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HColossyan vs Sendsteps
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Colossyan if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: l&d teams, hr and onboarding teams
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Choose Sendsteps if…
- you're in its core audience: teachers, universities and schools
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Feature Colossyan Sendsteps
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$59/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per minute of generated video$1.97—
Trains AI on your contentNoNo
Data retentionKept as long as needed for purposes, then deleted or anonymizedVoice recordings kept while content kept; erased within thirty days after agreement ends
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRISO 27001, GDPR
Custom video avatar—
Voice cloning—
Lip-synced translation—
Doc/PPT to video—
Interactive elements—
SCORM export—
Real-time avatar agents—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryAvatar & Talking-Head VideoTools for Teachers
CompanyColossyan Inc.Sendsteps B.V.
Based inUnited StatesNetherlands
Founded2020—
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
S Sendsteps
- AI-assisted interactive course creation
- PowerPoint import
- 20+ interactive question types
- Live understanding indicators from participant responses
- Self-paced asynchronous sessions
- PDF and Excel result exports
- Moderator mode and team collaboration
- SSO and LMS connection on Campus plan
Plans and prices
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Colossyan
StarterFree
Professional$59/mo billed yearly
EnterpriseCustom
Sendsteps
FreeFree
StarterNot published
ProfessionalNot published
Campus/EnterpriseCustom
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
Sendsteps
- Free forever plan with unlimited participants
- EU data hosting, ISO 27001 certified, designed for GDPR compliance
- Works alongside an existing LMS
- Available in six languages
- Free plan limited to 2 AI creations per 30 days
- Starter and Professional prices not shown on the pricing page
- No API or mobile apps mentioned
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