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Runway Advancing creativity with applied AI and video generation
4.8
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Free plan available
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HeyGen Produce AI avatar videos as easily as making a PowerPoint
4.9
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Free plan available

Ratings Comparison

Runway HeyGen
Ease of Use
4.4 / 4.9
Features
4.9 / 4.8
Value for Money
4.3 / 4.6
Customer Support
4.1 / 4.7
Overall Rating
4.8 / 4.9

Feature Comparison

Feature Runway HeyGen
Pricing Model Freemium Subscription
Starting Price $15.00/mo $29.00/mo
Free Plan ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Free Trial ✗ No ✗ No
API Available ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✓ Yes ✗ No
Browser Extension ✗ No ✗ No
Desktop App ✗ No ✗ No
Team Collaboration ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
SSO Support ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
GDPR Compliant ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
HIPAA Compliant ✓ Yes
Open Source
AI Model Gen-3 Alpha / Gen-2 Proprietary Vision & Audio Models
Model Provider Runway HeyGen / OpenAI / ElevenLabs
Context Window N/A N/A
Company Runway AI, Inc. HeyGen (Surrealism Inc.)
HQ United States United States
Founded 2018 2020
Funding Stage Series c Series a
Total Funding $236.5 million raised $60 million raised
Overall Rating 4.8 ★ (5100 reviews) 4.9 ★ (3100 reviews)

Our Verdict

Runway and HeyGen are both strong tools with different strengths. Based on 3100 user reviews, HeyGen has a higher rating of 4.9/5. Overall, Runway edges ahead in this comparison — but we recommend trying both using free trials before deciding.

Choose based on your need
Mobile access Runway
Highest user rating HeyGen
Runway Quick Info
Pricing Freemium
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✓ Yes
Rating 4.8 / 5
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HeyGen Quick Info
Pricing Subscription
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 4.9 / 5
Visit HeyGen