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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
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Amazon Polly
Star Rating
(71)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.3% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(826)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Amazon Polly excels in providing a wide range of natural-sounding voices, with a score of 8.0 for natural sounding voices, while Descript's score of 7.7 indicates it may not match the same level of voice quality.
- Reviewers mention that Amazon Polly offers superior language support, scoring 8.6 for languages, compared to Descript's 6.8, making it a better choice for users needing multilingual capabilities.
- G2 users highlight that Amazon Polly's integration capabilities are robust, with an application integration score of 8.0, while Descript's score of 7.8 suggests it may have limitations in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Descript shines in transcription accuracy, achieving a score of 9.0, which is significantly higher than Amazon Polly's 7.8, making it a preferred option for users focused on transcription tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Descript's video editing capabilities are impressive, with a score of 8.4 for video editing capabilities, while Amazon Polly does not focus on video editing, making Descript the better choice for video content creators.
- Users say that Amazon Polly's ease of use is rated at 9.0, which is higher than Descript's 8.4, indicating that users may find Amazon Polly more user-friendly for voice-related tasks.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
58
8.9
660
Ease of Use
9.0
59
8.5
675
Ease of Setup
8.9
21
9.0
425
Ease of Admin
8.8
20
8.5
112
Quality of Support
8.7
54
8.4
448
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
20
8.7
103
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
59
9.1
638
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.8
393
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Integration
8.1
37
7.8
105
8.2
37
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.8
37
8.6
123
8.5
37
Feature Not Available
8.6
36
8.3
121
8.4
37
7.6
60
8.2
37
Feature Not Available
7.6
37
Feature Not Available
7.9
37
7.6
105
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
8.1
37
7.9
112
8.0
36
8.5
118
8.4
36
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
31
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Editing
Not enough data
7.8
267
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
7.6
259
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.2
255
Not enough data
8.6
272
Not enough data
8.8
263
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.1
228
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.7
224
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
6.4
114
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
122
Social Media
Not enough data
7.3
122
Planning
Not enough data
6.2
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
124
Not enough data
7.5
122
Not enough data
7.8
121
Not enough data
6.4
112
Not enough data
6.4
110
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.6
14
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
194
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
7.4
182
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
7.7
198
Not enough data
7.7
183
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
7.6
185
Not enough data
8.0
179
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Polly and Descript are categorized as Text to Speech
Unique Categories
Amazon Polly is categorized as Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Polly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Computer Software
9.9%
Telecommunications
5.6%
Accounting
5.6%
Hospital & Health Care
4.2%
Other
54.9%
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Amazon Polly text to speech free?
3 Comments
EA
Yes, completely free with the AWS API. Every 3000 characters need to be divided when downloading.Read more
What can Amazon Polly do?
1 Comment
AA
Amazon polly is a tool which converts text content into human speech in various languages.Read more
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
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