"""Competitor data for the /alternatives/<slug> SEO pages.

Add a new competitor by appending to COMPETITORS. Each entry is a dict
with the fields the template renders verbatim. Keep copy original (≥800
words per page) — Google penalizes thin clones, so do NOT template the
strengths/advantages/faq verbatim across competitors. The shape is the
same; the substance must be different.

The /alternatives hub page lists every entry below as a card.
"""

from __future__ import annotations


COMPETITORS: list[dict] = [
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Submagic — captioning + short-form clip tool. ~$24/mo standard tier.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "submagic",
        "name": "Submagic",
        "tagline": "AI captioning + short-form video tool",
        "primary_keyword": "Submagic alternative",
        "title_tag": "Submagic Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Submagic alternative? Phantomline is a local-first faceless YouTube workflow with no subscription lock-in, private rendering, and a built-in publishing pipeline.",
        "h1": "Submagic Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "Submagic built its name on captioning and short-form clip generation, particularly for "
            "creators repurposing long-form content into vertical clips. It works well as a polish "
            "layer, but it doesn't generate the script, the narration, or the final video. You "
            "still need a separate stack to do the actual creation, and Submagic's monthly fee "
            "stacks on top of every other tool you're already paying for."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is a different shape of tool. Instead of optimizing one slice of the "
            "post-production pipeline, it runs the whole faceless YouTube workflow (script, "
            "narration, captions, music, visuals, MP4 export, and YouTube publishing draft) on "
            "your own machine. No per-render API fees. No subscription you have to keep paying to "
            "open your old projects."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Strong out-of-the-box caption styling with creator-friendly templates.",
            "Quick clip generation from existing long-form footage.",
            "Established UX with polished mobile and web apps.",
            "Active template library and frequent style updates.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "End-to-end faceless YouTube pipeline. Phantomline writes the script, not just the captions.",
            "Local AI inference: no per-render cost, even at faceless-channel volume (30-90 videos/mo).",
            "Private workflow: your scripts, narration, and channel analytics never leave your machine.",
            "One-time Founding Lifetime tier ($79): pay once instead of forever.",
            "Built-in YouTube research, vidIQ-aware Optimize Library, and channel-insights ingest for SEO repackaging.",
            "Browser-mode PWA on phones for the same workflow without installing anything.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                    "Phantomline",                  "Submagic"],
            ["Best for",                "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",  "Captioning + short clip cuts"],
            ["Generates the script",    "Yes (local Llama 3.1)",        "No (bring your own)"],
            ["Generates narration",     "Yes (Kokoro local TTS)",       "No"],
            ["Generates music",         "Yes (MusicGen local + bundled pack)", "No"],
            ["Captioning + styling",    "Yes (built into render)",      "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["Local-first?",            "Yes",                           "Cloud-only"],
            ["Subscription required?",  "Free tier + optional Pro",     "Subscription required"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?", "Yes ($79 founding, first 500)", "No"],
            ["YouTube publishing draft","Yes",                           "Limited"],
            ["Per-render API costs?",   "No",                            "Bundled, but capped"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Submagic is a sharp choice if you already have a stable creation pipeline and just want "
            "fast, branded captions for clips. If you film yourself, edit in CapCut or Premiere, and "
            "only need the captioning layer plus quick repurposing of existing footage, Submagic gets "
            "you 80% of the way there with low setup time. The caption template library is genuinely "
            "good and updates regularly."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also a reasonable choice for creators who don't want to install anything. Submagic "
            "is purely cloud: open the app, paste a video, get captioned output. There's no Python "
            "venv, no Ollama, no local models. The trade-off is the recurring fee and the cap on "
            "monthly minutes."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit if you're running a faceless YouTube channel (Reddit "
            "stories, horror narration, mystery docs, listicles, mythology, survival tips) where you "
            "need to generate the script and the voice and the video, not just polish footage you "
            "already have. The faceless niche workflow is fundamentally different from a vlogger or "
            "talking-head creator: there's no source camera footage, the volume is higher (30-90 "
            "videos/month is normal), and per-render cost is the bottleneck, not editing time."
            "\n\n"
            "On that profile, Submagic only solves one slice of the problem. You still need ChatGPT "
            "or Claude for scripts, ElevenLabs or similar for voice, a music license, a stock B-roll "
            "subscription, a thumbnail tool, an SEO research tool, and a scheduler. Phantomline "
            "consolidates all of those into one local-first workflow with no recurring per-render "
            "fees. At 30 videos a month, the math swings hard in favor of paying once for the tool "
            "instead of paying per render across five subscriptions."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is also the better choice if privacy matters. Scripts you're researching, "
            "narration you're tweaking, channel analytics you've uploaded: none of it leaves your "
            "machine. Submagic, like every cloud tool, processes your content on their servers."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Local Llama 3.1 (or any Ollama model)", "Not included (bring your own)"),
            ("Narration / voice", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local", "Not included"),
            ("Captioning + styles", "Built-in, configurable templates", "Strong (their core feature)"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled royalty-free pack", "Not included"),
            ("Visuals / B-roll", "Pexels + optional Forge for AI scenes", "Repurposes your existing footage"),
            ("MP4 export", "ffmpeg local render, no cap", "Cloud render, capped per tier"),
            ("YouTube metadata draft", "Title + description + tags + schedule", "Limited"),
            ("Local / private workflow", "Everything stays on your device", "Cloud-only"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month. Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. "
            "Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers, locked in for life."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Submagic uses subscription-based pricing with monthly minute caps that scale with the "
            "tier. Check submagic.co for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Submagic if you primarily need fast, branded captioning for footage you already "
            "have, you don't want to install anything, and the recurring monthly fee is a fair trade "
            "for the polish their template library provides."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you're running (or planning to run) a faceless YouTube channel where "
            "you need to generate scripts and narration in addition to captions, you ship enough "
            "videos that per-render fees compound painfully, you want one tool instead of five, and "
            "you'd rather pay $79 once than $24/month forever."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Submagic alternative?",
             "Yes, but more accurately Phantomline is a superset for the faceless YouTube use case. "
             "Submagic captions footage; Phantomline generates the script, voice, captions, music, and "
             "visuals from scratch. If you only need captioning, Submagic is purpose-built for that. If "
             "you need the whole faceless pipeline, Phantomline is the bigger tool."),
            ("Is Phantomline better for faceless YouTube?",
             "For faceless workflows, yes. Submagic is shaped for creators who already have footage. "
             "Faceless creators usually don't have any source footage; they generate everything from "
             "a topic prompt. Phantomline starts from the prompt and produces a finished MP4 with no "
             "manual editing required."),
            ("Does Phantomline run locally?",
             "Yes. The desktop install runs Ollama for scripts, Kokoro for TTS, MusicGen for music, "
             "and ffmpeg for video assembly, all on your machine. The browser version (PWA) runs "
             "WebLLM, Web Speech, Web Audio, and ffmpeg.wasm, also all client-side, with no server "
             "round-trip for AI inference."),
            ("Does Phantomline require paid APIs?",
             "No. The default pipeline is fully local. Optional integrations (YouTube Data API for "
             "research, Pexels for stock B-roll) are free with a personal API key, and only used if "
             "you opt in. There are no required SaaS fees."),
            ("Can I use Phantomline for Reddit story videos?",
             "Yes. That's one of the niches the script engine is tuned for. The default genres "
             "include Reddit-style storytime, mystery, horror narration, ancient alien discoveries, "
             "abandoned town docs, lost transmissions, and more. You can also write any custom genre "
             "and the pipeline adapts."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # OpusClip — long-form-to-shorts AI clip generator. ~$15-29/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "opus-clip",
        "name": "OpusClip",
        "tagline": "Long-form to short-form AI clip generator",
        "primary_keyword": "OpusClip alternative",
        "title_tag": "OpusClip Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for an OpusClip alternative? Phantomline runs the full faceless YouTube workflow locally (script, narration, captions, and MP4) with no subscription and no upload caps.",
        "h1": "OpusClip Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "OpusClip is a clip-and-caption tool aimed at long-form creators who need to spin "
            "podcast or vlog footage into vertical shorts. It's a sharp tool for that specific "
            "shape of content, but it depends on you having long-form source footage to begin "
            "with. For faceless creators who generate everything from a script prompt, OpusClip "
            "is solving the wrong half of the problem."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is built for the faceless workflow from the script prompt forward. It "
            "writes the script with a local LLM, narrates with a local TTS, generates ambient "
            "music, layers captions and B-roll, and exports an MP4 ready for YouTube. No source "
            "footage required. No subscription. License keys validate offline."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Strong virality scoring: OpusClip ranks clips by predicted shareability.",
            "Auto-reframing for vertical aspect ratios.",
            "Decent face-tracking that keeps the speaker centered in 9:16.",
            "Caption styling with multiple template options.",
            "Bulk upload and batch processing for podcast hosts.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Generates the script and the narration. OpusClip needs source footage to start.",
            "No upload caps. The free tier renders 5 videos/month locally; paid tiers are unlimited.",
            "Local AI inference means scripts and narration never go to a third-party server.",
            "Built for the faceless niche, not the talking-head niche: different copy patterns, different visuals.",
            "Founding Lifetime tier at $79 instead of $15-29/month forever.",
            "Direct YouTube publishing draft (title, description, tags, schedule) integrated into the same render.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline",                          "OpusClip"],
            ["Best for",                   "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "Long-form to vertical shorts"],
            ["Needs source footage?",      "No (generates everything)",            "Yes (bring long-form video)"],
            ["Generates the script",       "Yes",                                   "No"],
            ["Generates narration",        "Yes (local TTS)",                       "Uses speaker's voice from footage"],
            ["Auto-reframe / face track",  "Optional (less needed for faceless)",  "Strong (their core feature)"],
            ["Captions + styling",         "Built into render",                     "Yes"],
            ["Local-first?",               "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["Subscription required?",     "Free tier + optional Pro",             "Subscription required"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79 founding)",                   "No"],
            ["Render caps",                "5/mo free, unlimited Pro",             "Tiered upload limits"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "OpusClip is the right tool when you have an existing long-form library (podcast "
            "episodes, gameplay streams, interview footage, talking-head vlogs) and need to "
            "convert it into vertical shorts at scale. Their virality scoring is genuinely useful "
            "for picking the most repostable moments, and their face-tracking handles a single "
            "speaker well in tight 9:16 reframes."
            "\n\n"
            "If your channel runs on talking-head video and you publish 1-3 long-form pieces a "
            "week, OpusClip turning each one into 5-10 short clips is a pure efficiency win. The "
            "subscription pays for itself in saved editor hours."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline wins when you're producing faceless content and there is no source footage "
            "to clip. Reddit stories, horror narration, mythology explainers, listicle channels, "
            "survival guides: none of those niches start with a recorded speaker. They start with "
            "a topic prompt that needs to become a script, voice, captions, music bed, and MP4."
