Seven AI tools for training, onboarding and how-to videos, from Synthesia, Colossyan and HeyGen to Vyond, Guidde, Google Vids and Elai, with prices, avatars, languages, quizzes and which plans export SCORM.
Synthesia is the best AI video generator for training videos: it has 125+ stock avatars on its $29 Starter plan, 140+ languages, PowerPoint import, a screen recorder and roleplay sessions, though SCORM export is Enterprise only.
Colossyan is built for learning teams, with quizzes, branching, a course builder and SCORM export on its Professional plan ($59 a month billed yearly), capped at five exports a month.
HeyGen has the largest avatar library (700+ on paid plans) and exports SCORM with quizzes and branching from its $149 Business plan.
For software how-tos and SOPs, Guidde turns a screen recording into a narrated, step-by-step guide without an avatar.
SCORM, the format most learning management systems import, sits on a top tier at almost every tool here, so check the plan before you build a course.
We looked at avatar quality and range, language coverage, how fast you can turn a document, slide deck or screen recording into a video, interactive features like quizzes and branching, SCORM export and LMS fit, team features like brand kits, and what a month of regular use costs.
Tool | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
Synthesia | Best overall | Free (10 min/mo), Starter $29/mo |
Colossyan | Interactive courses and SCORM | Free, Professional $59/mo billed yearly |
HeyGen | Largest avatar library | Free (3 videos/mo), Creator $29/mo |
Vyond | Animated scenarios | Starter $58/mo billed yearly |
Guidde | Software how-tos and SOPs | Free, Pro $19/creator/mo billed yearly |
Google Vids | Google Workspace teams | Included in Workspace Business plans |
Elai | Slides to video on a budget | Free (1 min), Creator $29/mo |
Synthesia is an AI avatar video platform used widely for corporate training and onboarding.
What works: Starter includes 125+ stock avatars, Pro 180+, and you can create a personal avatar of yourself. It speaks 140+ languages, imports PowerPoint decks, records your screen through a Chrome extension, and embeds videos in learning platforms. Surveys and roleplays work on every plan, interactive videos come with Pro, and its Sessions feature adds avatars that coach, interview or guide a learner. In 2026 it added AI-generated B-roll featuring your avatar and an MCP server, so you can create videos from ChatGPT or Claude. The free plan includes 10 minutes a month with a watermark, Starter costs $29 a month ($18 billed yearly), and Pro costs $89 ($64 billed yearly).
What doesn't: SCORM export, brand kits and live collaboration are Enterprise only, and self-serve plans include a modest number of minutes for a team producing a lot of courses.
Best for: Training and HR teams that want polished avatar videos in many languages.
Colossyan is an AI video tool built for learning and development teams.
What works: It has 300+ stock avatars and lets you create custom avatars from a single photo. You can add quizzes, buttons and branching scenarios, turn a PDF, PowerPoint, Word file or web page into a video, record your screen, and apply brand kits. Its Learn feature, added in 2026, builds full courses. It exports SCORM 1.2 and 2004 for video, and Colossyan names Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, 360Learning, TalentLMS and Litmos as platforms it works with. The free plan needs no card, and Professional costs $59 a month billed yearly, with up to three editors.
What doesn't: The free plan has a watermark, no MP4 download and no SCORM, and Professional allows five SCORM exports a month, with unlimited exports on Enterprise. Minutes on its newer NEO 2 avatars are limited below Enterprise (10 a month on Professional).
Best for: Instructional designers who build interactive courses for an LMS.
HeyGen is an AI video platform with a deep avatar library and strong translation.
What works: Paid plans include 700+ stock avatars and 175+ languages, and you can create your own avatar. It converts PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides decks of up to 50 slides into video, and since June 2026 it can generate a continuous talking-head video up to 30 minutes long, which suits course modules and onboarding. Its SCORM export supports 1.2 and 2004 with completion thresholds, and an Auto-SCORM option hosts the video on HeyGen so later edits show up in your LMS without re-uploading. Quizzes, branching and clickable buttons are available too. Creator costs $29 a month ($24 billed yearly).
