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AKOOL
AKOOL
(473)
4.8 out of 5
AKOOL
By Akool Inc.
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Synthesia
Synthesia
(2,468)
4.7 out of 5
Synthesia
By Synthesia
At a Glance
AKOOL
AKOOL
Star Rating
(473)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
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Synthesia
Synthesia
Star Rating
(2,468)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 3 Video Minutes Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Synthesia excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to AKOOL. Users appreciate the platform's ability to create videos quickly and effortlessly, with one reviewer highlighting how they can simply paste a script and have a video ready in minutes.
  • Users say that Synthesia's custom avatars enhance the video creation experience, making it particularly appealing for educational purposes. An instructional designer noted how the platform is fast, accessible, and inclusive, which is crucial for engaging neurodivergent students.
  • Reviewers mention that while AKOOL has a slightly higher star rating, it faces challenges in overall user satisfaction, reflected in its lower G2 Score. However, users commend AKOOL for its video translation feature, which provides natural lip-syncing across languages, making it a strong choice for global messaging.
  • According to verified reviews, AKOOL shines in specific features like its background changer, which allows users to place subjects in premium environments seamlessly. This feature was particularly praised by a user in the automotive industry, showcasing its practical applications.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that both platforms offer free entry-level options, but Synthesia's free model is more robust, allowing users to explore its capabilities without commitment. This accessibility is a significant advantage for small businesses looking to experiment with video content creation.
  • Users report that while AKOOL provides excellent support and integration features, Synthesia's ease of use and setup are frequently mentioned as standout qualities. Reviewers appreciate the intuitive onboarding process, which helps them get started quickly and efficiently.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AKOOL
Free
Free Trial
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Synthesia
Free
Free
3 Video Minutes Per Month
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Free Trial
AKOOL
Free Trial is available
Synthesia
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
305
8.7
2,122
Ease of Use
9.5
471
9.1
2,166
Ease of Setup
9.5
439
9.2
1,530
Ease of Admin
9.5
34
9.1
797
Quality of Support
9.4
301
8.9
1,750
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
33
8.9
747
Product Direction (% positive)
9.9
313
9.6
2,112
Features by Category
Content MarketingHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Screen and Video CaptureHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
9.4
12
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
10.0
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
PresentationHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
8.2
996
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
923
Not enough data
8.5
896
Not enough data
9.1
935
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
743
Not enough data
8.2
906
Not enough data
8.3
865
Not enough data
8.3
786
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.6
718
Not enough data
7.3
728
Not enough data
8.4
769
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Course AuthoringHide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
8.0
36
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
7.4
32
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.8
25
Video CMSHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
7.8
114
Customization
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
7.9
84
Not enough data
7.5
72
Not enough data
8.0
84
Organization
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
7.6
79
Not enough data
7.5
73
Not enough data
7.2
75
Not enough data
7.8
74
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine TranslationHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
9.9
8
Not enough data
Translation Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Offering Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Machine Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Translation ManagementHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Translation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Translation Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
TranscriptionHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.7
17
Not enough data
Voice
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Transcription
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
Editing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text to SpeechHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
9.3
102
7.9
734
Integration
9.2
82
7.8
545
9.1
73
7.5
547
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
9.4
71
8.4
666
9.2
67
8.0
653
9.1
64
7.9
666
9.2
53
7.8
684
9.3
60
8.0
679
9.3
54
7.2
680
9.1
45
7.9
686
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
9.4
49
8.1
694
9.3
42
7.7
616
9.4
40
7.7
596
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video EmailHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
7.0
74
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.0
68
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
6.7
62
Not enough data
6.9
64
Software Delivery
Not enough data
6.1
62
Feature Not Available
7.0
61
Not enough data
6.8
59
Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
61
Feature Not Available
6.4
58
Not enough data
6.6
58
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
6.9
6