            "\n\n"
            "OpusClip cannot do any of that. It needs you to record yourself first, then it cuts "
            "the recording into shorter clips. Phantomline starts where OpusClip can't: with no "
            "footage at all. A topic, a tone, a target length, and the local LLM writes the script, "
            "Kokoro narrates it, MusicGen scores it, and ffmpeg renders the MP4."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is also the better economics for high-volume faceless channels. OpusClip's "
            "subscription tiers cap monthly upload minutes, which is fine for a podcast clipping 5 "
            "hours a week and expensive for a channel publishing daily. Local rendering has no "
            "per-render fee, so the math holds at any volume."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Yes (local Llama 3.1, custom genres)", "Not the use case"),
            ("Narration", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local", "Uses speaker's voice from source"),
            ("Auto-reframe / face tracking", "Optional", "Yes (their core feature)"),
            ("Captioning", "Built into the render pipeline", "Strong, virality-scored"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled royalty-free pack", "Not generated"),
            ("Visuals / B-roll", "Pexels + Forge integration", "Reframes existing footage"),
            ("MP4 export", "Local ffmpeg, unlimited on Pro", "Cloud, tier-capped"),
            ("YouTube metadata draft", "Yes (title, description, tags, schedule)", "Limited"),
            ("Local / private workflow", "Yes", "Cloud-only"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Free tier (5 renders/month). Creator Pro $15/month or $99/year. Founding Lifetime "
            "$79 one-time for the first 500 customers."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "OpusClip uses subscription-based pricing with tiered upload-minute caps. Check "
            "opus.pro for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick OpusClip if you have a long-form video library and need to mass-produce vertical "
            "shorts from existing speaker footage. Their virality scoring and face-tracking are "
            "genuinely the strongest in this category."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you're running a faceless YouTube channel where there is no "
            "speaker on camera, you need to generate scripts and narration from prompts, and you "
            "ship enough volume that subscription caps would bottleneck you. Phantomline starts "
            "from the prompt; OpusClip starts from the footage."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline an OpusClip alternative?",
             "Yes, for the faceless YouTube use case. OpusClip clips long-form footage into vertical "
             "shorts. Phantomline generates the long-form-equivalent script, the voice, the captions, "
             "and the MP4 from scratch. They solve adjacent problems."),
            ("Can Phantomline turn long-form footage into shorts?",
             "Phantomline's primary workflow is generating from a prompt, not clipping source footage. "
             "If your goal is specifically reformatting existing recordings into vertical shorts with "
             "auto-reframing, OpusClip is better tooled for that. If your goal is generating faceless "
             "content from scratch, Phantomline is the right pick."),
            ("Does Phantomline run locally?",
             "Yes. Desktop install runs Ollama, Kokoro, MusicGen, and ffmpeg locally. The browser "
             "version runs WebLLM, Web Speech, Web Audio, and ffmpeg.wasm in your browser. No server "
             "inference round-trips for the AI work."),
            ("Does Phantomline have upload or render caps?",
             "Free tier: 5 renders/month. Creator Pro and Founding Lifetime: unlimited. Because "
             "rendering happens on your hardware, the cap on Pro is just whatever your machine can "
             "produce. There's no per-render fee on our end to throttle."),
            ("Can I use Phantomline for Reddit story videos?",
             "Yes. The script engine has built-in support for Reddit storytime, mystery, horror, "
             "ancient alien discoveries, abandoned towns, lost transmissions, and other faceless "
             "niches. You can also pass any custom genre and tone."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Pictory — text/blog/script-to-video with stock B-roll. ~$23-47/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "pictory",
        "name": "Pictory",
        "tagline": "Text-to-video with stock B-roll",
        "primary_keyword": "Pictory alternative",
        "title_tag": "Pictory Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Pictory alternative? Phantomline is a local-first faceless YouTube tool with no monthly subscription, no stock-footage cap, and a full script-to-MP4 pipeline.",
        "h1": "Pictory Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "Pictory was built for marketers turning blog posts and webinar transcripts into short "
            "stock-footage videos. The pitch is convenience: paste text, get a montage of stock clips "
            "with auto-generated captions and AI voiceover, all rendered in their cloud. It works well "
            "for that exact shape of work (corporate explainers, course recaps, blog repurposing) "
            "where the visual style is meant to be generic and the voiceover is meant to be neutral."
            "\n\n"
            "Faceless YouTube channels usually want the opposite. Reddit storytime needs a single "
            "atmospheric backdrop, not a stock-clip montage. Horror narration wants a specific tone "
            "and pacing. Mystery docs want consistency across a series. Phantomline is shaped for that "
            "use case: local script generation, local narration with character voices, ambient music, "
            "and rendering on your own hardware so per-video cost is zero."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Largest connected stock-footage library among text-to-video tools (Storyblocks integration).",
            "Strong blog-to-video automation: paste a URL, get a video.",
            "Auto-summarization for long-form content (webinar/podcast → 60-second recap).",
            "Polished branding controls for agency and corporate use.",
            "Established product with stable feature set and team support.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Local AI inference: every render is free after install, no monthly fee.",
            "Full faceless workflow: script generation, narration, captions, music, MP4. Not just a stock-clip montage.",
            "Privacy: scripts and narrations stay on your machine; nothing uploaded to a third party.",
            "Founding Lifetime tier ($79 once) instead of $23-47/month forever.",
            "Built-in YouTube publishing draft (title, description, tags, schedule).",
            "Browser-mode PWA renders on phones: same workflow without an install.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline",                          "Pictory"],
            ["Best for",                   "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "Blog/webinar to stock-footage video"],
            ["Visual style",               "Single backdrop or AI scenes",          "Stock-footage montage"],
            ["Generates the script",       "Yes (local Llama 3.1)",                "Imports your text or URL"],
            ["Narration",                  "Kokoro local TTS, 16 voices",          "AI voiceover (cloud)"],
            ["Music",                      "MusicGen + bundled royalty-free pack", "Stock music library"],
            ["Local-first?",               "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["Subscription required?",     "Free tier + optional Pro",              "Yes ($23-47/mo)"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79 founding)",                    "No"],
            ["Render caps",                "5/mo free, unlimited Pro",              "Tiered minute limits"],
            ["YouTube metadata draft",     "Yes",                                   "Limited"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Pictory is the right pick for marketers and course creators who want a fast way to turn "
            "written content into stock-footage videos. If you publish blog posts and want each one to "
            "ship as a 60-second LinkedIn or social video, Pictory's blog-to-video flow is genuinely "
            "convenient. The Storyblocks integration gives you a deep library of generic stock clips "
            "without managing a separate subscription."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also a fair choice for agencies producing brand recaps, corporate explainers, or "
            "webinar summaries where the visual style is intentionally generic. Pictory's branding "
            "controls (logo overlay, color presets, font choices) are tuned for that segment."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline wins for faceless YouTube specifically. The faceless niches (Reddit "
            "storytime, horror narration, mystery docs, mythology, survival tips, listicles) share "
            "a visual pattern that is the opposite of Pictory's stock-clip montage. They want a "
            "single atmospheric backdrop, an unmoving title overlay, big readable captions, and a "
            "consistent voice across a series. Stock-clip cycling actively hurts retention in those "
            "niches because it pulls focus from the narration."
            "\n\n"
            "Volume economics also favor Phantomline. A faceless channel publishing 30-90 videos a "
            "month hits Pictory's tier caps fast, and the next-tier-up upgrade is steep. Local "
            "rendering has no per-video fee, so the math holds whether you ship 10 videos or 300."
            "\n\n"
            "Privacy is the third axis. If your channel researches sensitive niches, scripts ideas "
            "you don't want logged, or you simply don't want a third party processing your channel "
            "analytics, local AI is structurally a better fit. Pictory, like every cloud tool, runs "
            "everything on their servers."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Local Llama 3.1, faceless-tuned genres", "Imports your text/URL"),
            ("Narration", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local", "Cloud AI voiceover"),
            ("Visual style", "Single backdrop, optional AI scenes", "Stock-clip montage"),
            ("Captions", "Built into render", "Auto-generated, styled"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled pack", "Stock music library"),
            ("Stock B-roll", "Optional Pexels integration", "Storyblocks built in"),
            ("MP4 export", "Local ffmpeg, unlimited on Pro", "Cloud render, tier-capped"),
            ("YouTube metadata draft", "Title + description + tags + schedule", "Limited"),
            ("Local / private workflow", "Everything stays on your device", "Cloud-only"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Free tier renders 5 videos/month. Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. Founding "
            "Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Pictory uses subscription pricing with tiered monthly minute and project caps. Check "
            "pictory.ai for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Pictory if you're a marketer or course creator producing blog-to-video, webinar "
            "recaps, or corporate explainers where stock-footage montage is the right visual style "
            "and the monthly subscription fits your team's tooling budget."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you're running a faceless YouTube channel where stock-clip cycling "
            "would hurt retention, you ship enough volume that per-tier caps would bottleneck you, "
            "and you'd rather pay $79 once than $23-47/month forever."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Pictory alternative?",
             "For the faceless YouTube use case, yes. Pictory is optimized for blog-to-video and "
             "webinar recaps with stock-footage montage. Phantomline is optimized for faceless "
             "channels where the visual is typically a single atmospheric backdrop and the script, "
             "narration, music, and captions all need to be generated from a topic prompt."),
            ("Can Phantomline produce stock-footage videos like Pictory?",
             "It can use Pexels for stock B-roll if you add a free API key, but it isn't optimized "
             "for the rapid stock-clip cycling that defines Pictory's output style. The Phantomline "
             "default visual is a single static or slow-pan backdrop: better for narration-heavy "
             "faceless content, weaker for fast-cut marketing montages."),
            ("Does Phantomline run locally?",
             "Yes. Desktop install runs Ollama, Kokoro, MusicGen, and ffmpeg on your machine. "
             "Browser version runs WebLLM, Web Speech, and ffmpeg.wasm fully client-side."),
            ("Does Phantomline charge per video like Pictory?",
             "No. The Free tier renders 5 videos a month at no cost. Creator Pro and Founding "
             "Lifetime are unlimited because rendering happens on your hardware. There's no "
             "per-render fee to meter."),
            ("Can I use Phantomline for Reddit story videos?",
             "Yes. Reddit-style storytelling is one of the script engine's tuned genres, alongside "
             "horror, mystery, listicles, mythology, survival tips, and custom niches."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # VEED — browser-based all-in-one video editor with AI add-ons. ~$25-30/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "veed",
        "name": "VEED",
        "tagline": "Browser-based all-in-one video editor",
        "primary_keyword": "VEED alternative",
        "title_tag": "VEED Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a VEED alternative? Phantomline is a local-first faceless YouTube workflow that generates the script, voice, captions, music, and MP4 instead of just editing existing footage.",
        "h1": "VEED Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "VEED is a browser-based video editor with auto-captions, screen recording, AI "
            "voiceover, and a growing pile of AI assist features. It's positioned as the all-in-one "
            "editor for social-media creators, podcasters, and small-team marketing departments. "
            "The strength is breadth: timeline editing, captions, transitions, brand kits, and "
            "collaboration in one cloud workspace."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is not an editor. It's a generator. The faceless YouTube use case starts "
            "with a topic prompt, not with footage on a timeline. Phantomline writes the script "
            "with a local LLM, narrates it with local TTS, generates ambient music, layers captions "
            "and a backdrop, and exports an MP4. No timeline, no manual clip arrangement. "
            "If your work involves editing source footage you recorded, VEED is better tooled. If "
            "your work involves generating videos from text prompts, Phantomline is better tooled."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Comprehensive in-browser timeline editor with no install required.",
            "Strong auto-captions with multi-language support.",
            "Built-in screen recording and webcam recording for educational content.",
            "Real-time collaboration features for small teams.",
            "Stock library, brand kits, and template marketplace.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Generates the video from a topic prompt. VEED needs you to bring or record footage.",
            "Local AI: scripts, narration, music all run on your hardware. No per-render API fee.",
            "Privacy: nothing uploaded to a cloud editor. License keys validate offline.",
            "Faceless-tuned genres (Reddit, horror, mystery, mythology, listicles, survival) baked into the script engine.",
            "Founding Lifetime tier at $79 one-time instead of monthly forever.",
            "Direct YouTube publishing draft generated alongside the MP4.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline",                          "VEED"],
            ["Best for",                   "Faceless YouTube generation",          "Editing recorded video in-browser"],
            ["Starts from",                "Topic prompt",                          "Source footage you record/upload"],
            ["Generates the script",       "Yes",                                   "No"],
            ["Generates narration",        "Yes (local TTS)",                       "AI voiceover (cloud add-on)"],
            ["Timeline editor",            "No (single-pass renderer)",            "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["Captions",                   "Built into render",                     "Strong auto-captions"],
            ["Music",                      "MusicGen + bundled pack",               "Stock music library"],
            ["Local-first?",               "Yes",                                   "Cloud editor"],
            ["Subscription required?",     "Free tier + optional Pro",              "Yes ($25-30/mo for unlimited)"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79 founding)",                    "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "VEED is the right pick when you actually need a video editor. If you record a webcam "
            "talk-head, screencast a tutorial, or shoot phone footage and need to cut, caption, "
            "and brand it, VEED's in-browser timeline gets that job done with no install. The "
            "screen-recording feature is genuinely useful for educational creators producing "
            "tutorial content."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also a sensible choice for small teams that want to collaborate on edits without "
            "passing project files around. The cloud workspace handles versioning and review "
            "naturally. For social-media managers producing 5-10 short edits a week from existing "
            "footage, VEED's monthly subscription is fair value."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline wins when there is no source footage to edit. Faceless YouTube is the "
            "obvious case: Reddit storytime channels generate the script, the voice, the visual "
            "backdrop, and the captions from a single prompt. There's nothing to record and nothing "
            "to cut on a timeline. A video editor is the wrong shape of tool for that workflow."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline collapses what would be six separate steps in VEED (write the script "
            "elsewhere, generate voiceover elsewhere, find a backdrop, drop it on a timeline, layer "
            "captions, render) into one local pipeline that takes a topic and outputs an MP4. The "
            "tradeoff is loss of fine timeline control; the win is speed at high publish volume."
