Hippo Video vs Synthesia (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Synthesia grades higher than Hippo Video: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Hippo Video grades higher on platforms. Synthesia grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hippo Video
Video messaging and AI video creation aimed at sales teams
Synthesia
AI video platform that turns scripts into avatar-presented videos
Which one is for you
Pick Hippo Video if
- Fits if you send personalized videos to prospects and want them tracked
- Works for teams that also want AI avatar videos from text
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the real allowances, which start at Teams, $60 a user
- Tight if you stay free, with 2 video flows and 50 personalized videos
- Watch out: the avatar line costs extra, $5 a video on its Free and Starter plans
- Watch out: Enterprise needs 10 seats at $80 each
- Not for you if you need single sign-on, which is Enterprise only
Pick Synthesia if
- Fits if your training team needs videos without filming anyone
- Works for dubbing existing videos into other languages, or turning decks into narrated videos
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you make long videos, because Starter's 1,250 credits add roughly 12 minutes a month
- Skip it if you need SSO, SCORM export or live team collaboration, as those are listed under Enterprise
- Not for you if you want teammates editing with you, since self-serve plans include 1 editor and guests only comment
- Watch out: free videos carry a watermark and can't be downloaded; both need Starter at $14 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: on monthly billing the first month is $9 for Starter and $49 for Pro, then it's $19 and $89 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHippo VideoFair | 2.4GPASynthesiaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $20 a user a month yearly, but it adds only virtual backgrounds and interactive videos; the flows and AI allowances start at Teams, $60, three times the category's $20 dearer-quarter start. | CStarter is $14 a month on the year, $19 monthly, inside this category's normal range against a $10 middle, and it buys roughly 12 minutes of video a month at about 100 credits a minute. Pro, with personal avatars and interactive video, is $59 on the year and $89 monthly. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 2 video flows, 10 minutes of captions and 5 AI Editor videos, plus a 7-day trial of Teams. | CBasic renews monthly with 10 minutes of video or dubbing, 500 credits and 9 avatars. But videos carry a Synthesia watermark and you can't download them at all until Starter. |
| Features | CRecording, personalized videos, flows, sales pages and captions. Single sign-on and roles are Enterprise only, and text-to-video is a separate product. | BAvatar videos from a prompt, link, file or PowerPoint deck, dubbing into 70+ languages in the speaker's own voice, a personal avatar from one photo, interactive videos with branching and quizzes, roleplay, a screen recorder and an API. No gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you set up flows, sales pages and integrations. | CNo store rating on record, and the work is still making the video: choosing avatars, editing scenes, watching the credit meter. Handing the Video Assistant a prompt or a deck is the easy start of it. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn, HubSpot, Salesforce and Gong. | BA web app plus a Chrome extension for screen recordings, with an API and ties to PowerPoint, HubSpot, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Workday and Moodle. No phone app and no desktop app. |
| Best for | personalized sales videos with AI avatars | training videos with no camera |
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: Hippo Video and Synthesia. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hippo Video starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Synthesia starts at $14 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Synthesia starts $6 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 10 score higher than Hippo Video for less, and 9 score higher than Synthesia for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Hippo Video also covers video editing and video generation.
- Synthesia also covers templates.
At a glance
| Hippo Video | Synthesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) | $14 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 2 video flows, 10 minutes of closed captions, 5 AI Editor videos, 2 sales page templates and 50 automated personalized videos. | Basic plan: each month 10 minutes of video creation or dubbing, 3 survey responses and 500 credits, with 1 editor and 9 AI avatars. Videos carry a Synthesia watermark. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on the Teams plan | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Hippo Video | Synthesia Limited |
| Price read from | hippovideo.io | synthesia.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hippo Video
- Prices are per user, and Enterprise has a 10-seat minimum.
- The text-to-video line is priced separately: Starter at $24 per user / month billed annually ($29 monthly), Creator at $69 ($89 monthly), and a custom Enterprise plan.
- In the text-to-video line, the Free and Starter plans charge $5 per video creation, and a custom avatar is a $1000 one-time add-on.
- Single sign-on and role-based access are limited to Enterprise.
Synthesia
- Basic videos carry a Synthesia watermark; downloading videos and removing the logo start on the Starter plan.
