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Colossyan vs Synthesia

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Both Colossyan and Synthesia provide AI video generation from text. Compare them side-by-side to find your best fit.

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Top 3 reasons creators go with Colossyan over Synthesia

Free trial

You can try out Colossyan for free and ensure it's the right solution for your needs.

Explore the platform's features
Try out different avatars and voices
Utilize professionally made templates
Rated 4.7 out of 5 on G2
4,8 testimonial average in g2
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Learning-specific features

Colossyan is dedicated to workplace learning with unique features tailored for L&D.

Automatic translation
Interactivity
Scenario-based training
4K quality & different aspect ratios
SCORM export
Our Enterprise plan supports SCORM export for seamless LMS integration.
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Best support

According to G2, Colossyan offers the best support in the industry and is the easiest to do business with.

Simple procurement process
SOC2 compliance
To update
Full commercial licensing
More awards from G2
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Compare the features: Colossyan vs Synthesia

The tool you need depends on the type of content you’re creating. Have a look at the features side by side.

Why choose Colossyan for Learning?

Colossyan's unique conversations feature allows for dialogues between up to 4 avatars in a scene, helping creators produce realistic scenario-based learning experiences.

Auto translation of videos substantially speeds up the localization process with Colossyan, enabling translation in just four clicks.

Colossyan also enables active learning by making it possible to add multiple-choice questions to videos.

Why choose Synthesia for Learning?

Like Colossyan, Synthesia offers a selection of templates to speed up the video creation process.

Meets learning requirements rating
Overview of learning-specific features, compatibility and integrations.
9/10
6/10
L&D templates
Automatic translation
SCORM export
Seamless integration of e-learning content with any SCORM-compatible learning management system, with tracked completion criteria.
Side-view avatars
Interactivity
Videos with multiple-choice quizzes.
Branching
Interactive simulations, where learner choices lead to different outcomes.

Video presentation & editing features in Colossyan and Synthesia are evenly matched. Both tools include essential features like screen recording, media uploads, and transitions. 

Colossyan

Colossyan offers various aspect ratios to quickly and easily generate videos for different resolutions. It’s also the only platform that renders videos in Ultra HD (4K) resolution.

In G2, customers frequently comment on the quality of audio generation.

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Synthesia

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Video presentation & editing rating
7/10
7/10
Lip sync quality
8/10
8/10
Voice quality
8/10
7/10
PDF and PPT upload
With real time rendering you can preview your avatar talking inside the editor while creating the video
Aspect ratios
Screen recorder & upload your own media
Stock imagery, videos & music
Document to video

Turn documents, presentations and text files into videos in seconds.

4k video export

Both Colossyan and Synthesia have easy-to-use interfaces that simplify video creation relative to traditional video production.

Creating AI videos with Colossyan

Colossyan facilitates PPT and PDF import which is  important for users who use presentations as part of their learning programs. 

Colossyan Creator’s AI integrations make the video creation process even easier. The built-in AI Script Assistant  aids with script writing, rephrasing, ideation and more. Prompt-to-video enables to generate whole videos with a prompt alone, helping to combat the "blank page" problem.

Creating AI videos with Synthesia

Creating videos with Synthesia is simple. They offer a large selection of templates and have a library of tutorials to help you get acquainted with the creation. Synthesia offers PDF imports, but not PPT.

Stock avatars
120+
140+
AI voices
600+
130+
Languages
70+
70+
Multilingual voice cloning
Custom avatars
Avatar hand gestures
Avatar side views
Controllable voice emotions

Is Colossyan or Synthesia better for collaboration?

Both solutions could do more on the collaboration front. That being said, Colossyan has an edge here due to its shared workspaces and Brand Kit feature which lets creators save brand assets like logos, fonts and colors.

Collaboration rating
6/10
4/10
Media library
Commenting and approval
Brand kit
Collaborative workspaces
Content library

How do support and ease of doing business compare for Colossyan and Synthesia?

Colossyan offers a free trial and plan. Synthesia requires you to pay before finding out whether the tool is right for you.

Colossyan also grants full commercial licensing to videos created by paid subscribers. Synthesia has restrictions - their videos can’t be used in ads.

Ease of doing business rating
9.7
9.1
Support rating
9.6
9
SOC 2
Dedicated CSM
Partner program
SAML/SSO
Bootcamp/Academy
Free trial
Full commercial licensing

With a full commercial license, you have the rights to create videos for commercial purposes, i.e. advertising.

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Colossyan pricing

Trial

Full-featured trial with 5 minutes of video generation

Free
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Starter
$
19
per month
billed annually
Get an annual fee of
$
227
billed once per year
Enjoy a low rate of just
$
1.89
per minute
with this plan
Receive your yearly
120
minutes of video generation
immediately
For individual content creators
120 min
240 min
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Pro
$
61
per month
billed annually
Get an annual fee of
$
731
billed once per year
Enjoy a low rate of just
$
2.03
per minute
with this plan
Receive your yearly
360
minutes of video generation
immediately
For professionals or small teams
360 min
720 min
1080 min
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Enterprise

For companies/agencies scaling AI video creation

Custom pricing

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Synthesia pricing

Starter

10 minutes/month

$
30
per month

Creator

30 minutes/month

$
88
per month

Enterprise

Custom pricing

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