            "\n\n"
            "Cost economics also favor Phantomline at faceless-channel volume. VEED's unlimited "
            "tier is ~$30/month forever; Phantomline's Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time. After "
            "year one, the gap widens linearly."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Local Llama 3.1, faceless genres", "Not the use case"),
            ("Narration", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, local", "AI voiceover (cloud add-on)"),
            ("Timeline editing", "No (one-pass render)", "Yes (full timeline)"),
            ("Captioning", "Built into render", "Strong auto-captions, multi-language"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled pack", "Stock music library"),
            ("Screen / webcam recording", "Not the use case", "Yes (built-in)"),
            ("MP4 export", "Local ffmpeg, no cap on Pro", "Cloud, plan-tier capped"),
            ("YouTube metadata draft", "Yes (title, description, tags, schedule)", "No"),
            ("Local / private workflow", "Yes", "Cloud editor"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Free tier (5 renders/month). Creator Pro $15/month or $99/year. Founding Lifetime "
            "$79 one-time for the first 500 customers."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "VEED uses subscription-based pricing with tiered export limits. Check veed.io for "
            "current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick VEED if you record video and need to edit it in-browser with captions, brand "
            "kits, and team collaboration. The screen recording, timeline editing, and live-team "
            "review features make it the right shape of tool for that workflow."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you generate faceless YouTube content from prompts, you don't "
            "have source footage to edit, you ship enough volume that monthly subscriptions hurt, "
            "and you want everything to run on your own machine."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a VEED alternative?",
             "For faceless YouTube generation, yes. VEED is a video editor for footage you "
             "already have. Phantomline is a generator for content built from a topic prompt with "
             "no source footage. They're solving different problems but creators researching the "
             "wrong category often switch from one to the other."),
            ("Does Phantomline have a timeline editor?",
             "No. Phantomline is a one-pass generator: prompt in, MP4 out, with control over voice, "
             "music, captions, backdrop, and length but not frame-level timeline editing. If your "
             "workflow needs timeline editing, VEED, CapCut, or Premiere are better tools."),
            ("Can I record my screen with Phantomline?",
             "No. Screen recording is outside the faceless workflow Phantomline is built for. "
             "VEED, Loom, or OBS are the right picks for recording. Phantomline starts where the "
             "recording would end. In faceless channels there is no recording at all."),
            ("Does Phantomline run locally?",
             "Yes. Desktop install runs everything on your machine. Browser version runs in your "
             "browser via WebGPU + WebAssembly. No cloud editor, no upload."),
            ("Can I use Phantomline for Reddit story videos?",
             "Yes. Reddit storytime is one of the built-in script genres, alongside horror, "
             "mystery, mythology, listicles, and custom niches."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # ElevenLabs — TTS / voice cloning. Free → $99/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "elevenlabs",
        "name": "ElevenLabs",
        "tagline": "AI voice generation and cloning",
        "primary_keyword": "ElevenLabs alternative",
        "title_tag": "ElevenLabs Alternative for Faceless YouTube | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Need an ElevenLabs alternative? Phantomline ships local Kokoro TTS with 16 voices, no character cap, and bundles it into a full faceless YouTube pipeline.",
        "h1": "ElevenLabs Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "ElevenLabs is the voice quality leader. Their cloned voices and multilingual models "
            "set the bar for AI narration, and a lot of faceless creators ship videos narrated by "
            "ElevenLabs voices. The catch is the meter. Every character of narration counts against "
            "a monthly cap, and serious faceless-channel volume runs through that cap fast. The "
            "next-tier-up upgrade is steep, and at multi-channel scale the bill becomes the single "
            "biggest line item in the budget."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline ships Kokoro TTS by default. Kokoro runs locally, has 16 voices, and the "
            "model is roughly 330 MB on first download. After that, every minute of narration is "
            "free. The voice quality is competitive for faceless niches (Reddit storytelling, "
            "horror narration, mystery docs, listicles) where character-driven inflection matters "
            "less than consistency and pacing. ElevenLabs still edges Kokoro on absolute peak voice "
            "quality and on cloned-voice fidelity. For faceless creators producing volume, the cost "
            "and latency tradeoff usually favors local."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Industry-leading voice quality and emotional range.",
            "Voice cloning from short audio samples (Pro tier).",
            "Strong multilingual support across 30+ languages.",
            "Established API for production integrations.",
            "Active model improvement cadence (new voice models roughly quarterly).",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Kokoro TTS runs locally: no character cap, no per-minute fee.",
            "Narration is bundled into the full video pipeline (script → voice → captions → MP4), not just the audio file.",
            "Privacy: scripts and narration audio never leave your device.",
            "No internet required after the first model download. Narration works offline.",
            "Founding Lifetime tier ($79 once) covers the entire faceless workflow, not just the voice slice.",
            "Browser-mode PWA uses Web Speech API: same workflow with no install on mobile.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline (Kokoro)",                  "ElevenLabs"],
            ["Best for",                   "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "Voice generation specifically"],
            ["Voice quality",              "Competitive for faceless niches",       "Industry-leading"],
            ["Voice count",                "16 (Kokoro)",                           "100+ stock voices, plus cloning"],
            ["Voice cloning",              "No (model limitation)",                 "Yes (Pro tier)"],
            ["Multilingual",               "English (Kokoro), more via WebSpeech",  "30+ languages"],
            ["Local-first?",               "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["Character cap",              "None (runs locally)",                   "Yes (tiered monthly cap)"],
            ["Per-minute cost",            "Free after install",                     "Metered against monthly cap"],
            ["Bundled with video pipeline?","Yes (script, music, captions, MP4)",   "No (voice only)"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79)",                             "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "ElevenLabs is the right pick when voice quality is the single most important variable "
            "and the project is bounded enough that the per-character cost makes sense. Audiobook "
            "narration, premium podcast intros, character voice work for animation, voice-acting "
            "demos. All cases where the absolute peak of voice quality is the deliverable and the "
            "spend is justified by the production budget."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also the right pick if you specifically need cloned voices. ElevenLabs's voice "
            "cloning is the strongest in the consumer market and there is no comparable local "
            "open-weight model yet. If your workflow requires reproducing a specific real or "
            "synthetic voice, ElevenLabs is the answer."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline wins for faceless YouTube creators producing volume. A Reddit storytime "
            "channel publishing daily generates 30+ videos a month, with each video running 8-15 "
            "minutes of narration. That's roughly 30,000-60,000 characters per video, or about a "
            "million characters a month, well past ElevenLabs's mid-tier caps and into the "
            "expensive enterprise upgrade territory. Local Kokoro has no cap, so the math holds at "
            "any volume."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline also bundles the voice into the full pipeline. ElevenLabs gives you an "
            "MP3; you still need to write the script elsewhere, find captions tooling, layer music, "
            "and render the MP4. Phantomline does all of that locally in one render. For faceless "
            "creators who already use ElevenLabs alongside ChatGPT, Submagic, a music license, and "
            "a video editor, switching to Phantomline collapses the whole stack."
            "\n\n"
            "Privacy is the third axis. ElevenLabs processes every prompt on their servers. For "
            "creators in competitive niches, scripts you don't want logged elsewhere, or simply "
            "the principle of keeping work on your own machine, local TTS is structurally a better "
            "fit. Voice quality is the obvious tradeoff: Kokoro is competitive for faceless work "
            "but not yet at ElevenLabs's peak."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Voice quality", "Competitive for faceless narration", "Industry-leading"),
            ("Voice count", "16 (Kokoro local)", "100+ stock + cloning"),
            ("Voice cloning", "No", "Yes (Pro tier)"),
            ("Multilingual", "Mostly English via Kokoro", "30+ languages"),
            ("Character cap", "None", "Tiered monthly cap"),
            ("Cost per million chars", "Zero after install", "Metered subscription tiers"),
            ("Bundled with script generation", "Yes (local Llama 3.1)", "No"),
            ("Bundled with video render", "Yes (ffmpeg local)", "No (MP3 output only)"),
            ("Local / private workflow", "Yes", "Cloud-only"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Free tier (5 video renders/month, with narration unlimited inside those). Creator Pro "
            "$15/month or $99/year covers unlimited renders and narration. Founding Lifetime $79 "
            "one-time for the first 500 customers."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "ElevenLabs uses subscription-based pricing with tiered monthly character caps. Free, "
            "Starter, Creator, Pro, and Scale tiers from $0 to $99+/month. Check elevenlabs.io for "
            "current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick ElevenLabs if voice quality is the single most important variable, you need "
            "voice cloning, you need 30+ language coverage, or your workflow is bounded enough "
            "that the per-character meter makes sense for your production budget."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you're running a faceless YouTube channel where narration volume "
            "(50,000+ characters per video, multiple videos per week) would push you into "
            "ElevenLabs's expensive tiers, you want script-and-voice-and-render in one pipeline "
            "instead of stitching three tools, and you'd rather pay $79 once than $99/month forever."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline an ElevenLabs alternative?",
             "For the faceless YouTube use case, yes. Phantomline ships Kokoro TTS locally with "
             "competitive voice quality for narration-heavy content, no character cap, and it's "
             "bundled with the rest of the video pipeline. ElevenLabs still has the edge on peak "
             "voice quality and on voice cloning, so the tradeoff depends on what you need."),
            ("How does Kokoro voice quality compare to ElevenLabs?",
             "Kokoro is genuinely good for narration, especially in the faceless YouTube niches "
             "where consistent pacing and clear pronunciation matter more than cloned-voice "
             "fidelity. ElevenLabs is still the quality leader on character voices, emotional "
             "range, and cloned voices. For Reddit storytime, horror narration, mystery docs, "
             "and listicles, the gap is small enough that most creators don't notice. For "
             "audiobook-tier or character-acting work, ElevenLabs is still ahead."),
            ("Does Phantomline support voice cloning?",
             "No. The open-weight TTS model space doesn't yet have a production-quality voice "
             "cloning model that runs locally. If voice cloning is required for your workflow, "
             "ElevenLabs (or similar) is the right pick. We expect this gap to close as "
             "open-weight models improve."),
            ("How many characters can I narrate per month with Phantomline?",
             "Unlimited. Kokoro runs on your hardware, so there's no per-character meter. The "
             "only limit is rendering time on your machine, typically a few seconds of compute "
             "per minute of narration on any modern laptop."),
            ("Can I use my existing ElevenLabs voices with Phantomline?",
             "Not directly. Phantomline's narration uses Kokoro (desktop) or Web Speech (browser). "
             "You can render audio in ElevenLabs and import it as a custom narration track if you "
             "want a specific cloned voice in a Phantomline-rendered video, but that workflow "
             "loses the local-first advantage on the narration step."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # vidIQ — YouTube SEO + analytics. ~$10-79/mo by tier.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "vidiq",
        "name": "vidIQ",
        "tagline": "YouTube SEO + keyword research + analytics",
        "primary_keyword": "vidIQ alternative",
        "title_tag": "vidIQ Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a vidIQ alternative? Phantomline includes YouTube research, keyword scoring, channel insights, and an Optimize Library — bundled with the script and render pipeline, no separate subscription.",
        "h1": "vidIQ Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "vidIQ is the household name in YouTube SEO. Keyword scoring, search-volume estimates, "
            "competitor tracking, and a Chrome extension that lays it all over the YouTube UI — it's "
            "useful, and the data is generally accurate. The catch is that it's a research tool, not "
            "a creation tool. After vidIQ tells you what to make, you still have to make it: a "
            "separate script tool, a separate voice tool, a separate editor, a separate scheduler. "
            "And the upper-tier plans get expensive fast once you actually use the AI features."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline takes the opposite shape. The research and SEO surface (keyword finder, "
            "channel insights ingest, vidIQ-aware Optimize Library that repackages your existing "
            "winners) is bundled into the same tool that generates the script, narration, music, "
            "captions, and final MP4. One workflow, one purchase, no Chrome-extension dependency."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Industry-standard keyword and search-volume database — broad coverage, fresh data.",
            "Chrome extension overlays scores directly on YouTube and competitor channel pages.",
            "AI Coach surfaces channel-specific suggestions based on your actual analytics.",
            "Trend Alerts catch rising topics in your niche before they fully break out.",
            "Competitor tracking is well-developed — easy to monitor channels you care about.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Research + creation in one tool — no context-switch from 'what to make' to 'now actually make it'.",
            "Optimize Library repackages your past winners (re-titling, re-thumbnailing, re-cutting) — vidIQ tells you to do this; Phantomline does it.",
            "Local channel-analytics ingest — paste your YouTube Studio CSV exports, never upload to a third party.",
            "No per-render or per-AI-suggestion meter. Run keyword research as often as you want.",
            "One-time Founding Lifetime tier ($79) covers research + script + voice + render + publish for life.",
            "Privacy: your niche-research queries don't get logged on a third-party SaaS.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline",                          "vidIQ"],
            ["Best for",                   "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "YouTube research + SEO"],
            ["Keyword research",           "Yes (built-in research module)",       "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["Channel analytics",          "Yes (local CSV ingest)",               "Yes (account-linked)"],
            ["Generates the script",       "Yes (local Llama 3.1)",                "Limited (AI Coach hints)"],
            ["Generates narration",        "Yes (Kokoro local TTS)",               "No"],
            ["Generates the final video",  "Yes (ffmpeg local render)",            "No"],
            ["Repackage past winners",     "Yes (Optimize Library)",               "Suggested, not done"],
            ["Local-first / private",      "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["Subscription required?",     "Free tier + optional Pro",             "Subscription required"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79 founding, first 500)",        "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "vidIQ is the right pick if you're a face-on-camera or talking-head creator who already has "
            "a film/edit pipeline you like, and the only thing you need is research and metadata help. "
            "The Chrome extension is genuinely valuable on its own — pulling vidIQ-style data over every "
            "YouTube video you watch creates a research habit that's hard to replicate elsewhere. The "
            "competitor-tracking dashboard is also better-developed than what most local tools offer."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also a fair pick if you primarily care about the keyword and trend database, and you're "
            "okay with the subscription. vidIQ has scale and data partnerships that no local-first tool "
            "can match for the breadth of search-volume coverage."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit when SEO research is just one stage of a larger pipeline. "
            "Faceless creators often get stuck in tool-stack hell: vidIQ for research, ChatGPT for "
            "scripts, ElevenLabs for voice, CapCut for edits, Buffer or TubeBuddy for scheduling — five "
            "tools, five subscriptions, five sets of credentials. Phantomline collapses that to one."
            "\n\n"
            "The Optimize Library is the specific feature where Phantomline pulls ahead of vidIQ for "
            "high-volume creators. vidIQ tells you 'this video could rank better with a different "
            "title' — useful but you still have to do the work. Phantomline takes your past videos, "
            "rewrites the titles, regenerates the thumbnails, re-cuts the hook, and queues the "
            "republish. The decision and the execution are in the same tool."
            "\n\n"
            "Privacy is the other axis. vidIQ logs every search, every competitor you stalk, every "
            "channel you track. For creators researching unique niches, that's a leak — your "
            "competitive research becomes vidIQ's training data and aggregate trend reports. "
            "Phantomline's research module ingests YouTube Data API responses locally and never sends "
            "them to a third party."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Keyword research",      "Built-in research module + Optimize Library", "Strong (their core feature)"),
            ("Search volume data",    "YouTube Data API (free tier) + heuristics",   "Proprietary database"),
            ("Channel analytics",     "Local CSV ingest from YouTube Studio",        "Account-linked, cloud-stored"),
            ("Trend alerts",          "Optimize Library surfaces repackage targets", "Trend Alerts feature"),
            ("Script generation",     "Local Llama 3.1, full long-form output",      "AI Coach hints only"),
            ("Voice generation",      "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local",          "Not included"),
            ("Video render",          "ffmpeg local, no cap",                         "Not included"),
            ("Privacy",               "Research stays on your device",                "Cloud-logged"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month (research and Optimize Library are unlimited "
            "on free). Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the "
            "first 500 customers, locked in for life — covers research, scripting, voice, render, and "
            "publishing forever."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "vidIQ uses tiered subscription pricing. The Plus and Boost tiers add the AI features and "
            "competitor-tracking that most serious creators end up wanting. Check vidiq.com for current "
            "pricing — the higher tiers can run several times Phantomline's monthly cost."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick vidIQ if YouTube research is your primary need, you already have a creation pipeline "
            "you're happy with, and the Chrome extension's overlay-style research workflow is genuinely "
            "central to how you work. The keyword database is mature and the competitor-tracking is "
            "well-developed."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if research is just one stage of a faceless YouTube pipeline that also "
            "needs scripts, narration, music, captions, video render, and publishing — and you'd "
            "rather have one tool covering all of it locally than a stack of five subscriptions. The "
            "Optimize Library is also a deciding feature: vidIQ tells you what to repackage; "
            "Phantomline actually repackages it."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a vidIQ alternative?",
             "For the faceless YouTube workflow, yes. vidIQ is purely research + SEO suggestions; "
             "Phantomline is research + script + voice + render + publish. If you only need research, "
             "vidIQ is purpose-built for that. If you want one tool for the whole pipeline, Phantomline "
             "covers strictly more surface."),
            ("Does Phantomline have a Chrome extension like vidIQ?",
             "No. Phantomline is a desktop and PWA app rather than a browser-overlay tool. The trade-off "
             "is that all your research data stays local instead of being logged by a SaaS. If the "
             "Chrome-overlay workflow is critical for you, vidIQ wins on that specific axis."),
            ("Can Phantomline see search volume data?",
             "Yes, via the YouTube Data API (free tier with a personal API key). Phantomline's research "
             "module pulls live data on suggested keywords, competitor video performance, and rising "
             "topics in your niche. The data is YouTube-direct rather than a proprietary aggregator."),
            ("How does the Optimize Library compare to vidIQ Trend Alerts?",
             "Trend Alerts tells you a topic is rising; Optimize Library tells you which of your "
             "existing videos can be repackaged to capture the rise — and then helps you rebuild the "
             "title, thumbnail, hook, and metadata in the same tool. It's actionable, not just "
             "informational."),
            ("Is the data as good as vidIQ?",
             "vidIQ has a larger proprietary keyword database with longer historical baselines. "
             "Phantomline relies on the YouTube Data API plus heuristics, which is fresh and direct "
             "but covers less long-tail volume than vidIQ's aggregator. For most faceless niches the "
             "YouTube-direct data is enough; for hyper-competitive verticals vidIQ's database may "
             "still surface long-tail terms Phantomline misses."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # TubeBuddy — YouTube channel manager + SEO. ~$5-50/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "tubebuddy",
        "name": "TubeBuddy",
        "tagline": "YouTube channel manager + bulk SEO tools",
        "primary_keyword": "TubeBuddy alternative",
        "title_tag": "TubeBuddy Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a TubeBuddy alternative? Phantomline bundles channel insights, keyword research, and bulk-publish scheduling with a local AI script + render pipeline.",
        "h1": "TubeBuddy Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "TubeBuddy is positioned as a channel-management Swiss army knife: bulk operations on "
            "video metadata, A/B title testing, end-screen templates, comment moderation, plus a "
            "research and SEO surface. It's been around longer than vidIQ and tends to be the pick "
            "for creators who want operational tooling for an established channel rather than pure "
            "research. The recurring question for faceless creators is the same one TubeBuddy users "
            "have asked for years: when does the value of all those features beat the recurring fee?"
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline solves a different — and bigger — problem. Instead of managing a channel "
            "you're already running, Phantomline runs the whole creation pipeline: scripts, narration, "
            "music, captions, video render, and the YouTube publish draft, all locally. Channel "
            "insights, keyword research, and bulk-publish scheduling are bundled in. One tool, no "
            "subscription required."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Mature bulk operations (find/replace tags, copy descriptions across videos).",
            "A/B title testing with statistically meaningful auto-resolution.",
            "Comment-moderation tools (filter, batch-approve, auto-reply rules).",
            "End-screen and card templates that apply across many videos at once.",
            "Long-running brand familiarity inside the YouTube creator community.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Generates the script, voice, and video — TubeBuddy assumes you already made them.",
            "No per-AI-action meter; run keyword research, repackaging, and bulk operations as often as needed.",
            "Local channel-analytics ingest (CSV from YouTube Studio) — never uploaded to a third party.",
            "Optimize Library auto-repackages winners (titles, thumbnails, hooks) — TubeBuddy is a tool to do this manually, Phantomline is automation.",
            "One-time Founding Lifetime ($79) covers everything; TubeBuddy is subscription-only.",
            "Browser-mode PWA on phones for the same workflow without installing anything.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline",                          "TubeBuddy"],
            ["Best for",                   "Creating + managing faceless content", "Managing established channels"],
            ["Generates videos from prompt","Yes",                                 "No"],
            ["Generates narration",        "Yes (local TTS)",                       "No"],
            ["Bulk metadata operations",   "Yes (Optimize Library)",                "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["A/B title testing",          "No (replaced by Optimize repackage)",   "Yes"],
            ["Keyword research",           "Yes (research module)",                 "Yes"],
            ["Channel analytics",          "Local CSV ingest",                      "Account-linked, cloud-stored"],
            ["Local-first / private",      "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79 founding)",                    "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "TubeBuddy is the right pick if you already have a faceless or face-on channel publishing "
            "consistently and your bottleneck is operations: managing 200+ videos' metadata, running "
            "title A/B tests on existing content, moderating a large comment volume, or applying "
            "end-screen templates at scale. The bulk-edit tooling and comment moderation are mature "
            "and TubeBuddy has been polishing them for years."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also a reasonable pick for creators who specifically want A/B title testing as a "
            "first-class feature. Phantomline's Optimize Library does something different "
            "(re-publishing repackaged versions instead of split-testing titles in place), so if "
            "in-place A/B testing is core to your strategy, TubeBuddy is purpose-built for that."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit if you're starting a faceless channel or scaling one where "
            "the bottleneck is creation, not management. TubeBuddy is built around the assumption that "
            "you already have the videos. A faceless creator publishing 30-90 videos a month doesn't "
            "have a 'manage existing videos' problem — they have a 'how do I make 30 videos this "
            "month without going broke or insane' problem. Phantomline's pipeline is the answer."
            "\n\n"
            "The comment-moderation and A/B testing features TubeBuddy is known for are also less "
            "valuable for faceless niches than for personality-driven channels. Reddit storytime and "
            "horror narration channels usually have lighter comment culture, and the title-style "
            "patterns are well-established enough that Optimize Library's repackage-the-winner "
            "approach beats split-testing every video."
