Argil: The best HeyGen Alternative for content creators

Argil: The best HeyGen Alternative for content creators

The content landscape on every social media platform is only getting more competitive, and we all know in order to be seen as a content creator we need to post consistently.

But we can all agree on that, so the real question is how?

Content creators today need ways to scale their content, which simply means we need more efficient video production.

This is why creators have looked into using HeyGen for its AI avatars as a way to eliminate the hassle of video production.

But this hasn’t solved the core problem:

Content creators need tools to make high quality videos at scale and at a lower cost, WITHOUT sacrificing scope for customisation or creative freedom.

That’s why as content creators ourselves, we built Argil to solve this very problem. We’ll get into more detail a little further into this article.

For now, to understand why Argil is the tool for authentic content at scale; let’s first look at HeyGen so we can contextualise and compare our options for scalable content as creators.

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Overview of HeyGen: A Popular AI Video Creation Tool

At first, HeyGen’s AI avatars seemed like a promising solution to provide a scalable way of producing content consistently.

AI Avatars

HeyGen offers over 100 AI avatars to choose from. So even though it’s not you, you have a lot to choose from.

Text to Speech

HeyGen has plenty of options when it comes to output with 300+ voices and 40+ languages.

Pre-made Templates

There are 65+ different video templates you can use to streamline content creation.

Pricing

HeyGen offer a free tier limited to 3 videos per month. But their creator plan starts at $24/month and allows unlimited videos.

However, the main problem with HeyGen is the platform only allows a selection of preset avatars with no ability to customise or personalise in any way.

This is because HeyGen is mainly catered for business use cases such as internal training, marketing content, and customer service videos.

As content creators we understand the importance of connecting with our audience and building a personal brand, and HeyGen’s generic avatars simply cannot provide that.

If you’re a creator posting on social media platforms that thrive on personality and originality, this is obviously quite problematic.

That’s why Argil is the best HeyGen alternative for content creators. Skip our waitlist here.

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What Makes Argil the Best HeyGen Alternative for Content Creators?

We made Argil specifically for content creators like ourselves looking to scale and automate production whilst maintaining authenticity.

For this reason, we need more than simple avatars, we need something advanced enough to actually capture our personality in our automated video content.

With Argil you can make your own personal AI ‘twin’ or ‘clone’ that accurately mimics your unique body language, voice, and mannerisms. This makes it truly your clone for content, not just an avatar.

It’s really simple to get started, you just upload a 2 minute recording of yourself and that’s enough to train an AI clone to start creating content at scale whilst keeping your personality.

Read our step by step guide here.

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Key Differentiators of Argil

Personalised AI Clone

Users can create a personalised AI clone of themselves for continuous and unlimited content generation, which is something HeyGen cannot offer. You can also create as many clones as you want, each with a different purpose, target audience, or appearance.

Script Driven Videos

To generate a video all that’s required is a script which you can either write yourself, or have Argil’s AI writing assistant do for you. After inputting the script, Argil will automatically generate a video of your AI clone speaking.

Dynamic Editing Features

Each video output can be edited and tweaked freely by either adjusting the script or adding edits you can click and insert into the video. For example you can add transitions, camera angles, B-roll, and auto captions without any editing know-how or extra software.

Multilingual Video and A/B Testing

Unlike HeyGen, Argil lets users test and compare multiple video variants to see which ones perform best for their audience to optimise their content strategy. Creators can then double down on the best performing ones and distribute to global audiences with Argil’s multilingual capabilities to maximise reach even further.

Take advantage of Argil’s capabilities by signing up for free here.

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Side-by-Side Feature Comparison: Argil vs HeyGen

To provide a thorough overview of the two tools, here’s a quick side by side comparison of their key features:

AI avatars

HeyGen only offer pre-made avatars with no personlisation, Argil’s clones are match the creator’s appearance and personality.

Text to Speech

HeyGen offers more voices to choose from, but as creators looking for authenticity we want our output to be in our own voices which you can accurately get with Argil.

Video Output Versatility

Argil’s ability to add edits provide freedom to create more dynamic and personalised video, whereas HeyGen is restricted to templates.

Ease of use

Argil is more accessible to users with it’s user friendly interface and no code approach. HeyGen requires some technical knowledge for more functionality using their API.

Pricing

You can start using Argil for free by signing up here. Otherwise the creator plan on HeyGen is $24/month.

For a broader comparison with more digital avatar platforms like HeyGen, read our previous article here comparing 3 more alternatives for content creators.

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Conclusion: Why Argil Stands Out as the Best HeyGen Alternative

As we can see from our comparison, both HeyGen and Argil can automate video production to allow content at scale, but only Argil lets you achieve that without sacrificing your personal brand and unique individuality.

Argil also provides the scope for creators to express their creative freedom with editing capabilities built into its platform which HeyGen’s rigid template approach cannot offer.

Creators need room for creativity in their content, it’s as simple as that.

And for content creation to reach the next level, we need automation tools like Argil with that functionality built in.

If you want to be one of the first to take advantage and see what scale you’re capable of with your own AI clone, you can sign up for free here.

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