Speechify vs TTSReader
Speechify
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| Figure | Speechify | TTSReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | $8.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 10 |
| Spec score · Text-to-speech tools | 9.4 (#3) | 9.1 (#14) |
| Spec score · Text-to-Speech Software | 8.9 (#20) | 8.6 (#48) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| API integrations | Documentation describes integrations or shims for LiveKit, Pipecat, Vapi, Deepgram, Vercel AI SDK and Puter. | The API page describes one endpoint for AI speech engines including OpenAI, Azure, Google and ElevenLabs. |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Export formats | MP3 | MP3,WAV |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | web,windows,macos,ios,android,chrome_extension | web,windows,macos,ios,android,chrome_extension,api |
| What it does | Speechify converts PDFs, documents, web pages, emails, books and other text into spoken audio with AI voices. | TTSReader reads text, documents, PDFs, e-books and webpages aloud, and can generate downloadable audio. |
Plans
Speechify
- FreeFree
- Premium$29 a month
- API FreeFree
- API Starter$10 a month
- API Pro$99 a month
- API Scale$499 a month
- API Enterprise / CustomPriced on request
TTSReader
- FreeFree
- Premium$10.99 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — 200k characters$10 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — 1M characters$32 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — 10M characters$300 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — 200k characters$10, paid once
- Premium (monthly)$10.99 a month
- Pay-as-you-go — 1M characters$32, paid once
- Premium (annual)$99 a year
- Pay-as-you-go — 10M characters$300, paid once
In their own words
Speechify
Speechify is a text-to-speech product available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows, and through an API. Its listed capabilities include voice cloning, commercial use, and MP3 audio export, with support for 60 languages. The free plan costs nothing and includes 10 voices with a maximum speed of 1.5x. Premium costs $29 a month, billed monthly, and lists more than 1,000 voices, 60+ languages, and a maximum speed of 5x. Speechify was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States. The plans differ in voice count and maximum playback speed; Premium also specifies its language offering as 60+ languages. Buyers can weigh those limits against the listed platform access, language support, and MP3 export when choosing a plan.
TTSReader
TTSReader converts text and documents into speech, reads webpages aloud, and can create downloadable audio. It supports PDF, DOCX, TXT, CSV, and EPUB files, with MP3 and WAV listed as export formats and a maximum input of 200000. Voices come from Google, OpenAI, xAI, Microsoft, and proprietary AI providers. During playback, the reader highlights the current text and remembers the article and position so listening can resume later. Users can edit text while it plays and combine voices, languages, and speeds in one file. The service identifies proofreading, education, accessibility, language learning, audiobook creation, and voice-over production as uses. Its website plugin is free and includes playback controls, voice and speed selection, automatic scrolling, and saved preferences; the maker says it does not track users, use cookies, or show ads. API access is available, though the synchronous API recommends only a few thousand characters, calls 5k safe, and notes requests can time out after five minutes. The Free plan costs nothing and is for personal use only, with 5k premium-voice characters. Premium is $10.99 a month for one user and 1,000,000 premium characters per month. Pay-as-you-go plans cost $10 a month for 200,000 characters, $32 a month for 1,000,000, or $300 a month for 10,000,000; credits expire after one year, extended by each new purchase.