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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (87.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free 1 Seat
Descript
Star Rating
(825)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansHeyGen Video Agent
Star Rating
(1,294)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Seat
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that HeyGen excels in Ease of Use with a score of 9.3 compared to Descript's 8.4. Reviewers mention that HeyGen's intuitive interface allows for quicker navigation and a smoother learning curve, making it ideal for small businesses.
- Reviewers mention that both products offer Auto Save features, but they rate equally at 9.2. Users appreciate this functionality as it ensures that their work is consistently saved without manual intervention, reducing the risk of data loss.
- Users on G2 highlight HeyGen's superior Image Editor capabilities, scoring 8.5 against Descript's 7.1. Reviewers say that HeyGen provides more advanced editing tools, allowing for greater customization and creativity in visual content.
- Reviewers mention that Descript shines in Transcription with a perfect score of 9.0, while HeyGen also performs well at 9.0. Users say that Descript's transcription accuracy and speed are particularly beneficial for content creators who rely on quick turnaround times.
- Users say that HeyGen outperforms Descript in Video Creation, scoring 9.0 compared to Descript's 7.7. Reviewers mention that HeyGen's templates and AI-driven features streamline the video production process, making it easier for users to create professional-quality videos.
- G2 users report that HeyGen's Collaboration features are slightly better, with a score of 8.5 versus Descript's 8.4. Reviewers mention that HeyGen allows for more seamless sharing and feedback processes, which is crucial for teams working on projects together.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 media hour / month
HeyGen Video Agent
Free
Free
1 Seat
Start creating with our free plan on HeyGen at no cost. This is the ideal entry point for folks looking to test the waters with our AI tools, including our AI video maker.
- Create 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 3-mins
- 720p video export
Free Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
HeyGen Video Agent
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
659
9.1
1,095
Ease of Use
8.4
674
9.3
1,124
Ease of Setup
9.0
424
9.2
844
Ease of Admin
8.5
111
9.1
244
Quality of Support
8.4
447
9.0
845
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
102
9.2
220
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
638
9.7
1,101
Features by Category
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
Platform Basics
8.3
128
8.3
50
8.6
135
8.4
51
7.1
116
8.5
51
Platform Content
7.4
111
8.3
48
Feature Not Available
8.5
47
8.7
137
8.6
48
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
9.0
48
8.0
110
8.7
46
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
9.3
10
Platform Basics
7.7
20
8.5
227
8.6
22
Feature Not Available
9.2
21
9.2
225
Platform Content
7.5
19
Feature Not Available
7.8
21
8.9
219
8.2
21
8.9
218
8.8
22
8.8
215
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Feature Not Available
6.1
19
Feature Not Available
8.2
20
8.7
217
Generative AI
8.4
19
8.8
195
7.4
16
8.3
114
7.0
16
8.8
115
8.1
18
8.5
190
5.9
16
7.5
114
7.3
19
9.0
195
6.7
17
8.4
113
Translation Options
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
9.3
47
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.2
47
Offering Type
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
9.0
48
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.6
41
Agentic AI - Machine Translation
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Client Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
44
Translation Tools
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
43
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
38
Agentic AI - Translation Management
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Voice
8.0
313
8.3
50
7.8
393
8.8
51
Transcription
8.3
371
8.7
51
8.6
356
8.5
50
8.8
337
8.9
48
7.8
172
8.3
48
Editing
8.4
312
8.7
49
7.8
155
8.1
50
8.8
370
8.8
50
7.4
136
8.9
50
Integration
8.3
279
9.1
48
7.3
240
8.9
47
8.6
317
9.2
50
8.1
264
9.0
48
7.5
252
8.6
49
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
9.2
18
8.0
11
9.4
18
8.0
11
9.6
18
Integration
7.8
105
8.8
388
Feature Not Available
8.6
362
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
123
9.1
458
