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Free Text-To-Speech vs Speechify

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Speechify has one; not confirmed by us for Free Text-To-Speech
Higher Trust score
Speechify — 94 vs 69 for Free Text-To-Speech
Best fit
Free Text-To-Speech: One-off voice clips or pronunciation checks without creating an account · Speechify: Students and professionals working through long PDFs and articles by ear
Platforms
Free Text-To-Speech: Web · Speechify: iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Web, macOS

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Free Text-To-SpeechBrowser text-to-speech page with 100+ voices in 27 languages, speed and pitch control, and MP3 or WAV download.SpeechifyReads PDFs, web pages and email out loud

Side by side

FactFree Text-To-SpeechSpeechify
CategoryText-to-SpeechText-to-Speech
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at—$29/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score69 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWebiOS, Android, Chrome extension, Web, macOS, API
Company—Speechify Inc.
Launched20222017
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Free Text-To-Speech

A quick way to turn a paragraph into an MP3 without signing up, and the voices are good because they are Microsoft's Edge neural voices relayed through the page. It is no longer purely free: accounts, daily quotas and paid plans arrived in 2026, and the page carries pop-under ad scripts, so treat it as a convenience tool rather than something to build a workflow on.

Pros

  • Works in the browser with no sign-up for light use
  • 100+ voices with speed and pitch control and MP3 or WAV output
  • Subtitle export and TXT import cover small batch jobs

Cons

  • Paid plan prices are not shown before signing in
  • The page loads third-party pop-under ad scripts
  • Speech depends on Microsoft's Edge read-aloud endpoint, which the site does not control

Speechify

The most complete listen-to-anything reader on a phone, but the $29 monthly sticker is a trap — the same thing is $139 a year, and the free tier is deliberately unpleasant.

Pros

  • Handles almost any input, including scanned pages captured through the camera
  • Voices stay intelligible all the way up to 5x playback
  • One library syncs between phone, browser extension and Mac

Cons

  • Monthly billing costs about 2.5x the annual rate for the same features
  • Free tier is held to 10 robotic voices and 1.5x speed
  • Studio and the developer API are separate products on a separate domain with their own bills

Which one fits

Choose Free Text-To-Speech if you need

  • One-off voice clips or pronunciation checks without creating an account
  • Language learners who want MP3 audio of a text in one of 27 languages
  • Quick subtitle files (SRT or VTT) to go with generated audio

Choose Speechify if you need

  • Students and professionals working through long PDFs and articles by ear
  • Readers with dyslexia or low vision who need OCR capture plus playback
  • Developers who want the Simba voices without building a reader app

Free Text-To-Speech vs Speechify: the questions people ask

Is Free Text-To-Speech cheaper than Speechify?

Speechify starts at $29/mo. Free Text-To-Speech has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does Free Text-To-Speech or Speechify have a free tier?

Both: Free Text-To-Speech has a free tier, and Speechify has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Free Text-To-Speech or Speechify?

Speechify ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Free Text-To-Speech is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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