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HColossyan vs D-ID
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Colossyan if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: l&d teams, hr and onboarding teams
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Choose D-ID if…
- you're in its core audience: marketing teams, l&d and training teams
Side by side
Feature Colossyan D-ID
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$59/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per minute of generated video$1.97—
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionKept as long as needed for purposes, then deleted or anonymizedFree-user data deleted after 6 months of non-use; account deletion removes all data
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRISO 42001, SOC 2
Photo-to-avatar—
Custom video avatar
Voice cloning
Lip-synced translation—
Doc/PPT to video
Interactive elements
SCORM export—
Real-time avatar agents
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryAvatar & Talking-Head VideoAvatar & Talking-Head Video
CompanyColossyan Inc.De-Identification Inc. (US residents) / De-Identification Ltd. (outside US)
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded20202017
Part of——
Key features
C Colossyan
- Convert PDF, PowerPoint, Word and URLs into videos
- 300+ AI presenters plus custom avatars from one photo
- Voiceovers in 100+ languages with voice cloning
- Translation of script, voice and on-screen text with lip-sync
- Quizzes, buttons and branching scenarios
- SCORM export with scores sent to the LMS
- Screen recorder, brand kits and collaboration
- AI course outline and assessment generators
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- 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
Plans and prices
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Colossyan
StarterFree
Professional$59/mo billed yearly
EnterpriseCustom
D-ID
TrialFree trial
Strengths and limitations
Colossyan
- Free Starter plan with no credit card required
- Voiceovers in 100+ languages with lip-synced translation
- SCORM export for LMS delivery
- Enterprise plan offers SOC 2 Type II and EU or US data residency
- Free plan does not include SCORM export
- Professional plan limits SCORM exports to 5 per month
- Studio custom avatars cost an extra $1,000/yr outside Enterprise
- Extra NEO2 minutes cost $1,500/yr for 600 minutes
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
- Plan prices are not shown in the pricing page text
- 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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