NorthwindYour first week, in three minutes
Comparing AI avatar tools
Best AI avatar video generator? Compare it on training
Avatar quality matters. So do quizzes, SCORM, courses and translation. See Colossyan, Synthesia, HeyGen, Elai, D-ID and Vyond side by side.
Bring a real document to the demo. Leave with a first draft.
4.6 on G2 from 500+ reviewsPick a sample and direct Cora yourself: draft it, shape it, brand it, ship it.
Simulated preview with sample content. Your documents stay private.
★★★★★
Multilingual training in minutes
Colossyan Creator is a cost-effective, user-friendly tool that allows our global team to produce interactive, multilingual training videos in just minutes.
Paramount
10 hours of meetings replaced a month
We've been able to replace an average of 10 hours of walkthrough meetings every month by generating a Colossyan video.
AmeriSave
Training that never goes obsolete
The biggest benefit of Colossyan is being able to have training material that never goes obsolete.
Sonesta
Easy updates, real savings
The ease of content update and cost savings are remarkable.
Mentor Group
90% lower video production cost
Scaling and maintaining content has been cost-prohibiting, but with Colossyan, we were able to cut around 90% of our video production costs.
DSV
Better new hire training
The AI technology they've built into their software is truly cutting-edge and has significantly improved our new hire training program productivity.
An AI agent, plus everything
a real production needs.
Give Cora your existing policies, decks or SOPs and get a complete video plan back in minutes, with every scene yours to review and approve. Then ship it in 120+ languages, wrap it into a full course, or make it interactive, without opening another tool.
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START FROM A SOURCE
From source to video.
Cora reads your handbook, deck or help page, writes the script and lays out each scene. Nothing renders until you approve it. Start from a PDF, a PowerPoint or a web page.
AI Video Generator
New Joiner Onboarding
NorthwindYour first week, in three minutes
Our journey so far
Script Northwind was founded in 2014, and today we are 2,000 people across eleven countries.You will meet many of them in week one.How we work
Script Three working agreements shape every team here: write things down, ship small, and ask early.setupTue13Wed14Meet
buddyThu15Fri16First
ticket
Your first week
Script Monday is setup, Wednesday you shadow your buddy, and by Friday you will own your first ticket.
Where to get help
Script Three people have your back from day one: Sam, Laura and Daniel.Reach out to any of them, any time.
Hello there,
I'm Cora. Let's turn your documents and ideas into videos.
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120+ LANGUAGES
Every language, one recording.
Pick a language and the voice, captions and lip-sync follow, across the video, the on-screen text and every interaction. Same presenter, same timing, translated into 120+ languages.
Translation
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Hi, I am Riley, and I will be your guide for the next three minutes.
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ONBOARDINGWelcome to
NorthwindYour first week, in three minutes
NorthwindYour first week, in three minutes
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FULL COURSES, NOT JUST CLIPS
Full courses, SCORM-ready.
Build modules, knowledge checks and pass marks in Colossyan Learn, then export SCORM to your LMS. When a policy changes, you update the lesson instead of rebuilding the course.
Colossyan Learn
LESSON 1 · START SECURE
Build secure defaults from day one
Learn the simple habits that protect your accounts, messages, and devices throughout the workday.
Most breaches start with an ordinary moment, a reused password, a link that looked internal, a laptop left unlocked. This lesson covers the defaults that remove those moments from your day.
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INTERACTIVE VIDEO
Video people can click.
Add branching scenarios, quizzes and clickable action buttons to the same video. Every choice reports back to your LMS as a tracked event.
Interactive video
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Hi, I am Riley, and I will be your guide for the next three minutes.
ONBOARDINGWelcome to
NorthwindYour first week, in three minutes
NorthwindYour first week, in three minutes
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How it works
From script to presenter-led video in 3 steps
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Choose a presenter
A stock NEO 2 presenter, an instant avatar from your footage or photo, or one you describe in Avatar Studio.
- 2
Add your content
Paste a script or upload a document. Pick a voice, or clone your own and narrate in 30+ languages.
- 3
Publish
Add a quiz, translate, then share a link or export SCORM from the Professional plan.
Try it
Pick a presenter. Pick a language. Hear the difference.
PDF
Word
PowerPoint
Links Your own scriptTry:
You attach your own file in Colossyan after you sign up. Free, no card.