Video CommunicationsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
7.4
316
Platform Features
Not enough data
7.8
302
Not enough data
7.3
297
Not enough data
7.6
291
Not enough data
7.3
285
Not enough data
7.6
290
Not enough data
7.1
275
Organization
Not enough data
7.6
281
Not enough data
7.7
280
Not enough data
8.1
276
Customization
Not enough data
7.3
279
Not enough data
7.1
279
Not enough data
7.8
280
Analytics
Not enough data
7.0
272
Not enough data
7.1
260
Not enough data
7.1
266
Video EditingHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
9.2
100
7.8
489
Editing
9.1
64
7.6
385
9.2
60
8.3
426
9.1
57
8.0
432
9.0
60
7.5
401
9.3
50
7.9
370
9.2
57
7.8
410
9.2
51
8.6
441
Platform
9.2
44
8.6
409
9.4
50
8.4
427
Feature Not Available
8.0
360
Generative AI
9.4
6
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
7.1
96
Not enough data
6.9
96
Not enough data
6.9
97
Not enough data
6.8
97
Synthetic MediaHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Image GeneratorsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
9.0
87
Not enough data
Image Generation
9.2
59
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
8.9
69
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
Model
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content CreationHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
8.5
100
7.0
796
Planning
8.6
82
6.6
694
Publishing
9.0
81
7.8
706
Social Media
8.7
82
7.3
689
Planning
Feature Not Available
6.4
731
Generative AI
8.5
83
7.9
719
8.4
77
7.8
702
8.4
75
7.4
697
8.9
76
Feature Not Available
8.7
76
7.9
701
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.9
7
6.7
65
8.1
7
6.4
66
8.1
7
6.1
68
8.8
7
6.5
70
8.1
7
6.6
70
8.8
7
6.4
69
8.3
7
6.7
68
Talent ManagementHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Video GeneratorsHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
9.2
7
8.1
819
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
9.4
9
8.5
781
Not enough data
8.4
765
Not enough data
7.6
747
9.0
5
8.4
754
Not enough data
7.8
735
8.0
5
8.3
790
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
729
Editing - AI Video Generation
7.0
5
8.1
770
Not enough data
8.5
773
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.3
757
Not enough data
8.0
738
Not enough data
7.3
712
Not enough data
7.9
720
Video Content CreationHide 23 FeaturesShow 23 Features
9.0
32
7.7
449
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.9
25
7.7
403
9.0
26
8.0
416
9.2
26
8.0
421
8.6
29
8.3
424
9.3
29
8.3
423
9.0
27
8.1
405
8.9
26
8.4
408
9.1
26
8.0
416
9.0
25
7.7
404
Distribution - Video Content Creation
9.0
26
7.3
380
8.5
25
7.7
385
8.7
29
8.5
402
Analytics - Video Content Creation
9.3
26
7.0
381
8.8
26
7.0
378
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.8
26
7.3
395
8.9
28
8.1
403
Integrations - Video Content Creation
9.0
26
7.9
387
8.7
25
7.6
383
9.3
29
7.0
365
Other - Video Content Creation
9.0
29
7.5
384
9.5
28
7.4
383
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
6.8
88
Not enough data
6.3
88
Video TranslationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
13
7.6
21
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.0
10
7.1
21
8.3
11
7.7
20
8.5
10
7.4
20
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.4
21
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
8.5
11
7.1
21
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
8.6
11
8.1
20
8.9
11
8.0
20
Output - Voice Dubbing
8.3
10
7.5
21
8.5
12
8.0
20
9.2
12
8.3
21
AI Content Creation PlatformsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.5
14
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
AI Avatar GeneratorsHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
7.9
104
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
98
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
7.4
98
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
8.0
96
Live streaming
Not enough data
6.7
93
Script-based automation
Not enough data
8.1
96
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
7.5
93
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.4
93
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
93
Editing
Not enough data
8.0
94
Not enough data
8.2
94
Storage & Management
Not enough data
7.4
88
Not enough data
7.8
87
Not enough data
7.8
89
Not enough data
8.2
86
Training eLearningHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AKOOL
AKOOL
Synthesia
Synthesia
Unique Categories
AKOOL
Synthesia
Synthesia is categorized as Video CMS, Presentation, Course Authoring, and AI Avatar Generators
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AKOOL
AKOOL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.7%
Synthesia
Synthesia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
71.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.3%
Reviewers' Industry
AKOOL
AKOOL
Marketing and Advertising
33.4%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Design
4.7%
Computer Software
4.0%
Graphic Design
2.1%
Other
35.9%
Synthesia
Synthesia
Computer Software
8.8%
E-Learning
7.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.2%
Consulting
5.6%
Other
65.4%
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AKOOL
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Synthesia
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Discussions
AKOOL
AKOOL Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
AKOOL has no discussions with answers
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Synthesia
Synthesia Discussions
What is Synthesia used for?
5 Comments
Luca B.
LB
Internal training videosRead more
Is there a way to see the result of the video before generating it?
3 Comments
Sarunas V.
SV
Not for now.Read more
Is there a way to have the avatars laugh?
2 Comments
Dan-Vlad C.
DC
Hey Dwight! This sounds like a really interesting use case, and I can definitely understand the need for a way to bring more emotion into the...Read more
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