Shotz vs HeyGen & Synthesia
Avatars that present for you. Shotz edits the people you actually filmed.
At a glance.
What each one is built to do. Plenty of people use both.
Why people pick Shotz.
They make a presenter. Shotz edits the one you filmed, and can make a photo talk when you need it.
Delete a word, and the clip is cut. Ums and pauses go in one go.
Need B-roll behind the talking? Generate it to match, labelled as generated.
Where HeyGen & Synthesia are great.
A presenter video from a script, with nobody on set.
One video in dozens of languages, with the mouth matched.
Brand controls and admin made for training teams.
Questions.
Yes, from a photo. Talking photo has a person in a photo say your voiceover, and UGC ads build a whole ad around one. There's no library of stock presenters.
Yes. Export it as an MP4 and drop it in like any other clip.
Yes. The editor is free with no watermark. Starter is from $12 a month with 1,000 credits for generating, Pro from $33 with 3,000, and Team from $129 for up to five people.