# Amazon Polly vs Murf AI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Murf AI

| Attribute | Amazon Polly | Murf AI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.9 (61% (medium)) | 69.2 (53% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Amazon Polly is a managed cloud service that synthesizes speech from text using neural networks and generative voice technology. It offers multiple voice options and languages, integrates through APIs, and supports various audio formats for use in applications and services. | A text-to-speech platform that synthesizes realistic AI voices for video narration, presentations, training content, and customer interactions. Users can create voiceovers without hiring voice actors, with fine-grained control over tone and pacing. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"voice_cloning":true,"streaming_synthesis":true,"emotion_style_control":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon Connect"},{"name":"Amazon Chime SDK"}]` | `[{"name":"Canva"},{"name":"PowerPoint"},{"name":"Google Slides"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Windows apps"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard Voices","summary":"$4.00 per 1M characters","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"characters"},"kind":"metered","amount":4,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Basic quality voices with lower latency","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Neural Voices","summary":"$16.00 per 1M characters","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"characters"},"kind":"metered","amount":16,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"High-quality neural synthesis voices","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Long-Form Voices","summary":"$100.00 per 1M characters","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"characters"},"kind":"metered","amount":100,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Optimized for longer text passages and documents","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Generative Voices","summary":"$30.00 per 1M characters","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"characters"},"kind":"metered","amount":30,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Generative voice synthesis with custom voice options","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $4.00 per 1M characters. Free tier available (5M characters/month for Standard voices).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/polly/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:02:51.594Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"characters","amount":4,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free - 10 minutes/month","features":["10 Projects","10 minutes of Voice Generation","1 Editor","Access to Business Plan features for testing (no downloads, no commercial rights)"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Basic plan for testing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"editors":"1","projects":"10","voice_generation":"10 minutes/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Creator","summary":"$19/month or $228/year - 24 hours/year voice generation","features":["100 Projects","24 hours/year of Voice Generation","200+ AI voices with styles and tonalities","Multi-Native Voices","Unlimited Downloads","Canva Integration","Commercial Rights"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":228,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals and freelancers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"100","voice_generation":"24 hours/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$66/month or $792/year - 96 hours/year voice generation","features":["Everything in Creator","500 Projects","96 hours/year of Voice Generation","Emotional voice control (Say It My Way)","PowerPoint Integration","Audio to Text conversion","Murf voices for Windows apps","High-speed renders","Access to AI Voice Specialist"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":66,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":792,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced features for high-usage business needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"500","voice_generation":"96 hours/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing - Unlimited voice generation and projects","features":["Everything in Business","Unlimited Projects","Unlimited Voice Generation","Custom Editors","Sharing & Collaboration","AI Translation","Single Sign-On (SSO)","No Training on Your Data","Custom Voice Clones (Add-on)","IT Security Assessment","PO & Invoicing","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Dedicated Account Manager","Success Planning"],"description":"Unlimited access with enterprise-grade security","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"projects":"Unlimited","voice_generation":"Unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Custom Voice Clones"},{"name":"Additional Voice Generation Credits"}],"summary":"From $19/month. Free tier available. Yearly billing saves 33%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://murf.ai/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:44:24.365Z","startingPrice":{"amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":19,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Text To Speech)

| Capability | Amazon Polly | Murf AI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Voice cloning | - | ✓ |
| Zero shot cloning | - | - |
| Streaming synthesis | - | ✓ |
| Ssml support | - | - |
| Emotion style control | - | ✓ |
| On device offline | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Watermarking provenance | - | - |
| Cloning consent verification | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:28:19.208Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*