Vocalware

Spec sheet

What it does

Vocalware is a cloud text-to-speech API for adding real-time speech to websites, mobile apps and other online applications.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Product

Vocalware is a cloud-based API for integrating real-time text-to-speech into websites and mobile applications.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Audience

The maker says Vocalware is for developers building online applications, including mobile apps, and supports all programming languages and frameworks.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Free plan

NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · vocalware.com

Support

Accounts include a dedicated support team reachable through web forms, support email and a New York phone number.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Headquarters

New York, NY, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · vocalware.com

Analytics

Usage analytics are collected in ten-minute intervals and can therefore lag by up to about ten minutes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

API access

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · vocalware.com

API types

Vocalware provides JavaScript/HTML5 and HTTP-REST APIs for browser-based and standalone applications.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Batch API

The FAQ says customers needing many audios with fewer API calls can ask Vocalware about a batch API.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Captioning

Documentation includes a method for implementing closed captioning for audio streams.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Company founding

Wikipedia lists Oddcast as founded in 1999 in New York City.Read 21 Oct 2026 · en.wikipedia.org

Connectivity requirement

The API requires an internet connection capable of streaming 48 kbps audio.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Domain security control

JavaScript and ActionScript integrations require specified domains as an account-protection measure against stream theft.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Funding

Union Square Ventures lists an Oddcast Series D investment in 2006.Read 21 Oct 2026 · usv.com

HTTP REST API

An HTTP REST API is intended for standalone mobile or desktop apps and server-side implementations and can be called from any programming language.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Independent description

LinkedIn describes Vocalware as text-to-speech software that lets developers speech-enable online applications through an API.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Independent headquarters

TheOrg lists Vocalware headquarters in New York, United States and identifies Gil Sideman as founder.Read 21 Oct 2026 · theorg.com

Independent product summary

Dealroom describes Oddcast as a digital communication and animation company whose Vocalware API supports hundreds of voices in more than 30 languages.Read 21 Oct 2026 · app.dealroom.co

Input limit

The FAQ says a request may contain up to 600 characters, or 150 characters for Chinese and Japanese.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Integration security

For JavaScript or ActionScript APIs, customers must specify domains to help protect accounts from stream theft, and the FAQ says any number of domains may be added.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

JavaScript API

A JavaScript/HTML5 client API is provided for browser implementations, including mobile browsers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Licence model

The product is proprietary under Oddcast terms; the pages provide no open-source licence and restrict redistribution and derivative works.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Limit: feature depth

The independent comparison says Vocalware has fewer features than competing products.Read 21 Oct 2026 · text2audio.com

Limit: language glitches

Another reproduced client comment reports minor glitches while using Spanish and asks for more languages.Read 21 Oct 2026 · text2audio.com

Limit: price

The same independent comparison lists Vocalware as expensive compared with alternatives.Read 21 Oct 2026 · text2audio.com

Limit: speed

One client comment reproduced by the independent comparison says Vocalware felt slower than preferred.Read 21 Oct 2026 · text2audio.com

Long audio limit

For audio longer than 60 seconds, the maker says text must be split into segments of up to 600 characters, or 150 characters for Chinese and Japanese.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Maker identity

Oddcast’s own contact page identifies the maker as Oddcast Inc. and gives a New York address.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oddcast.com

Maximum input

600Read 20 Sep 2026 · vocalware.com

No installation

Vocalware says voices are delivered from the cloud and work in online applications without installing software.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Offline use

The FAQ says offline audio downloads are handled by a separate product called Vocalware Export, for which customers should contact the company.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Per-application analytics

Separate API IDs are required to break analytics down by individual application or page.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Playback callbacks

Playback generates event callbacks that host applications can use to synchronize actions with audio.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Playback controls

Documentation includes examples for play, pause, stop, volume, queuing and interruption.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Praise: broad platforms

The home page quotes a customer valuing the number of supported platforms and technologies and the billing model.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Praise: natural voices

The home page quotes a language-learning customer describing the voices as good and natural.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Praise: voice and language range

An independent 2024 comparison describes the wide voice and language range as a benefit.Read 21 Oct 2026 · text2audio.com

Praise: voice clarity

Vocalware’s home page quotes a customer praising the clarity of its voices and ease of integration.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Preloading

The how-to documentation describes preloading synthesized audio to improve playback response time.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Privacy and security

Oddcast says it uses commercially reasonable efforts to secure stored information and SSL encryption for order information, including credit card details, sent to its server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Product family

Oddcast says Vocalware includes a cloud API and a separate Export portal for downloading MP3 files with perpetual-use licensing in own content.Read 21 Oct 2026 · oddcast.com

Refills

Customers can refill streams manually or enable automatic refills, which purchase more streams when the account balance is low.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Service warranty limitation

The terms disclaim guarantees that the service will be error-free, uninterrupted or free of defects and viruses.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Stream reuse

Purchased streams can be used in any domain or app and do not expire.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Terms restriction

The terms prohibit copying, downloading, exporting or offline use of generated audio and prohibit reverse engineering.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Trial billing

The 15-day trial includes 1,000 streams and automatically charges for 40,000 streams when the trial ends unless the customer cancels first.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Usage measure

Billing counts audio streams rather than words or characters, with each stream representing one audio playback of up to 60 seconds.Read 12 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Voice catalog

The home page advertises more than 100 text-to-speech voices in over 20 languages.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Voice effects

API requests can select language and voice and add effects such as pitch and echo.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vocalware.com

Plans and prices

Every Vocalware plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Text-to-Speech Software#30 of 2238.7
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