Feature Not Available
8.9
450
8.3
121
9.0
456
7.6
60
8.8
462
Feature Not Available
8.7
460
Feature Not Available
8.2
457
7.6
105
8.6
453
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
7.9
112
8.8
456
8.5
118
8.7
441
8.6
52
8.8
428
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
9.2
239
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
30
Software Delivery
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
9.4
28
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.4
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.4
24
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
9.0
10
Platform Features
8.4
50
8.2
87
7.9
47
8.3
89
7.8
50
8.3
85
7.9
47
8.0
84
8.6
49
8.1
83
Feature Not Available
8.3
84
Organization
8.4
47
8.7
83
8.2
44
8.9
83
8.6
46
8.8
83
Customization
7.8
47
8.2
82
8.2
49
7.6
81
8.1
47
8.4
81
Analytics
7.5
42
7.7
78
Feature Not Available
7.8
79
7.7
43
7.6
79
Editing
7.8
267
8.5
128
9.0
275
9.0
125
7.6
259
8.5
126
7.9
241
8.4
119
8.2
255
8.3
123
8.6
272
8.4
122
8.8
263
8.7
120
Platform
8.6
247
9.0
122
8.7
259
9.1
121
8.1
228
8.3
119
Generative AI
7.8
224
8.8
115
7.7
224
8.9
117
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
8.8
37
8.3
19
8.9
36
8.2
19
9.1
37
8.1
18
8.8
37
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
Planning
6.4
114
7.7
368
Publishing
7.7
122
8.3
370
Social Media
7.3
122
8.4
376
Planning
6.2
116
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.5
124
8.5
367
7.5
122
8.4
365
7.8
121
8.1
363
6.4
112
8.1
205
6.4
110
8.6
376
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.8
10
7.8
95
7.6
9
7.6
94
8.0
9
7.9
92
8.1
9
7.9
95
8.3
8
8.0
96
8.3
9
7.7
94
8.3
9
7.7
95
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.1
19
9.0
537
7.8
16
8.8
524
7.7
15
8.4
516
8.1
20
8.7
516
6.7
15
9.1
526
6.6
15
9.1
524
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
8.6
510
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
8.4
500
9.3
20
9.0
506
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
8.9
504
8.2
19
8.7
498
8.1
15
8.3
479
7.8
15
8.3
481
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.0
194
Feature Not Available
8.9
211
Feature Not Available
7.4
182
8.5
249
7.2
192
8.6
247
7.7
198
Feature Not Available
7.7
183
8.4
243
8.1
182
8.9
246
7.6
185
8.1
240
8.0
179
8.4
238
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.4
169
8.1
233
8.8
200
8.5
244
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
6.1
162
Feature Not Available
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
Feature Not Available
7.9
178
8.7
241
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
8.6
237
7.7
185
Feature Not Available
6.9
158
7.9
235
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
8.3
234
7.6
164
8.2
229
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
8.4
134
7.3
5
8.3
130
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
8.8
103
9.0
8
8.7
99
9.0
7
8.3
99
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
42
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
8.4
100
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Feature Not Available
9.0
7
8.9
96
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
8.4
98
9.5
7
8.5
100
9.2
8
9.0
104
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
146
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
8.3
150
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
8.6
148
Live streaming
Not enough data
7.3
139
Script-based automation
Not enough data
8.5
147
Video Creation
Not enough data
9.1
152
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.7
148
Not enough data
8.9
147
Not enough data
8.9
145
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
147
Editing
Not enough data
8.2
142
Not enough data
8.8
146
Storage & Management
Not enough data
8.5
143
Not enough data
8.7
144
Not enough data
8.3
141
Not enough data
8.8
146
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and HeyGen Video Agent are categorized as Screen and Video Capture, Video Editing, AI Video Generators, Text to Speech, AI Avatar Generators, Video Content Creation, Video Translation, Content Creation, Presentation, Audio Editing, Transcription, and Video Communications
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HeyGen Video Agent
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Marketing and Advertising
10.6%
Education Management
5.7%
E-Learning
5.3%
Consulting
5.2%
Entertainment
4.6%
Other
68.6%
Discussions
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
HeyGen Video Agent has no discussions with answers
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