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ElevenLabs costs $22/mo.
These cost $0.

3 free alternatives to ElevenLabs, checked for license, recent activity and real adoption. Each one tells you the catch, so you can switch with your eyes open.

See the 3 picks ↓

ElevenLabs vs Free Alternatives Matrix

Quick side-by-side comparison · $0/mo vs $22/mo

AlternativeTypeLicenseWhere It RunsStarsHead-to-Head
Voiceboxopen sourceMITLocal★ 50kElevenLabs vs Voicebox →
pyVideoTransopen sourceGPL-3.0Local★ 19kElevenLabs vs pyVideoTrans →
TTS WebUIopen sourceMITLocal★ 3.2kElevenLabs vs TTS WebUI →

The picks

3 open source · ranked by fit

  1. 01

    Voicebox

    open sourceMITLocal
    50kjun 2026

    A local voice studio with cloning, seven engines, transcription and a multi-track editor; dubbing still takes manual assembly.

    The catch vs ElevenLabs

    It has no turnkey multilingual video translation and dubbing pipeline, and output consistency depends on the local engine and hardware.

    Install, platforms & data +
    platforms
    desktopone-click install
    install
    Install the macOS DMG or Windows MSI; Docker is supported, while Linux currently requires a source installation
    setup
    Large model downloads and choosing a hardware backend; Linux has no prebuilt binary yet
    engines
    Qwen3-TTS, Qwen CustomVoice, LuxTTS, Chatterbox Multilingual, Chatterbox Turbo, HumeAI TADA and Kokoro; Whisper/Whisper Turbo for speech-to-text; local Qwen3 models for refinement and personas
    your data
    SQLite plus model, voice-profile, generated-audio and capture files in the local Voicebox data directory; original audio and transcripts stay on device
    checked
    2026-08-11
    Visit voicebox.sh ↗SourceCompare vs ElevenLabs →also replaces 3 other apps →
  2. 02

    pyVideoTrans

    open sourceGPL-3.0Local
    19kjul 2026

    Drop in a video and it does the dull chain, transcribe, translate, dub, remux, without billing by the minute.

    The catch vs ElevenLabs

    It automates a broad dubbing chain, but voice quality, timing consistency and workflow reliability vary sharply with the chosen local models and APIs.

    Install, platforms & data +
    platforms
    desktopone-click install
    install
    Download the prepackaged Windows archive, unzip it to a simple path and run sp.exe; source and Docker paths exist for other platforms
    setup
    The Windows build wants a path without spaces or non-ASCII characters; GPU acceleration needs matching CUDA/cuDNN, and some backends need API keys
    engines
    ASR via faster-whisper/Whisper, WhisperX, Parakeet and cloud APIs; translation via DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, MiniMax, Ollama/M2M100 and others; TTS via Edge-TTS, F5-TTS, CosyVoice, GPT-SoVITS, ChatTTS, Chatterbox, OpenAI/Azure and others
    your data
    Source media, SRT subtitles, generated audio/video and configuration files in local output/config folders; selected cloud APIs receive the relevant media or text
    checked
    2026-08-11
    Visit en.pyvideotrans.com ↗SourceCompare vs ElevenLabs →
  3. 03

    TTS WebUI

    open sourceMITLocal
    3.2kmar 2026

    A 10GB local voice lab with an installer and every model drawer open; model licences are your homework.

    The catch vs ElevenLabs

    It lacks ElevenLabs' consistent managed quality, production API and turnkey dubbing, while model licenses and GPU compatibility become the user's problem.

    Install, platforms & data +
    platforms
    desktopone-click install
    install
    On Windows install TTS WebUI Ignition with winget; otherwise use a release/legacy installer or Docker
    setup
    The base install is about 10.7 GB, models add several gigabytes each, and GPU/CUDA or extension dependency conflicts are common
    engines
    Extension-driven local models including Bark, Tortoise, MMS, Vall-E X, StyleTTS2, SeamlessM4T, XTTSv2, F5-TTS, Parler-TTS, OpenVoice, Kokoro, DIA, CosyVoice, GPT-SoVITS, Piper and Chatterbox
    your data
    Downloaded model caches, generated audio files and metadata in local installation/data directories; SQLite can hold generated-audio metadata
    checked
    2026-08-11
    Visit ttswebui.com ↗SourceCompare vs ElevenLabs →also replaces 2 other apps →

Frequently Asked Questions

Direct answers · ElevenLabs open-source replacements

What is the best free alternative to ElevenLabs?+

The top free alternative to ElevenLabs is Voicebox (open source, MIT). A local voice studio with cloning, seven engines, transcription and a multi-track editor; dubbing still takes manual assembly. Other popular ElevenLabs replacements include pyVideoTrans, TTS WebUI.

How much does switching from ElevenLabs to a free alternative save?+

ElevenLabs starts at $22/month per seat ($264/year). Switching a 5-person team to a free alternative like Voicebox saves $1,320 per year in software subscription fees.

Should I vibe-code or build my own ElevenLabs clone from scratch?+

Our build verdict for ElevenLabs is NOT REALLY (use a free alternative, save the tokens). A TTS wrapper is easy, but high-quality voice models, voice cloning safety, dubbing workflows, licensing, and compute are the product.

What is the catch when switching from ElevenLabs to Voicebox?+

It has no turnkey multilingual video translation and dubbing pipeline, and output consistency depends on the local engine and hardware.