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Speechify vs Voiser

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

Cheaper paid plan
Voiser — $5/mo vs $29/mo for Speechify
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Best fit
Speechify: Students and professionals working through long PDFs and articles by ear · Voiser: Occasional voiceover work priced by character rather than a subscription
Platforms
Speechify: iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Web, macOS · Voiser: Web

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

SpeechifyReads PDFs, web pages and email out loudVoiserTurkish text-to-speech and transcription service sold as character and minute packs, not seats.

Side by side

FactSpeechifyVoiser
CategoryText-to-SpeechText-to-Speech
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$29/mo$5/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score94 / 10092 / 100
PlatformsiOS, Android, Chrome extension, Web, macOS, APIWeb, API
CompanySpeechify Inc.Voiser Teknoloji Ltd. Sti.
Launched2017—
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

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

Voiser

Volume pricing rather than seats makes it noticeably cheaper than the big TTS names for occasional work - $5 buys 30,000 characters outright. The language coverage on both sides is wide, and transcription accepts YouTube links directly. The catch is that the site you land on is the legacy one: the vendor is migrating to voiser.ai, and the cheap Personal text-to-speech tier does not include API access.

Pros

  • 1,000+ voices across 75 languages and 140 dialects for text-to-speech
  • Transcription in 71 languages with timestamps, keyword detection and speaker identification on higher tiers
  • Accepts YouTube links directly for transcription and subtitling
  • Sold by volume - $5 for 30,000 characters, $2 for 30 transcription minutes
  • Extras included: voice cloning, talking avatars, WordPress plugin, JavaScript page reader

Cons

  • The Personal text-to-speech tier excludes API access; for voices it starts at the $17/month Small Business tier
  • The site carries a banner directing users to a separate rebuilt product at voiser.ai
  • Free trial is 50 characters and 5 minutes, too small to judge voice quality
  • File hosting duration varies by tier, at six months on the entry plan

Which one fits

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

Choose Voiser if you need

  • Occasional voiceover work priced by character rather than a subscription
  • Subtitling and transcription in Turkish and other less-covered languages
  • WordPress sites that want an article read aloud

Speechify vs Voiser: the questions people ask

Is Speechify cheaper than Voiser?

On published entry prices, Voiser starts lower — $5/mo against $29/mo for Speechify. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Speechify or Voiser have a free tier?

Both: Speechify has a free tier, and Voiser has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Speechify or Voiser?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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