Alternatives
Golpo alternatives for illustrated explainer videos
The best Golpo alternative depends on what you want to change. For narrating in your own voice, and videos longer than Golpo's 2-minute limit on its lower plans, use Alpy. To build a whiteboard video scene by scene yourself, use VideoScribe. If you want AI to voice the video and do not need drawings, Fliki or invideo AI are the usual choices.
Last updated 27 September 2026
Try Alpy with a free preview →Why people look for a Golpo alternative
- Their own voice. Golpo's lower plans use AI voices; bringing your own narration starts at Business ($499.99/month) or pay-as-you-go.
- Longer videos. Starter and Creator cap a video at 2 minutes, which is short for YouTube.
- Colour. Starter and Creator are black and white only.
- Price per minute. Starter is $39.99 for 20 minutes.
The alternatives compared
| Tool | Best for | Voice | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpy | YouTube videos in your own voice | Your recording only | $29/month for 20 minutes |
| VideoScribe | Whiteboard videos you build by hand | Add your own voiceover or generate one | From $15/month |
| Fliki | Turning text into AI-voiced videos | AI voices, voice cloning, or upload audio | Free plan with watermark; paid plans on its site |
| invideo AI | Stock-footage and AI-generated video from a prompt | AI voices and voice cloning | From $9/month billed annually |
| Golpo | AI-written whiteboard explainers | AI voices; own voice on Business | $39.99/month for 20 minutes |
Prices from each tool's pricing page, checked 2026-09-27.
1. Alpy: the alternative for your own voice
You record or upload yourself reading the script; Alpy draws simple scenes timed to your words, keeps one character consistent throughout, and gives you a 16:9 video with title ideas, a description and a thumbnail. Videos run 30 seconds to 20 minutes. Plans: Starter $29/month: 20 minutes (about 6 three-minute videos); Creator $59/month: 50 minutes (about 16 three-minute videos); Pro $99/month: 100 minutes (about 33 three-minute videos).
Alpy
Good
- + Built around your own voice: the narration is your recording, not a generated one
- + Videos up to 20 minutes on every plan
- + About $4.83 per three-minute video on the cheapest plan, $3.00 on the largest
- + One recurring character kept consistent across scenes and the thumbnail
- + Title ideas, a description and a thumbnail come with every video
Not so good
- − No AI voices: you have to record the narration yourself
- − Horizontal 16:9 only, no vertical Shorts
- − Scenes are generated automatically; you cannot redraw a single scene yet
- − One deliberately simple drawing style, not polished animation
- − No free plan beyond the 10-second preview
2. VideoScribe: whiteboard videos by hand
VideoScribe is the long-standing whiteboard animation app: you place each drawing on a timeline yourself, which gives full control at the cost of time. Plans start at $15/month, with a 7-day free trial.
3. Fliki and invideo AI: when an AI voice is fine
Both turn a script or prompt into a finished video with AI narration and stock or generated footage rather than drawings. Fliki's free plan exports up to 1 minute with a watermark; invideo AI starts at $9/month billed annually. See Alpy vs Fliki and Alpy vs invideo AI.
Questions
- What is the cheapest Golpo alternative?
- For YouTube videos in your own voice, Alpy at $29/month. For hand-built whiteboard videos, VideoScribe from $15/month.
- Is there a Golpo alternative that uses my own voice?
- Yes. Alpy only uses your recorded voice, on every plan. VideoScribe and Fliki also let you add your own audio.
- Which Golpo alternative makes longer videos?
- Alpy makes videos up to 20 minutes on every plan; Golpo's Starter and Creator plans stop at 2 minutes.
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