ElevenLabs vs Speechify

ElevenLabs makes voiceovers and clones voices; Speechify mainly reads text aloud to you. They solve different problems, so pick by what you need.

Quick verdict by use case

Voiceovers for videos, podcasts or ads: ElevenLabs (paid plan needed for a commercial license).
Listening to articles, PDFs and documents: Speechify.
Free use: Both have free tiers: ElevenLabs about 10 minutes of TTS a month; Speechify with 10 basic voices.

There is no single winner. These picks are based on what each official pricing page lists; try both on your own task before paying.

Pricing and free tier, side by side

	ElevenLabs	Speechify
What it does	AI text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and sound effects.	Reads text, PDFs and web pages aloud; also offers voice typing.
Is it actually free?	Free tier with limits	Free tier with limits
Free plan limits	Free ($0): 10,000 credits a month (about 10 minutes of text to speech), 3 Studio projects. No commercial license and no voice cloning.	Free: listen at up to 1.5x speed with 10 basic ('robotic sounding') voices; text-to-speech only.
Pricing	Free; Starter $6/month; Creator $22/month; Pro $99/month; Scale $299; Business $990.	Free; Premium $29/month billed monthly (cheaper yearly).
Best for	Natural-sounding voiceovers and narration.	Listening to articles and documents, including for reading difficulties.
Not great for	Commercial projects on the free plan (no commercial license).	Producing commercial voiceovers.
Last checked	2026-10-13	2026-10-13

Official site: elevenlabs.io ↗ Official site: speechify.com ↗

Strengths and weaknesses

ElevenLabs

Good for: Natural-sounding voiceovers and narration.

Not great for: Commercial projects on the free plan (no commercial license).

Speechify

Good for: Listening to articles and documents, including for reading difficulties.

Not great for: Producing commercial voiceovers.

Other options

VideoFree tier with limits

Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript, with AI cleanup tools.

Free? Free ($0): try text-based editing and some AI tools. Paid plans add watermark-free export, monthly media hours and AI credits.

VideoFree tier with limits

Synthesia

Makes presenter-style videos with AI avatars from a script.

Free? Basic ($0): 500 credits a month, about 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing; videos carry a Synthesia watermark.

Voice & musicFree tier with limits

Wispr Flow

Voice dictation that types cleaned-up text in any app.

Free? Free ($0/month): speech-to-text in any app on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, 100+ languages; Pro adds unlimited dictations; Notetaker access is limite…

Sources

ElevenLabs: elevenlabs.io pricing ↗ (checked 2026-10-13)
Speechify: speechify.com pricing ↗ (checked 2026-10-13)

Last checked 2026-10-13 · No benchmark scores: we only compare what the official pages state. · How we verify · Report an error