            "\n\n"
            "Pricing is the third axis. TubeBuddy's higher tiers, where the AI features and bulk tools "
            "get unlocked, run several times Phantomline's monthly cost. The $79 Founding Lifetime is "
            "less than a year of TubeBuddy's mid-tier."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Channel-management bulk ops", "Optimize Library + bulk publish", "Strong (their core feature)"),
            ("A/B title testing",           "No (replaced by repackage publish)", "Yes (in-place split test)"),
            ("Keyword research",            "Built-in research module", "Yes"),
            ("Comment moderation",          "Not included",             "Yes"),
            ("Generates the video",         "Yes",                      "No"),
            ("Generates voice",             "Yes",                      "No"),
            ("Schedule + auto-publish",     "Built-in publish queue",   "Yes"),
            ("Local / private",             "Yes",                      "Cloud-only"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month. Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. "
            "Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers, locked in for life."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "TubeBuddy uses tiered subscription pricing. The Pro and Legend tiers unlock the AI and "
            "bulk-edit tools most serious creators want. Check tubebuddy.com for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick TubeBuddy if you're managing an established channel with a back catalog of 100+ "
            "videos, you need bulk metadata ops and in-place A/B title testing, and you have a "
            "comment-moderation workload that justifies a dedicated tool. The mature operational "
            "tooling is genuinely good for that profile."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if your bottleneck is creation rather than management — you're starting "
            "or scaling a faceless YouTube channel and you want one tool that generates scripts, "
            "narration, music, captions, video, and publishing drafts locally, with channel insights "
            "and keyword research bundled in. The $79 Founding Lifetime is lower than a year of "
            "TubeBuddy's middle tier."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a TubeBuddy alternative?",
             "For faceless creators, yes — and a superset, since Phantomline also handles scripts, "
             "voice, and video render that TubeBuddy doesn't. If your need is purely managing a "
             "channel you already run, TubeBuddy is purpose-built for that. For end-to-end creation, "
             "Phantomline covers more."),
            ("Does Phantomline have A/B title testing?",
             "Not in the in-place-split-test sense TubeBuddy offers. Phantomline's Optimize Library "
             "takes a different approach: identify videos that underperformed their topic potential, "
             "repackage them with new titles/thumbnails/hooks, and republish as a fresh asset. The "
             "outcome is similar (find what wins), the mechanism is different."),
            ("Can Phantomline do bulk metadata edits?",
             "Yes, through the Optimize Library and bulk-publish queue. You can apply title patterns, "
             "tag sets, and description templates across many videos at once. The bulk ops are scoped "
             "to publish-side workflows rather than retroactive edits on already-published videos."),
            ("Does Phantomline include comment moderation?",
             "No. Comment moderation is one feature TubeBuddy has that Phantomline doesn't — it's "
             "outside the scope of what we build. For faceless niches with lighter comment culture, "
             "this is usually a non-issue. For high-engagement channels, you'd still want a separate "
             "moderation tool."),
            ("Is the SEO data as good as TubeBuddy?",
             "Different shape. TubeBuddy has a proprietary keyword database with historical baselines "
             "and a Chrome extension that overlays scores on YouTube. Phantomline pulls direct from "
             "the YouTube Data API plus heuristics — fresher and more direct, but covers less long-tail "
             "volume than the proprietary aggregator. For most faceless niches the YouTube-direct data "
             "is sufficient."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Buffer — Social media scheduler. ~$6-120/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "buffer",
        "name": "Buffer",
        "tagline": "Social media scheduler + analytics",
        "primary_keyword": "Buffer alternative for YouTube",
        "title_tag": "Buffer Alternative for YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Buffer alternative for YouTube? Phantomline includes a YouTube publishing scheduler that pushes title, description, tags, and thumbnail directly — bundled with the AI script and render pipeline.",
        "h1": "Buffer Alternative for YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "Buffer is a social media scheduler. Cross-post to Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, "
            "Pinterest, and YouTube on a calendar, then track engagement across platforms. It's "
            "well-loved in the social-media-manager world because it's clean, reliable, and broad. "
            "For YouTube-only creators, though — especially faceless creators publishing 30-90 videos "
            "a month — paying for a multi-platform scheduler when YouTube is the only platform that "
            "matters is overpaying for surface area you don't use."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is YouTube-native. The publish queue takes your rendered MP4, the title, the "
            "description, the tags, and the thumbnail, then schedules it directly through the YouTube "
            "Data API. There's no cross-platform overhead, no per-channel pricing, no third-party "
            "intermediary touching your video file. And the scheduler is bundled with the script + "
            "voice + render pipeline that produced the video in the first place — one tool, one "
            "workflow."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Mature multi-platform scheduling — Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube.",
            "Clean calendar UI for visualizing a publishing schedule across channels.",
            "Cross-platform analytics dashboard with consistent metrics.",
            "Team collaboration features (drafts, approvals, multi-user permissions).",
            "Long-running reliability and broad integrations.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "YouTube-native publishing — title + description + tags + thumbnail + chapters in one push.",
            "No per-channel pricing; schedule unlimited videos to your YouTube channel.",
            "Direct YouTube Data API integration — your MP4 isn't hosted on a third party in transit.",
            "Bundled with script generation, narration, music, and the actual video render.",
            "Founding Lifetime ($79) covers scheduling forever; Buffer is subscription-only.",
            "Local + private: scripts, drafts, and analytics never leave your machine until the publish moment.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                          "Phantomline",                       "Buffer"],
            ["Best for",                      "YouTube-only creators",             "Multi-platform social"],
            ["YouTube scheduling",            "Yes (native)",                      "Yes (one of many)"],
            ["Twitter / LinkedIn / IG sched", "No",                                "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["Generates the video",           "Yes",                               "No"],
            ["Generates the title/desc",      "Yes (AI metadata draft)",           "No (bring your own)"],
            ["Bulk schedule a queue",         "Yes",                               "Yes"],
            ["Per-channel pricing?",          "No",                                "Yes (priced per channel)"],
            ["Local-first / private",         "Yes",                               "Cloud-only"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",       "Yes ($79 founding)",                "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Buffer is the right pick if YouTube is one of multiple platforms you need to schedule. "
            "Cross-posting threads, posts, and videos across Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, "
            "Facebook, and YouTube from one calendar is genuinely Buffer's specialty, and they've "
            "been refining that flow for over a decade. For social-media managers running a brand or "
            "agency across multiple channels, Buffer's surface area is the value."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also the right pick if you have a team that needs collaboration features: drafts, "
            "approval workflows, multi-user permissions, content libraries shared across roles. "
            "Phantomline is single-creator-shaped; Buffer is team-shaped."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit if YouTube is your primary platform and the cross-platform "
            "surface Buffer charges for is overhead you don't need. Faceless YouTube creators "
            "typically don't have a parallel Twitter/LinkedIn/Instagram presence — the channel itself "
            "is the entire publishing surface. Paying Buffer's per-channel scheduler fee for a feature "
            "you use 1/6th of is a bad ratio."
            "\n\n"
            "More importantly, Phantomline's scheduler is wired into the same tool that generated the "
            "video, the title, the description, the tags, and the thumbnail. There's no copy-paste "
            "step between 'I rendered the MP4' and 'I scheduled it'. The publish queue takes the "
            "Phantomline project bundle and pushes the lot through the YouTube Data API directly. "
            "Buffer can't do that — it's a generic scheduler that takes a finished asset and a "
            "user-typed caption."
            "\n\n"
            "Privacy is the third axis. Buffer's pipeline routes your video through their servers in "
            "transit, which means another copy of every faceless asset you publish lives somewhere "
            "you don't control. Phantomline pushes directly from your machine to YouTube — no "
            "intermediate copy."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("YouTube scheduling",         "Yes (native, direct API)",   "Yes (one of multiple)"),
            ("Multi-platform support",     "YouTube-only by design",     "Twitter, LI, IG, Pinterest, FB, YT"),
            ("Generates the video itself", "Yes (full pipeline)",        "No"),
            ("Generates title/description","Yes (AI metadata)",          "No"),
            ("Bulk scheduling",            "Yes (queue with auto-publish)", "Yes"),
            ("Calendar visualization",     "Built-in publish queue",     "Strong (their core UX)"),
            ("Team collaboration",         "Single-creator shape",       "Yes (drafts, approvals)"),
            ("Per-channel pricing",        "No, single flat tier",       "Yes"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month. Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year, "
            "covering scheduling + everything else. Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first "
            "500 customers."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Buffer uses tiered subscription pricing with per-channel multipliers. A YouTube-only "
            "creator pays for a single channel; multi-platform creators pay per channel. Check "
            "buffer.com for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Buffer if you're managing a brand or agency across 4+ social platforms, you need "
            "team collaboration features, and the cross-platform calendar UI is core to how your team "
            "works. Buffer is purpose-built for that workflow."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if YouTube is your primary platform — especially as a faceless creator "
            "who doesn't have a parallel Twitter/LinkedIn presence to coordinate. Bundling scheduling "
            "with script generation, narration, render, and metadata drafting in one tool is "
            "materially faster than a separate Buffer subscription riding on top of five other tools."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Buffer alternative?",
             "For YouTube-only workflows, yes. Phantomline schedules direct to YouTube and bundles the "
             "creation pipeline. For multi-platform social management (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), Buffer "
             "is purpose-built for that and Phantomline doesn't compete."),
            ("Does Phantomline schedule to platforms other than YouTube?",
             "No. Phantomline is YouTube-native by design. The trade-off for that focus is a tighter "
             "integration with YouTube's metadata model (chapters, end-screens, playlist handling) "
             "than a generic multi-platform scheduler can offer."),
            ("How does the YouTube publish queue work?",
             "Connect your YouTube channel via OAuth. Phantomline takes the rendered MP4, the title, "
             "the description, the tags, and the thumbnail from your project bundle, then queues "
             "them through the YouTube Data API on a schedule you set. No third-party intermediary "
             "stores the video."),
            ("Can I see scheduling analytics like Buffer's dashboard?",
             "Phantomline ingests YouTube Studio CSV exports for channel analytics, but the "
             "cross-platform engagement dashboard Buffer offers isn't part of our scope. For "
             "multi-platform engagement tracking, you'd still want Buffer or similar."),
            ("Is bulk scheduling supported?",
             "Yes. The publish queue supports a backlog with auto-publish at intervals. For high-volume "
             "faceless channels (30-90 videos/month), this is the same pattern as Buffer's queue but "
             "without the per-channel fee."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Hootsuite — Enterprise social media management. ~$99-739/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "hootsuite",
        "name": "Hootsuite",
        "tagline": "Enterprise social media management platform",
        "primary_keyword": "Hootsuite alternative for YouTube",
        "title_tag": "Hootsuite Alternative for YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Hootsuite alternative built for YouTube? Phantomline schedules videos directly through the YouTube Data API and bundles the AI script + render pipeline — no enterprise pricing.",
        "h1": "Hootsuite Alternative for YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "Hootsuite is the enterprise end of the social-media-management market. It scales to "
            "agencies and brands managing dozens of channels with a team of social-media managers, "
            "and the pricing reflects that. For an individual creator running a single faceless "
            "YouTube channel, Hootsuite is dramatically over-engineered and over-priced. The "
            "approval workflows, the team-permission tiers, the cross-platform analytics — none of "
            "those map to a one-person faceless creation operation."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is the inverse: built for the individual creator who needs the entire "
            "creation-and-publishing pipeline in one tool, not a dashboard for managing other people's "
            "social posts. The publish queue handles YouTube directly, the script and render pipeline "
            "handles everything upstream of the publish, and the pricing is creator-tier instead of "
            "agency-tier."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Genuinely scales to agencies — multi-team, multi-brand, multi-platform from one console.",
            "Approval workflows and audit trails for regulated industries (finance, healthcare).",
            "Cross-platform analytics with consistent metrics across 35+ networks.",
            "Listening + sentiment tooling on top of scheduling.",
            "Long-running enterprise integrations (Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft).",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Built for the individual creator — no team-tier pricing trap.",
            "YouTube-native scheduling pushes title + description + tags + thumbnail directly.",
            "Bundled with script + voice + render — Hootsuite assumes the asset already exists.",
            "Local channel-analytics ingest, never uploaded to a third party.",
            "Founding Lifetime ($79) covers everything; Hootsuite Enterprise tiers run thousands per month.",
            "No approval workflow overhead for a single creator.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                          "Phantomline",                          "Hootsuite"],
            ["Best for",                      "Individual faceless YouTube creators",  "Agencies + enterprise brands"],
            ["YouTube scheduling",            "Yes (native)",                          "Yes (one of many)"],
            ["Multi-platform scheduling",     "No (YouTube-only)",                     "Yes (35+ networks)"],
            ["Team approval workflows",       "No",                                    "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["Generates the video",           "Yes",                                   "No"],
            ["Local-first / private",         "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["Pricing tier",                  "Solo creator",                          "Enterprise / agency"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",       "Yes ($79 founding)",                    "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Hootsuite is the right pick at agency scale: 5+ team members managing 10+ brand channels "
            "across 5+ platforms, with approval workflows and audit trails required for compliance "
            "(regulated industries especially). The pricing is brutal for a solo creator but "
            "appropriate for a team operation. The cross-platform listening tools and CRM integrations "
            "are also genuinely valuable for brands doing social-listening or unified marketing."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also reasonable for organizations that already standardized on Hootsuite for other "
            "reasons (compliance, team training, vendor consolidation). Switching costs are real."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit for the individual creator scenario Hootsuite isn't shaped "
            "for. Faceless YouTube creators are usually one-person operations: write, render, "
            "publish, repeat. The team-permission tiers, approval workflows, and multi-brand "
            "consoles Hootsuite charges for are pure overhead in that workflow."
            "\n\n"
            "More importantly, the value Phantomline adds isn't a better scheduler — it's that the "
            "scheduler is part of the same tool that generated the script, narration, music, "
            "captions, and final MP4. Hootsuite assumes the video exists. Phantomline produces it. "
            "For a faceless creator publishing 30-90 videos a month, that consolidation is the "
            "actual win, not the publish step itself."
            "\n\n"
            "And the pricing math is stark. Hootsuite's solo-creator-adjacent tiers run several times "
            "Phantomline's monthly cost. The Founding Lifetime ($79 one-time) is less than a single "
            "month of Hootsuite's mid-tier. For an individual creator, that's not a close call."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("YouTube scheduling",         "Yes (native, direct API)",       "Yes (generic)"),
            ("Multi-platform support",     "YouTube-only",                    "35+ networks"),
            ("Team approval workflows",    "Not applicable",                  "Yes (their core feature)"),
            ("Generates the video",        "Yes",                             "No"),
            ("Generates title/description","Yes (AI metadata)",               "No"),
            ("Listening + sentiment",      "Not included",                    "Yes"),
            ("Enterprise integrations",    "No",                              "Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft"),
            ("Solo-creator pricing",       "$15/mo or $79 lifetime",          "Enterprise tiers"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month. Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. "
            "Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Hootsuite is enterprise-tier priced. The lower tiers are still significantly above "
            "Phantomline's monthly, and the higher tiers (Team, Business, Enterprise) run into the "
            "hundreds or thousands per month. Check hootsuite.com for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Hootsuite if you're an agency or brand running multi-team multi-platform social at "
            "scale, with approval workflows or compliance requirements. Their tooling is purpose-built "
            "for that and the price is fair for that profile."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you're an individual creator running a faceless YouTube channel, you "
            "need the whole creation pipeline (not just the publish step), and you'd rather pay "
            "creator-tier pricing or one-time lifetime than enterprise SaaS fees."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Hootsuite alternative?",
             "For solo YouTube creators, yes. The match isn't perfect because Hootsuite is shaped for "
             "agencies and Phantomline is shaped for individuals — different problems, different "
             "tools. For the solo creator profile, Phantomline does what Hootsuite does (YouTube "
             "scheduling) plus a lot more (script + voice + video) at creator-tier pricing."),
            ("Does Phantomline support multiple platforms like Hootsuite?",
             "No. Phantomline is YouTube-only by design. Hootsuite covers 35+ networks. If you need "
             "true multi-platform scheduling, Hootsuite or Buffer is the better tool."),
            ("Are there team features in Phantomline?",
             "Studio tier includes multi-channel management for creators running several faceless "
             "channels, but Phantomline isn't built for true team workflows with approvals and "
             "permissions. For team-based publishing, Hootsuite is the better fit."),
            ("How does scheduling cost compare?",
             "Phantomline's full creator pipeline (research + script + voice + render + schedule) is "
             "$15/month or $79 lifetime. Hootsuite's scheduling-only pricing starts well above that "
             "and rises sharply for team and business tiers. For a solo creator, the math is "
             "decisively in Phantomline's favor."),
            ("Can I migrate from Hootsuite to Phantomline?",
             "If YouTube is the only Hootsuite channel you actually use, yes — Phantomline replaces "
             "the YouTube scheduling surface and adds the creation pipeline you currently lack. If "
             "Hootsuite is scheduling Twitter/LinkedIn/Instagram in addition to YouTube, you'd need "
             "to keep something for the non-YouTube platforms."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Murf — AI voice generator. ~$19-79/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "murf",
        "name": "Murf",
        "tagline": "AI voice generator for studio-quality narration",
        "primary_keyword": "Murf alternative",
        "title_tag": "Murf Alternative for AI Narration | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Murf alternative? Phantomline runs Kokoro TTS locally with no per-character meter — bundled with the AI script and faceless YouTube render pipeline.",
        "h1": "Murf Alternative for AI Narration",
        "intro": (
            "Murf is positioned as the studio-quality AI voice tool: 120+ voices across 20+ "
            "languages, polished pronunciation controls, and a workflow built around scripted "
            "narration for explainer videos, e-learning, and corporate marketing. It's well-loved in "
            "the corporate-training space. For faceless YouTube creators publishing 30-90 videos a "
            "month, the friction is the per-character meter and the recurring fee on top of every "
            "other tool the workflow already needs."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline ships Kokoro TTS locally. Sixteen voices that fit the faceless YouTube "
            "delivery style — calm narrators, mystery storytellers, news-style hosts. Unlimited "
            "character count because the model runs on your CPU/GPU. Bundled with the script "
            "generator, the music engine, the captioning step, and the video render. One purchase, "
            "no recurring per-character fee."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Studio-grade voice quality — particularly strong on multilingual delivery.",
            "120+ voices across 20+ languages, broader than any local model.",
            "Pronunciation editor (phonetic overrides, emphasis, pauses) is industry-leading.",
            "Built-in pacing controls and emotional inflection options.",
            "Mature integrations with corporate-training and e-learning platforms.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Local Kokoro TTS — unlimited character count, no per-render meter.",
            "Sixteen voices tuned for faceless YouTube delivery (narrators, story voices, hosts).",
            "Bundled with the AI script generator — no copy-paste between a script tool and a voice tool.",
            "Bundled with the video render — narration goes directly into the MP4 timeline with caption sync.",
            "Local + private — narration audio stays on your machine until you publish.",
            "Founding Lifetime ($79) covers narration forever; Murf is subscription-only.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                       "Phantomline",                          "Murf"],
            ["Best for",                   "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "Corporate / e-learning narration"],
            ["Voice quality",              "Solid (Kokoro, faceless-tuned)",       "Studio-grade"],
            ["Voice count",                "16 (faceless niches)",                  "120+"],
            ["Languages",                  "Primarily English",                     "20+"],
            ["Per-character meter?",       "No (unlimited local)",                  "Yes (subscription)"],
            ["Pronunciation editor",       "Basic",                                 "Industry-leading"],
            ["Generates the script",       "Yes",                                   "No"],
            ["Bundled with video render",  "Yes",                                   "No"],
            ["Local-first / private",      "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",    "Yes ($79 founding)",                    "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Murf is the right pick when voice quality is the absolute top priority — corporate "
            "explainer videos, e-learning courses, audiobook prototypes, multilingual marketing "
            "where a single mispronunciation looks unprofessional. The pronunciation editor is "
            "industry-leading and the multilingual coverage is broader than any local model can "
            "currently match. For high-stakes corporate narration, Murf is purpose-built for that."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also the right pick if you need 50+ voices to give every narrator a distinct "
            "identity, or if your workflow needs Polish, Portuguese, Hindi, or another language "
            "where the open-weight TTS ecosystem is still thin. Murf has scale advantages in voice "
            "library breadth that local models don't yet match."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit when narration is one stage of a larger pipeline rather "
            "than the whole product. Faceless YouTube narration has a different shape than corporate "
            "explainer voiceover: longer scripts (5-15 minute videos vs 90-second explainers), "
            "looser pronunciation tolerance (storytime audiences forgive a tonal beat that an "
            "e-learning audience wouldn't), and much higher volume (30-90 narrations per month vs a "
            "few per quarter)."
            "\n\n"
            "On that profile, the per-character meter Murf charges is the wrong economic shape. A "
            "faceless creator publishing 60 videos a month easily hits hundreds of thousands of "
            "characters. Local Kokoro on Phantomline runs that volume free per render, and the "
            "narration is wired directly into the same project bundle that holds the script, the "
            "captions, the music, and the rendered MP4. There's no copy-paste step between 'voice "
            "tool' and 'video tool'."
            "\n\n"
            "Privacy matters here too. Faceless creators researching unique niches don't want their "
            "scripts sitting in a cloud TTS service's logs. Local Kokoro generation never leaves the "
            "machine."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Voice quality",           "Solid for narration delivery",     "Studio-grade"),
            ("Voice count",             "16 faceless-tuned voices",         "120+ across many use cases"),
            ("Languages",               "Primarily English",                 "20+"),
            ("Pronunciation editor",    "Basic (SSML-style markers)",        "Industry-leading"),
            ("Per-character cost",      "None (local)",                      "Subscription tiers"),
            ("Script generation",       "Yes (local Llama 3.1)",             "Not included"),
            ("Video render integration","Yes (timeline + captions)",         "Export-only"),
            ("Privacy",                 "Local, never uploaded",             "Cloud-processed"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month, with unlimited narration on every render. "
            "Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 "
            "customers. No per-character meter at any tier."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Murf uses tiered subscription pricing with monthly character caps. The Creator and Pro "
            "tiers tend to be where serious users land. Check murf.ai for current pricing — the "
            "character caps are usually the binding constraint."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Murf if voice quality is the headline requirement — corporate explainer videos, "
            "e-learning courses, multilingual narration where the pronunciation editor is "
            "non-negotiable. The voice library breadth and multilingual coverage are genuinely "
            "industry-leading."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if narration is part of a high-volume faceless YouTube pipeline where "
            "per-character pricing is the bottleneck, and you'd rather have script + voice + music + "
            "render in one local tool than a stack of subscriptions. The Founding Lifetime ($79) is "
            "less than a few months of Murf's mid-tier."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Murf alternative?",
             "For faceless YouTube narration, yes — and a superset, since Phantomline also generates "
             "the script and renders the final video. For corporate-grade multilingual narration "
             "where Murf's voice library breadth and pronunciation editor are critical, Murf is "
             "still the right pick."),
            ("Is Kokoro as good as Murf's voices?",
             "Different shape. Kokoro produces clean, natural-sounding narration well-suited for "
             "faceless YouTube delivery (storytime, mystery, listicle). Murf's voices have more "
             "polish for corporate-explainer pacing and broader multilingual coverage. For most "
             "faceless niches Kokoro is sufficient; for high-stakes corporate work Murf is still a "
             "level up."),
            ("Can I clone a voice in Phantomline?",
             "No. The open-weight TTS ecosystem doesn't yet have a production-quality cloning model "
             "that runs locally. If voice cloning is required, Murf or ElevenLabs is the right tool. "
             "We expect the gap to close as open-weight models improve."),
            ("How many characters can I narrate per month?",
             "Unlimited. Kokoro runs on your hardware, so there's no per-character meter. The only "
             "limit is rendering time on your machine — typically a few seconds of compute per minute "
             "of narration on any modern laptop."),
            ("Does Phantomline support multiple languages?",
             "Kokoro's English coverage is strong; multilingual support is more limited. For non-"
             "English narration where Murf's library shines, you'd want Murf or ElevenLabs. The "
             "Phantomline team is tracking the open-weight multilingual TTS frontier."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Descript — Audio + video editor with TTS + transcription. ~$15-50/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "descript",
        "name": "Descript",
        "tagline": "Text-based audio + video editor with AI voice cloning",
        "primary_keyword": "Descript alternative",
        "title_tag": "Descript Alternative for Faceless YouTube | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Descript alternative? Phantomline generates the entire faceless YouTube video locally — script, narration, music, captions, MP4 — with no subscription and no upload to a cloud service.",
        "h1": "Descript Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "Descript pioneered the text-based video editing pattern: edit a video by editing its "
            "transcript, with AI handling the cuts and the voice fills. Combined with their Overdub "
            "voice cloning and a competent multitrack editor, Descript is genuinely useful for "
            "podcasters, talking-head YouTubers, and creators repurposing recorded content. For "
            "faceless YouTube — where there's no source recording to transcribe and edit — most of "
            "Descript's value props don't apply. You're paying for an editor of footage that doesn't "
            "exist."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline is shaped for the no-source-footage workflow. Start with a topic prompt; the "
            "local Llama 3.1 model writes the script. Kokoro generates the narration. MusicGen "
            "composes the backing track. Pexels (or a local library) supplies B-roll. ffmpeg renders "
            "the final MP4 — all on your own machine. No transcript-editing step because there's "
            "nothing to transcribe; the script and narration are generated together from the start."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Industry-defining text-based video editing — fastest podcast and talking-head workflow.",
            "Overdub voice cloning is high-quality with consent-managed voice models.",
            "Multitrack audio editor with studio-grade noise reduction and leveling.",
            "Mature transcription accuracy across accents and recording qualities.",
            "Strong screen-recording integration for tutorial and explainer content.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Generates the script + narration + video from a topic prompt — no source recording needed.",
            "Local Kokoro TTS with no per-character meter (vs Descript's word-count caps).",
            "Local MusicGen + bundled royalty-free music pack — no external sound library needed.",
            "Faceless-niche workflow tuned for Reddit storytime, horror narration, mystery docs, listicles.",
            "Local + private — your scripts and footage never leave the machine.",
            "Founding Lifetime ($79) — Descript is subscription-only.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                          "Phantomline",                         "Descript"],
            ["Best for",                      "Faceless YouTube (no source footage)", "Podcasts + talking-head editing"],
            ["Generates the script",          "Yes",                                   "No (you record/write it)"],
            ["Generates narration from text", "Yes (Kokoro local)",                    "Yes (Overdub, cloud)"],
            ["Voice cloning",                 "No",                                    "Yes (Overdub)"],
            ["Text-based video editing",      "No (different workflow)",               "Yes (their core feature)"],
            ["Music generation",              "Yes (MusicGen + bundled)",              "No (bring your own)"],
            ["Local-first / private",         "Yes",                                   "Cloud-only"],
            ["Per-word / per-character meter","No",                                    "Yes (subscription tiers)"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?",       "Yes ($79 founding)",                    "No"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Descript is the right pick if you record video or audio and edit it. Podcasters, "
            "interview-style YouTubers, screen-recording tutorial creators, talking-head vloggers — "
            "Descript's text-based editing is faster than any timeline editor for that profile. The "
            "Overdub voice cloning lets you fix mistakes in your own voice without re-recording, "
            "which is genuinely transformative for podcast post-production."
