Synthesia

What is Synthesia?

Enterprise AI video platform built around realistic presenter avatars. You type a script, choose an avatar and language, and get a professional presenter video - designed to replace studio production for training, onboarding and internal communication at scale.

Main features

• 240+ stock avatars plus custom personal avatars (studio-recorded or webcam)
• 140+ languages and voices with accurate lip sync
• one-click translation of an existing video into other languages
• AI Video Assistant turning documents, URLs or PowerPoint into video
• branded templates and brand kit
• screen recording
• interactive video with quizzes and branching
• SCORM export for LMS
• collaboration, comments and approval workflows
• SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.

Practical use cases

• Producing compliance training in 20 languages without 20 shoots
• onboarding videos that can be updated by editing text
• product explainer videos
• internal announcements
• localising an existing training library.

Who is it for?

• L&D and training teams, HR, internal comms, product marketing, and enterprises producing video at scale in many languages.

Pricing, free access & limits

Per-seat subscription with video-minute allowances; enterprise licensing

Plans described in the source

Free plan with roughly 3 minutes of video per month, limited avatars and watermark-free basic output. Starter around $29/mo ($18-24 annually) with roughly 10 minutes/month and 1 seat. Creator around $89/mo ($64-67 annually) with roughly 30 minutes/month, custom avatar options and more features. Enterprise custom, annual, with unlimited or high-volume minutes, custom avatars, SSO, SCORM and dedicated support - typically five figures per year.

Usage limits to consider

Video-minute metered per month. Seat counts, custom avatar creation, and premium voices are tier-gated. Custom avatar creation typically requires an additional fee or an enterprise plan. Strict content policy prohibits political content, impersonation and certain regulated topics.

Strengths & tradeoffs

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Strengths noted in the source

• Language coverage at 140+ is unmatched and includes proper Arabic support, which matters enormously for MENA organisations
• updating a video by editing text rather than reshooting is transformative for training libraries
• strong enterprise compliance posture (SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001)
• SCORM export slots into existing LMS estates.

Limitations to consider

• Avatars remain identifiably synthetic and some audiences react poorly - it is presenter video, not cinematic video
• minute allowances are restrictive on lower tiers and enterprise pricing is steep
• no camera movement or visual storytelling beyond a talking head with slides
• strict content policy blocks some legitimate uses
• custom avatar creation costs extra and takes time.

Platforms, languages & integrations

Platforms

• Web
• SCORM/LMS export
• API
• PowerPoint integration

Languages

• 140+ languages including Arabic (with RTL script support) and French - the broadest language coverage in this list

API access

Yes - Synthesia API for programmatic video generation, on higher tiers

Integrations and exports

• SCORM 1.2/2004 for LMS (Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors), PowerPoint, Articulate, Canva, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, Google Drive

Evaluation notes

Test Arabic output specifically with native speakers before committing - lip sync and prosody quality vary by language even within the supported set. Price by minutes per year across your whole training catalogue, not by seats.

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Sources & editorial notes

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