Explideo vs Voodley

Explideo is a browser-based whiteboard video maker for creating hand-drawn explainers from narration or a scene-by-scene plan, with MP4 export. Its auto-doodle tool transcribes uploaded audio or video, selects drawn assets and synchronizes them with narration. Users can turn photos into doodles or generate images ready for drawing from prompts. Projects can begin with audio, a template or a blank canvas, and the editor provides pan-and-zoom cameras plus entrance, emphasis and exit animations. Videos can be cloud-rendered or exported in the browser; browser exports are unlimited on every plan. The built-in library includes hand-drawn images, icons and music, and finished videos can be published to YouTube, social channels or an LMS. Explideo works in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox on Mac, Windows or Chromebook. The Free plan is free, billed forever, with one server export per month with a watermark. Starter costs $19 a month, billed month-to-month.

Voodley is a web and API platform for producing animated whiteboard videos with AI-generated scripts, images, and narration. A topic or pasted content can become a script containing scenes, narration, and visual cues. Hand-drawn effects use RoughJS, while more than 100 voices come from Azure, Google, and Browser TTS providers. Presenters can lip-sync, and photos can be turned into custom avatars. Other tools include Mermaid diagrams, automatic subtitles, background music, scene transitions, custom branding, and project management. Exports target YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn, with quality determined by plan. The free plan costs nothing but has no video export, three projects, and a 30-second maximum. Paid plans start at $41 a month, with higher tiers adding 2K or 4K export, team workspaces, and API access.