IBM Watson Text to Speech vs. ReadSpeaker

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Watson Text to Speech
Score 9.1 out of 10
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IBM Watson Text to Speech is an API cloud service that enables users to convert written text into natural-sounding audio in a variety of languages and voices within an existing application or within Watson Assistant. It can be used to give a brand a voice and interact with users in their native language. Increase accessibility for users with different abilities, provide audio options to avoid distracted driving, or automate customer service interactions to eliminate hold times.N/A
ReadSpeaker
Score 8.0 out of 10
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ReadSpeaker is a global voice specialist providing languages and lifelike voices. With its technology, the company delivers natural-sounding synthesized voices, using Deep Neural Network (DNN) technology to structurally improve voice quality at all levels. ReadSpeaker is a subsidiary of the Memory Disk Division (MD) of the HOYA Corporation, with offices in 15 countries, and over 10,000 customers in 65 countries, providing a complete text-to-speech (TTS) offering, both as Software-as-a-Service…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
IBM Watson Text to SpeechReadSpeaker
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Watson Text to SpeechReadSpeaker
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
I advise Watson for all scenarios where you need AI to speak. I don't use this for this goal, but I suppose that could be a good solution for tourism and travel: companies in the hospitality industry can make it easier for people to
get around and offer tours in numerous languages, all at the same time. In telecommunications, could be used to create customized messaging that the caller can use with customers, and it can generate words from a customer’s records that are read to them in a professional and friendly voice. It's very good for English, for Italian is a little "robotic" but the pronunciation is right.
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ReadSpeaker Ai
This app works perfect in every situation but in some real time usage The voice sometime lags or fluctuate. So this app is well suited for pre-writtentext to voice conversion rather than real-time usage
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Pros
IBM
  • Improve customer experience and engagement.
  • Offers both on-premise and cloud deployments.
  • Automate requests and transactions in our agency.
  • Voice recognition.
  • Allows me to choose dialect which help select accent of the selected speaker.
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ReadSpeaker Ai
  • The text to voice service of ReadSpeaker is very natural. The voice is very natural and clear. It doesn't sound much like a robot. One can find male or female voice in different accent also.
  • It not only converts the text into voice but also add emphasis on some particular point if we want to add. The most engaging part is it also take care of punctuation. The speed can also be customized.
  • It also works in real time text to voice conversion.
  • My content is very safe with this app. I have never seen ads in Google or somewhere related to my content after using ReadSpeaker.
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Cons
IBM
  • Add sentiment variation.
  • Add parameter in order to change the characteristic of the voice.
  • Use custom voice in order to tune the speaker.
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ReadSpeaker Ai
  • The subscription cost can be controlled as many small business cannot afford it
  • They can add some more language in their software.
  • Even though the sound is very natural yet sometimes it become very monotonous and high speed.
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Usability
IBM
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ReadSpeaker Ai
This app deserves five star rating because this app can be in combined with any third-party app for the usage. Also this app can be used for people who are vision handicapped as they cannot read but they can here in their particular language which I guess is the best part of this app. Moreover, the overall experience is very value for money thing. I would suggest this app to so many people's in my company who are in customer service.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
I've never been a fan of the robotic voice of text-to-speech tools and I've always thought they sounded flat and bland. Until I tried IBM Watson Text to Speech, that is. This service uses advanced deep learning techniques to synthesize speech output in natural-sounding voices. I was blown away by how good the voices were that I've been using it for personal stuff like journaling and brainstorming sessions. And I'm definitely going to be using this for podcasting and my YouTube channel.
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ReadSpeaker Ai
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Enhance rapid and convenient customer interaction.
  • Client issues are easy to solve by allocating critical info in their native language.
  • Automating requests and transactions reduce hold time which improves customer satisfaction.
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ReadSpeaker Ai
  • I feel like I have taken the most use of this app.
  • Whatever amount I have invested in this app is absolutely value for money thing.
  • Not only me but also my colleague used this app and they also feel like this is one of the best text to voice conversion app.
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