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HeyGen vs D-ID
HeyGen scores higher overall (8.9 vs 7.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose HeyGen if…
Marketers, creators and sales teams making talking-head, explainer and translated videos
8.9/10★★★★★Full review →Choose D-ID if…
Quick talking-photo videos and low-cost avatar clips on any device
7.9/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| HeyGen | D-ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.9/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 | #4 of 8 |
| Price | Freemium · from $24/month | Freemium · from $5.90/month |
| Free version | 3 watermarked videos a month up to 1 minute each, 500+ stock avatars, 1 custom avatar | Free trial with a full-screen watermark |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Made by | HeyGen Technology Inc. | D-ID (De-Identification Ltd) |
| Avatar realism | 9 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 8.5 |
| Features | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 9 |
HeyGen: what the AI does
- Avatar V digital twins from a 15-second video
- Talking photo avatars (Avatar IV)
- Video translation with lip sync in 175+ languages
- Voice cloning
- Video Agent: prompt to finished video
- API and MCP server
- Most realistic avatars and digital twins we tested
- Best video translation and lip sync here
- Apps on every platform plus an API
- Free plan to try it
- Entry plan credits run out quickly
- 4K needs the $49 Pro plan
- Lifelike twins raise consent and deepfake concerns
D-ID: what the AI does
- Talking avatars from a single photo
- V4 Expressive avatars up to 4K
- Video translation with voice cloning in 40+ languages
- Text-to-speech in 120 languages
- Real-time conversational AI agents
- API
- Cheapest paid plan here
- Animates any photo in a few taps
- Apps on iOS and Android plus an API
- Cheapest plan is watermarked
- Videos limited to 5 minutes
- Less natural body movement than HeyGen or Synthesia