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VidDub vs HeyGen video translation

Prices and features checked on October 10, 2026, from each product's public pages.

HeyGen is best known for AI avatars, and its video translation keeps the speaker's own voice and can lip-sync it. VidDub is a dedicated video translator: it burns translated subtitles into the video and can add an AI voice, with one-time minute packs instead of a monthly plan.

At a glance

	VidDub	HeyGen
Starting price	$3.90 one-time for 30 minutes	$29/month for 600 credits (Creator)
Translation cost	1 minute of credit per minute of video	6 credits per minute (Speed) or 10 (Precision); 4 for audio only
Without a subscription	Yes, one-time packs of 30 to 500 minutes	One-time credit packs on Business only
Free option	Free preview for eligible short videos (sign-in, no download)	Free plan with short translation trials (1 minute per video on the pricing page)
Languages	15 source, 16 target	175+ languages and dialects
Burned-in subtitles	Yes, single-language or bilingual, with style controls	Yes, plus a version without captions; SRT export
AI voice	Catalog voices timed to the original speech	Keeps the original speaker's voice
Lip sync	No	Yes (Speed and Precision modes)
Max video length	Files up to 2 GB	30 minutes on Creator and Pro; 60 on Business
Video input	Upload, or a direct link to a video file	Upload, YouTube or Google Drive link
Apps	Web, iOS and Android	Web and iOS

Pricing compared

VidDub's web packs are 30 minutes for $3.90, 60 for $5.90, 200 for $13.90 and 500 for $29.90, with no subscription. In the mobile apps, Pro is $4.99 a month for 60 minutes and Max is $8.99 a month for 180 minutes. AI dubbing is a separate step and also uses credits.

HeyGen's Creator plan is $29 a month for 600 credits. Translation in Speed mode uses 6 credits per minute, so 600 credits cover about 100 minutes (about $0.29 per minute, voice and lip sync included); Precision mode covers about 60 minutes. VidDub's smallest pack works out to $0.13 per minute for translation and burned-in subtitles. Pro starts at $49 a month and Business at $149 a month.

Choose VidDub if

You mainly need readable translated subtitles burned into the video, including bilingual subtitles.
You want to pay per batch of minutes instead of a monthly plan.
You want a native Android app as well as iOS and web.
You want finished files deleted automatically after about 24 hours.

Choose HeyGen if

The translated video should keep the speaker's own voice.
You need lip sync for talking-head videos.
You need one of the many languages beyond VidDub's 16 targets.
You also want AI avatars and other video tools in the same account.

Try VidDub

Sign in and upload a short video for a free preview, then buy minutes only when you need the full file. See Credits, Subtitle translator and How to translate a video.

Sources

VidDub facts come from this site. Other products' prices and features come from their public pages on the date above and may change; check their sites for current details. Rask AI, HeyGen and ElevenLabs are trademarks of their owners. VidDub is not affiliated with them.