            "\n\n"
            "It's also the right pick if voice cloning matters to your workflow. Phantomline doesn't "
            "do voice cloning (the local TTS ecosystem doesn't yet have a production-quality cloning "
            "model), so any workflow that requires a specific person's voice — yours, a guest's — "
            "needs Descript or ElevenLabs."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit if you don't have source footage. Faceless YouTube "
            "creators don't record anything; they generate the entire video from a topic prompt. "
            "Descript's text-based editor assumes a transcript to edit — but there's nothing to "
            "transcribe when the entire video is AI-generated from scratch. You'd be paying for an "
            "editor of an asset you don't have."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline's pipeline is shaped around that no-source workflow: prompt -> script -> "
            "narration -> music -> captions -> MP4, all in one tool, all locally. The script and "
            "narration are generated together so they're already in sync — no editing pass needed. "
            "The captions are generated from the narration timing — also no editing. The render is "
            "ffmpeg local, no upload. The whole flow is 5-15 minutes for a 5-minute video."
            "\n\n"
            "Privacy is the third axis. Descript routes everything through their cloud — the audio, "
            "the transcript, the AI processing, the rendered video. For faceless creators "
            "researching unique niches, that's a leak. Phantomline keeps everything local until the "
            "publish moment."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Source footage required",   "No (generates from prompt)",         "Yes (you record it)"),
            ("Script generation",          "Yes (local Llama 3.1)",              "Not included"),
            ("Voice generation",           "Yes (Kokoro local)",                 "Yes (Overdub cloud)"),
            ("Voice cloning",              "Not supported",                      "Yes (Overdub)"),
            ("Text-based editing",         "Different workflow",                  "Yes (their core feature)"),
            ("Multitrack audio editor",    "Light",                              "Strong"),
            ("Music",                      "MusicGen + bundled pack",            "Bring your own"),
            ("Render + export",            "ffmpeg local, no cap",               "Cloud render, capped"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month. Creator Pro is $15/month or $99/year. "
            "Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers, locked in for life."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Descript uses tiered subscription pricing with monthly transcription, Overdub, and "
            "export caps. The Creator and Pro tiers are where most serious users land. Check "
            "descript.com for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Descript if you record video or audio (podcasts, talking-head YouTube, screen "
            "recordings, interviews) and edit it. The text-based editing pattern is genuinely "
            "transformative for that profile, and Overdub voice cloning is industry-leading."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you don't record source footage — faceless YouTube creators "
            "generating videos from prompts rather than editing recordings. The whole workflow "
            "(script, voice, music, captions, render, publish) lives in one local tool with no "
            "subscription required."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Descript alternative?",
             "For the faceless-YouTube use case, yes. For podcast editing, talking-head video "
             "editing, or any workflow that starts from recorded source footage, Descript is "
             "purpose-built for that and Phantomline doesn't compete."),
            ("Does Phantomline have voice cloning like Overdub?",
             "No. The local TTS ecosystem doesn't yet have a production-quality voice cloning model "
             "that runs offline. If voice cloning is required, Descript or ElevenLabs is the right "
             "tool. The gap should close as open-weight models mature."),
            ("Can Phantomline edit existing videos?",
             "Phantomline's pipeline is generation-shaped rather than editing-shaped. You can import "
             "narration audio or B-roll clips into a Phantomline project, but it's not a substitute "
             "for a timeline editor or Descript's text-based editor on existing footage. For "
             "editing-heavy workflows, keep a separate editor."),
            ("Does Phantomline transcribe audio?",
             "Phantomline generates captions from narration timing rather than transcribing recorded "
             "audio. If you need to transcribe a podcast or recorded interview, Descript or a "
             "dedicated transcription tool is the better pick."),
            ("How does Phantomline's narration compare to Overdub?",
             "Different shape. Overdub clones a specific voice (yours, with consent) and produces "
             "studio-grade results. Kokoro is a fixed library of 16 voices tuned for faceless "
             "YouTube delivery — calm narrators, story voices, news-style hosts. For faceless niches "
             "Kokoro is sufficient; for cloned-voice workflows Overdub remains the standard."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # InVideo — cloud AI video maker. Dominant brand in "ai video maker
    # for youtube" search cluster. ~$25-50/mo. 2,400/mo searches for
    # "invideo ai alternative" at KD 20.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "invideo",
        "name": "InVideo AI",
        "tagline": "Cloud AI video creation platform",
        "primary_keyword": "InVideo AI alternative",
        "title_tag": "InVideo AI Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for an InVideo AI alternative? Phantomline is a local-first AI faceless video generator with bring-your-own API key, no per-render fees, and offline rendering.",
        "h1": "InVideo AI Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "InVideo AI is the most-searched cloud video creation platform in the faceless YouTube "
            "space. You describe a video topic and their cloud generates a script, selects stock "
            "footage, adds voiceover, and exports a finished video. It works, but the trade-offs "
            "stack up: every render costs tokens or hits a monthly cap, your scripts and channel "
            "data live on their servers, and the subscription compounds month after month."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline takes the same starting point (one idea becomes a finished video) but "
            "runs the AI pipeline on your own machine or through your own API key. Bring your "
            "Claude or GPT key for frontier-model script quality at ~$0.005 per script, or run "
            "Ollama locally for zero token cost. Either way, nothing routes through our servers. "
            "Your scripts, your voiceover, your channel analytics all stay on your device."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Polished cloud UX with no installation needed.",
            "Large stock footage and music library built into the platform.",
            "AI voice cloning and multi-language support.",
            "Strong brand recognition and active community.",
            "Template library covering many content verticals.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Bring your own API key: use Claude Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, or GPT for ~$0.005/script. Browser calls the provider directly.",
            "Local AI pipeline: Ollama + Llama 3.1 8B for scripts, Kokoro TTS for voiceover, MusicGen for music. All offline, zero token cost.",
            "Private workflow: scripts, narration, channel analytics, and rendered videos never leave your machine.",
            "No per-render caps or token budgets. Render 90 videos/month on the free tier if your hardware supports it.",
            "One-time Founding Lifetime tier ($79): pay once instead of $25-50/month forever.",
            "Built-in YouTube SEO: keyword research, vidIQ-aware Optimize Library, channel-insights ingest.",
            "WebGPU mode: run AI in the browser on mobile with no install and no server needed.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                    "Phantomline",                          "InVideo AI"],
            ["Best for",                "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "Cloud video creation"],
            ["Script generation",       "Claude/GPT via BYOK or local Ollama",  "Cloud AI (their models)"],
            ["AI voiceover",            "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, local",         "Cloud TTS + voice cloning"],
            ["Music generation",        "MusicGen local + bundled pack",        "Stock library"],
            ["Visuals",                 "AI scene gen (FLUX) + Pexels B-roll",  "Stock footage library"],
            ["Runs locally?",           "Yes (full offline pipeline)",          "Cloud-only"],
            ["BYOK (your API key)?",    "Yes (Claude, GPT)",                    "No"],
            ["Per-render cost?",        "None (local) or ~$0.005 (cloud BYOK)", "$0.50+ per video"],
            ["Subscription required?",  "Free tier + optional Pro",             "Subscription required"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?", "Yes ($79 founding, first 500)",        "No"],
            ["YouTube SEO tools",       "Research + Optimize Library + analytics", "Basic metadata"],
            ["Data privacy",            "Everything stays on your device",      "Cloud processing"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "InVideo AI is the right choice if you want zero-install video creation with a "
            "polished interface, built-in stock footage, and voice cloning. If you need "
            "multi-language voiceover, if you want to clone your own voice, or if you value "
            "an extensive template library over tool ownership, InVideo delivers. The "
            "platform is mature and the output quality is consistent."
            "\n\n"
            "It also wins on initial onboarding friction. There is no Python to install, no "
            "Ollama to configure, no model to download. You open the browser, type a prompt, "
            "and get a video. For someone testing the faceless niche with a single video before "
            "committing, that speed-to-first-output matters."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline is the better fit when you are running a faceless YouTube channel at "
            "volume (30-90 videos/month) and the recurring per-render cost of a cloud platform "
            "starts hurting. At InVideo's pricing, 30 videos/month can easily cost $50-100+. "
            "With Phantomline's BYOK cloud engine, the same volume costs ~$0.15 in API tokens. "
            "With Ollama locally, the cost is zero."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline also wins on privacy and control. If you are developing a channel "
            "strategy with proprietary keyword research, competitive analytics, and custom "
            "script formulas, keeping that data on your own machine instead of a third-party "
            "cloud matters. Phantomline's SEO Finder and channel-insights ingest run locally "
            "and never upload your data."
            "\n\n"
            "And for creators who want to stop renting: the $79 Founding Lifetime tier gives "
            "you the full Pro feature set forever. No monthly bill, no annual renewal, no "
            "tier downgrades when the budget gets tight."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Claude/GPT via your own key, or local Llama 3.1", "Cloud AI models (proprietary)"),
            ("Voiceover", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local", "Cloud TTS with voice cloning"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled royalty-free pack", "Stock music library"),
            ("Visuals / B-roll", "FLUX AI scenes + Pexels stock", "Built-in stock footage library"),
            ("Captioning", "Built-in, configurable templates", "Built-in captions"),
            ("MP4 export", "ffmpeg local render, no cap", "Cloud render, capped per tier"),
            ("YouTube metadata", "Title + description + tags + schedule + SEO", "Basic metadata"),
            ("Local / private", "Everything stays on your device", "Cloud-only"),
            ("BYOK API key", "Yes (Anthropic Claude or OpenAI GPT)", "No"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month with 2 cloud trial renders. Creator "
            "Pro is $15/month or $99/year for unlimited renders and unlimited cloud engine. "
            "Founding Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers, locked in for life."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "InVideo AI uses subscription-based pricing starting at ~$25/month with per-video "
            "caps that increase with tier. Check invideo.io for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick InVideo AI if you want zero setup, voice cloning, an extensive stock library, "
            "and you are producing fewer than 10 videos per month where the per-video cost is "
            "acceptable. Also pick InVideo if multi-language voiceover is a core requirement."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you are running a faceless YouTube channel at volume, you want "
            "to bring your own Claude or GPT API key for frontier-model quality at a fraction of "
            "the cost, you value keeping your scripts and analytics private on your own machine, "
            "and you would rather pay $79 once than $25-50/month forever."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a good InVideo AI alternative?",
             "Yes. Phantomline covers the same end-to-end video creation workflow but runs locally "
             "or via your own API key. For faceless YouTube creators producing at volume, the cost "
             "difference is significant: ~$0.005 per script with BYOK vs $0.50+ per video on InVideo."),
            ("Can I bring my own Claude or GPT key?",
             "Yes. Paste your Anthropic or OpenAI API key in Settings. Your browser calls the "
             "provider directly over HTTPS. Phantomline never sees, stores, or proxies your key. "
             "Free users get 2 cloud renders to try it. Pro and Studio get unlimited."),
            ("Does Phantomline work offline?",
             "Yes. The desktop install runs Ollama for scripts, Kokoro for TTS, MusicGen for music, "
             "and ffmpeg for video assembly, all on your machine with no internet required after "
             "initial model downloads."),
            ("Does InVideo AI let you use your own API key?",
             "No. InVideo uses their own cloud models and charges per video or per monthly cap. "
             "You cannot bring your own Anthropic or OpenAI key. Phantomline's BYOK approach "
             "lets you control both the model quality and the cost."),
            ("Which is cheaper for faceless YouTube at volume?",
             "Phantomline. At 30 videos/month, InVideo costs $50-100+ depending on tier. "
             "Phantomline with BYOK costs about $0.15 total in API tokens. With Ollama locally, "
             "the cost is $0. Plus the Founding Lifetime tier ($79 once) eliminates the platform "
             "fee entirely."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Synthesia — AI avatar video platform. ~$22-67/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "synthesia",
        "name": "Synthesia",
        "tagline": "AI avatar video platform for corporate and training content",
        "primary_keyword": "Synthesia alternative",
        "title_tag": "Synthesia Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a Synthesia alternative? Phantomline is a local-first faceless YouTube tool with BYOK API key support, no avatar lock-in, and a full script-to-MP4 pipeline at ~$0.005/script.",
        "h1": "Synthesia Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "Synthesia built its business on AI avatars: photorealistic talking-head videos "
            "generated from a text script. The tool is strong in corporate L&D, internal "
            "communications, and compliance training where a consistent on-screen presenter "
            "matters more than creative flair. The avatar speaks your script in any of 130+ "
            "languages, and the video renders in their cloud."
