Descript vs HeyGen: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 27 companies use Descript and 51 use HeyGen. 3 companies use both, including Salesforce, Hubspot, and Shopify. Descript leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool, HeyGen among the IT Services & System Integration companies.Latest check Oct 5, 2026: 56 of 78 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses Descript, HeyGen, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
24
use only Descript
3
companies use both
48
use only HeyGen
24 companies use only Descript, 48 use only HeyGen and 3 use both, out of the 75 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 2, 2026.
Where it lands
Newest customers
We have not started tracking changes for HeyGen yet.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company |
|---|
 Salesforce |
 Hubspot |
 Shopify |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Descript, HeyGen or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Descript onlyBothHeyGen only
More common with Descript
- DevTools & Infrastructure4 of the 7 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Descript.
- Media & Publishing5 of the 7 Media & Publishing companies on usedby that use either tool use Descript.
More common with HeyGen
- IT Services & System Integration3 of the 5 IT Services & System Integration companies on usedby that use either tool use HeyGen.
Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
DescriptHeyGenWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Descript
How Descript makes a branded podcast possible in 2 hours a week
Revelo
Vendor case study, descript.com, captured Oct 2, 2026
70% faster video production—from 13 hours for a single episode to 4
Cloudinary
Vendor case study, descript.com, captured Oct 2, 2026
HeyGen
60–70% of client videos are powered by HeyGen
Nick Krem
Vendor case study, heygen.com, captured Oct 5, 2026
Shalev grew Yang Mun to over 2.5 million Instagram followers
Yang Mun
Vendor case study, heygen.com, captured Oct 2, 2026
Questions about Descript and HeyGen
Which is used more, Descript or HeyGen?
HeyGen has more customers on usedby: 51 against 27 for Descript. Descript leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool, HeyGen among the IT Services & System Integration companies.
Do companies use both Descript and HeyGen?
Yes. 3 companies use both on usedby, including Salesforce, Hubspot, and Shopify.
Who uses Descript?
27 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Descript.
Who uses HeyGen?
51 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses HeyGen.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.