A WellSaid Labs alternative that runs on your own servers
WellSaid Labs is a polished voice-over studio for companies: more than 280 voices made with professional voice actors, over 50 languages and accents, an API, and clear commercial rights for every file, with SOC 2 and GDPR compliance for enterprise buyers.
SuperClonica takes the opposite route: a free engine that runs on your own computers and servers, so scripts never leave them. This guide compares the two honestly and says when WellSaid is the better choice.
WellSaid Labs in short
For corporate training and brand voice-overs with clear licensing, it is a strong choice.
- More than 280 voices made in partnership with professional voice actors.
- Over 50 languages and accents, a studio for teams and an API.
- Full commercial rights for every generated file, with documentation for legal reviews.
- Plans from a free trial to enterprise, with SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.
Try a voice free
On the page of any voice, paste a sentence from a real script, 30 to 100 characters, choose the language and press Voice it. In a few seconds you can compare, with no account.
What SuperClonica does differently
Character voices in the catalog are fan-made and not meant for corporate use; for business work, use the stock voices or a trained voice.
- The engine runs on your own hardware: scripts, internal training and unreleased products never leave it.
- No per-seat or per-character fees: the engine and the ten stock voices are free.
- The ten stock voices come under the OpenRAIL-M model license, which allows commercial use within its restrictions.
- A company voice can be trained in the studio from a recording of an employee or speaker who agreed.
Speech on your own servers
Run the speech server on any machine in your network: docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -v superclonica-models:/models superclonica/superclonica:cpu. Your learning platform, CMS or build pipeline sends text to POST /synthesize and receives a WAV; set SUPERCLONICA_API_KEY and keep the server behind HTTPS or on a private network. For scripts on a desktop, install the engine with python -m pip install superclonica-cpu and voice text files from the command line. A short phrase takes well under a second on an ordinary processor, and long texts are joined into one file.
When WellSaid is the better choice
Choose WellSaid when you need a large catalog of voices recorded with professional actors, documented commercial rights and enterprise compliance out of the box, languages Supertonic 3 does not speak, or a studio your whole team uses in the browser. Choose SuperClonica when speech must stay on your servers, when volume would make per-seat or per-character pricing expensive, or when you want your own trained voice.