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HAKOOL vs D-ID
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose AKOOL if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: marketing teams, content creators
D
Choose D-ID if…
- you want the lower entry price ($4.7/mo vs $12/mo)
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: marketing teams, l&d and training teams
Side by side
Feature AKOOL D-ID
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$12/mo$4.7/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Free-user data deleted after 6 months of non-use; account deletion removes all data
Security and compliance—ISO 42001, SOC 2
Photo-to-avatar—
Custom video avatar—
Voice cloning—
Doc/PPT to video—
Interactive elements—
Real-time avatar agents—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyAKOOLDe-Identification Inc. (US residents) / De-Identification Ltd. (outside US) · United States · since 2017
Full feature lists
A AKOOL
- Talking avatar and streaming avatar videos
- Face, head, hair and clothing swap
- Video translation
- PPT/PDF to video conversion
- Text to speech, voice clone and voice changer
- Model Hub with Seedance, Kling, Veo, Sora and more
- Live face swap and live camera
- OpenAPI for developers
D D-ID
- Avatar videos generated from scripts, decks or documents
- Real-time conversational Visual AI Agents
- Custom avatars from images or video
- Voice cloning with multilingual output
- Video and interaction in 120+ languages
- Streaming animation API for app integration
- Integrations with PowerPoint, Canva and Google Slides
- Video Translate and Live Portrait tools
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
AKOOL · akool.com
D-ID · d-id.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | AKOOL | D-ID |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $4.70 Lite |
| 5 people | no published plan | $108 Advanced |
| 20 people | no published plan | $108 Advanced |
All plans and prices
AKOOL
Free$0
Starter$12/seat/mo billed yearly ($144)
Pro$21/seat/mo billed yearly; $30 shown otherwise
Pro Max$41.30/seat/mo billed yearly; $59 shown otherwise
Business$174.30/seat/mo billed yearly; $249 shown otherwise
EnterpriseCustom
D-ID
TrialFree trial
Lite$4.7/month billed annually ($56/year)
Pro$16/month billed annually ($191/year)
Advanced$108/month billed annually ($1,293/year)
EnterpriseCustom
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
AKOOL
No changes since we started tracking.
D-ID
- Nov 7, 2026Starting price: none → $4.70/mo; New plan: Lite ($4.70); New plan: Pro ($16); New plan: Advanced ($108); New plan: Enterprise (Custom)
Strengths and limitations
AKOOL
- Free tier available
- Access to many third-party video and image models in one place
- Paid plans have no watermark
- API and real-time avatar options
- API access starts at the Pro Max plan
- Starter plan limited to 1080P and 200 credits a month
- Free tier has slow processing and only 5 TTS uses in total
D-ID
- Supports 120+ languages for video and real-time interaction
- API shares the same minute balance as the web app
- Integrates with PowerPoint, Canva and Google Slides
- Self-hosting option for real-time avatars
- Trial and Lite videos carry a D-ID watermark
- Unused minutes expire monthly and do not roll over
- Videos limited to 5 minutes in Studio or API
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 7, 2026. Editorial policy