Six AI avatar video tools, compared on training
Several tools now share features like quizzes and screen recording, and the table says so. The gaps are in plan gating, courses and SCORM.
| Criteria | Colossyan | Synthesia | HeyGen | Elai | D-ID | Vyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORM export | From Professional ($59/mo yearly), 1.2 and 2004 | Enterprise plan only | Business ($149/mo + $20/seat) and up | Enterprise plan only | Not offered; MP4 into your authoring tool | Enterprise and Agency plans |
| What SCORM reports | Completion, pass or fail, score | Completion, pass or fail, score, answers | Completion % setting; quiz score not documented | Score, pass or fail; completion on 2004 | n/a | Completion only |
| In-video quizzes | All plans (Starter: 10 interactive videos a month) | Enterprise plan only | Business and up | All plans; image quizzes on Enterprise | No video quiz builder documented | Not native; vendor points to Storyline or Captivate |
| Branching scenarios | All plans, up to 4 paths per choice | Pro plan and up | Business and up | All plans | Not documented | Not native |
| Multi-lesson course builder | Yes, Colossyan Learn, all plans | None documented; markets an AI course generator | None documented; lessons are separate videos | None documented | Not offered | Not available |
| Languages | 120+; auto-translation on the free plan | 140+; 1-click translation on Enterprise only | 175 on paid plans | 75+ | 120+ to create; 30+ in Video Translate | 95, from the Professional plan |
| Stock presenters | Photoreal library rendered with NEO 2 | 125+ to 240+ by plan | 700+ on paid plans | 80+ | 100+ | Photoreal via HeyGen and Tavus, plus animation |
| Screen recording | In-app recorder plus Chrome and Edge extension | Chrome extension, all plans | Built in | Built in, all plans | No recorder found on its pages | Built in, all plans |
| Updating a video | Edit the script, regenerate, re-export SCORM | Edit and regenerate; links and SCORM update on reshare | Editable after generation; hosted SCORM can auto-update | Re-render; linked SCORM plays the new render | "Edit as New", full re-render | Export and re-import all text (Professional+) |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II, GDPR; SSO on Enterprise | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001; SSO on Enterprise | SOC 2 Type II; SSO on Business and up | SOC 2 (type not stated); OIDC SSO on Enterprise | ISO 27001, SOC 2; SSO on Enterprise | ISO 27001, no SOC 2 Type II; SSO on Enterprise |
| Free option | Free Starter plan, no card | Free Basic plan, 10 min a month | Free plan, 3 videos a month | Free plan, 1 render minute in total | 14-day trial, no free plan | Trial of up to 14 days |
Plans and prices change.
Training goes out of date faster than you can build it.
Most teams still juggle an authoring tool, a video tool and a translation agency, so every update means starting over. Teams on Colossyan draft in an afternoon, keep the final say on every scene, and update without rebuilding. Here's how Paramount, AmeriSave and others made the switch.
Media
10 hrs
of meetings replaced every month
“Reducing time in meetings, especially in a hybrid environment, has been a huge time and cost saver.”
Carmine ValenteVP of Information Security
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Hospitality
80%
reduction in video production costs
“…translation capabilities have revolutionized our training processes…”
Kristin BroadheadDirector of Learning & Development
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Financial services
70%
reduction in video production costs
“…creating a short video took around 4 hours. Now, it’s only an hour…”
Steffen HartungTrainer & Business Coach
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Insurance
2–3x
faster communication than email
“For me, Colossyan makes communication 2, or even 3 times faster.”
Rick SerranoHead of Strategy & People Transformation
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Logistics
50%
more efficient onboarding
“…significantly improved our new hire training program productivity.”
Franklina TawiahHR Project Manager
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Healthcare
80–90%
time and cost savings on video production
“…we can now deliver neuroscientific training 80–90% quicker…”
Torsten SeelbachFounder
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Financial services
50%
time saved on video content creation
“…training material that never goes obsolete.”
Magesh SarmaChief Information Officer
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The platform
Everything your training needs,
Everything your training needs,
in one place.
AgentAI speed, human-quality control
VideoUnbeatable engagement
CoursesComplete training programs
AI video translator
Instantly translate videos into 120+ languages
Adapt your training videos into different languages, so every team gets the same content in the language they work in. Same presenter, same timing, new voice and lip sync.
Plans and pricing
Plans that scale with your team
Start free, upgrade when you need more minutes and seats.
