| ElevenLabs | Play.ht | Amazon Polly | Google Cloud TTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice quality | Best in class | Very good | Good (robotic) | Good (robotic) |
| Voice cloning | Yes (instant + pro) | |||
| Speech to text | Yes (Scribe, 90+ languages) | Separate product | ||
| Dubbing | Yes (32+ languages) | |||
| Sound effects | ||||
| Music generation | ||||
| Conversational AI | Yes (ElevenAgents) | |||
| Free tier | 10K chars/mo | 12.5K chars/mo | 1M chars/mo (12 months) | 1M chars/mo |
| Cheapest paid | $5/mo | $14.99/mo | Pay per use | Pay per use |
Bottom line
ElevenLabs is the best choice if voice quality is your top priority or if you need more than just text to speech (dubbing, cloning, sound effects, agents). Amazon Polly or Google Cloud TTS are better if you need high volume, lower cost TTS where natural quality is less critical.