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Indie alternatives to D-ID

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what D-ID does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

ProductPriceOpen sourceSelf-hostPlatforms
HedraFree plan––Web
HeyGenFree plan––Web, API
SynthesiaFree plan––Web, API

The alternatives

1. Hedra

AI character videos with expressive speech

AI video tool for generating talking, expressive characters from an image and audio or text.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

2. HeyGen

AI avatars and video translation

AI video platform for avatar videos, video translation with lip-sync and personalized video.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

3. Synthesia

AI avatar videos from text

AI video platform for creating presenter-style videos with digital avatars and voices, used for training and communications.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to D-ID?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Hedra, HeyGen and Synthesia.

What makes these alternatives to D-ID “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as D-ID.

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