iSpeech vs Voice Forge
iSpeech
ispeech.orgVoice Forge
voiceforge.comSide by side
| Figure | iSpeech | Voice Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 15 | 4 |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 9.2 (#6) | 6.6 (#217) |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 9.2 (#11) | 6.6 (#225) |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Export formats | aiff,mp3,ogg,wma,flac,wav,alaw,ulaw,vox,mp4 | WAV |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | The company lists Newark, New Jersey as headquarters and San Francisco as an additional office. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Platforms | web,ios,android,api | web |
Plans
iSpeech
- Plus$2.95 a month
- Premium$3.95 a month
- Pay Per Use$50 a month
- Pay Per Install$0.25 a month
- BasicFree
- HackerFree
- Plus$2.95 a month
- Premium$3.95 a month
- Junior$29 a month
- Pay-per-use 2,000 credits$50, paid once
Voice Forge
- Fan VoicePrice not published
- PremiumPrice not published
- PublisherPrice not published
- TrialPrice not published
In their own words
iSpeech
iSpeech provides text-to-speech and automated speech recognition through APIs, SDKs, and online tools. Its speech API can synthesize audio with multiple voices, formats, bitrates, frequencies, and playback speeds, and supports MathML and SSML. The API can also transcribe submitted audio across multiple languages and recognition models; iSpeech says custom models can be created. The homepage lists support for more than 30 languages. Audio downloads are available in AIFF, MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, WAV, A-law, μ-law, VOX, and MP4 formats. Listed access includes Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, API, and extension. The Basic plan is free for personal use, and commercial use is listed as available. Plus costs $2.95 a month, billed monthly, and includes 30-minute recordings, approximately 4,167 words. Premium costs $3.95 a month, billed monthly, with 12-hour recordings, approximately 100,000 words. Pay Per Use costs $50 a month for dynamic TTS usage only and includes 2,000 credits. Pay Per Install costs $0.25 a month and has a 10,000-install minimum.
Voice Forge
Voice Forge has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.