Amazon Polly
Amazon Polly is a cloud service from AWS that converts text into lifelike speech.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Convert text to lifelike speech with realistic voices
Who should look elsewhere
Neural voices more expensive
Pros
- +High-quality neural voices
- +Many language options
- +Pay-per-use pricing
- +AWS ecosystem integration
- +Reliable infrastructure
Cons
- −Neural voices more expensive
- −AWS account required
- −Less natural than ElevenLabs
- −Complex pricing
Key features
- ✓60+ voices
- ✓30+ languages
- ✓Neural voice engine
- ✓Standard voice engine
- ✓SSML support
- ✓Speech marks
- ✓Real-time streaming
- ✓AWS integration
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | $0 | month | 5M standard characters/month; 1M neural characters/month; Full feature access |
| Standard | $4 | month | All standard voices; SSML support; Speech marks |
| Neural | $16 | month | Neural engine voices; Best quality; Natural intonation |