Luma is an alternative
to Synthesia
$30/mo (Plus) vs Synthesia Starter at $29/mo — covering 50% of the 10 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $29/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Plus: 30 USD/monthly.
Synthesia costs $29/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. Luma costs $30/mo (Plus plan), which is not cheaper than Synthesia Starter at $29/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
Luma covers 50% of the 10 capabilities compared against Synthesia. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Luma | Synthesia |
|---|---|---|
| AI avatars | ✗ | ✓ |
| Text-to-video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Auto captions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Translation & dubbing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Voice cloning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lip sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watermark removal | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio generation | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Synthesia has that Luma lacks.
- AI avatars — Generate video of a talking AI avatar.Missing from Luma.
- Templates — Start a video from a pre-built template.Missing from Luma.
- Translation & dubbing — Translate and dub video into another language.Missing from Luma.
- Voice cloning — Clone a voice to narrate generated video.Missing from Luma.
- Watermark removal — Export video without the provider's watermark.Missing from Luma.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Plus | $30/mo |
| Pro | $90/mo |
| Ultra | $300/mo |
| Team | Contact sales |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Basic | Free |
| Starter | $29/mo |
| Creator | $89/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
Frequently asked
What does Luma lack compared with Synthesia?
AI avatars, Templates, Translation & dubbing, Voice cloning, Watermark removal, SSO / SAML — 6 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Synthesia: 2026-10-26; Luma: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.synthesia.io (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.synthesia.io/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Luma data last verified 2026-10-26