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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (71.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free 3 Video Minutes Per Month
Blender
Star Rating
(307)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BlenderSynthesia
Star Rating
(2,458)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 3 Video Minutes Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Synthesia excels in ease of use, with many users appreciating how quickly they can create videos without needing extensive equipment. One user highlighted that they can simply paste a script and choose an avatar, making the process incredibly fast and effortless.
- Users say that Blender stands out for its comprehensive features in 3D animation and modeling. Reviewers have praised its all-in-one capabilities, noting that it allows for a wide range of creative tasks within a single software, which is particularly beneficial for those who enjoy exploring different aspects of 3D design.
- According to verified reviews, Synthesia's custom avatars are a significant draw for users, especially in educational settings. One instructional designer mentioned how these avatars enhance engagement in videos, making them more appealing to neurodivergent students.
- Reviewers mention that Blender's interface simplicity is a major plus, with users finding the geometry nodes and UV wrapping features intuitive and efficient compared to other 3D software. This ease of navigation contributes to a smoother workflow for creative projects.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both products have strong support, Synthesia's quality of support is slightly higher, with users noting responsive assistance that enhances their overall experience. This can be crucial for users who may need help during the video creation process.
- Users say that Blender's free access is a significant advantage, allowing small businesses and individual creators to utilize powerful tools without financial barriers. This aspect is particularly appealing for those just starting in 3D design or on a tight budget.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Blender
No pricing availableSynthesia
Free
Free
3 Video Minutes Per Month
Explore our video communications platform for free
- 1 editor
- 9 AI avatars
- 140+ languages and voices
Free Trial
Blender
No trial information availableSynthesia
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
256
8.7
2,118
Ease of Use
7.2
258
9.1
2,162
Ease of Setup
9.1
25
9.2
1,526
Ease of Admin
8.7
15
9.1
795
Quality of Support
8.6
225
8.9
1,748
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
12
8.9
746
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
253
9.6
2,108
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
Design
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.3
125
Not enough data
8.2
119
Not enough data
7.9
118
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
Move
8.7
127
Not enough data
9.0
131
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
Store & Manage
8.6
118
Not enough data
8.3
127
Not enough data
7.8
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.1
14
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.4
25
Not enough data
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
8.1
17
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
6.5
13
Not enough data
9.6
26
Not enough data
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.4
924
Not enough data
8.5
897
Not enough data
9.1
936
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
744
Not enough data
8.2
907
Not enough data
8.3
866
Not enough data
8.3
787
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.6
719
Not enough data
7.3
729
Not enough data
8.5
770
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
7.4
32
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.8
25
Library
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
Rendering
9.5
25
Not enough data
9.5
25
Not enough data
9.6
25
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
Integrations
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
7.9
84
Not enough data
7.5
72
Not enough data
8.0
84
Organization
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
7.6
79
Not enough data
7.5
73
Not enough data
7.2
75
Not enough data
7.8
74
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
545
Not enough data
7.5
547
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Not enough data
8.4
666
Not enough data
8.0
653
Not enough data
7.9
666
Not enough data
7.8
684
Not enough data
8.0
679
Not enough data
7.2
680
Not enough data
7.9
686
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
Not enough data
8.1
693
Not enough data
7.7
616
Not enough data
7.7
596
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.0
68
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
6.7
62
Not enough data
6.9
64
Software Delivery
Not enough data
6.1
62
Not enough data
7.0
61
Not enough data
6.8
59
Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
61
Not enough data
6.4
58
Not enough data
6.6
58
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
6.9
6
Platform Features
Not enough data
7.8
303
Not enough data
7.3
298
Not enough data
7.6
292
Not enough data
7.3
286
Not enough data
7.6
291
Not enough data
7.1
276
Organization
Not enough data
7.6
282
Not enough data
7.8
281
Not enough data
8.1
277
Customization
Not enough data
7.3
280
Not enough data
7.1
280
Not enough data
7.9
281
Analytics
Not enough data
7.0
