ElevenLabs alternative
The ElevenLabs alternative that fixes your script before it reads it
ElevenLabs makes great voices. It just can't tell you your 30-second ad runs 41 seconds, or that your opening loses people in line one. Script Timer times your script, grades it, fixes it, then reads it in 100+ AI voices.
Free to try. No credit card.
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Script Timer vs ElevenLabs
Both read your script in natural AI voices. Only one helps you write a script worth reading.
| Feature | Script Timer | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of use | ✓ Easiest. Time, grade and voice | Pro-level audio tool. Not built for writing, grammar or timing |
| Time your script to the second | ✓ Yes, at 5 speaking paces | No |
| Grade your hook and delivery, A to F | ✓ Yes | No |
| Grammar, spelling, readability and passive voice checks | ✓ Yes | No |
| Free teleprompter | ✓ Yes | No |
| AI voices | 100+ | Large voice library |
| Clone your own voice | From a 30-second sample | Instant cloning on Starter and up. Professional cloning on Creator and up |
| Languages | 30+ | 74 |
| Music and sound effects | ✓ Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Timer, grades and 3 voice previews a day, no signup | About 10 minutes of audio a month. No commercial license and no voice cloning |
| Paid plans | $4.99 Starter for a project. $9 to $39 a month for everything, classes included | Starter $6, Creator $22, Pro $99 a month, about 30, 121 and 600 minutes of audio |
Why script writers switch
A voice can only be as good as the script you hand it.
Fix it before you pay for it
ElevenLabs uses credits for every generation, so each rewrite you hear and regenerate costs you again. Script Timer catches the long lines, filler and weak opening first, so your first read is your final read.
Know the runtime up front
A 30-second spot fits 65 to 75 words. Script Timer shows the exact time at your pace, from Deliberate to New Yorker, before anyone hits generate.
One place, draft to voice
Write it, time it, grade it, hear it, then read it on the free teleprompter. Built by Hollywood producers behind 1,000+ videos and 3 feature films.
Which one should you pick?
Straight answer, because the right tool depends on the job.
Pick Script Timer if you
- Write scripts for ads, explainers, YouTube, podcasts or presentations
- Need your script to hit an exact length
- Want feedback on your hook, grammar and delivery before you record
- Want to hear it, then read it yourself on a teleprompter
Pick ElevenLabs if you
- Need voices in more than 30 languages
- Are building an app or voice agent on a text to speech API
- Need dubbing for finished video
- Already have a final script and only need the audio
Comparing more tools? See the best AI voice generators for scripts, or how Script Timer stacks up as a Speechify alternative.
How it works
- Paste your script. You'll see the exact speaking time right away.
- Check your grades. Hook, delivery, grammar and readability, each with the fix.
- Listen in 100+ AI voices, or clone your own from a 30-second sample.
- Download the audio, or read it yourself on the free teleprompter.
ElevenLabs alternative questions
Is Script Timer a free ElevenLabs alternative?
You can time and grade any script free with no signup, and play it in 3 voices a day. A free account adds deep scans with line-by-line fixes.
Can I clone my own voice?
Yes. Script Timer clones your voice from a 30-second sample.
How many languages does Script Timer support?
More than 30, with the same voice across all of them.
Can I use Script Timer and ElevenLabs together?
Yes. Plenty of people perfect and time the script in Script Timer, then voice it wherever they like.
How many words fit in a 30-second voiceover?
About 65 to 75 words at a regular pace. Paste yours above to see the exact time.
Hear your script the right way, the first time
Time it, fix it and play it in 100+ voices. Free, no credit card.