Google Cloud Text-to-Speech vs Microsoft Azure Speech Service comparison

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"Precision is the most valuable feature of Google Cloud Text-to-Speech because the text is perfectly voiced.""It's not complex to set up."

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"Useful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features."

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Cons
"We had some problems with Dialogflow.""Google Cloud Text-to-Speech has just one female voice and one male voice in Brazil, while it has a lot of voices in other countries."

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"Lacks a voice recording option."

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  • "I rate Google Cloud Text-to-Speech three out of ten for pricing."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Precision is the most valuable feature of Google Cloud Text-to-Speech because the text is perfectly voiced.
    Top Answer:I rate Google Cloud Text-to-Speech three out of ten for pricing.
    Top Answer:Google Cloud Text-to-Speech has just one female voice and one male voice in Brazil, while it has a lot of voices in other countries.
    Top Answer:Useful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features.
    Top Answer:There is an open source version but once you choose to deploy, they charge a per minute fee for speech to text, and per number of words for text-to-speech. It's quite an expensive product.
    Top Answer:An additional feature I'd like to see would be the option for voice recording. It would be helpful for us to have that possibility.
    Ranking
    1st
    Views
    3,094
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    2,464
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    396
    Rating
    8.5
    3rd
    Views
    2,222
    Comparisons
    1,894
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    282
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    Azure Speech Service, MS Azure Speech Service
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    Overview

    Google Cloud Text-to-Speech converts text into human-like speech in more than 180 voices across 30+ languages and variants. It applies groundbreaking research in speech synthesis (WaveNet) and Google's powerful neural networks to deliver high-fidelity audio. With this easy-to-use API, you can create lifelike interactions with your users that transform customer service, device interaction, and other applications.

    Easily add real-time speech-to-text capabilities to your applications for scenarios like voice commands, conversation transcription, and call center log analysis.

    Tailor your speech recognition models to adapt to users’ speaking styles, expressions, and unique vocabularies, and to accommodate background noises, accents, and voice patterns.

    Build smart apps and services that speak to users naturally with the Text to Speech service. Convert text to audio in near real time, tailor to change the speed of speech, pitch, volume, and more.

    Give your application a one-of-a-kind, recognizable brand voice using custom voice models. Simply record and upload training data, and the service will create a unique voice font tuned to your recording.

    Sample Customers
    Home Depot, Paypal, Target, HSBC, McKesson
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    University11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    University7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise59%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise62%

    Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is ranked 1st in Text-To-Speech Services with 2 reviews while Microsoft Azure Speech Service is ranked 3rd in Text-To-Speech Services with 1 review. Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure Speech Service is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Google Cloud Text-to-Speech writes "A stable solution that is used to vocalize the text written on the API to the client". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Speech Service writes "Very useful and helpful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features". Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is most compared with Amazon Polly, IBM Watson Text To Speech and ElevenLabs , whereas Microsoft Azure Speech Service is most compared with Amazon Polly, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Amazon Transcribe and IBM Watson Speech To Text.

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