Comparison
AI training video: Simón vs HeyGen and Synthesia
With Simón, the video reaches your team's phones with nothing to install, with a notification and at the time you schedule, and you know who saw it, who understood it and which content interests them. An AI video generator hands you a file; in Simón, the avatar video comes included.
SimónNow
New video: Shelf layout
A 2:10 video, on your phone.
To train with video
- Reaches your team's phones
- Simón: With a notification, by area and branch
- Video generator: A link or a file
- Tells you who understood it
- Simón: By person and branch
- Video generator: Views and completion
- Instructional design
- Simón: Included, with an assessment per lesson
- Video generator: Up to you
The short answer
HeyGen or Synthesia for training? The video is only half the job
Simón does the work that starts after the video: getting it to the phones of hundreds of people with no account in any system, at the right moment, following up with whoever didn't see it and knowing which branch didn't understand. It works with full courses or standalone pieces, and the avatar video comes included.
HeyGen and Synthesia specialize in producing the video: you turn a script, a PDF or a slide deck into an avatar video with voiceover, and share it as a link or as a SCORM package. Organizing who gets it and knowing who understood it is on you.
And if you already have videos made with those tools, upload them to Simón to add assessments, notifications and follow-up by branch.
Side by side
What you get with each one
| Criterion | Simón | AI video generator |
|---|---|---|
| What it delivers | Content published on your team's phones, with follow-up: a course with micro-lessons and assessments, or a standalone piece like a short video or a notice. | An avatar video with voiceover, to share as a link, in its player or as a SCORM package. |
| How it reaches the worker | On the phone, from the browser with nothing to install: people sign in with a phone number or employee ID and a PIN, and get a notification when you publish. You can schedule the send by area or branch. | Through a link, in its player or inside your LMS. Organizing who gets it, by branch or by route, is on you. |
| What it measures | Who opened it, by person, area and branch; how many watched it in full; and in courses, who understood it: first-attempt mastery, most-missed questions and which lessons get the most likes, saves and comments. | Video views, drop-off and completion; quiz answers, depending on the tool. |
| Instructional design | Included: objectives by learning level, an assessment per lesson with retries and a 0 to 100 course quality score. | Some add quizzes (HeyGen, Synthesia) or training kits (Articulate Frontline). The course sequence and its assessment are up to you. |
| Avatar video | Included: Simón renders the video from each lesson's script, with an avatar, a catalog voice, captions and background music. | Their specialty: avatars and voices in more than 160 languages. |
| Price | Published price in USD, from $250 USD a month; each AI course uses about 2,300 of the plan's monthly credits. | Published plans from USD 29 a month (Synthesia Starter, HeyGen Creator), with higher tiers for teams and enterprises. |
What it delivers
- Simón
- Content published on your team's phones, with follow-up: a course with micro-lessons and assessments, or a standalone piece like a short video or a notice.
- AI video generator
- An avatar video with voiceover, to share as a link, in its player or as a SCORM package.
How it reaches the worker
- Simón
- On the phone, from the browser with nothing to install: people sign in with a phone number or employee ID and a PIN, and get a notification when you publish. You can schedule the send by area or branch.
- AI video generator
- Through a link, in its player or inside your LMS. Organizing who gets it, by branch or by route, is on you.
What it measures
- Simón
- Who opened it, by person, area and branch; how many watched it in full; and in courses, who understood it: first-attempt mastery, most-missed questions and which lessons get the most likes, saves and comments.
- AI video generator
- Video views, drop-off and completion; quiz answers, depending on the tool.
Instructional design
- Simón
- Included: objectives by learning level, an assessment per lesson with retries and a 0 to 100 course quality score.
- AI video generator
- Some add quizzes (HeyGen, Synthesia) or training kits (Articulate Frontline). The course sequence and its assessment are up to you.
Avatar video
- Simón
- Included: Simón renders the video from each lesson's script, with an avatar, a catalog voice, captions and background music.
- AI video generator
- Their specialty: avatars and voices in more than 160 languages.
