Colossyan vs D-ID (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Colossyan and D-ID share a 2.2 GPA, and only Colossyan has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Colossyan grades higher on the free plan and features. D-ID grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Colossyan
AI avatar video and course maker for workplace training
Which one is for you
Pick Colossyan if
- Fits if you build training videos from slides or documents and need SCORM export
- Works for teams that translate courses into other languages
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a solo creator, at $59 a month billed yearly for Professional
- Tight if you stay free, with 20 minutes a month and Professional needed to remove the watermark
- Watch out: minutes do not roll over, and annual plans get the year's minutes at once
- Watch out: studio custom avatars are a $1,000 a year add-on, and 600 extra NEO2 minutes cost $1,500
Pick D-ID if
- Fits if you turn scripts into talking-head videos without filming
- Works for developers who need an avatar API or live avatar agents
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need prices up front, since the plan table loads by script and was not readable
- Tight if you are on the trial or Lite, as their videos carry a watermark
- Watch out: unused minutes are lost each month, and length rounds up to the next 15 seconds
- Watch out: API pricing is separate from the Studio plans
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAColossyanFair | 2.2GPAD-IDFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DProfessional is $59 a month billed yearly ($89 monthly), well above the $21.62 where the dearest tenth of image tools begins. Extra editors are $30 a month. | CNo price could be read, because plan prices load by script on the pricing page, so there is nothing to set against the $10 middle for image tools. |
| Free plan and trial | BStarter is free: 20 minutes a month with NEO avatars, 15 translations and no card. A 14-day trial in the editor is also listed. | CA free trial exists, with a full-screen watermark, and free accounts are kept for 6 months of inactivity. How long it lasts and whether a card is needed were not readable. |
| Features | B300+ avatars, 700+ voices, documents or URLs to video, branching videos, translation into 120+ languages and SCORM export. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. | CAvatar videos from a script, avatar agents for live chat, video translation, an API and a self-hosting option. Video length rounds up to the next 15 seconds. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build videos scene by scene in an editor, and interactive videos and SCORM take learning. | CNo store rating on record. Video minutes round up to 15 seconds and do not carry over, so budgeting is part of learning it. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only; the listing names no integrations, phone app or desktop app. | BWeb studio plus a developer API that shares the same minutes balance, and a self-hosting option. No phone or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | AI avatar videos for workplace training | talking avatar videos from a script |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Colossyan and D-ID. How we grade
Where they differ
- Colossyan also covers voice cloning.
At a glance
| Colossyan | D-ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $59 per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | Starter plan is free: 20 minutes a month with NEO avatars, 15 custom avatars and 3 voices, no credit card. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial in the editor, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Colossyan Inc. | D-ID |
| Price read from | colossyan.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Colossyan
- Video minutes do not roll over; annual plans receive the full year's minutes at once.
- Studio custom avatars are an add-on at $1,000 a year; 600 extra NEO2 minutes cost $1,500 a year.
- Professional allows up to 3 editors, with extra editors billed separately.
D-ID
- Plan prices load by script on the pricing page and could not be read as page text, so none are recorded.
- Minutes renew monthly and unused minutes are lost; video length rounds up to the next 15 seconds.
- Trial and Lite plan videos carry a watermark, a full-screen one on the trial.
Key features
Colossyan
- AI avatars and voices
- 300+ stock avatars and 700+ stock voices, with cloned voices and custom avatars.
- Document to video
- Builds videos from PDF, PowerPoint, Word, a script, a URL or other video.
- Interactive video and assessments
- Branching videos and knowledge checks, with 10 interactive videos a month on Starter.
- Localization
- Auto-translation across 120+ languages with lip-sync.
- SCORM export
- Professional includes 5 SCORM exports a month; Enterprise is unlimited.
D-ID
- AI video generator
- Creates avatar videos from a script in the Studio web app.
- AI avatar agents
- A separate AI Avatar Agent product and a Natural User Interface for live conversations.
- Video translate
- Video Translate is listed among the products.
- API
- A developer API shares the same minutes balance as the web app, with separate API pricing.
- Self-hosting
- The navigation lists a self-hosting option.
Plans
Colossyan
Starter$0
20 min a month with NEO, 1 editor and 15 auto translations a month; videos up to 1080p.
Professional$59
per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
30 min NEO and 10 min NEO2 a month, 5 SCORM exports, watermark removal. Extra editors $30 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited minutes, SSO, data residency and dedicated support; billed annually.
D-ID
Pricing could not be confirmed. See d-id.com.
Ways to pay less
Colossyan
- Annual discount
Yearly billing on Professional
Professional is $59 a month billed annually, against $89 billed monthly; the longest single video is 50 minutes on yearly plans, 30 monthly.
D-ID
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Colossyan or D-ID?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Colossyan starts at $59 per month, billed annually ($89 billed monthly), and D-ID has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Colossyan or D-ID?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Colossyan has a free plan. D-ID does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.