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24 alternatives to Google Cloud Speech API

Speech to text conversion powered by machine learning.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Google Cloud Speech API launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Google Cloud Text-To-Speech▲156

   Text to speech conversion powered by machine learning

   2018 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Cloud Natural Language API▲513

   Natural language API using Google machine learning

   2016 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WaveNet for Chrome▲79

   A wrapper for Google Cloud Text-to-Speech

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vocally▲188

   Create, host, distribute voiceovers & podcasts

   2022 · vocally.to · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AI Voices by Asyncflow v1.0▲401

   Premium AI voice quality without the premium price tag.

   2025 · async.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Speechactors▲68

   AI-driven text to speech generation

   2022 · speechactors.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Speech-to-Text API by Deepgram Nova▲110

   Next-Gen Speech-to-Text with Unmatched Performance

   2023 · deepgram.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Grok's Text to Speech API ▲119

   Grok's Text to Speech API is now available.

   Mar 2026 · x.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PlayHT-Turbo▲148

   The fastest generative AI Text-to-Speech API

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Text to Speech API▲91

    Deliver a better voice experience

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Parrot Speech-to-text API▲194

    Fast, accurate STT for production-grade voice agents

    May 2026 · ringg.ai · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SpeechFlow▲118

    Multilingual speech-to-text API trained on 100M+ utterances

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    SuperVoc Text to Speech with Google, IBM Watson, Azure and Amazon Polly▲9

    2019 · supervoc.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AnyToSpeech▲109

    An easy way to convert text, URL or PDF to speech

    2023 · anytospeech.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Google Cloud TPUs▲114

    Build and train machine learning models with Google

    2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CloudTTS▲79

    Natural voices from text, free speech synthesis

    2023 · cloudtts.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WhisperUI▲120

    Most affordable text-to-speech and speech-to-text service

    2024 · whisperui.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SpeechGen.io▲68

    Realistic text-to-speech converter powered by AI

    2023 · speechgen.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    JuliusJS▲94

    A speech recognition library for the web

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Word Cloud by MonkeyLearn▲77

    Free AI-powered word cloud tool

    2020 · monkeylearn.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Text to Speech Stream API▲13

    Transform text into natural speech with multilingual voices

    2025 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Speech to Text▲7

    Voice recognition service | free trial, $5 for 3600 minutes

    2025 · innefu.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Voicera▲72

    Turn natural speech into polished text, perfected with AI

    20d ago · voicera.app · its alternatives →

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    TTS Generator AI▲20

    Free Text-to-Speech tool to create amazing dubbing speeches

    2024 · ttsgenerator.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →