Vyond and Animaker both are some of the top animated video creation tools out there.
I personally used both of these tools myself and I would definitely say that these tools work like a charm.
But the main question is: Which tool between these two should you choose?
That’s a bit tricky question since both of these tools are top-notch in terms of animated video creation.
Still, to figure out the answer to this question and to help you decide which tool you should choose…
…In this article, I’m going to compare Vyond Vs Animaker in terms of the features, pricing, and overall value and find out which tool would be a great choice for you.
So let’s dive in.
Overview: Vyond Vs Animaker
Vyond is a very popular animated video creation software used by millions of people around the globe.
This tool lets you quickly create stunning animated videos and explainer videos at a much affordable cost compared to video animation companies.
Vyond (also known as Goanimate) was originally started way back in 2007 and right now over 12 million users are using this tool for creating their animated videos.
That’s massive a user base for any animation tool.
This tool mainly became popular among people is because it has a really smooth and clean interface that lets you easily create your videos without getting stuck.
On the flip side, Animaker is also a massively popular tool in the video animation space and it has grown rapidly in the last few years.
Unlike Vyond, Animaker is competitively a kind of newcomer in the market and it was started in 2014.
However, even though Animaker was started less than 10 years ago, still it has attracted a user base of more than 10 million people in a very short period of time.
Impressive right?
Now let’s get into the nitty-gritty of these tools and compare the features these tools provide.
Ease of Use
When it comes to ease of use, Vyond and Animaker both are pretty great.
Both of these tools comes with a clean and intuitive interface.
And most important, both of these tools are super easy to use.
Whenever you’re an experienced animation video creator or just a beginner, you can use both of these tools without any issues.
Here’s how the Vyond interface looks like in action:
And here’s how the interface of Animaker looks:
I’m pretty sure you won’t find a big difference between these two interfaces.
However, I found the interface of Animaker is a bit cluttered compared to the interface of Vyond.
I would say the interface of Vyond is more beginner-friendly and everyone can easily create videos on this tool without getting stuck.
Winner: Both
Templates
Both Animaker and Vyond are quite strong, in terms of templates.
On Vyond, you’ll get hundreds of professionally built templates that you can use for any kind of purpose. They have a template in almost all the categories be it healthcare or finance.
You can also filter out the templates in terms of job role, category, and style.
On the other hand, Animaker also has a fair share of beautifully design built-in templates that will help you to create stunning animated videos within a few minutes.
But the biggest difference I found in the templates of both of these tools is the quality of the video.
I found the quality of templates that Vyond has is way better than the templates of Animaker.
On top of that, Vyond has more templates than Animaker.
So it’s quite clear that if talk about templates, Vyond has a big edge over Animaker.
Winner: Vyond
Video Assets
It takes weeks and sometimes months to create a single animation video.
The main reason behind that is because creating artworks, characters, and backgrounds from scratch takes a lot of time and resources.
And that’s where the role of these kinds of animation video creators comes into play.
Softwares like Vyond and Animaker already have pre-created video assets or artworks such as characters, backgrounds, and props that you can use in your videos without creating them from scratch.
Now if we talk about the video assets of Vyond, it has a large library of video assets ranging from characters amd backgrounds to props that you can use on your videos.
Animaker also has a pretty good amount of video assets such as backgrounds, icons, characters, and more.
Not only that, but Animaker also gives you access to over 100 million+ stock photos and videos that you can without any attribute.
Overall, both Vyond and Animaker provide a good amount of video assets which is enough for everyone to create a video they want.
Winner: Both
Custom Character Builder
You can’t stand out in this huge crowd without creating something unique.
But the problem with video animation software like Vyond and Animaker is they don’t provide unique characters and graphics that will be used specifically in your video.
All the pre-built characters and props they have are available to every one of their users and everyone can use those without any limitation.
But recently some of the software came up with a new feature that will enable you to create your custom character from scratch.
And most importantly, you can build your characters just by dragging and dropping the elements.
The best thing is, both Vyond and Animaker have an in-built character builder that will help you create your own characters very easily from scratch
Winner: Both
Customization Options
Customization-wise, Vyond is a bit better option.
