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What it is

Acapela Group creates synthetic voices that turn written content into speech for services, apps, and devices. Its portfolio includes more than 250 voices in over 30 languages, with voice cloning, API access, and commercial use supported. Customer interaction products can be deployed through cloud, sovereign cloud, on-premises, or embedded setups. Acapela Cloud provides a web interface for creating and editing AI voice prompts and organizing files by project. Developers can use the Windows Server toolkit with proprietary APIs, SAPI5,.NET, C/C++, Java, MRCP v2, and W3C SSML. Rule-based pronunciation and lexicon tools allow specific terms to be tuned across languages. Acapela identifies voice agents and interactive voice response systems as use cases, and its NVDA voices serve blind and vision-impaired computer users. Platforms include Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows. The yearly subscription is €99 a year, billed excluding VAT; a three-month voice evaluation is included. Acapela is based in Mons, Belgium.

Spec sheet

What it does
Acapela provides text-to-speech and digital voice solutions for applications, devices and services, including custom and personalized voices.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Platforms
web,windows,macos,linux,ios,android,apiRead 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Deployment
Customer interaction products are available through cloud, sovereign cloud, on-premises, and embedded deployments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Free plan
NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Support
Acapela says its team advises customers on voice selection and project requirements, and asks them to provide project, application, operating system, and language details.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Headquarters
Mons, BelgiumRead 28 Sep 2026 · acapela-group.com
Accessibility
Acapela TTS Voices for NVDA adds its voices to the NVDA screen reader used by blind and vision-impaired computer users.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Accessibility use
Acapela lists screen readers, AAC communicators, reading assistants and support for visual, speech and reading impairments as use cases.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Android requirements
AppBrain lists Android 8.0 or later as the requirement for Acapela TTS Voices.Read 21 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com
API access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Cloud API
Acapela Cloud exposes an API that converts submitted text into speech for applications and devices, with integration described as requiring only a few lines of code.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Cloud audio production
Acapela Cloud provides a web interface for generating and editing AI voice prompts and organizing files by project.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Cloud security
Acapela Cloud says its service complies with the latest W3C standards for enhanced security.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Commercial use
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Company founding
Acapela Group was created in 2003 by merging Babel Technologies, Elan speech and Infovox.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists Acapela Group as a privately held software-development company headquartered in Mons with 51–200 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Data retention
The privacy policy says recordings, datasets and related documentation may be retained as long as reasonably necessary for business, contractual, improvement, legal and compliance purposes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Deployment choices
Acapela advertises on-device, on-premise, sovereign-cloud and standard cloud deployment models.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Developer integration
The Windows Server toolkit supports proprietary APIs, SAPI5, .NET, C/C++, Java, and MRCP v2, as well as W3C SSML.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Documentation and support
Capterra lists email/help-desk, FAQs, knowledge base, phone, chat, documentation, videos, webinars and live training as support or training options.Read 21 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
GDPR and EU AI Act
Acapela states that its privacy framework addresses GDPR and, where applicable, the EU AI Act, with contractual and consent controls for voice data.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Languages
The company says its voices cover over 30 languages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Languages and voices
The company says its Android product offers 50 voices in 26 languages, while its broader portfolio includes multilingual voices and child voices.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Legal entity and headquarters
The legal information page identifies Acapela Group Babel Technologies SA as the Belgian parent and gives the registered office as 33 boulevard Dolez, Mons, Belgium.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Licence model
An independent review describes Acapela Group as proprietary rather than open source.Read 21 Oct 2026 · europeanpurpose.com
Limit: Android bugs and privacy concerns
Chrome-Stats summarizes reports of silent previews, instability, delayed or robotic speech, failed purchases and concern about contacts permission.Read 21 Oct 2026 · chrome-stats.com
Limit: Android purchase failures
Google Play and independent app tracking show complaints about purchases not registering, voices failing to download and refunds being needed.Read 21 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com
Limit: Trustpilot quality complaint
A Trustpilot reviewer complained that Acapela Box required surrendering personal information and produced low-quality speech.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Linux server compatibility
The Linux Server product supports VoiceXML platforms through IETF MRCP v2 and W3C SSML.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Neural TTS
Acapela Cloud uses the company’s neural TTS technology to generate realistic speech and supports real-time streaming.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Notable news: Growing Voices
Acapela’s 2026 timeline announces Growing Voices, described as an AI voice that grows with the child.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Notable news: neural launch
On 15 November 2022 Acapela announced that neural digital voices became available in real time through Acapela Cloud.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Notable product limitation
Acapela says Infovox iVox has been discontinued and will not be updated for new Apple Silicon Macs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Ownership
Tobii Dynavox acquired Acapela Group on 29 April 2022 and says it remains an independent, fully owned subsidiary.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Praise: Android voice choice
Chrome-Stats reviewers praise the range and naturalness of some voices, affordability and compatibility with other Android apps.Read 21 Oct 2026 · chrome-stats.com
Praise: G2 voice quality
The sole G2 reviewer praised Acapela VaaS for natural, lifelike voices and ease of use.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Prompt production
The Cloud web interface lets users manage projects, edit prompts, tune settings and generate voice files saved by project.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Pronunciation control
Acapela says its pronunciation is rule-based and lexicon tools let users tune specific terms across languages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Rating on G2
5.0 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Google Play
2.4 out of 5 from about 6,230 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on Trustpilot
3.9 out of 5 from 3 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
SDK coverage
Official developer offerings include SDKs for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Server, Linux Server, iOS, Android and Linux Embedded.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Security and privacy
Acapela's legal page says its privacy policy complies with GDPR and describes access controls, confidentiality duties, and safeguards for recovering from incidents.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Security standards
Acapela Cloud says it follows current W3C standards for enhanced security.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
SSML
Acapela’s real-time neural voices support SSML so developers can control speech rendering with markup.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Telephony support
Acapela lists IVR, call-center and 24/7 voice-server scenarios, including custom branded voices.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Transport use
The company describes voice integration for public transport, passenger information, navigation and autonomous vehicles.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Use cases
The company identifies voice agents and interactive voice response systems as customer interaction use cases.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Voice branding
The portfolio includes custom voice branding intended to give an organization a distinctive digital voice persona.Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Voice cloning
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Voice portfolio
Its customer interaction page describes a portfolio of over 250 voices in more than 30 languages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Voice preservation
My-Own-Voice creates a synthetic voice from a user’s recordings for people who may lose the ability to speak.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com