What doesn't: SCORM and interactivity need the Business plan ($149 a month plus $20 per extra seat) or Enterprise. Its credit system is complicated, with separate premium credits for its newest avatars and translation, and free videos are capped at one minute.
Best for: Teams that want many avatar options and plan to translate their training.
Vyond is an animated video tool, and its Vyond Go feature turns a prompt, document or web page into a video draft.
What works: Animation suits scenario-based training like customer service, safety and compliance, where you want to show situations rather than a presenter. It has 1,300+ AI avatars and 650+ text-to-speech voices, and in July 2026 Vyond Go added AI avatar templates. Professional adds translation into 95 languages and team collaboration. Starter costs $58 a month billed yearly ($99 monthly).
What doesn't: There's no free plan, SCORM export and the brand management suite are Enterprise only ($1,649 a year per user), and Starter has no translation or collaboration. Each Vyond Go video costs 800 credits, double what it cost before August 2026.
Best for: L&D teams that teach through animated, story-based scenarios.
Guidde records your screen as you click through a process and turns it into a narrated, step-by-step video guide.
What works: It captures through a browser extension, desktop app or mobile app, writes the steps automatically, and narrates them with 200+ AI voices. It auto-translates guides into 50+ languages and applies a brand kit. There's a free plan, and Pro costs $19 per creator a month billed yearly ($29 monthly). Viewers don't need a paid seat.
What doesn't: It's not an avatar tool: the Virtual Avatar is an add-on for Business, and custom avatars are Enterprise only, as is SCORM.
Best for: Teams documenting software workflows, onboarding steps and internal SOPs.
Google Vids is the video app in Google Workspace, and it now includes AI avatars.
What works: In June 2026, Google raised its avatar presets from 23 to 53, expanded avatar languages to 24, and let you direct custom avatars to act in scenes. It's included in Workspace Business Starter, Standard and Plus and in Enterprise editions, so many companies already have it, and it works with the Docs, Slides and Drive files your team uses.
What doesn't: It has no SCORM export, and its avatars cover far fewer languages than Synthesia or HeyGen.
Best for: Workspace companies that want quick internal training and update videos without buying another tool.
Elai is an AI avatar video tool, now part of the video platform Panopto.
What works: It turns PowerPoint files, documents and web pages into avatar videos, records your screen, and supports branching, buttons, hotspots and quizzes on every plan. It has 80+ stock avatars. Creator costs $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) for 15 minutes, extra minutes cost $2 each, and a selfie avatar costs $199 a year.
What doesn't: Its avatar library is small next to Synthesia's or HeyGen's, brand kits are Enterprise only, and it doesn't list SCORM on its self-serve plans.
Best for: Small teams that want interactive slide-based videos for less.
SCORM is the package format most learning management systems use to import a course and track completion. Colossyan exports SCORM on its Professional plan (five exports a month), and HeyGen exports it from its Business plan at $149 a month. Synthesia, Vyond and Guidde keep SCORM on Enterprise plans, and Google Vids doesn't export it. If your LMS only needs a video link, an embed works with any of these tools.
Synthesia, for most teams. It has 125+ avatars on Starter, 140+ languages, PowerPoint import and roleplays, from $29 a month. Colossyan is the better pick if you need quizzes and SCORM export on a self-serve plan.
Yes. Synthesia, Colossyan, HeyGen and Elai all let you create an avatar of yourself, and Colossyan can make one from a single photo.
Synthesia's free plan includes 10 minutes a month, Colossyan's needs no card, and Guidde and HeyGen have free plans too. All add a watermark or limits, and none include SCORM export.
Guidde, which turns a screen recording into a narrated step-by-step guide in 50+ languages, from $19 per creator a month billed yearly.
Yes. Most of these tools embed in learning platforms, and Colossyan and HeyGen export SCORM packages on self-serve plans so your LMS can track completion.
