# Speechify

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Speechify and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for good voice quality at a reasonable price, with several saying it looks promising. Some say cheaper or better alternatives may exist.

## Why people recommend it

- Good quality for the price (2 comments): "that model has a good price and best quality" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48815171)) "The quality-to-cost ratio is hard to beat." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813814))
- Looks promising to new users (2 comments): "Looks very promising! Going to try it asap" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48816501)) "This looks really promising." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806329))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ElevenLabs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elevenlabs.md): 59 recommend
- [Kokoro TTS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kokoro-tts.md): 59 recommend
- [Pocket TTS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pocket-tts.md): 41 recommend
- [Qwen3-TTS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/qwen3-tts.md): 41 recommend
- [Kitten TTS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kitten-tts.md): 33 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://speechify.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Speechify", https://hackerapproved.com/p/speechify/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).