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Google Cloud Text-to-Speech vs Microsoft Azure Speech Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Ranking in Text-To-Speech Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Speech Service
Ranking in Text-To-Speech Services
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Speech-To-Text Services (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Text-To-Speech Services category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is 21.2%, down from 29.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Speech Service is 22.7%, up from 21.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Text-To-Speech Services Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Cloud Text-to-Speech21.2%
Microsoft Azure Speech Service22.7%
Other56.1%
Text-To-Speech Services
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2252211 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Architect & NLP Python Developer at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
Support issues overshadow solid features in daily operations
The support is inadequate. We are dealing with them on our development talk today. There's a lot of finger-pointing going on in terms of whose problem it is. Moving our stuff up to the Google Cloud and getting it to work just as well as it does on people's development machines is problematic. Their support for that, even though we paid for it, isn't really very helpful. That's prevalent in the computer business. You need to have your own experts, otherwise you're really in trouble. The product is an eight out of 10. The support is at best a five. We have to write certain features ourselves because their offerings aren't very powerful. When I don't have a problem, it works pretty well, better than anybody else. But when I do have a problem, I'm severely impacted. It takes a lot of time and money to go back and fix it. What has gotten better with Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is their stuff sounds so natural, it really brings a smile to my face. I wish their support would be better.
RM
Business Director at central it
Facilitating seamless international communication through efficient transcription and translation tasks
The product is limited when it comes to integrating with different platforms and using many other APIs. The marketplace is very limited and it's difficult to implement solutions in it. Enhancing features by integrating with other AI solutions like Gemini and Menus, as well as improving communication across platforms, would make it a more comprehensive solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"What has gotten better with Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is their stuff sounds so natural, it really brings a smile to my face."
"Precision is the most valuable feature of Google Cloud Text-to-Speech because the text is perfectly voiced."
"It's not complex to set up."
"Useful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features."
"The documentation and boilerplate code [a template of code] was available."
"Overall, in my opinion, the transcription service is rated as ten out of ten."
 

Cons

"Google Cloud Text-to-Speech has just one female voice and one male voice in Brazil, while it has a lot of voices in other countries."
"We had some problems with Dialogflow."
"Google Cloud Text-to-Speech is 100 out of 100 when it works, and when it doesn't work, which is fairly often, it gets a zero."
"Lacks a voice recording option."
"The product is limited when it comes to integrating with different platforms and using many other APIs."
"It can improve based on the native language."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Google Cloud Text-to-Speech three out of ten for pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
10%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Text-to-Speech?
Our experience is we didn't have any other choice. We can't really say that it's well-priced or badly priced. We just didn't have another choice as far as we were concerned.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Text-to-Speech?
The support is inadequate. We are dealing with them on our development talk today. There's a lot of finger-pointing going on in terms of whose problem it is. Moving our stuff up to the Google Cloud...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Text-to-Speech?
We use Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech to be able to talk to our users. We have an AI meaning engine that back-ends that. Once we get the speech, we can tell what it means. That's our use case. W...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
The product is included and does not incur any additional costs. Pricing information is not available at the moment.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
The product is limited when it comes to integrating with different platforms and using many other APIs. The marketplace is very limited and it's difficult to implement solutions in it. Enhancing fe...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
I use Microsoft Azure Speech Service ( /products/microsoft-azure-speech-service-reviews ) for communication between different countries. It facilitates communication via emails, documents, and temp...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Azure Speech Service, MS Azure Speech Service
 

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Sample Customers

Home Depot, Paypal, Target, HSBC, McKesson
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