Updated 13 Nov 2026 · prices read on vendor pages

16 best D-ID alternatives in 2027

Reviewed by Mehmet Elmicenni, founder of Zekai•Prices checked 13 Nov 2026•How we check

The short answer

The best D-ID alternatives in 2027 are HeyGen (best overall, $29/mo), Vidnoz AI (best free plan: 30 credits a day) and StableAvatar (best open source, MIT). D-ID itself starts at $4.7/mo billed yearly. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 13 more are compared below, including 5 with a free plan and 7 open source.

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HeyGen

$29/mo · free plan

8.6

Best free planSee in table →

Vidnoz AI

$19.99/mo billed yearly · free plan

Best open sourceSee in table →

StableAvatar

Free to self-host · MIT

6.8

16alternatives compared

7with a free plan

8open source

$14/mo billed yearlycheapest paid · Synthesia

$4.7/mo billed yearlyD-ID starts at

01 · Zekai Price Ledger

Which D-ID alternatives are worth it in 2027?

The best D-ID alternatives in 2027 are HeyGen for studio-quality avatars, Synthesia for multilingual corporate video, Vidnoz and JoggAI for lower cost per minute, Colossyan and Elai.io for interactive training, and Tavus for real-time agents. Open-source options are StableAvatar, SadTalker and MuseTalk. D-ID's Lite plan is $4.7 a month billed yearly.

Zekai Cost Finder · team1 person

Tool	Type	Starting price	Free plan limit	Best for	Cost for your team	Checked
D-IDThe tool you are replacing	You are here	$4.7/mo billed yearlyLite, $56 billed annually or $5.9/mo billed monthly (10 min/month). Pro $16/mo yearly or $29 monthly (15 min/month, commercial licence). Advanced $108/mo yearly or $196 monthly (100 min/month). API plans: Build $14.4/mo yearly, Launch $35/mo yearly	14-day trial, 3 minutes, full-screen watermark	Talking-photo avatars and API-driven agents	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
HeyGen Zekai score 8.6Best overall	Free plan + paid	$29/moCreator, monthly (600 credits, 1080p, 175+ languages). Yearly toggle advertises 2 months free; yearly price not readable. Pro $49/mo (1,000 credits, 4K, 30-minute videos)	3 watermarked videos a month, 1 minute each	Studio-quality avatars with custom clones	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Synthesia Zekai score 8.7	Free plan + paid	$14/mo billed yearlyStarter, $168 billed yearly or $19 billed monthly (15,000 credits a year, 125+ avatars, 3 guests). Pro $59/mo yearly or $89 monthly	Basic plan: 10 minutes of video a month, Synthesia watermark	Corporate training videos with many languages	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Vidnoz AI Not yet reviewed by ZekaiBest free plan	Free plan + paid	$19.99/mo billed yearlyStarter, $19.99/mo billed yearly or $26.99 billed monthly (450 credits a month, 1080p, 60-minute videos). Business $56.99/mo yearly or $74.99 monthly	30 credits a day (about 60 seconds), 3 minutes per video, 720p	Daily free credits and cheap yearly plan	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Colossyan Zekai score 7.6	Paid	$27/moStarter, price as displayed (page has a yearly -34% toggle; billing basis of the $27 not readable). Professional $59/mo, adds watermark removal and 5 SCORM exports a month	No free plan	Interactive e-learning video with SCORM	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
AI Studios (DeepBrain AI) Zekai score 6.7	Free plan + paid	$24/mo billed yearlyPersonal, $288 billed annually (700 credits a month, 1080p, videos up to 30 minutes); monthly price not shown. Team $55/seat/month	3 videos up to 1 minute, 720p, 12 one-time credits	Avatar videos with lip-synced dubbing	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Elai.io Zekai score 7.4	Free plan + paid	$29/moCreator, 15 minutes a month, $276 billed annually (about $23/mo). Team $125/mo ($1,200 billed annually), 50 minutes a month	1 user, 1 minute of video, 80+ avatars	Article-to-video with branching quizzes	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
JoggAI Zekai score 7.2Cheapest paid	Free plan + paid	$24/mo billed yearlyStarter, renews yearly (144,000 credits a year, about 1,440 minutes of avatar video); monthly price not readable. Creator $40.66/mo yearly	200 credits (about 1 minute), valid 31 days, 3-minute videos	High avatar-video volume at low yearly cost	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
Tavus Zekai score 6.6	Free plan + paid	$22/moStarter, 60 minutes of Conversational Video, 1 custom face. Builder $59/mo (175 minutes), Growth $397/mo, Business $975/mo	20 free minutes of Conversational Video, stock faces, 1 seat	Conversational video agents via API	—	13 Nov 2026	Pricing ↗
StableAvatar Zekai score 6.8Best open source	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (MIT)	Infinite-length audio-driven avatar video	$0	14 Nov 2026	Code ↗
MuseTalk Zekai score 5.3	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (MIT)	Open-source lip-sync for existing video	$0	14 Nov 2026	Code ↗
LivePortrait Zekai score 6.9	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (MIT)	Animating a portrait from a driving video	$0	13 Nov 2026	Code ↗
InfiniteTalk Zekai score 6.4	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (Apache-2.0)	Unlimited-length talking video from one image	$0	13 Nov 2026	Code ↗
EchoMimicV3 Zekai score 5.3	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (Apache-2.0)	Human animation on a 12 GB GPU	$0	13 Nov 2026	Code ↗
LatentSync Zekai score 5.5	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (Apache-2.0)	Lip-syncing existing video to new audio	$0	13 Nov 2026	Code ↗
Wav2Lip Zekai score 5.3	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (Non-commercial)	Research-grade lip-sync on any face video	$0	13 Nov 2026	Code ↗
Duix.Avatar Zekai score 6.3	Open source	Free (self-hosted)	No limit, self-hosted (DUIX.COM Community License (not OSI-approved))	Offline avatar cloning on a Windows PC	$0	13 Nov 2026	Code ↗

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02 · Free plan

Is there a free version of D-ID?

D-ID has no permanent free plan. Its Trial is free for 14 days and includes 3 minutes across videos, agents, translation and API, with a full-screen watermark, one personal avatar and a personal-use licence. Lite, at $4.7 a month billed yearly, still adds a D-ID watermark; the Pro plan switches it to an AI watermark.

Source: D-ID pricing page, read 13 Nov 2026.

Free$0

14-day trial, 3 minutes, full-screen watermark

Paid from$4.7/mo billed yearly

Lite, $56 billed annually or $5.9/mo billed monthly (10 min/month). Pro $16/mo yearly or $29 monthly (15 min/month, commercial licence). Advanced $108/mo yearly or $196 monthly (100 min/month). API plans: Build $14.4/mo yearly, Launch $35/mo yearly

03 · Free alternatives

What are the best free D-ID alternatives?

The best free D-ID alternatives are Vidnoz, which refills 30 credits daily, HeyGen with 3 watermarked videos a month, Tavus with 20 free conversational minutes, and Elai.io with one minute. D-ID itself offers only a 14-day trial with 3 minutes and a full-screen watermark. SadTalker and MuseTalk are free to self-host.