- Usage is metered in credits: video costs about 100 credits a minute, so Starter's 1,250 monthly credits add roughly 12 minutes.
- Self-serve plans include 1 editor; Starter adds 3 guests and Pro 5, and guests are invited to comment on videos.
- SAML/SSO, live team collaboration, SCORM export and 1-click translation are listed under the Enterprise plan.
Key features
Hippo Video
- Recording and editing
- Record and upload videos with a teleprompter, basic editing and a script-based AI editor, using mobile and desktop apps.
- Personalized videos
- Automated personalized videos with prospect names, images and text, or a prospect's website or LinkedIn background, in quantities that depend on the plan.
- Video flows and sales pages
- Pre-built video flows for different purposes and sales page templates for sharing videos with prospects.
- Text-to-video with AI avatars
- A separate product line turns text and documents into videos with AI avatars, with its own plans.
- Sales and email integrations
- Gmail, Outlook and LinkedIn on the Free plan, with integrations for sales platforms such as HubSpot, Salesloft and Gong listed on the site.
- Closed captions and chapters
- Closed captions are included in plan-based minute allowances, and AI-generated chapters are listed under Enterprise.
Synthesia
- AI avatars
- Videos are presented by stock AI avatars, from 9 on Basic to 240+ on Enterprise, or by a personal avatar created from a single photo.
- Script, file or slides to video
- The AI Video Assistant turns a prompt, link or file into an editable video, and PowerPoint decks can be imported and narrated.
- AI dubbing and translation
- Dub an uploaded video or YouTube link into 70+ languages, 140+ on Enterprise, keeping the speaker's voice. Lip-sync uses twice the credits.
- Interactive videos
- Add clickable calls to action, branching paths and quizzes that show viewers a final score. Interactive videos are listed from the Pro plan.
- Roleplay and Survey Sessions
- Avatar-led roleplay practice and conversational surveys. Roleplay learner seats can be added to a plan for an extra monthly charge.
- AI Screen Recorder and API
- A Chrome extension makes editable screen recordings, and the Synthesia API creates and dubs videos programmatically.
Plans
Hippo Video
Free$0
Video messaging with basic editing and analytics, a teleprompter, mobile and desktop apps, and Gmail, Outlook and LinkedIn integrations. No credit card needed.
Pro$20
per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Adds virtual backgrounds and interactive videos to the Free plan.
Teams$60
per user / month, billed annually ($75 billed monthly)
15+ video flows, 200 minutes of captions, 50 AI Editor videos, 15 sales page templates, 300 personalized videos and sales-platform integrations. 7-day trial.
Enterprise$80
per user / month, billed annually, minimum 10 seats
Everything in Teams plus unlimited flows, captions and AI Editor videos, 500 personalized videos, role-based access, single sign-on and an account manager.
Synthesia
Basic$0
10 minutes of video or dubbing, 3 survey responses and 500 credits a month, with 1 editor and 9 AI avatars. Videos carry a watermark.
Starter$14
per month, billed yearly ($168); $19 billed monthly
1,250 credits a month on top of the free allowance, video downloads, no Synthesia logo, 3 guests and 125+ AI avatars.
Pro$59
per month, billed yearly ($708); $89 billed monthly
6,000 credits a month (tiers up to 48,000 for $448 a month yearly), 5 personal avatars, interactive videos, branded video pages and 5 guests.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited video minutes, 240+ avatars, 1-click translation, SAML/SSO, live team collaboration, brand kits and SCORM export.
Ways to pay less
Hippo Video
No public discounts listed.
Synthesia
- Annual discount
Save up to 4 months with yearly billing
Starter is $14 a month billed yearly against $19 billed monthly, and Pro is $59 against $89. Synthesia describes this as saving up to 4 months.
- Other savings
Discounted first month on monthly billing
On monthly billing the pricing page shows the first month of Starter for $9 and of Pro for $49, then $19 and $89 a month. No end date is given.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Hippo Video or Synthesia?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Hippo Video starts at $20 per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly), and Synthesia starts at $14 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Hippo Video or Synthesia?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Hippo Video and Synthesia have a free plan.
Which platforms do Hippo Video and Synthesia run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Hippo Video lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps and only Synthesia lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.