Vyond

Vyond (formerly GoAnimate) is an enterprise-focused platform for creating professional animated videos without animation skills. With customizable characters, scenes, props, and templates, Vyond helps businesses, trainers, and marketers produce explainer videos, training content, and marketing materials using animation instead of live-action footage.

Best For

Corporate teams, trainers, and marketers creating explainer videos, employee training, internal communications, sales enablement content, and marketing videos. Ideal for businesses wanting professional animation without hiring animators, L&D teams producing engaging training modules, and marketers explaining complex products.

Perfect for creating onboarding videos, compliance training, product explainers, sales presentations, change management communications, and any scenario where animation makes concepts clearer or more engaging than live video.

Key Features

What animation styles are available?
Three core styles: Contemporary (modern, clean corporate look), Business Friendly (versatile professional style), and Whiteboard Animation (hand-drawn sketch style). Each style includes character sets, props, backgrounds, and actions optimized for that aesthetic.

How customizable are characters?
Extensive. Customize body type, skin tone, facial features, clothing, accessories, and expressions. Create character templates for recurring team members or personas. Characters can perform hundreds of actions (walking, presenting, typing, gesturing) and speak with lip-synced dialogue.

Can I add voiceovers and subtitles?
Yes. Record voiceover directly in Vyond, upload audio files, use text-to-speech with natural voices (40+ languages), or mix methods. Auto-generate subtitles for accessibility and engagement. Vyond syncs character lip movements to audio automatically.

What templates are included?
Hundreds of templates for common business scenarios: employee onboarding, product launches, training scenarios, safety procedures, sales pitches, and more. Templates provide storylines and scene structures you customize with your content and branding.

Pricing & Plans

Essential: $49/month (annual) or $89/month

• Single user, 720p export, basic features
• Limited character customization

Premium: $89/month (annual) or $159/month

• 1080p export, full character customization
• Advanced lip-sync, premium templates

Professional: $179/month (annual) or $299/month

• Team collaboration, brand management
• Priority support, advanced export options

Enterprise: Custom pricing - SSO, unlimited seats, dedicated support

Getting Started

1. Sign up at vyond.com (14-day free trial)
2. Choose animation style and template (or start blank)
3. Customize characters, scenes, and props
4. Add dialogue, voiceover, and text
5. Export video or GIF for your use case

Limitations

• More expensive than most video creation tools
• Learning curve for creating truly custom animations
• Character animation can look "corporate" or generic without customization
• No free tier (trial only)
• Exported videos include Vyond branding unless on higher tiers