I Created a Cheaper Alternative to ElevenLabs And I Already Have Over 600 Clients!
Hi! I'm not here to promote myself, I just want to share my story and hear your opinion, maybe even get some ideas for improvement!
Two years ago, I started creating long storytime YouTube channels. As I got more views, I realized I needed a high-quality TTS. And as we all know, the best TTS back then was ElevenLabs. But for what I needed, I would’ve had to pay for their Business subscription, over $1,300 per month! Honestly, that’s almost the price of my car lol, and I couldn’t afford to pay that every month.
Since I have some programming knowledge, I decided to build my own TTS for my own channels. After 6 months, I managed to create voices that sound just as good as ElevenLabs. In just one year, I made over $50,000 thanks to YouTube and my TTS.
I realized that generating audio isn't actually as expensive as ElevenLabs makes it. That’s why I decided to launch my app publicly, at about 20x cheaper than ElevenLabs. And I’m super excited because I already have over 600 clients on the list!!!
Posted Aug 4, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC