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Compare AKOOL and HeyGen 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (87.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free 1 Seat
AKOOL
Star Rating
(395)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansHeyGen
Star Rating
(915)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Seat
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that both HeyGen and AKOOL have a strong star rating of 4.8, indicating high satisfaction among users, but HeyGen has a larger number of reviews (903) compared to AKOOL (392), suggesting a more established user base.
- Reviewers mention that while both products cater primarily to small businesses, HeyGen has a higher percentage of reviews from this segment (87.0%) compared to AKOOL (75.0%), indicating a stronger alignment with small business needs.
- Users on G2 highlight that HeyGen offers a completely free entry-level option, while AKOOL provides a free trial, which may limit initial access for some users looking for a no-cost solution.
- Reviewers mention that AKOOL excels in features like Screen Capture (9.3) and Video Capture (9.3), which are rated higher than HeyGen's scores (8.0), making it a better choice for users focused on video content creation.
- Users say that AKOOL outperforms HeyGen in terms of support and ease of administration, with scores of 9.5 for both Ease of Admin and Quality of Support, compared to HeyGen's 9.1, indicating a more user-friendly experience for managing the software.
- G2 users report that AKOOL's Machine + Human Translation (9.7) and Accuracy (9.1) scores surpass HeyGen's (9.0 and 8.7 respectively), making it a more reliable option for users needing precise translation capabilities.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AKOOL
Free
Free Trial
Get started for free
- 25 images or 1.5 mins of video
- 3 Customized Instant Avatars
- Upload file size limited to 150M and 5mins
HeyGen
Free
Free
1 Seat
For individuals learning and exploring HeyGen
- Create 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 3-mins
- 1 Instant Avatar
Free Trial
AKOOL
Free Trial is available
HeyGen
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
293
9.2
736
Ease of Use
9.5
393
9.4
754
Ease of Setup
9.4
362
9.3
479
Ease of Admin
9.5
32
9.1
164
Quality of Support
9.4
289
9.1
571
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
31
9.1
145
Product Direction (% positive)
9.9
301
9.7
741
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.3
9
8.0
36
9.3
7
8.0
36
9.3
7
8.2
36
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.9
34
9.5
7
8.3
33
9.7
6
8.2
34
Platform Additional Functionality
10.0
6
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.3
32
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
147
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.8
139
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
141
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.8
127
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
8.4
124
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
9.0
127
Not enough data
8.5
47
Translation Options
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.2
33
9.7
5
9.0
34
Offering Type
Not enough data
9.4
35
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
9.0
35
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.4
30
Agentic AI - Machine Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
31
Translation Tools
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
29
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
27
Agentic AI - Translation Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Voice
8.5
11
8.1
24
9.1
11
8.7
25
Transcription
8.5
10
8.5
25
8.7
9
8.2
24
8.7
9
8.9
24
8.7
9
8.1
24
Editing
Feature Not Available
8.6
25
9.3
7
7.6
25
8.3
5
8.8
25
8.0
5
8.7
25
Integration
8.9
6
9.1
24
8.9
6
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.3
25
7.7
5
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
9.2
82
9.0
288
9.1
73
8.8
270
Speech Output
9.4
71
9.2
361
9.2
67
9.0
355
9.1
64
9.1
359
9.2
53
8.9
365
9.3
60
8.8
361
9.3
54
8.2
360
9.1
45
8.7
354
Audio Format
9.4
49
8.8
359
9.3
42
8.8
344
9.4
39
8.9
331
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.4
145
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
Software Delivery
Not enough data
7.9
15
Feature Not Available
7.6
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Analytics
Not enough data
7.7
14
Feature Not Available
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
51
Organization
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.7
50
Customization
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
7.6
50
Not enough data
8.6
49
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
7.5
48
Editing
9.2
63
8.4
85
9.3
59
9.0
83
9.2
56
8.3
84
9.1
59
8.3
79
9.4
49
8.3
81
9.2
56
8.3
80
9.2
50
8.6
76
Platform
9.3
43
9.1
81
9.4
49
9.1
80
Feature Not Available
8.4
79
Generative AI
10.0
5
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.8
79
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image Generation
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
64
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.4
56
Not enough data
Model
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
75
7.7
269
Publishing
9.0
74
8.2
268
Social Media
8.7
75
8.5
275
Planning
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
8.5
76
8.5
265
8.4
70
8.5
267
8.4
68
8.1
265
8.9
70
8.1
108
8.7
69
8.7
273
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
9.0
254
Not enough data
8.9
255
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.7
249
Not enough data
9.1
252
Not enough data
9.1
251
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
243
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.3
242
Not enough data
9.0
245
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.9
242
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.3
234
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.9
25
Feature Not Available
9.0
26
Feature Not Available
9.2
26
8.4
107
8.7
28
8.7
108
9.3
29
Feature Not Available
9.0
27
8.2
108
8.9
26
8.7
110
9.1
26
7.8
107
9.0
25
8.3
106
Distribution - Video Content Creation
9.0
26
Feature Not Available
8.5
25
8.0
103
8.7
29
8.4
106
Analytics - Video Content Creation
9.3
26
Feature Not Available
8.8
26
Feature Not Available
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.8
26
Feature Not Available
8.9
28
8.6
105
Integrations - Video Content Creation
9.0
26
8.5
104
8.7
25
Feature Not Available
9.3
29
7.7
104
Other - Video Content Creation
9.0
29
8.1
102
9.5
28
8.2
100
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.3
9
8.8
58
8.7
10
8.7
55
8.9
9
8.2
56
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
8.5
56
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.0
10
Feature Not Available
9.3
10
8.8
55
Output - Voice Dubbing
8.7
9
8.2
54
8.8
11
8.2
57
9.5
10
8.9
60
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
7.8
10
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
7.5
10
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
7.5
10
Live streaming
Not enough data
6.5
10
Script-based automation
Not enough data
8.8
10
Video Creation
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
10
Editing
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Storage & Management
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
11
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AKOOL and HeyGen are categorized as Video Translation, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Email, Text to Speech, Transcription, Content Creation, Video Editing, Screen and Video Capture, Video Communications, Translation Management, and Machine Translation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AKOOL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HeyGen
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
37.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Design
5.6%
Computer Software
4.8%
Graphic Design
2.3%
Other
30.4%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Education Management
6.0%
E-Learning
5.8%
Entertainment
5.3%
Consulting
4.8%
Other
68.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
AKOOL
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Joseph B.
Verified User in Consumer Services
My team needs to regularly update our instructional videos to ensure consistency with the latest trends. The AI avatar provides professional presentations, and it's very easy to make edits. Their translation feature ensures we can serve customers from...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Wish there were daily credits which would help boost more people to get into and more user-friendly.
HeyGen
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ashish T.
Verified User in Animation
easy methods multiple options options to export
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Charged over $1000, for nothing - terrible support! I kept emailing them and live chatting them and they wouldn't respond or if they did they would bounce meo off to someone else.
Joseph B.
Verified User in Consumer Services
My team needs to regularly update our instructional videos to ensure consistency with the latest trends. The AI avatar provides professional presentations, and it's very easy to make edits. Their translation feature ensures we can serve customers from...
Ashish T.
Verified User in Animation
easy methods multiple options options to export
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Wish there were daily credits which would help boost more people to get into and more user-friendly.
Verified User in Computer Software
Charged over $1000, for nothing - terrible support! I kept emailing them and live chatting them and they wouldn't respond or if they did they would bounce meo off to someone else.
Discussions
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HeyGen has no discussions with answers
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