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HColossyan vs Synthesia
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Colossyan if…
- you're in its core audience: l&d teams, hr and onboarding teams
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Choose Synthesia if…
- you want the lower entry price ($19/mo vs $59/mo)
- you're in its core audience: learning & development teams, hr and internal communications
Side by side
Feature Colossyan Synthesia
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$59/mo$19/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Cost per minute of generated video$1.97$1.58
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionKept as long as needed for purposes, then deleted or anonymizedCustomer Data retained per customer's instructions and applicable law
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRGDPR
Updates, last 90 days—10
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.Synthesia Limited
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
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
S Synthesia
- AI avatar videos from a script in 140+ languages
- Personal avatar created from a single photo
- Convert docs, PPTs or links into narrated video
- Video dubbing with voice cloning and lip-sync
- Interactive videos with quizzes, branching and CTAs
- Avatar roleplay and conversational survey sessions
- Publish via link, embed or SCORM with analytics
- API and MCP server for programmatic video creation
Plans and prices
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Colossyan
StarterFree
Professional$59/mo billed yearly
EnterpriseCustom
Synthesia
BasicFree
Starter$19/mo ($9 first month)
Pro$89/mo ($49 first month)
EnterpriseCustom
Roleplay Training add-on$29/learner/month
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
Synthesia
- Free plan with 10 minutes of video per month, no credit card required
- 140+ languages and voices on every plan
- API, MCP server and LiveKit plugin for developers
- Lists SOC2, GDPR, ISO42001 and SAML/SSO compliance
- Free plan videos carry a Synthesia watermark and cannot be downloaded
- SCORM export, SAML/SSO and Brand Kits are listed only on Enterprise
- Roleplay learner seats cost an extra $29/month each
- Studio avatars are a $1,000/year add-on for annual plans only
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