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Alternatives to ElevenLabs
23 ai tools sit alongside ElevenLabs in this directory. Below is what separates each from ElevenLabs on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 17
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- ElevenLabs starts at
- Free, then $5/month
Why people look past ElevenLabs
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the ElevenLabs entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
ElevenLabs publishes 6 tiers, from Free up to $990/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the ElevenLabs pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Enterprise language AI solutions
- Starts $4.8 a per-1M-input-tokens cheaper, at $0.2/per-1M-input-tokens.
- 3 tiers to ElevenLabs's 6.
Ultra-realistic AI voice generator
- Starts $26 a month dearer, at $31/month.
- 3 tiers to ElevenLabs's 6.
Professional AI voiceovers in minutes
- Starts $14 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- 3 tiers to ElevenLabs's 6.
Human and AI transcription, captions and subtitles priced per minute
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 4 tiers to ElevenLabs's 6.
Personalized AI assistant with persistent memory and autonomous action-taking
- Starts $25 a month dearer, at $30/month.
- 5 tiers to ElevenLabs's 6.
Programming framework for multi-agent agentic AI
- 1 tier to ElevenLabs's 6.
Every ElevenLabs alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs (this page) | Free, then $5/month | - | 6 | |
| AI21 LabsAI-powered text-to-speech with different model architectures. Offers alternative voice quality and pricing approach. | Free, then $0.2/per-1M-input-tokens | Usage-based | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Play.htText-to-speech platform with voice cloning capabilities and commercial licensing options similar to ElevenLabs. | Free, then $31/month | Freemium | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| MurfAI voice generator with studio features, extensive voice library, and professional audio production capabilities. | Free, then $19/month | Freemium | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Rev | Free | Per minute for human work, per seat per month for AI | 4 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Vellum | Free, then $30/month | Freemium with paid plans and pay-as-you-go credits | 5 | vs ElevenLabs |
| AutoGen | Free | Open source, no pricing | 1 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Gumloop | Free | Tiered subscription with usage credits | 2 | vs ElevenLabs |
| LangGraph | Free | Open source and free, with optional managed platform | 2 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Lindy | Free, then $29.99/month | Per-user subscription with shared credit pool | 5 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Resemble AI | Free, then $350/month | Freemium | 4 | vs ElevenLabs |
| PromptLayer | Free, then $49/month | Freemium | 4 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Helicone | Free, then $79/month | Freemium | 4 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Galileo | Free, then $100/month | Freemium | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Deepgram | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Cartesia | Free, then $4/month | Freemium | 5 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Arize AI | Free, then $50/month | Freemium | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| You.com | Free | Usage-based | 2 | vs ElevenLabs |
| C3 AI Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Avathon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Verbit | $24/month | Per month by transcription hours | 4 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Veritone | On request | Quote | 3 | vs ElevenLabs |
| LatchBio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs ElevenLabs |
| Writer | On request | Quote | 2 | vs ElevenLabs |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the ElevenLabs badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (17)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
What you would be giving up
ElevenLabs is most often brought in for ai tools management, workflow automation, reporting. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If ElevenLabs is broadly right and the question is cost, the ElevenLabs pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the AI category lists everything the directory holds, and best ai tools ranks them.
ElevenLabs runs on web, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about ElevenLabs alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to ElevenLabs?
- 23 other ai tools are listed in this directory, led by AI21 Labs, Play.ht, Murf, Rev. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to ElevenLabs?
- 17 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: AI21 Labs, Play.ht, Murf, Rev, Vellum.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to ElevenLabs?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under ElevenLabs's $5/month: AI21 Labs at Free, then $0.2/per-1M-input-tokens, Rev at Free, Cartesia at Free, then $4/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to ElevenLabs?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from ElevenLabs?
- ElevenLabs is most often brought in for ai tools management, workflow automation, reporting. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to ElevenLabs?
- None of the ai tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these ElevenLabs alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, AI, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare ElevenLabs against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against ElevenLabs covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every ai tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the AI category, 23 tools beside ElevenLabs. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.