Starter
For individual content creators
Free$27/mo
No credit card required
- All Colossyan AI avatars
- 20 video minutes/mo with NEO
- 15 custom avatars + 3 voices
- Brand kits
- 10 interactive videos/mo
- 15 auto-translations/mo
- Unlimited viewers
- Unlimited course creation
Professional
For professionals or small teams
$59/mo
+$30/mo per additional member
Editors
- Everything in Starter, plus
- 30 min/mo with NEO + 10 min/mo with NEO2
- AI image generation
- Watermark removal
- Unlimited MP4 downloads
- 5 SCORM exports/mo
- Up to 3 members + workspaces
Enterprise
Companies scaling training and enablement
Let's talk
Custom pricing for your org
- Unlimited video minutes, all models
- Unlimited custom avatars + voices
- Unlimited SCORM export, streaming + self-contained
- Unlimited auto-translations
- Custom studio avatars + branded avatars
- Analytics
- SSO/SAML, EU or US data residency
- Priority support 24/7 + dedicated CSM
| Capability | Starter | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Preparation | |||
| AI video and course creator | |||
| Course outline editor | |||
| PPT, PDF import | |||
| 2. Creation | |||
| Stock avatars | 300+ | 300+ | 300+ |
| Stock voices | 700+ | 700+ | 700+ |
| Video minutes with NEO | 20/mo | 30/mo | Unlimited |
| Video minutes with NEO2 | 0.5/mo | 10/mo | Unlimited |
| Custom avatars | 15 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Cloned voices | 3 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Interactive videos | 10/mo | 15/mo | Unlimited |
| Course creation | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Templates | |||
| Custom templates | |||
| Brand kits | |||
| Pronunciation library | |||
| Stock media assets | |||
| AI image generation | |||
| Screen recorder | |||
| Subtitles | |||
| Branded avatars | |||
| Conversational avatars | 1,000 min | ||
| Custom studio avatars | 1 included | ||
| API access | 360 min/yr | Custom | |
| 3. Review and Collaboration | |||
| Unlimited viewers | |||
| Maximum editor seats | 1 | 3 | Custom |
| Shared workspaces | |||
| Commenting | |||
| Draft and video sharing | |||
| Team permissions | |||
| 4. Localisation | |||
| Auto-translations | 15/mo | 20/mo | Unlimited |
| Language variants | |||
| 120+ supported languages | |||
| 5. Publish | |||
| Course SCORM export | 0 | 5/mo | Unlimited |
| Video SCORM export | 0 | 5/mo | Unlimited |
| Video resolution | Up to 1080p | Up to 1080p | Up to 4k |
| Watermark removal | |||
| Custom branded share page | |||
| HTML embedding | |||
| Multilingual videos | |||
| Video analytics | |||
| 6. Support and Security | |||
| Knowledgebase | |||
| Priority support 24/7 | |||
| Dedicated CSM | |||
| Custom SSO/SAML | |||
| EU or US Data residency | |||
Prices in USD.
SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
Enterprise-grade by default.
4.6 on G2 from 500+ reviewsRed Dot Design Award winner 2025
SOC 2 Type II
Independently audited controls for security, availability and confidentiality.
GDPR compliant
Your data is processed and stored in line with EU data-protection standards.
Data privacy first
Your content is never used to train our models. You stay in control.
Enterprise SSO
SAML single sign-on and role-based access for your whole organization.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Upload at least 20 seconds of landscape footage or a photo, or record with your webcam, and Colossyan builds an instant avatar of you. It keeps your original background, and you can only make an avatar of yourself. Starter includes 15 instant avatars and Professional 20. With your cloned voice, it narrates in 30+ languages.
Yes. Translate a video and each language version is generated with the presenter lip-synced to the new narration, across 120+ languages. Viewers can switch language in one multilingual player. If the avatar uses your own cloned voice, that voice covers 30+ languages, so check your target languages first.
Colossyan's Starter plan is free with no credit card. It includes stock presenters, instant avatars, quizzes and auto-translation, with 20 minutes of video a month, half a minute of it on NEO 2. MP4 download and SCORM export start on the Professional plan.
Yes. The Starter plan is free and needs no credit card. You can make videos with AI presenters, add quizzes, auto-translate and build courses. MP4 download and SCORM export start on the Professional plan. Enterprise adds single sign-on, video analytics and unlimited SCORM exports.
Colossyan is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant. Data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256, and customer content is not used to train AI models. Enterprise plans add SAML or OIDC single sign-on and team permissions by role.
It takes 30 minutes. Bring a real document, deck or SOP and we build a first draft from it with you. You see how quizzes, translation and LMS export would work for your case, and you leave with a scoped plan. Prefer to look around alone? Start free, no card.
See your own script with a presenter
Bring a document, deck or SOP. Watch it become a training video. Leave with a scoped plan.
