Amazon Polly
Cloud-based text-to-speech service that converts written content into natural-sounding spoken audio
- Also known as
- amazon-polly
Available worldwide
What is Amazon Polly?
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.
Amazon Polly pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $4.00 per 1M characters. Free tier available (5M characters/month for Standard voices).
Standard Voices
Basic quality voices with lower latency
Neural Voices
High-quality neural synthesis voices
Long-Form Voices
Optimized for longer text passages and documents
Generative Voices
Generative voice synthesis with custom voice options
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (2)
Independently observed- Amazon Connect
- Amazon Chime SDK
Amazon Polly alternatives
Other text to speech we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Murf AIAI platform for generating natural-sounding voiceovers and conversational voice agentsmedium · 53%
- ElevenLabsAI-powered voice technology platform for generating speech, creating voice agents, and producing audio contentlow · 43%
- eSpeak NGlow · 26%
- Piperlow · 20%
- WellSaid LabsGenerate professional-quality AI voiceovers from text using realistic voices modeled from professional voice actorslow · 44%
- Coqui TTSlow · 20%
Compare Amazon Polly
Side by side against other text to speech, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.07 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 35 | 0.07 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.04 | 0.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
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Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-19 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |