# The 8 best free text to speech tools (2026): lip sync

> Source: https://dubsheet.com/best/free-plan/lip-sync (curated, re-verified)

The best free text to speech tools in October 2026 are **ElevenLabs for Publishing, Synthesia and Async**. ElevenLabs for Publishing is the pick for publishers and authors turning books and long-form stories into narrated audio. We read the price of all 8 on their own sites.

By [Dubsheet Research](https://dubsheet.com/authors/editorial.md).

8 ranked · each checked against its own site 27–31 October 2026

### All 7 tools that publish a monthly price start under $100 a month. The median first paid plan is $22.

*Free text to speech tools, first paid plan, October 2026*

- Under $25: 4
- $25 to $99: 3
- $100 to $299: 0
- $300 or more: 0

- **8** ranked
- **$22** median first paid plan
- **8** of the 8 have a free plan

First paid plan from each tool's own pricing page, read 27–31 October 2026.

## The short answer

**ElevenLabs for Publishing** ranks first. It has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6 a month.

**Synthesia** ranks second with a free plan, then $19 a month, and **Async** third with a free plan, then about $22 a month. **Speechify Studio** and **VEED** have free plans too.

Half of the 7 tools with a monthly paid plan charge $22 a month or less.

8 tools here have a free plan to try before you pay. The highest ranked are ElevenLabs for Publishing, Synthesia and Async.

## Pick by what you need

- A free plan before you pay: [ElevenLabs for Publishing](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing.md), Free, then $6 a month
- Enterprise training and comms teams making multilingual video in-house: [Synthesia](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia.md), Free, then $19 a month
- Creators and small teams making social video: [Async](https://dubsheet.com/async.md), Free, then about $22 a month
- Ranked fourth: [Speechify Studio](https://dubsheet.com/speechify-studio.md), Free, then $100 a year
- Marketers and solopreneurs making social video who need voice-over: [VEED](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io.md), Free, then $25 a seat a month

## All 8 picks at a glance

| # | Name | Best for | Starts at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [ElevenLabs for Publishing](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing.md) | Publishers and authors turning books and long-form stories into narrated audio | Free, then $6 a month |
| 2 | [Synthesia](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia.md) | enterprise training and comms teams making multilingual video in-house | Free, then $19 a month |
| 3 | [Async](https://dubsheet.com/async.md) | creators and small teams making social video and podcasts in one browser tool | Free, then about $22 a month |
| 4 | [Speechify Studio](https://dubsheet.com/speechify-studio.md) | A creator or small team making up to a few hours of narrated video a month | Free, then $100 a year |
| 5 | [VEED](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io.md) | marketers and solopreneurs making social video who need voice-over and captions in-editor | Free, then $25 a seat a month |
| 6 | [Akool](https://dubsheet.com/akool.md) | marketing teams localizing brand video into many languages from one workspace | Free, then $12 a seat a month |
| 7 | [Vozo](https://dubsheet.com/vozo-ai.md) | creators, marketers and course teams localizing video into many languages | Free, then $29 a month |
| 8 | [HeyGen](https://dubsheet.com/heygen.md) | creators and teams localizing video into many languages without reshooting | Free, then $29 a month |

Checked between 27 October 2026 and 31 October 2026. “About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 30 October 2026.

**8 tools, ranked.**

8 of 40 free text to speech tools match “Lip sync”. Of the rest: 8 on some plans only, 4 no, 20 unknown.

How the free text to speech tools matching “Lip sync” differ: 8 of 8 also match “Video dubbing”, against 7 of 32 in the rest of the category; and 8 of 8 also match “Voice to video”, against 10 of 32 in the rest of the category.

