# Speechify ## Kurzbeschreibung **"One Voice AI Assistant. Different Ways to Use It."** **Speechify **is a voice AI platform that converts text into natural-sounding speech and also offers features such as Voice Typing, Voice AI Assistant, AI Podcasts, OCR scanning, as well as creator/studio features like Voice Over, Dubbing, and Voice Cloning. The product is available as a web app, browser extension, and for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows; there is also an API for developers. ## Claim One Voice AI Assistant. Different Ways to Use It ## Geeignet für - API Integration - Audio / Voice - Automation / Workflows - Education - Email / Communication - Marketing & Advertising - Productivity & Planning - Social Media - Language Learning - Texts / Content - Translations - Video ## Kernfunktionen - Audiobook Production - Voice output - Voice cloning - Transcription ## Preismodell - **free:** Basic text-to-speech features, slower listening, limited simple voices, and text-to-speech only. - **subscription:** **Premium** High-quality natural voices, many languages, faster listening, Scan & Listen, AI Summaries & Chats. **Speechify Studio** Separate subscription for voiceovers, creator content, podcasts, videos, dubbing, and audio production. - **other:** **API** Text-to-speech API with a free tier and scalable usage plans for apps and workflows. **Enterprise / EDU** Enterprise and education offerings for larger organizations, teams, and integrations. ## DSGVO und Datenschutz **Gesamteinschätzung:** Conditional **On-Prem / local hosting: indirect / not available** Not specified on the website. There is local storage on the device with subsequent synchronization to Speechify servers, but no documented on-premise or self-hosting option. **Private Cloud / data center: unclear** Not specified on the website. There is no reliable information about dedicated private cloud or segregated EU/EEA environments. **EU SaaS / Managed: indirect / not available** Speechify operates a SaaS service, but in its privacy policy names the USA as the place of storage and processing. An EU data residency or EU/EEA hosting option is not specified on the website. **Hybrid: partial** Partially apparent, because content stored locally on the device can be synchronized with the servers. However, an intentionally offered hybrid architecture with an EU/private cloud component is not specified on the website. **DPA / DPA: partial** A publicly accessible DPA/AVV is not specified on the website. However, the API/enterprise pricing page refers to 'custom terms & guarantees for DPA/SLA', i.e. customer-specific DPA/SLA arrangements in the enterprise context. **No training: unclear** Not specified on the website. The privacy policy even states that content may be reviewed, among other things, to improve algorithms. A clear contractual exclusion of the use of prompts, uploads, or outputs for training general models cannot be found. **Open source / transparency path: indirect / not available** Not specified on the website. There is blog content about open-source topics, but no documented open-source, self-hosting, or transparency path for the product itself. **Data processing** The website describes Speechify as a global service. In the general privacy policy, it is expressly stated that information submitted to Speechify is transferred to, processed, and stored in the USA. For EEA/Switzerland/UK-related cases, Speechify names Standard Contractual Clauses as a safeguard. A Studio privacy page additionally mentions that for third-country transfers outside the EEA, SCCs are used and a case-by-case assessment in the sense of 'Schrems II' is carried out. A published list of subprocessors or specific EU/EEA data centers is not specified on the website. **Conclusion** For an EU/EEA tool directory, Speechify in its standard presentation on the website is not a clearly EU-resident SaaS offering. The documentation shows data protection mechanisms for international transfers, but no proven EU hosting, no published EU data residency, and no clearly documented self-hosting alternative. Therefore, GDPR-compliant use is conceivable at most under additional contractual and organizational conditions, but is not clearly and easily evidenced from the website documentation. **Sources** - [https://speechify.com/privacy/](https://speechify.com/privacy/) - [https://speechify.com/blog/speechify-soc2-compliant/](https://speechify.com/blog/speechify-soc2-compliant/) - [https://speechify.com/nl/studio-privacy/](https://speechify.com/nl/studio-privacy/) - [https://speechify.com/cs/pricing-api/](https://speechify.com/cs/pricing-api/) For users in the EU/EEA region, GDPR-compliant use is only verifiable to a limited extent. The website has a privacy policy with information on data subject rights for the EEA/Switzerland/UK as well as on Standard Contractual Clauses for third-country transfers. At the same time, Speechify explicitly names the USA as the default storage location and does not provide any information on the website about EU data residency, EU data centers, or a self-hosting/on-premise option. A DPA/AVV is only indirectly discernible through Enterprise/API references, not as a publicly accessible contractual document. **Positive** Positive aspects include the existing privacy policy, the explicitly stated rights for users in the EEA, references to SCCs for data transfers outside Europe, and a note on customer-specific DPA/SLA terms in the Enterprise/API context. In addition, it is mentioned for certain local content that data is stored on the device and can be synchronized with servers. **Negative** Negative is that, according to the website, Speechify transfers submitted information to the USA, where it processes and stores it. A specific server location in the EU/EEA, EU data residency, a published subprocessor list, a clearly documented AVV/DPA page, an on-premise/self-hosting option, and a clear opt-out from AI training for general models are not indicated on the website. **Server location** The website explicitly states the USA as the storage and processing location. A specific EU/EEA data center or EU data residency is not indicated on the website. ## Hosting und Daten - **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** unknown - **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** unknown - **EU SaaS / Managed:** unknown - **Hybrid:** teilweise / indirekt - **AVV / DPA:** teilweise / indirekt - **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** unknown - **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** unknown ## Standort **Land:** USA **Taxonomie:** USA Speechify Inc., 7901 4th Street N, Suite 6193, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, United States ## Vorteile - Very broad platform coverage (web, mobile, desktop, browser). - Clear strengths in accessibility, learning support, and content consumption. - Good breadth of features from TTS and dictation to AI podcasts. - Business/creator expansion with voice-over, dubbing, commercial rights, and team focus. - API with SDKs, SSML, Speech Marks, SOC 2, and an on-prem option for enterprise. ## Nachteile - Standard SaaS is US-centric; EU-only hosting/data residency is not publicly guaranteed. - For Studio, the Terms page permits analysis of uploaded/generated content to improve the service. - Public DPA/AVV transparency is limited for standard products; explicit DPA/SLA commitments are primarily visible in the API enterprise context. - The free version is functional for TTS, but significantly limited. - Public, current Studio pricing details are not clearly indicated on the current Studio landing page. ## Quellen - Offizielle Website: https://speechify.com/ ## Letzter Datenstand 2026-04-26 ## Originalseite https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/speechify-en/