Topic ideas
Idea discovery suggests trending topics to make videos about, at 15 credits an idea.
Syllaby vs Animatic: which faceless video tool fits?
Syllaby covers the whole social media routine: it suggests topics, writes scripts, makes faceless and avatar videos, and posts them to your accounts. Animatic focuses on one job: turning a voiceover, a script or an idea into a narrated video you can direct scene by scene.
- Free plan, no card
- Cost shown before each step
- Every scene editable
Updated . Syllaby details checked against its own website in September 2026.
A free plan to test onSyllaby has no free trial; its plans start at $9 a month
A scene plan you can editChange what each scene shows before any images are made
Your own voiceover, freeUploading a recording uses no credits
Built for narrated video, up to 3 hours on Pro.
Syllaby and Animatic, side by side
What each is for, where the visuals come from, and how usage is counted.
| Feature | Animatic | Syllaby |
|---|---|---|
| What it's for | Producing narrated videos, from short explainers to full-length documentaries | Social content for businesses and creators: topic ideas, scripts, faceless and avatar videos, scheduling and analytics |
| What you start from | Your recorded voiceover, a script read by one of 6 AI voices, or an idea drafted into a script you edit first | A topic, or a script you write or have it generate; its feature list also includes audio-to-video and URL-to-video |
| Where the visuals come from | An image generated for every scene in your saved Visual Style, with per-scene motion, transitions and 2.5D depth | AI images or clips from a choice of video models, in an art style you pick, plus stock audio and video |
| Presenters | None: Animatic makes faceless video | AI avatars, including Real Clone avatars |
| Longest video | 3 hours on Pro, 60 minutes on Creator, 10 minutes on Free | Unlimited on every plan, charged by the minute |
| How usage is counted | Credits for images, AI narration and script drafts; uploading your own voiceover uses none | Credits: 13 per minute of faceless video, rounded up to the whole minute; 1 per minute of AI script; 15 per trending idea |
| Voices | 6 AI voices in English and Latin American Spanish, or your own recording | 100+ AI voices in several languages, and voice cloning from a 30-second sample on Basic and above |
| Publishing | Export a finished video file and upload it yourself | A content calendar that schedules and publishes to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Threads and LinkedIn |
| Try it first | Free plan: projects up to 10 minutes and 100 credits, no card | No free trial; Starter is $9 a month for 100 credits, and refunds can be requested within 30 days of payment |
Syllaby details from its pricing page, homepage, faceless video guide and long-form video page, checked September 2026.
What long videos cost on Syllaby
Syllaby charges for faceless video by the minute: 13 credits a minute, with part-minutes rounded up. The video counts on its plan cards are 1-minute videos at that rate. Basic's 500 monthly credits come to about 38 of them.
Longer videos use proportionally more. A 20-minute video takes 260 credits. A 60-minute video takes 780, more than the 500 credits a month on monthly Basic; Standard's 1,500 credits cover about 115 minutes.
Animatic prices each step instead. Credits pay for images, AI narration (about 3 credits per minute) and script drafts, and every step shows its cost and your balance before it runs. Your plan sets how long a project can be: 60 minutes on Creator, 3 hours on Pro.
- Scene 1Narration
Four thousand years ago, this basin held a lake the size of a small sea.
What's on screenA wide blue lake under a clear sky, cliffs along the far shore.
- Scene 2Narration
Rivers fed it from three sides, and people settled along its edge.
What's on screenA reed-lined river winding toward the lake, cattle grazing on the bank.
Script creationAlready chargedEstimated narration6Estimated visuals42Video renderingNo chargeDue now6 credits
Approve script & generate narration
What Syllaby offers that Animatic doesn't
Much of Syllaby is about what happens around the video: finding topics, presenting and posting.
AI avatars
Presenter-led videos with AI avatars, including Real Clone avatars.
Voice cloning
Clone a voice from a 30-second sample: 1 clone on Basic, 3 on Standard, 5 on Premium.
Scheduling and publishing
A content calendar and bulk scheduler that post to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Threads and LinkedIn.
Generated video clips
A choice of video models, including Veo, Kling and Seedance, with text-to-scene clips priced per second.
Up to 4K
Generation at up to 4K resolution, exported as MP4, MOV or WebM.
Directing a narrated video scene by scene
In Syllaby's faceless video workflow, you choose the model, art style, duration, script, voice, subtitles and music, generate the video, then refine it in its editor.
Animatic splits the job into steps you can check: the scene plan, then the visuals, then the timeline. At each step you can change one scene without touching the rest.
- Edit what each scene shows before any images are generated
- Regenerate one scene and keep its earlier versions
- Save a Visual Style (prompt, references and aspect ratio) and reuse it every episode
- Set motion, transitions and 2.5D Cinematic Depth scene by scene
- Keep recurring people, places and objects consistent with Continuity
01:38 – 01:52Now playing 7
A black mailbox in front of a pale yellow house on a quiet autumn street.
The letters kept arriving long after she'd moved out.
Image3 versions keptRegenerateEdit prompt
MotionAutomatic
Cinematic DepthEnabled
OffSubtleStandardDirectionDrift up
Which one should you choose?
It depends on how much of the social media routine you want one tool to handle.
Choose Animatic if…
- You make narrated videos and want to direct each scene
- You record your own voiceovers and don't want to spend credits using them
- You want to try a real project before paying anything
- Your videos run long: up to 60 minutes on Creator or 3 hours on Pro
Syllaby may suit you if…
- You want topic ideas, scripts, videos and scheduled posts in one tool
- You want an AI avatar to present, or a clone of your voice
- You publish short vertical videos across several social platforms
- You want to create and schedule from a mobile app
Animatic plans
Start free with no card. Paid plans add longer projects, 1080p exports without a watermark, and commercial use.
Free
$0No card required.
- Credits
- 100, one-time
- Longest project
- 10 minutes
- Export
- 720p, watermarked
- Commercial use
- —
Creator
$24per month
- Credits
- 1,200 a month
- Longest project
- 60 minutes
- Export
- 1080p, no watermark
- Commercial use
- Included
Pro
$59per month
- Credits
- 3,000 a month
- Longest project
- 3 hours
- Export
- 1080p, no watermark
- Commercial use
- Included
Syllaby vs Animatic questions
Is Animatic a good Syllaby alternative?
If your main job is producing narrated videos, yes. Animatic gives you a scene plan to edit, a visual generated for each scene in a saved style, and projects up to 3 hours. If you need avatars, topic research or scheduled posting, Syllaby covers those and Animatic doesn't.
How many Syllaby credits does a long video use?
Syllaby charges 13 credits per minute of faceless video and rounds part-minutes up, so a 20-minute video uses 260 credits and a 60-minute video 780. Starter includes 100 credits a month, and Basic 500 on monthly billing.
Does Animatic post videos to YouTube or TikTok?
No. Animatic exports a finished video file for you to upload. Syllaby can schedule and publish to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Threads and LinkedIn from its content calendar.
Can I use my own voice in Syllaby and Animatic?
In Animatic, upload a recorded voiceover with Start with Narration: it uses no credits, and the scenes follow your timing. Syllaby can clone your voice from a 30-second sample on its Basic plan and above.
Can I try either before paying?
Animatic has a free plan with no card, for projects up to 10 minutes. Syllaby has no free trial, but its cheapest plan is $9 a month and it accepts refund requests within 30 days of payment.
Try a narrated video on the free plan
Upload a voiceover or paste a script, and check every scene before you export. No card needed.