Murf AI vs Speechify
Murf AI and Speechify side by side: what each one is, what it costs to start, and whether you can try it free. Everything below comes from the vendors' own sites and other public sources, not from hands-on testing.
At a glance
| Murf AI | Speechify | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Voice & Audio | Voice & Audio |
| Starting price | Free; paid plans from $19/mo | Free; paid plans from $11.58/mo (checked October 2026) |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Profile | Read profile | Read profile |
Prices are in US dollars unless shown otherwise. Confirm the current price on the vendor's site before you buy.
Key differences
Both list a free tier, so you can try each before paying.
Speechify has the lower starting price ($11.58/mo against $19/mo for Murf AI). The cheapest plan rarely has the same limits or features, so compare plans before choosing on price.
Both are in our Voice & Audio category.
About each tool
Murf AI
AI voiceover studio with 200+ voices in 35+ languages, plus dubbing, voice cloning and an API. Free plan of 10 minutes; Creator reported at $19 a month billed annually ($29 monthly).
Who it is for
People who produce voiceovers for videos, presentations and e-learning, and teams that want shared workspaces. Murf lists integrations with Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Adobe Captivate, and an API for voice agents.
Strengths
- Murf says Studio offers 200+ voices across 35+ languages
- Murf lists integrations with Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Adobe Captivate
- Murf says paid plans include commercial rights and voice downloads
- Murf says team workspaces are included with all paid plans
- A separate text-to-speech API is listed at $0.01 per minute with no tiers
Limitations
- The Free plan is capped at 10 minutes of combined voice generation and transcription. Murf's help center says the trial has no fixed end date and ends when that time is used
- Reported by an independent source, not confirmed on Murf's own pricing page: voice generation is metered at 24 hours a year on Creator and 96 hours a year on Business, and unused minutes do not roll over
- Murf says monthly plans renew automatically unless you cancel before the billing date
Speechify
Text-to-speech app that reads documents, PDFs and web pages aloud, with dictation and AI summaries. Free plan; Premium is $139 a year (about $11.58 a month) or $29 monthly.
Who it is for
People who want text read aloud on a phone, desktop or browser, such as students and readers of long documents. Studio targets creators making voiceovers or dubbing, and the API targets developers adding voice to apps.
Strengths
- Speechify lists iPhone and iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, a web app, a Chrome extension and an Edge add-on
- Premium lists voices in 60+ languages and playback up to 5x speed
- Premium adds Scan and Listen, AI summaries and chat, voice typing, AI podcasts and Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integrations
- Studio has a free tier of 600 credits, and its paid tiers allow commercial use
Limitations
- Premium voice use is capped in words per month. Speechify says at least 150,000, and its usage page also states a higher allowance during 2026
- Studio credits are metered per second: voiceover 1 credit, dubbing 3 credits and avatars 30 credits per second
- Free Studio is not for commercial use and requires Speechify attribution when published
- Studio voice cloning requires the voice owner's consent and disclosure that the audio is AI-generated
- Speechify's privacy policy says content is used to improve features and algorithms, and the Studio terms let it use uploaded content to improve its services and models
