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Comparison

Bark vs ElevenLabs

On the evidence we track, ElevenLabs leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Bark32
★ElevenLabs68
Score
Vioscale score
Bark32 / 100low · 20%updating
ElevenLabs68 / 100low · 43%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Bark✓
ElevenLabs✓
Model
Barkcommercial
ElevenLabsfreemium
Price level
Barkfree
ElevenLabslow
Starting price
Bark–
ElevenLabs$6
Transparent
Bark–
ElevenLabs✓
Integrations
Count
Bark–
ElevenLabs1
Security
Gdpr
Bark–
ElevenLabs✓
Hipaa
Bark–
ElevenLabs✓
Scorecard
Bark2.6
ElevenLabs–
Soc2
Bark–
ElevenLabs✓
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Bark8
ElevenLabs–
Github stars
Bark39,249
ElevenLabs–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Bark0
ElevenLabs–
License
Spdx
BarkMIT
ElevenLabs–
Language
Primary
BarkJupyter Notebook
ElevenLabs–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for text to speech. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Voice cloning
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Zero shot cloning
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Streaming synthesis
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Ssml support
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Emotion style control
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
On device offline
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Open source
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Watermarking provenance
Bark-
ElevenLabs-
Cloning consent verification
Bark-
ElevenLabs-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bark

An open-source model capable of generating multilingual speech and various audio outputs including music, background noise, and sound effects from text input. Supports 100+ languages automatically, includes 100+ speaker voice presets, and is available for commercial use.

Independently observed

ElevenLabs

Leader

Comprehensive AI audio platform offering text-to-speech, speech-to-text transcription, voice agents, music generation, and audio dubbing across 70+ languages. Serves creators, businesses, and developers with both API access and no-code studio interfaces.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bark

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

ElevenLabs

Leader
from $6/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free tier to enterprise. Monthly or annual billing (annual = 10 months cost). Credits shared across all products; rollover up to 2 months allowed.

  • FreeFree
    • Text to Speech
    • Speech to Text
    • 3 Projects in Studio
  • Starter$6/month, 30k credits
    • Everything in Free
    • Commercial License
    • Instant Voice Cloning
    • Image & Video
  • Creator$22/month, 121k credits (first month $11)
    • Everything in Starter
    • Additional Credits
  • Pro$99/month, 600k credits
    • Everything in Creator
    • 44.1kHz PCM audio output via API
    • 192kbps quality audio
  • Scale$299/month, 1.8M credits, 3 seats
    • Everything in Pro
    • 3 Workspace seats
    • Team Collaboration
    • 3 Professional Voice Clones
  • Business$990/month, 6M credits, 10 seats
    • Everything in Scale
    • 10 Workspace seats
    • Custom terms
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business
    • Custom SSO
    • More seats and voices
    • Elevated concurrency limits
    • Fully managed dubbing with Productions
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Bark✗
ElevenLabs✓
CLI
Bark✓
ElevenLabs✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Bark✗
ElevenLabs✓
Self-hosted
Bark✓
ElevenLabs✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Bark

Not documented yet.

ElevenLabs

Leader
1 total
  • Twilio
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.