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SayScreen vs Synthesia

Synthesia and SayScreen both generate video with AI, from different raw material. Synthesia renders a presenter (an AI avatar speaking your script, in many languages), and real product footage comes from a screen recording you make. SayScreen's footage is your actual web app, recorded by an AI that clicks through it, then narrated and edited. Choose Synthesia for presenter-led training at scale; choose SayScreen for click-by-click software tutorials.

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Synthesia or SayScreen: which should you choose?

Choose Synthesia if…

  • You want a presenter on screen without filming anyone: stock avatars or a personal avatar
  • You need the same video in many languages: 70+ on self-serve plans, 140+ on Enterprise
  • Your videos are talks, policies or onboarding explainers rather than software walkthroughs
  • You need SCORM packages for an LMS (Enterprise)

Choose SayScreen if…

  • You need the real product on screen, click by click, without recording it yourself
  • You want zooms, a cursor and captions that follow each step automatically
  • You want to refresh a tutorial after a redesign by re-running the same prompt
  • You want to download every video, even during the trial

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SayScreen compared with Synthesia
SayScreenSynthesia
What you get
What you getA narrated, edited MP4 (1080p at 60 fps, widescreen or vertical for phones) plus an .srt caption fileAvatar-presented videos; paid plans download a 1080p MP4 with .srt or .vtt captions; SCORM export on Enterprise
Who records the screen
Who records the screenThe AI. You give it a start page and a one-line lesson, and it drives a real Chrome browser through your appNo one, for the avatar. Real product footage you record yourself with its free AI Screen Recorder extension for Chrome or Edge
Narration
NarrationWritten by the AI as it works and read by a lifelike AI voice: a stock voice, or your own cloned voiceAI voices (1,000+), voice cloning, and translation into 70+ languages on self-serve plans (140+ on Enterprise)
Editing
EditingAutomatic zooms, a gliding cursor, click highlights and captions. Rewrite a line and it's re-voiced and re-timed; drop a step or change the look and re-render without recording againA scene-based editor; screen recordings are split into scenes with filler words removed; zoom and pan are effects you add
What it can record
What it can recordWeb apps that run in Chrome, including pages behind a login (single sign-on and 2-step codes)With the recorder extension: a browser tab, a window or the whole screen
Sharing
SharingDownload the MP4 and .srt and publish them anywhere: your help center, video host, docs or website. For YouTube, the AI also writes titles and a description and makes a thumbnailShare links and embeds; branded video pages on Pro; SCORM packages for an LMS on Enterprise
Free plan
Free planNone. The trial is $1 for 7 daysBasic: 10 minutes of video a month, with a watermark and no downloads
Paid plans
Paid plans$29 a month for 30 videos, up to 10 minutes eachStarter $19 a month ($14 billed yearly). Pro $89 a month ($59 billed yearly). Enterprise custom. Plans run on credits

Where Synthesia and SayScreen differ

What's on screen

A Synthesia video is built from scenes: an AI avatar, text, media and any screen recording you add. Its free AI Screen Recorder captures a tab, window or screen while you talk, then splits the take into scenes and removes filler words. A SayScreen video is your web app, operated by an AI in a real browser, with the narration timed to each action.

Languages and voices

Synthesia translates videos into 70+ languages on its self-serve plans and 140+ on Enterprise, with 1,000+ AI voices and voice cloning. SayScreen narrates with natural AI voices, or your own cloned voice.

Editing

Synthesia's editor works scene by scene, and zoom and pan are effects you add. SayScreen edits automatically (camera moves, cursor, click highlights, captions) and lets you change a line, drop a step or change the look, then re-render.

Pricing

Synthesia runs on credits (about 100 per minute of video). Basic is free with 10 minutes a month, a watermark and no downloads; Starter is $19 a month ($14 billed yearly) and Pro $89 ($59 billed yearly). SayScreen is $1 for your first 7 days, then $29 a month for 30 videos, up to 10 minutes each.

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Sources and notes

Last checked . What this page says about Synthesia comes from its own website; what it says about SayScreen comes from this site. Prices and features change, so check the source before you buy. If something here is out of date, tell us at hey@sayscreen.com and we'll fix it.

Synthesia is a trademark of its owner. SayScreen isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Synthesia; the names are used only to identify the products.

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