273
Not enough data
7.1
261
Not enough data
7.1
267
Editing
6.7
8
7.6
386
7.1
7
8.3
427
7.8
10
8.0
432
8.5
10
7.5
401
9.5
7
7.9
370
8.0
10
7.8
410
8.5
8
8.6
441
Platform
9.7
11
8.6
409
9.6
12
8.4
427
9.2
8
8.0
361
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
7.2
96
Not enough data
7.0
96
Not enough data
7.0
97
Not enough data
6.8
97
Compatibility
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Project Management
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Effects
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
6.6
695
Publishing
Not enough data
7.8
705
Social Media
Not enough data
7.3
689
Planning
Not enough data
6.4
732
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
719
Not enough data
7.8
702
Not enough data
7.4
697
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
700
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
6.7
65
Not enough data
6.4
66
Not enough data
6.1
68
Not enough data
6.5
70
Not enough data
6.6
70
Not enough data
6.4
69
Not enough data
6.7
68
Generative AI
3.8
10
Not enough data
3.3
10
Not enough data
4.3
10
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.3
16
Not enough data
6.0
16
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
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
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
781
Not enough data
8.4
766
Not enough data
7.6
748
Not enough data
8.4
754
Not enough data
7.8
735
Not enough data
8.3
788
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.9
730
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.1
768
Not enough data
8.5
773
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.3
757
Not enough data
8.0
738
Not enough data
7.3
713
Not enough data
7.9
720
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
404
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
8.0
422
Not enough data
8.3
424
Not enough data
8.3
424
Not enough data
8.1
406
Not enough data
8.4
409
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
7.7
405
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
381
Not enough data
7.7
386
Not enough data
8.5
403
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.0
382
Not enough data
7.0
379
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.3
396
Not enough data
8.1
403
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
388
Not enough data
7.6
384
Not enough data
7.0
366
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.5
385
Not enough data
7.4
384
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
6.9
89
Not enough data
6.4
89
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
7.1
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.4
20
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.4
21
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
7.1
21
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.0
20
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
99
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
7.4
99
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
8.0
97
Live streaming
Not enough data
6.8
94
Script-based automation
Not enough data
8.1
96
Video Creation
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
7.6
94
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.4
94
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
94
Editing
Not enough data
8.1
94
Not enough data
8.2
94
Storage & Management
Not enough data
7.5
89
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
7.8
90
Not enough data
8.2
87
Platform
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Blender and Synthesia are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Blender is categorized as Additive Manufacturing, Animation, Video Effects, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, and Architectural Rendering
Synthesia is categorized as Video Translation, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Communications, Video Email, Text to Speech, Content Creation, Video CMS, Presentation, Course Authoring, and AI Avatar Generators
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Blender
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Synthesia
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
Animation
11.7%
Computer Games
9.6%
Design
9.3%
Graphic Design
6.9%
Computer Software
6.9%
Other
55.7%
Computer Software
8.8%
E-Learning
7.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
6.2%
Consulting
5.6%
Other
65.3%
Discussions
Do professionals use blender?
3 Comments
DH
Yes, professionals use Blender for various purposes, such as creating 3D models, animations, visual effects, games, and more. Blender is a powerful and...Read more
Better user manual on sculpting is needed.
2 Comments
VK
Manage your bankroll carefully. Set a budget for each betting session and wager only a certain percentage of it on each bet. Track your bets. Even if you are...Read more
Can blender come up with a Mobile only 3D Models availability for Porting applications over Mobile
2 Comments
RL
If you are asking if Blender can view models on mobile devices.......you can do this. You will need to export your file as an .obj file format. Once you’ve...Read more
Is there a way to see the result of the video before generating it?
3 Comments
SV
Not for now.Read more
Is there a way to have the avatars laugh?
2 Comments
DC
Hey Dwight!
This sounds like a really interesting use case, and I can definitely understand the need for a way to bring more emotion into the...Read more
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