Plans and prices

Yearly subscription €99 a year Excl. VAT; page also states USD pricing is available Account creation free of charge · Three-month free voice evaluation · Windows SAPI, Android TTS extended API, or iOS package · Basic support included Read 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
One-time license €999 a month Excl. VAT; page also states USD pricing is available Account creation free of charge · Three-month free voice evaluation · Windows SAPI, Android TTS extended API, and iOS package · Basic support included Read 20 Sep 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Acapela Android voice €3.99, paid once 3.99 euros per voice in Google Play 50 voices · 26 languages · in-app purchase Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Acapela TTS voices for Google Play €3.99, paid once Per voice, as an in-app purchase. 50 voices · 26 languages · Android / Google Play Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
My-Own-Voice yearly subscription €99 a year 99 EUR or USD excluding VAT per year Free account · 3-month voice evaluation · Windows SAPI or Android TTS extended API or iOS package · Basic support Read 21 Oct 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
My-Own-Voice one-time licence €999, paid once 999 EUR or USD excluding VAT one time Free account · 3-month voice evaluation · Windows SAPI, Android TTS extended API and iOS package · Basic support Read 21 Oct 2026 · mov.acapela-group.com
Virtual Speaker €1,500, paid once First prepaid package: 5 hours of speech time; the application is free. 5 hours of generated audio · further prepaid packages available · Windows 7, 8, or 10 Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Virtual Speaker first prepaid package €1,500, paid once 1500 euros for 5 hours of speech Application is free · prepaid speech-time credit · any language and voice Read 21 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com
Acapela TTS voices for NVDA €5,999, paid once Prices range from 59 to 99 euros. Over 130 voices · over 32 languages · NVDA screen reader for Windows Read 7 Oct 2026 · acapela-group.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • More than 250 voices across over 30 languages.
  • Cloud, sovereign cloud, on-premises, and embedded deployment.
  • Pronunciation rules and lexicons can tune specific terms.
  • Supports API access and commercial use.
  • NVDA voices support blind and vision-impaired users.

Limits

  • No free plan is listed.
  • Yearly subscription costs €99 a year, excluding VAT.
  • Infovox iVox will not be updated for new Apple Silicon Macs.

Who it suits

Acapela suits organizations building speech into apps, services, devices, or customer interaction systems, and developers needing multiple integration options. Its NVDA voices also address blind and vision-impaired computer users.

Verdict

Acapela combines a broad voice portfolio with several deployment options and developer interfaces. Check the platform package and pricing terms that fit the intended project before choosing a plan.

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