## The ranking

### 1. ElevenLabs for Publishing

**A free plan before you pay**

**Best for:** Publishers and authors turning books and long-form stories into narrated audio

- Price: Free, then $6 a month ([source](https://elevenlabs.io/studio))
- [Read the review](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing.md)

### 2. Synthesia

**Enterprise training and comms teams making multilingual video in-house**

**Best for:** enterprise training and comms teams making multilingual video in-house

- Price: Free, then $19 a month ([source](https://www.synthesia.io/pricing))
- [Read the review](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia.md)

### 3. Async

**Creators and small teams making social video**

**Best for:** creators and small teams making social video and podcasts in one browser tool

- Price: Free, then about $22 a month ([source](https://async.com/pricing))
- [Read the review](https://dubsheet.com/async.md)

### 4. Speechify Studio

**Best for:** A creator or small team making up to a few hours of narrated video a month

- Price: Free, then $100 a year ([source](https://speechify.com/pricing-studio/))
- [Read the review](https://dubsheet.com/speechify-studio.md)

### 5. VEED

**Marketers and solopreneurs making social video who need voice-over**

**Best for:** marketers and solopreneurs making social video who need voice-over and captions in-editor

- Price: Free, then $25 a seat a month ([source](https://www.veed.io/pricing/index.html.md))
- [Read the review](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io.md)

## Side by side

| Feature | ElevenLabs for Publishing | Synthesia | Async | Speechify Studio | VEED | Akool | Vozo | HeyGen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Description | A publisher-focused audio toolkit that pairs long-form narration with ElevenReader distribution. | AI video platform that turns a script into avatar video with voice-over in 140+ languages. | Chat-based AI video studio with built-in AI voices, voice cloning, dubbing and subtitles. | Browser AI studio where voice-over, dubbing, captions and video editing share one credit pool. | Browser video editor with AI voice-over, voice cloning, dubbing and subtitles in one workspace. | AI video suite with video translation, lip sync, text to speech, voice cloning and a voice changer. | AI video translation with dubbing, lip sync, subtitles and on-screen text translation. | AI avatar video, voice cloning and video translation into 175+ languages with lip sync. |
| Category | AI audiobook narration, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish | AI dubbing and video translation, Text to speech and AI voice-over, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Courses and e-learning | AI podcast studios, YouTube and social video, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Ads and marketing, Courses and e-learning | Text to speech and AI voice-over, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech | AI dubbing and video translation, YouTube and social video, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish | AI dubbing and video translation, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Ads and marketing | AI dubbing and video translation, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Ads and marketing, Courses and e-learning, YouTube and social video | AI dubbing and video translation, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Ads and marketing, YouTube and social video |
| Tags | AI audiobook narration, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish | AI dubbing and video translation, Text to speech and AI voice-over, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Courses and e-learning | AI podcast studios, YouTube and social video, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Ads and marketing, Courses and e-learning | Text to speech and AI voice-over, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech | AI dubbing and video translation, YouTube and social video, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish | AI dubbing and video translation, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Ads and marketing | AI dubbing and video translation, Cheapest for 2 hours a month, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Ads and marketing, Courses and e-learning, YouTube and social video | AI dubbing and video translation, Free text to speech, Free text to speech you may publish, Ads and marketing, YouTube and social video |

## Questions buyers ask

### How much do free text to speech tools cost?

The median first paid plan is $22 a month, across the 7 of the 8 that publish a monthly price. They run from $6 to $29.

### Which free text to speech tools have a free plan?

All 8 have a free plan.

### How current are these figures?

The prices were read 27–31 October 2026.

## Sources and method

Each price is quoted from the vendor’s pricing page.

### Pricing pages (8 read)

- [ElevenLabs for Publishing](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing.md): [elevenlabs.io/studio](https://elevenlabs.io/studio), checked 31 October 2026
- [Synthesia](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia.md): [synthesia.io/pricing](https://www.synthesia.io/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Async](https://dubsheet.com/async.md): [async.com/pricing](https://async.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Speechify Studio](https://dubsheet.com/speechify-studio.md): [speechify.com/pricing-studio](https://speechify.com/pricing-studio/), checked 27 October 2026
- [VEED](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io.md): [veed.io/pricing/index.html.md](https://www.veed.io/pricing/index.html.md), checked 27 October 2026
- [Akool](https://dubsheet.com/akool.md): [akool.com/pricing](https://www.akool.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Vozo](https://dubsheet.com/vozo-ai.md): [vozo.ai/pricing](https://www.vozo.ai/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [HeyGen](https://dubsheet.com/heygen.md): [heygen.com/pricing](https://www.heygen.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026