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Scene vs Vidyard

Vidyard records you, or an AI avatar of you, on video. Scene turns what you need to say into a narrated deck.

Choose Vidyard ifyou want face-to-camera or screen video, avatar outreach at scale, or views logged in your CRM.Where Vidyard is stronger
Choose Scene ifthe point is on the slides, and you want them to listen or read, then book or reply.Make your follow-up a ScenePlay Maria’s SceneYour first Scene is free. No card.

Views · Your Q3, Maria

Opened 12 times.

1 pressed Reply1 went to book a call

How far they gotVisits

  1. 1Your Q3, Maria3 stopped12
  2. 2Your best quarter9
  3. 3What drove it9
  4. 4Same budget, more back8
  5. 5Where it came from7
  6. 6The plan for Q46
  7. 7Book a call4

Used by teams at

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Side by side.

Vidyard is video messaging for sales teams, with recording and AI avatars.

Scene and Vidyard compared, checked October 2026
SceneVidyard
What the other person getsOne link that plays the deck with its narration, on any device, with no loginA video on a sharing page
NarrationWritten to be heard, and narrated slide by slideYou on camera, or an AI avatar reading a script
How far each visit gotEvery visit: how far it got, where it stopped, and whether they booked or repliedViewer email when matched, percent watched and clicks, on Starter and up
Book or replyBook a time or reply, from any slideCalls to action and a calendar link, from Starter
Your own voiceYes, trained once from a short recording (Pro)Yes, AI avatars that look and sound like you
Help with the storyAsks what the story needs, and marks anything it added for you to checkAn AI script writer
Your brandA brand kit built from your websiteA branded sharing page, more on Teams
Listen or readBoth: listen, or read it as a pageWatch
Work as a teamA shared workspace for the team’s decksYes, with more on Teams
How it is pricedFirst Scene free. Then $25 for 500 credits, or Pro at $49 a month. Per workspace, no seatsPer seat, with a free plan

Checked against Vidyard’s own pages: Vidyard pricing · Vidyard AI avatars. Plans change: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

Which to pick, by what matters.

Where each one is the better choice, and why.

  • RecordingVidyardReal camera and screen recording, for when a face or a demo matters.
  • Your CRMVidyardDeep Salesforce, HubSpot, Salesloft and Marketo integrations.
  • Named viewersVidyardViewers are matched by email, so you know who watched.
  • Listen or readSceneThey can hear it, or read it as a page and jump to the slide they need.
  • Nothing to recordSceneNo camera and no retakes. Scene writes the words and says them.
  • Slide by slideSceneSee the slide each visit stopped on, and follow up on that point.
  • Book or reply from any slideSceneThey can book or reply the moment they are convinced, without waiting for the end.

Or use both.

Keep Vidyard for what it does best, and send the rest as a Scene.

Keep Vidyard for

face-to-camera and screen videos

Send as a Scene

the deck behind the video

Make your follow-up a Scene

Questions.

Is Scene a Vidyard alternative?

Yes, for a deck that has to make its case without you. Vidyard is the better choice if you want face-to-camera or screen video, avatar outreach at scale, or views logged in your CRM.

How is Scene priced, next to Vidyard?

Your first Scene is free. Then $25 for 500 credits, or Pro at $49 a month, billed per workspace with no seats. Vidyard is priced per seat, with a free plan.

Can I see how far each visit got?

Yes. Scene shows every visit: how far it got, the slide it stopped on, and whether they booked or replied. Vidyard shows viewer email when matched, percent watched and clicks, on Starter and up.

Can I use Scene alongside Vidyard?

Yes. Keep Vidyard for face-to-camera and screen videos, and send the deck behind the video as a Scene. Scene starts from your script, notes or a call. Nothing to record.

Does the other person need an account?

No. One link plays on any device, with no login. They can listen, or read it as a page.

Can I start from the deck I already have?

Yes. Scene starts from a sentence, notes, a call, a PDF, Word or PowerPoint file, or a link, and shapes the story with you.

Scene compared with

Hear one before you choose.

Maria’s Scene runs 47 seconds. Your first Scene is free.

Heard to the endCall booked six minutes later