I’m not saying that Animaker does not have many customization options.
But I think, the customization options of Vyond are flexible and it gives you way more control over your video, which is a good thing if you want to create a video the way you want.
Vyond literally gives you full freedom to customize any part of your video the way you want, starting from the character animation to the background.
But Animaker on the other hand lacks to provide the kind of customizations that Vyond provides and it has very basic customization options that won’t allow you to do anything after a certain limit.
So if you want more control over your video, Vyond would be a better choice for you.
Winner: Vyond
Automatic Lip-Sync
Lip-syncing is the most common issue that almost every video editor or animation video creator has faced at some point of time.
Even after putting 100% focus, still, sometimes the video doesn’t align with the voiceover.
But thankfully, Vyond has a great feature that automatically lip-syncs your videos with your voiceover in just a single click.
You just have to overlay your voiceover clips over your video and Vyond will automatically align it with the characters.
However, Animaker also has the same kind of feature and it pretty much works similarly.
Winner: Both
Music & Sound Effects
Animated videos without music? Can you even imagine that?
No right?
Because as I have said earlier, “Animated videos without music is like a body without a soul”.
You can’t just go with an animated video that does not have any sort of music.
But finding a piece of good music can be hard right?
Don’t worry!
On Animaker, you’ll get access to over 100+ royalty-free professional music tracks that you can use on your videos without giving any credit to the artist.
Wheres on Vyond you won’t get as many music tracks that Animaker provides but they do have a good number of music tracks that will be enough for the majority of the people.
Winner: Animaker.
Team Collaboration
If you want to collaborate with your team on certain projects, both tools have an option for that.
On Vyond, you can create and share templates, share libraries, characters, and even upload your assets on the same dashboard so that your team can access them without any issue.
You can even share a preview link of your video with your colleague even if they don’t have a Vyond subscription.
Animaker also has a decent team collaboration feature.
But if we compare them side by side, Vyond wins over Animaker on this aspect.
Winner: Vyond.
Support & Documentation
We’ve almost compared all the major features of both of these tools.
But what about support?
Vyond has one of the best support systems in the animation video software space.
Normally you can contact the support staff of Vyond using email tickets for any personalized help.
However, if go with their higher plans, then you’ll also get a live chat option to contact with Vyond support.
While I was writing the Vyond review post, I decided to reach out to their support via email ticket to see how fast they respond.
To my surprise, they responded within a few hours and solved my issue.
Animaker on the other side also has a great support system.
You can contact the support staff of Animaker via email tickets and also via live chat.
And most importantly, you won’t have to buy their higher plans for using the live chat support system.
However, the live chat support of Animaker is not that strong and you can only expect some basic informations from there.
Last but not least, both of these tools have a huge documentation system that will help you to solve any basic issues on your own.
Vyond Vs Animaker: Pricing
And here comes the most important part of this comparison.
Both Vyond and Animaker has a quite different pricing structure.
First, let’s take a look at the pricing of Vyond.
Vyond mainly has three different plans:
- Essential – $299/year
- Premium – $649/year
- Professional – $999/year
Each of these plans comes with different benefits and certain limitations as well.
Now let’s take a look at plans of Animaker:
- Basic – $120/yearly
- Starter – $228/yearly
- Pro – $468/yearly
As you can see, it’s crystal clear that Vyond is somewhere costlier than Animaker.
If you’re just starting out or don’t have much budget, then I won’t recommend you to go with Vyond obviously because it’s costly.
But if you have a decent budget then Vyond is a much better option for creating professional animated videos.
And not to forget, Animaker also has a free plan that you can use for the lifetime but Vyond only has a 14-days free trial.
Vyond Vs Animaker: Which Tool is Best For You?
To be honest with you, both Vyond and Animaker are great tools.
And you can choose any of them without any doubt.
However, if your budget is a bit tight right now, I would recommend you to choose Animaker.
But if you have a decent budget, then hands down, Vyond is the best option for you.
I hope this Vyond vs Animaker comparison post solved all of your queries and you now can decide whether you want to go with Vyond or Animaker.