Read Aloud vs Speaktor (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Read Aloud grades higher than Speaktor: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Read Aloud grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. Speaktor grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Speaktor
Text-to-speech reader and voiceover tool for documents and video
Which one is for you
Pick Read Aloud if
- Fits if you want a free way to hear web articles read out in your browser
- Works for people comfortable bringing their own cloud voice key for better sound
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want natural voices out of the box: the free setup uses whatever voices your system has
- Not for you if you read on a phone, because there is no mobile app
- Too light for books: EPUB reading depends on a separate extension from another publisher
- Watch out: cloud voices may need an in-app purchase or your own API key, and the pages state no prices
Pick Speaktor if
- Fits if you want articles and documents read aloud on your phone
- Works for short video voiceovers on a small plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need the API, because it is Enterprise only
- Tight if you use Pro voices: 600 minutes becomes about 120, and dubbing about 60
- Watch out: minutes expire one month after payment and don't roll over
- Watch out: the Team yearly total showed $0.00 until seats were added, so check checkout
How we grade them
| 3.0GPARead AloudVery good | 2.4GPASpeaktorFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree and open source under an MIT license. Anyone can install it, so it counts as free and substantial. | BLite is $4.99 a month yearly ($9.99 monthly), inside the cheapest quarter. Pro is $12.49, Team $15 a seat. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright with no account. The only paid parts are optional cloud voices. | CFree text to speech with no signup is offered on the homepage, but the pricing page lists no free plan and no limits, so we can't say how far it goes. |
| Features | CReads pages, selected text, PDFs, Google Docs and Kindle pages, with speed, pitch and highlighting. Cloud voices need a provider key, and EPUB depends on a separate extension. | CText to audio, MP3, WAV and SRT export, 55+ languages, Pro voices, video dubbing with cloning. It covers a reader's job with credit multipliers: Pro voices about 5x, dubbing about 10x. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Install it and click the toolbar icon, with nothing to set up. | CNo store rating on record. Paste text, pick a voice, get audio. |
| Platforms and integrations | CBrowser extension only: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. No phone or desktop app, though it can plug into Polly, Azure, OpenAI and other voice providers. | BWeb, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with Transkriptor listed. The API is Enterprise only. |
| Best for | reading web pages aloud in the browser | having documents read aloud, plus quick voiceovers |
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: Read Aloud and Speaktor. How we grade
Price against what you get
Read Aloud has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Speaktor starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Read Aloud starts $4.99 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, none scores higher than Read Aloud for less, and none scores higher than Speaktor 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
- Read Aloud is open source, according to its own site.
- Speaktor also covers voice cloning.
At a glance
| Read Aloud | Speaktor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $4.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | The extension is installed from the browser stores and reads pages with the browser's own voices. | The homepage offers free text to speech with no signup or card; the pricing page lists no free plan and states no limits. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | LSD Software | Speaktor |
| Price read from | chromewebstore.google.com | speaktor.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Read Aloud
- Voice quality with the free setup depends on the voices your browser and operating system provide.
- Cloud-based voices may need an in-app purchase or your own provider API key; the pages do not state prices.
- It runs only as a browser extension, with no mobile or desktop app.
- EPUB reading depends on a separate extension from another publisher.
Speaktor
- Minutes expire one month after payment; unused minutes do not roll over.
- Pro voices use about 5x the credits and video dubbing about 10x, so 600 minutes goes further on Lite voices.
- The API is sold only on Enterprise, through the sales team.
- The Team plan's yearly billed amount displayed as $0.00 until seats were added, so check the total at checkout.
Key features
Read Aloud
- One-click page reading
- Click the toolbar icon or use a keyboard shortcut to read the current article, or only the text you have selected.
- Browser and cloud voices
- Uses native browser voices, and the Chrome Web Store page says it can use cloud voices from Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, Microsoft Azure and OpenAI.
- 40+ languages
- The store listing says it supports more than 40 languages.
- Reading controls
- Voice, speed and pitch can be changed, text highlighting can be turned on, and the popup has a dark mode.
- Documents and books
- Reads PDF, Google Docs, Google Play Books and Kindle pages, and EPUB through a separate extension.
Speaktor
- Read aloud from files
- Upload PDF, TXT or DOCX files, or paste text, and have them read in a chosen voice with adjustable speed.
- Multi-speaker voiceovers
- Assign different voices to different parts of a script and bulk-edit speaker voices before export as MP3 or WAV.
- Video dubbing with voice cloning
- Pro and Team can dub video with cloned voices and translate voiceovers into more than 100 languages.
- Audiobook and podcast tools
- Separate tools cover text to audiobook, text to podcast, PowerPoint narration and a book reader.
- Apps and extension
- Apps for iOS and Android and a Chrome extension sync files across devices.
Plans
Read Aloud
Extension$0
Reads pages with the browser's built-in voices. Cloud voices may need an in-app purchase or your own API key, with no prices stated.
Speaktor
Lite$4.99
per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
90 minutes of text-to-audio a month, Lite voices, MP3, WAV and SRT export, 55+ languages, 1 seat.
Pro$12.49
per month, billed annually ($24.99 billed monthly)
600 minutes a month, Pro voices (about 5x credit use) and video dubbing with voice cloning (about 10x).
Team$15
per seat / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Pro features with 3,000 minutes per seat each month, team workspaces and centralized billing.
EnterpriseCustom
Flexible seats and credits, full API access, custom workflows, SOC 2 and GDPR security.
Ways to pay less
Read Aloud
No public discounts listed.
Speaktor
- Annual discount
Yearly billing at 50% off
The pricing page's Yearly toggle shows 50% off: Lite at $59.99 a year and Pro at $149.95 a year.
- Education
50% off for students for three months
Sign up with an academic email for 50% off voiceovers and text-to-speech conversion for three months.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Read Aloud or Speaktor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Read Aloud is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $4.99 a month for Speaktor. Read Aloud is free, and Speaktor starts at $4.99 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Read Aloud or Speaktor?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Read Aloud and Speaktor have a free plan.
Which platforms do Read Aloud and Speaktor run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Speaktor lists a web app and iOS and Android apps. Both list a browser extension. 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.