia where you can remove the avatar and just hear its voice (which are great btw) or make them smaller so your atention doesn't go there all the time.
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Pros
Animaker
  • Extreme flexibility with subtitling style, positioning, and transition options
  • Character customization options -- from facial features to costumes, gestures, etc.
  • They have great options in a wide array of templates to choose from.
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Synthesia
  • Engaging customer service
  • Easy-to-learn user interface
  • Plentiful, high-quality learning materia
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Cons
Animaker
  • It would be great to have more sound track options to choose from.
  • Add more scene templates that feature group interactions of multiple customizable characters
  • Direct voice-over enhancements when developing projects
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Synthesia
  • Cost
  • AI voice match to avatar
  • Realness in avatar personality
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Usability
Animaker
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Synthesia
Synthesia is very good with someone needing to create videos and not a lot of knowledge on the matter. It's easy to use, intuitive and has a lot of tutorials on how to use their features
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Alternatives Considered
Animaker
Animaker is a lot more user-friendly and easier to get used to as a beginner
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Synthesia
Synthesia is the best in the business.
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Return on Investment
Animaker
  • Ever since we switched from using only actual demo videos to adding animated explainers, our conversion rates have increased significantly.
  • Our productivity when creating presentations and materials for client engagement has more than tripled since we started using Animaker. We can go from storyboard to final output in 3 days or less. Previously, each output took at least 2 weeks to complete.
  • Creating projects in Animaker is just way more fun. Team members no longer dread having to work on a new concept. And our outputs are a lot more engaging.
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Synthesia
  • Compliance training
  • Translation costs
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