Price
- Simón
- Published price in USD, from $250 USD a month; each AI course uses about 2,300 of the plan's monthly credits.
- AI video generator
- Published plans from USD 29 a month (Synthesia Starter, HeyGen Creator), with higher tiers for teams and enterprises.
HeyGen, Synthesia and Articulate information from heygen.com (learning and development page and pricing), synthesia.io (website, Synthesia 3.0 announcement and pricing) and articulate.com (Articulate Frontline announcement, September 10, 2026), checked in September 2026. If something changed, write to us and we will correct it.
From PDF to course
Your manual becomes a course, not just a video
Upload the PDF or slide deck and Simón proposes the syllabus by learning level and generates each lesson: script, avatar video and assessment. Your team reviews and approves it before it's published.
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PDF · 18 pages
Proposed syllabus
- Why shelf layout mattersReady
- The planogram, step by stepReady
- Common shelf mistakesGenerating
What Simón does beyond the video
From the video to your team, with follow-up
Arrives with a notification, when you schedule it
Publish the video as a lesson in a course or as a standalone piece, for the areas and branches you choose, and each person gets a notification on their phone.
Know who saw it and who hasn't
Reach, opens, how many watched it in full and average progress, with a per-person list of who still hasn't opened it.
See which content lands
Likes, saves and comments on each lesson tell you which videos spark interest and which ones get abandoned.
From PDF to course, with instructional design
Upload your manual or slide deck and Simón proposes the syllabus by learning level, writes the scripts and generates the assessments. Your team reviews and approves before publishing.
Avatar video made by Simón
Each lesson becomes a video from its script: choose the avatar, a catalog voice, a caption style and background music. You can also create avatars from a photo.
Infographics and carousels with your brand
Simón generates infographics and carousels with your company's logo and colors to reinforce each topic.
Step by step
How to convert a PDF into a course with AI
Upload your material
A manual, a slide deck or a procedure in PDF, PPTX or DOC. No special format.
Review the syllabus
Simón proposes modules and lessons with their objective and learning level. You adjust it before generating the content.
Generate lessons and video
Short scripts, avatar video, infographics and assessments for each lesson, with human approval before publishing.
Publish and follow up
Schedule the send for the areas you choose, each person gets a notification on their phone and you see who opened it, who understood it and what to reinforce, by branch.
Published results
What we measured in the programs Simón took part in
Completion rate
Observed in programs where Simón took part, against a 15% benchmark average for traditional formats.
Worker CSAT
Satisfaction reported by people who took the lessons on the floor.
Program NPS
Measured with floor users at the close of each program.
Applied what they learned
Put at least one skill into practice in the week after the course.
Data from the first half of 2026 (January to June) in the programs Simón took part in. On-the-job application comes from the impact report (closing survey, self-reported).
Frequently asked questions about AI training video
Is Simón an alternative to Synthesia or HeyGen for training?
Yes, when you need your team to watch the video and apply it: in Simón the video is the medium, and the avatar video comes included. It reaches the phone with a notification, is scheduled by area and is measured by person and branch, inside a course or as a standalone piece.
How do I convert a PDF into a course with AI?
Upload the PDF, a slide deck or a document; Simón proposes the syllabus, you review it, and then it generates scripts, avatar video, infographics and assessments. Every course goes through human approval before it is published.
We already have videos made with HeyGen or Synthesia. Can we use them?
Yes. Upload them (MP4, MOV or AVI) to a lesson or publish them as standalone pieces, and add assessments, notifications and follow-up by branch.
Do I need an LMS to use Simón?
No. Simón publishes the courses and your team opens them from the phone's browser. If you already have an LMS, you can export any course as a SCORM package and load it there.
Can I use my brand's own avatar or voice?
You can create avatars from a photo. Voices come from Simón's catalog, and a voice exclusive to your account is registered by the Simón team.
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Reports by branch
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Pricing
Published price in USD: from $250 USD a month, by how many people you train and how many courses you create.
Turn your first PDF into a course
Book 30 minutes: bring a manual and leave with the first lesson ready for your floor team, and see how it gets measured by branch.
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