# Azure AI Speech vs ElevenLabs

**Leader by Vioscale score:** ElevenLabs

| Attribute | Azure AI Speech | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.3 (51% (medium)) | 67.8 (43% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | - | 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. |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Twilio"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Free tier available; 20+ services free for 12 months, 65+ services free always, $200 credit in first 30 days","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-31T15:11:07.113Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month, 10k credits","features":["Text to Speech","Speech to Text","3 Projects in Studio"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"10k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$6/month, 30k credits","features":["Everything in Free","Commercial License","Instant Voice Cloning","Image & Video"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"30k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Creator","summary":"$22/month, 121k credits (first month $11)","features":["Everything in Starter","Additional Credits"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":22,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"121k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$99/month, 600k credits","features":["Everything in Creator","44.1kHz PCM audio output via API","192kbps quality audio"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"600k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$299/month, 1.8M credits, 3 seats","features":["Everything in Pro","3 Workspace seats","Team Collaboration","3 Professional Voice Clones"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"1.8M/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$990/month, 6M credits, 10 seats","features":["Everything in Scale","10 Workspace seats","Custom terms"],"minSeats":10,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":990,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"6M/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Business","Custom SSO","More seats and voices","Elevated concurrency limits","Fully managed dubbing with Productions","Significant discounts at scale","Priority support","Custom credits and seats","BAAs for HIPAA customers"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Pay-as-you-go credits"}],"summary":"From free tier to enterprise. Monthly or annual billing (annual = 10 months cost). Credits shared across all products; rollover up to 2 months allowed.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://elevenlabs.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:58:27.665Z","startingPrice":{"amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":6,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"100+ compliance offerings","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/explore/trusted-cloud/ | - |

## Capabilities (AI Voiceover)

| Capability | Azure AI Speech | ElevenLabs |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | - | - |
| Zero shot instant voice cloning from short samples | - | - |
| Emotional prosody directing anger whisper joy | - | - |
| Speech to speech sts acting and accent transfer | - | - |
| Automatic translated dubbing retaining original voice | - | - |
| Sub 500ms ultra low latency streaming API available | - | - |
| Phoneme level pronunciation dictionary overrides | - | - |
| Multi speaker timeline editor for conversations | - | - |
| Voice isolation and background noise removal | - | - |
| Watermarking and AI generation detection safety | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:15:29.437Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*