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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Starting at $23.00 15 video minutes Per Month
Descript
Star Rating
(825)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansElai.io
Star Rating
(122)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $23.00 15 video minutes Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Descript excels in its transcription capabilities, scoring 9.0, which reviewers mention as a standout feature for creating accurate text from audio. In contrast, Elai.io's transcription score is slightly lower at 8.9, indicating it may not be as reliable for users who prioritize this function.
- Reviewers mention that Elai.io offers superior voice cloning features, with a score of 8.3 compared to Descript's 7.5. Users appreciate the natural-sounding voices and variety of tones available in Elai.io, making it a preferred choice for projects requiring high-quality voiceovers.
- G2 users highlight that Elai.io's video creation tools, particularly its AI video generation capabilities, score 8.7, significantly higher than Descript's 7.4. Reviewers say this makes Elai.io a better option for users looking to create engaging video content quickly and efficiently.
- Users on G2 report that Descript's screen recording feature is robust, scoring 8.4, which reviewers mention as essential for creating tutorials and presentations. Elai.io, while offering similar functionality, scores slightly lower at 8.0, indicating that Descript may provide a more user-friendly experience in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Elai.io's integration capabilities, particularly for real-time streaming, score 8.1, outperforming Descript's 6.8. Users say this feature is crucial for those who need seamless live broadcasting options, making Elai.io a more attractive choice for live content creators.
- Users report that Descript's ease of use is rated at 8.4, while Elai.io shines with a score of 9.4. Reviewers mention that Elai.io's intuitive interface and streamlined setup process make it a more accessible option for beginners or those less tech-savvy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 media hour / month
Elai.io
Basic Plan
Starting at $23.00
15 video minutes Per Month
- 15-40 minutes/month
- Interactive quizzes and branching
- Library of +80 avatars
Free Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Elai.io
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
659
9.0
102
Ease of Use
8.4
674
9.3
107
Ease of Setup
9.0
424
9.4
61
Ease of Admin
8.5
111
9.7
30
Quality of Support
8.4
447
9.7
95
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
102
9.7
30
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
638
9.7
106
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
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.7
20
8.3
40
8.6
22
8.6
39
9.2
21
9.0
37
Platform Content
7.5
19
Feature Not Available
7.8
21
8.0
38
8.2
21
8.6
35
8.8
22
8.8
34
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
8.2
29
6.1
19
8.1
31
8.2
20
8.9
31
Generative AI
8.4
19
8.1
24
7.4
16
Feature Not Available
7.0
16
7.5
23
8.1
18
7.5
21
5.9
16
Feature Not Available
7.3
19
8.5
22
6.7
17
7.6
9
Voice
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.8
393
Not enough data
Transcription
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
Editing
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Not enough data
Integration
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
105
8.3
28
Feature Not Available
8.2
16
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
123
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
36
8.3
121
8.5
37
7.6
60
8.4
37
Feature Not Available
8.2
37
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.6
105
8.1
38
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
7.9
112
8.6
34
8.5
118
7.9
20
8.6
52
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
8.6
24
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Customization
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
Analytics
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
Editing
7.8
267
8.5
33
9.0
275
8.8
33
7.6
259
9.0
34
7.9
241
Feature Not Available
8.2
255
8.9
31
8.6
272
8.6
36
8.8
263
9.2
36
Platform
8.6
247
9.3
34
8.7
259
9.0
34
8.1
228
9.0
31
Generative AI
7.8
224
8.2
15
7.7
224
8.6
15
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
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
6.4
114
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
122
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
122
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.1
19
8.8
40
7.8
16
8.9
38
7.7
15
8.2
38
8.1
20
8.4
36
6.7
15
8.5
36
6.6
15
8.3
39
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
8.3
32
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
8.7
33
9.3
20
9.1
35
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
9.2
34
8.2
19
9.2
33
8.1
15
8.4
31
7.8
15
8.6
33
Video creation - Video Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Feature Not Available
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Script & Prompt-Based Input - AI Storyboard Generators
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scene Customization & Structuring - AI Storyboard Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration & Presentation - AI Storyboard Generators
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Toolchain Integration - AI Storyboard Generators
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
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
Descript and Elai.io are categorized as Video Editing, AI Video Generators, Text to Speech, AI Avatar Generators, Video Translation, and Presentation
Unique Categories
Descript is categorized as Virtual Recording Studio, Screen and Video Capture, Video Content Creation, Content Creation, Audio Editing, Transcription, and Video Communications
Elai.io is categorized as AI Storyboard Generators
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Elai.io
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
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.1%
E-Learning
10.1%
Computer Software
10.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.4%
Education Management
8.4%
Other
52.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
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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