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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (86.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 3 Video Minutes Per Month
No pricing available
Synthesia
Star Rating
(2,444)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 3 Video Minutes Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansTESS AI
Star Rating
(477)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about TESS AISummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that TESS AI excels in application integration with a score of 8.4, allowing seamless connectivity with various tools, while Synthesia falls behind at 7.8, which may limit its usability in diverse workflows.
- Reviewers mention that TESS AI's real-time streaming capabilities score 8.3, providing a more dynamic experience compared to Synthesia's 7.5, which could affect live presentations and interactions.
- G2 users highlight that TESS AI offers superior content creation features, scoring 8.5, while Synthesia's score of 8.4 indicates it may not be as robust in generating diverse content types.
- Users on G2 say that TESS AI's custom avatars feature, rated at 8.0, allows for more personalized experiences, whereas Synthesia's score of 7.8 suggests less flexibility in avatar customization.
- Reviewers mention that TESS AI's natural sounding voices score 8.5, providing a more authentic audio experience, while Synthesia's 8.1 indicates a slight compromise in voice quality.
- Users report that TESS AI shines in video distribution with a score of 8.3, making it easier to share content across platforms, while Synthesia's score of 7.9 suggests it may not be as effective in this area.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Synthesia
Free
Free
3 Video Minutes Per Month
Explore our video communications platform for free
- 1 editor
- 9 AI avatars
- 140+ languages and voices
TESS AI
No pricing availableFree Trial
Synthesia
Free Trial is available
TESS AI
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
2,111
8.8
339
Ease of Use
9.1
2,155
8.9
352
Ease of Setup
9.2
1,519
8.9
230
Ease of Admin
9.1
792
8.8
124
Quality of Support
8.9
1,742
8.8
292
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
743
8.7
125
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
2,101
9.6
351
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
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Data
Not enough data
8.7
105
Not enough data
8.8
107
Interaction
Not enough data
8.7
107
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.7
107
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Learning
Not enough data
8.6
106
Not enough data
8.1
105
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
8.7
104
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
7.8
6
System
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.5
102
Not enough data
8.4
103
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Grammar
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
9.0
97
Formatting
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.5
96
Content
Not enough data
8.8
95
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.7
93
Product Type
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
7.2
90
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.3
83
Not enough data
9.2
84
Platform Basics
8.4
922
Not enough data
8.5
895
Not enough data
9.1
934
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
742
Not enough data
8.2
905
Not enough data
8.3
864
Not enough data
8.3
785
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.6
717
Not enough data
7.3
727
Not enough data
8.4
768
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
9.1
35
Not enough data
7.4
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
Customization
8.9
96
Not enough data
7.9
84
Not enough data
7.5
72
Not enough data
8.0
84
Not enough data
Organization
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
Not enough data
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
Integration
7.8
543
8.4
107
7.5
546
8.3
108
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.4
665
8.6
104
8.0
652
8.4
102
7.9
665
8.4
103
7.8
683
8.4
102
8.0
678
8.2
102
7.2
678
8.2
102
7.9
684
8.4
102
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
8.1
690
8.4
101
7.7
615
8.3
99
7.7
595
8.4
97
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.9
67
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
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
Not enough data
Software Delivery
6.1
62
Not enough data
7.0
61
Not enough data
6.8
59
Not enough data
Analytics
6.6
61
Not enough data
6.4
58
Not enough data
6.6
58
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Email
6.9
6
Not enough data
Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Organization
7.6
281
Not enough data
7.7
280
Not enough data
8.1
276
Not enough data
Customization
7.3
279
Not enough data
7.1
279
Not enough data
7.8
280
Not enough data
Analytics
7.0
272
Not enough data
7.1
260
Not enough data
7.1
266
Not enough data
Editing
7.6
384
Not enough data
8.3
425
Not enough data
8.0
430
Not enough data
7.5
399
Not enough data
7.9
368
Not enough data
7.8
408
Not enough data
8.6
439
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
407
Not enough data
8.4
425
Not enough data
8.0
359
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
7.1
95
Not enough data
6.9
95
Not enough data
6.9
96
Not enough data
6.8
96
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
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.6
92
Support
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.7
90
Not enough data
8.4
89
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Image Generation
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.5
219
Not enough data
8.7
219
Advanced Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
213
Not enough data
8.0
215
Not enough data
8.5
208
Not enough data
8.8
215
Model
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.5
202
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.6
694
Not enough data
Publishing
7.8
705
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
689
Not enough data
Planning
6.4
731
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
719
Not enough data
7.8
702
Not enough data
7.4
697
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
700
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
6.7
65
Not enough data
6.4
66
Not enough data
6.1
68
Not enough data
6.5
70
Not enough data
6.6
70
Not enough data
6.4
69
Not enough data
6.7
68
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
777
8.1
94
8.4
763
8.2
92
7.6
747
7.8
93
8.4
751
8.5
92
7.8
732
7.9
92
8.3
784
8.0
91
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
729
8.0
70
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.1
767
7.9
94
8.5
772
8.3
93
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.3
756
8.6
93
8.0
737
8.4
91
7.3
712
8.2
93
7.9
719
8.2
95
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.7
403
Not enough data
8.0
416
Not enough data
8.0
421
Not enough data
8.3
423
Not enough data
8.3
423
Not enough data
8.1
405
Not enough data
8.4
408
Not enough data
8.0
416
Not enough data
7.7
404
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.3
380
Not enough data
7.7
385
Not enough data
8.5
402
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.0
381
Not enough data
7.0
378
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.3
395
Not enough data
8.1
402
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
387
Not enough data
7.6
383
Not enough data
7.0
365
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.5
384
Not enough data
7.4
383
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
6.8
88
Not enough data
6.3
88
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
7.1
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.4
21
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
7.1
21
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
Text to Video Generation
8.2
98
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
7.4
98
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
8.0
96
Not enough data
Live streaming
6.7
93
Not enough data
Script-based automation
8.1
95
Not enough data
Video Creation
8.3
97
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
7.5
93
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
93
Not enough data
Editing
8.0
93
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
Storage & Management
7.4
88
Not enough data
7.8
87
Not enough data
7.8
89
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
Workflow Design & Integration - AI Orchestration
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization & Analytics - AI Orchestration
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
Governance & Compliance Controls - AI Orchestration
Not enough data
8.7
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
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
Synthesia and TESS AI are categorized as AI Video Generators and Text to Speech
Unique Categories
Synthesia is categorized as Video Translation, Video Content Creation, Video Communications, Video Email, Content Creation, Video CMS, Video Editing, Presentation, Course Authoring, and AI Avatar Generators
TESS AI is categorized as AI Image Generators, AI Code Generation, AI Chatbots, AI Writing Assistant, and AI Orchestration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Synthesia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TESS AI
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
Computer Software
8.7%
E-Learning
7.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Consulting
5.6%
Other
65.4%
Marketing and Advertising
16.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Computer Software
5.1%
Graphic Design
4.3%
Animation
4.3%
Other
63.1%
Discussions
What is Synthesia used for?
5 Comments
LB
Internal training videosRead more
Is there a way to see the result of the video before generating it?
3 Comments
SV
Not for now.Read more
Is there a way to have the avatars laugh?
2 Comments
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
TESS AI has no discussions with answers
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