Amazon Polly vs. IBM Watson Text to Speech

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Polly
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Amazon Polly turns text into lifelike speech, allowing users to create applications that talk, and build new categories of speech-enabled products. Polly's Text-to-Speech (TTS) service uses deep learning technologies to synthesize natural sounding human speech. With dozens of lifelike voices across a broad set of languages, users can build speech-enabled applications that work in different countries.
$4
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IBM Watson Text to Speech
Score 9.1 out of 10
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IBM Watson Text to Speech is an API cloud service that enables users to convert written text into natural-sounding audio in a variety of languages and voices within an existing application or within Watson Assistant. It can be used to give a brand a voice and interact with users in their native language. Increase accessibility for users with different abilities, provide audio options to avoid distracted driving, or automate customer service interactions to eliminate hold times.N/A
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Amazon PollyIBM Watson Text to Speech
Editions & Modules
Up to 1,000 Requests
$4.00
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Up to 10,000 Requests
$4.00
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IBM Watson Text to Speech
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Speaker recognition on Azure Cognitive Speech Services isn’t robust, unlike on IBM Watson Text to Speech which is highly focused on.
Chose IBM Watson Text to Speech
I've never been a fan of the robotic voice of text-to-speech tools and I've always thought they sounded flat and bland. Until I tried IBM Watson Text to Speech, that is. This service uses advanced deep learning techniques to synthesize speech output in natural-sounding voices. …
Chose IBM Watson Text to Speech
IBM services are the best, we implemented IBM Watson Text to Speech over Amazon Transcribe since it had a simple implementation strategy and offers white-paper for available features making it easy to deploy and use.
Chose IBM Watson Text to Speech
I found IBM text to speech easier to start, and the result with the English language was better than another platform There are a lot of examples and the reference described very in-depth. As a premium partner, we could access all documentation. The demo site is very good and …
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User Testimonials
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IBM Watson Text to Speech makes it easy and effective to access our system for customers and employees. Oral documentation has never been hectic since this solution simplifies the entire preparation process.
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Pros
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  • Supports a wide array of language variations.
  • Audio options avoid distractions when performing other tasks.
  • Cloud based solution that offers robust cloud security.
  • Self-service capabilities.
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Cons
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  • Add sentiment variation.
  • Add parameter in order to change the characteristic of the voice.
  • Use custom voice in order to tune the speaker.
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Alternatives Considered
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I found IBM text to speech easier to start, and the result with the English language was better than another platform There are a lot of examples and the reference described very in-depth. As a premium partner, we could access all documentation. The demo site is very good and simple to use.
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Return on Investment
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  • It has saved a lot of time in creating different content for different languages for different clients.
  • Easily integration to website thus saving the cost of high tech dev.
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