Synthesia alternatives
Synthesia creates videos with AI avatars. These 5 tools do the same job or overlap with it (see all AI video editors).
Compared at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Platforms | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synthesia | Free plan · Paid from $29/mo | API, Plugin or MCP | Creates videos with AI avatars |
| Kling AI | Pricing: see official site | API, Plugin or MCP | Video editing |
| Kapwing | Free plan · Paid plans: see official pricing | Web app | Smart Cut removes silences automatically |
| Descript | Free plan · Paid from $16/user/mo (billed annually) | — | Edit video by editing its text |
| Runway | Free plan · Paid from $12/mo (billed annually) | Mobile, API | Video editing |
| invideo | Paid from $4/user/mo (billed annually) | — | Multiplayer editing with live cursors |
The alternatives
Kling AI is an AI image and video generation tool for creators, filmmakers, and e-commerce and advertising teams, with an API and plugin or MCP access.
Kapwing also creates and edits videos for marketers and educators, generating videos from a text prompt, while Synthesia centers on AI avatar videos.
Choose Kapwing if you want to generate a video from a text prompt with voiceover, visuals, subtitles and music
Descript also handles video creation and editing for creators and podcasters, with transcription, dubbing and subtitles, and edits video by changing its text.
Choose Descript if you want to edit video by working with its transcript and record remote interviews with cloud backup
Runway: AI platform for generating and editing video, images, and audio, with an API, mobile access, and a robotics simulation toolkit for developers and robotics teams.
invideo is an AI agentic video editor that works on a multitrack timeline and is aimed at serious creatives and teams.
Choose invideo if you want a multitrack timeline editor where a team can edit together with live cursors
