Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Hootsy

(Pre-Pivot) Create voice assistants

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hootsy launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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LemonSlice – Upgrade your voice agents to real-time video▲133
Hey HN, we're the co-founders of LemonSlice (try our HN playground here: https://lemonslice.com/hn). We train interactive avatar video models. Our API lets you upload a photo and immediately jump into a FaceTime-style call with that character. Here's a demo: https://www.loom.com/share/941577113141418e80d2834c83a5a0a9 Chatbots are everywhere and voice AI has taken off, but we believe video avatars will be the most common form factor for conversational AI. Most people would rather watch something than read it. The problem is that generating video in real-time…
Jan 2026 · its alternatives →
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Voicejacket (Beta)▲205
AI voices so real you won't believe it
2023 · its alternatives →
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Studio Neiro AI▲441
Scale your marketing videos with AI avatars
2024 · studio.neiro.ai · its alternatives →
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Dubbing AI▲671
Change your voice to anyone in realtime with AI, for free
2023 · dubbingai.io · its alternatives →
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Vidyard AI Avatars▲479
Generate personalized AI sales video messages at scale
2024 · vidyard.com · its alternatives →
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ArtHeart.ai▲485
Entertain, create, earn - the ultimate AI character platform
2023 · artheart.ai · its alternatives →
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AI Voice Actors by Replica Studios▲194
Expressive text-to-speech voice
2020 · its alternatives →
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Voice of the Customer by Pivony▲114
Collect, Analyze User Reviews, Turn Into Actions With AI
2022 · pivony.com · its alternatives →
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VOIQ VoiceBots▲132
Human-sounding bots for sales, marketing and service calls
2019 · voiq.com · its alternatives →
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Listnr 2.0▲248
Create realistic AI Voiceovers within seconds
2022 · listnr.ai · its alternatives →
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Coqui▲137
Voice clones for creators
2022 · coqui.ai · its alternatives →
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Pipio▲160
Make personalized video content with realistic AI avatars
2023 · its alternatives →
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Replica Studios v0.1.0▲116
AI voice actors for games and films
2021 · its alternatives →
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Voicely 2.0▲190
Explore the most advanced voice cloning software ever
2023 · vidtoon.com · its alternatives →
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Avatars by Studio Neiro AI▲202
Craft captivating videos using scalable AI driven avatars
2023 · canva.com · its alternatives →
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Voiceform 2.0▲130
Voice and video surveys for customer and employee feedback
2022 · voiceform.com · its alternatives →
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Dopplio▲137
Affordable AI personalized sales videos for SMBs
2024 · dopplio.com · its alternatives →
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AI Voice Cloning App▲141
Super-realistic celebs' voices made by AI
2020 · parodist.ai · its alternatives →
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Interactive Avatar▲93
New landing page design, new features includes voice cloning
2025 · interactiveavatar.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Vaanee AI Engine▲85
The Future of Voice. Mastered by AI.
2023 · vaanee.co · its alternatives →
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Voxos.ai – An Open-Source Desktop Voice Assistant▲123
Voxos is an open-source desktop voice assistant that aims to put Clippy to shame while supporting new desktop workflows powered by LLMs. Tired of copy and pasting ChatGPT responses between your web browser and IDE? Does your copilot not quite do what you need it to do? I invite you to give Voxos a try and maybe even become a contributor!
2024 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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Woise▲126
AI Voice & Screen Recording Tool for Websites
Feb 2026 · woise.app · its alternatives →
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Holo▲101
Add short video stories to your website
2022 · mouse-point-g26t.squarespace.com · its alternatives →
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SimpleSounds▲86
Human-like AI voices
2021 · simplesounds.co · its alternatives →

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