            "\n\n"
            "Faceless YouTube is a fundamentally different workflow. There is no on-screen "
            "presenter. The audience watches atmospheric B-roll or AI-generated scenes while "
            "listening to a narrator they never see. Reddit stories, horror narration, "
            "mystery docs, mythology explainers: the voice carries the content, not a face. "
            "Phantomline is shaped for that use case. Local script generation via your own "
            "Claude or GPT key (or Ollama offline), local TTS narration, ambient music, "
            "and rendering on your hardware. No avatar lock-in, no per-minute pricing."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Industry-leading AI avatars with 230+ stock presenters and custom avatar creation.",
            "130+ language support with lip-synced translations.",
            "Strong enterprise features: brand kits, approval workflows, SCORM export.",
            "Polished template library for corporate training and product walkthroughs.",
            "SOC 2 certified with enterprise-grade security and SSO.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Built for faceless YouTube, not corporate training. No avatars needed, no avatar cost.",
            "BYOK cloud engine: use Claude Haiku or GPT-4o-mini for ~$0.005/script. Browser calls the provider directly.",
            "Local AI pipeline: Ollama + Kokoro TTS + MusicGen. Fully offline, zero token cost.",
            "No per-minute or per-video pricing. Founding Lifetime is $79 once.",
            "Privacy: scripts, narration, and channel analytics never leave your machine.",
            "Built-in YouTube SEO: keyword research, Optimize Library, channel-insights ingest.",
            "WebGPU browser mode for mobile: same workflow without installing anything.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                    "Phantomline",                          "Synthesia"],
            ["Best for",                "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "Corporate avatar videos"],
            ["AI avatars",              "Not needed (faceless workflow)",        "Core feature (230+ presenters)"],
            ["Script generation",       "Claude/GPT via BYOK or local Ollama",  "Text input (no AI generation)"],
            ["Narration / voice",       "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, local",         "Avatar lip-sync, 130+ languages"],
            ["Music generation",        "MusicGen local + bundled pack",        "Background music library"],
            ["Runs locally?",           "Yes (full offline pipeline)",          "Cloud-only"],
            ["BYOK (your API key)?",    "Yes (Claude, GPT)",                    "No"],
            ["Per-video cost?",         "None (local) or ~$0.005 (BYOK)",       "$11-22+ per video"],
            ["Subscription required?",  "Free tier + optional Pro",             "Subscription required ($22-67/mo)"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?", "Yes ($79 founding, first 500)",        "No"],
            ["YouTube SEO tools",       "Research + Optimize Library + analytics", "None"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "Synthesia is the right tool if you need an on-screen AI presenter. Corporate "
            "training videos, product walkthrough demos, internal comms where a consistent "
            "talking head reading a script is the deliverable: that is Synthesia's core use "
            "case and they execute it better than anyone else in the market."
            "\n\n"
            "It also wins for multi-language content. If you need the same training video "
            "dubbed into 40 languages with lip-synced avatars, Synthesia's translation "
            "pipeline is a genuine competitive advantage. No faceless tool competes on that "
            "axis because faceless channels usually serve one language market at a time."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline wins when there is no presenter on screen. Faceless YouTube channels "
            "do not use avatars. Reddit stories, horror narration, mystery docs, mythology "
            "explainers, listicle channels, survival guides: the viewer watches atmospheric "
            "visuals while listening to a narrator. Synthesia's core value proposition (the "
            "avatar) is irrelevant here, and its per-video pricing ($11-22+) is punishing at "
            "faceless-channel volume (30-90 videos/month)."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline also wins on cost. At 30 videos/month, Synthesia would cost $330-660+ "
            "just in per-video fees, plus the subscription. Phantomline with BYOK costs about "
            "$0.15 in API tokens for the same volume. With Ollama locally, the cost is zero. "
            "The $79 Founding Lifetime tier eliminates the platform fee entirely."
            "\n\n"
            "And Phantomline wins on privacy. Synthesia processes your scripts in their cloud "
            "and stores them on their servers. Phantomline runs everything locally or through "
            "your own API key, and your scripts never touch a third-party server."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Claude/GPT via your own key, or local Llama 3.1", "Text input only (bring your own script)"),
            ("AI presenter", "Not applicable (faceless workflow)", "230+ AI avatars with lip sync"),
            ("Voiceover", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local", "Avatar voice, 130+ languages"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled royalty-free pack", "Background music library"),
            ("Visuals / B-roll", "FLUX AI scenes + Pexels stock", "Avatar on branded slide deck"),
            ("MP4 export", "ffmpeg local render, no cap", "Cloud render, per-video pricing"),
            ("YouTube metadata", "Title + description + tags + schedule + SEO", "Not YouTube-focused"),
            ("Local / private", "Everything stays on your device", "Cloud-only"),
            ("BYOK API key", "Yes (Anthropic Claude or OpenAI GPT)", "No"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month with 2 cloud trial renders. Creator "
            "Pro is $15/month or $99/year for unlimited renders and cloud engine. Founding "
            "Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers, locked in for life."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "Synthesia uses per-video and subscription-based pricing. The Starter plan is "
            "~$22/month with limited video minutes. Enterprise plans run $67+/month with "
            "custom avatar creation. Check synthesia.io for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick Synthesia if you need AI avatar videos for corporate training, internal "
            "communications, or product demos. If the deliverable requires a consistent "
            "on-screen presenter speaking in multiple languages, Synthesia is purpose-built "
            "for that and no faceless tool competes on avatar quality."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you are running a faceless YouTube channel where there is no "
            "on-screen presenter, you generate scripts from prompts, and you ship enough "
            "volume that per-video pricing becomes painful. Phantomline's BYOK engine costs "
            "~$0.005 per script vs Synthesia's $11-22+ per video. At scale, the math is "
            "not close."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a Synthesia alternative?",
             "For faceless YouTube, yes. Synthesia specializes in AI avatar videos for corporate "
             "use. Phantomline specializes in faceless YouTube content: script generation, "
             "voiceover narration, ambient music, and MP4 rendering without any on-screen avatar. "
             "They serve different niches with different cost structures."),
            ("Does Phantomline have AI avatars?",
             "No. Faceless YouTube channels do not use on-screen presenters. Phantomline focuses "
             "on narration-driven content where the voice carries the story over atmospheric "
             "visuals. If you specifically need a talking-head avatar, Synthesia is the better tool."),
            ("Which is cheaper for YouTube content at volume?",
             "Phantomline, significantly. At 30 videos/month, Synthesia costs $330-660+ in "
             "per-video fees. Phantomline with BYOK costs about $0.15 total in API tokens. "
             "With Ollama locally, the cost is $0. The Founding Lifetime tier ($79 once) "
             "eliminates the platform fee entirely."),
            ("Can I use my own Claude or GPT key with Phantomline?",
             "Yes. Paste your Anthropic or OpenAI API key in Settings. Your browser calls the "
             "provider directly. Phantomline never sees or stores your key. Free users get 2 "
             "trial renders. Pro and Studio tiers get unlimited cloud renders."),
            ("Does Phantomline work offline?",
             "Yes. The desktop install runs Ollama for scripts, Kokoro for TTS, MusicGen for "
             "music, and ffmpeg for video assembly. No internet required after initial model "
             "downloads. Synthesia requires an internet connection for every render."),
        ],
    },

    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    # HeyGen — AI avatar + video translation platform. ~$24-72/mo.
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
        "slug": "heygen",
        "name": "HeyGen",
        "tagline": "AI avatar video and translation platform",
        "primary_keyword": "HeyGen alternative",
        "title_tag": "HeyGen Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators | Phantomline",
        "meta_description": "Looking for a HeyGen alternative? Phantomline is a local-first AI faceless video tool with bring-your-own API key, no avatar fees, and offline rendering at ~$0.005/script.",
        "h1": "HeyGen Alternative for Faceless YouTube Creators",
        "intro": (
            "HeyGen is an AI avatar platform that generates talking-head videos from text "
            "scripts. Its standout feature is video translation: take an existing video of "
            "someone speaking, and HeyGen re-renders it with lip-synced dubbing in a different "
            "language. For creators who film themselves and want to reach international "
            "audiences, that is a genuine unlock."
            "\n\n"
            "Faceless YouTube works differently. There is no face to translate. There is no "
            "source video of a speaker. The workflow starts with a topic, generates a script, "
            "narrates it over atmospheric visuals, and exports a finished MP4. Phantomline is "
            "built for exactly that workflow: local script generation via your own Claude or "
            "GPT key (or Ollama offline), Kokoro TTS narration, ambient music, and rendering "
            "on your hardware. No avatar fees, no credit system, no per-minute charges."
        ),
        "competitor_strengths": [
            "Best-in-class video translation with lip-synced dubbing in 40+ languages.",
            "Custom avatar creation from a short video recording.",
            "Strong instant avatar library with 200+ stock presenters.",
            "Real-time streaming avatar for live events and customer support.",
            "Robust API for enterprise integration and batch video generation.",
        ],
        "phantomline_advantages": [
            "Built for faceless YouTube, not avatar videos. No presenter needed, no credit burn.",
            "BYOK cloud engine: Claude Haiku or GPT-4o-mini for ~$0.005/script. Your key, your bill, no middleman.",
            "Local AI pipeline: Ollama + Kokoro TTS + MusicGen. Zero token cost, fully offline.",
            "No credit system or per-minute pricing. Founding Lifetime is $79 once for unlimited.",
            "Privacy: scripts and channel analytics stay on your device. No cloud processing.",
            "Built-in YouTube SEO: keyword research, vidIQ-aware Optimize Library, channel-insights ingest.",
            "Browser-mode PWA on phones: same workflow without installing anything.",
        ],
        "comparison_rows": [
            ["Tool",                    "Phantomline",                          "HeyGen"],
            ["Best for",                "Faceless YouTube end-to-end",          "AI avatar videos + translation"],
            ["AI avatars",              "Not needed (faceless workflow)",        "Core feature (200+ presenters)"],
            ["Video translation",       "Not the use case",                     "Best-in-class (40+ languages)"],
            ["Script generation",       "Claude/GPT via BYOK or local Ollama",  "Text input (no AI generation)"],
            ["Narration / voice",       "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, local",         "Avatar voice, lip-synced"],
            ["Music generation",        "MusicGen local + bundled pack",        "Background audio library"],
            ["Runs locally?",           "Yes (full offline pipeline)",          "Cloud-only"],
            ["BYOK (your API key)?",    "Yes (Claude, GPT)",                    "No"],
            ["Per-video cost?",         "None (local) or ~$0.005 (BYOK)",       "1+ credits per video (~$1-6+)"],
            ["Subscription required?",  "Free tier + optional Pro",             "Subscription + credits ($24-72/mo)"],
            ["One-time lifetime tier?", "Yes ($79 founding, first 500)",        "No"],
            ["YouTube SEO tools",       "Research + Optimize Library + analytics", "None"],
        ],
        "when_competitor_wins": (
            "HeyGen is the right tool when you need a talking-head avatar or when video "
            "translation is the core job. If you record yourself speaking and want that video "
            "re-dubbed into 20 languages with natural lip sync, HeyGen does that better than "
            "any competitor. The translation quality is the reason enterprise clients pay."
            "\n\n"
            "It also wins for customer support and sales use cases where a custom avatar "
            "delivers personalized video messages at scale. The real-time streaming avatar "
            "is a feature no faceless tool competes with because it solves a fundamentally "
            "different problem (live interaction vs pre-rendered content)."
        ),
        "when_phantomline_wins": (
            "Phantomline wins when there is no face to animate. Faceless YouTube channels "
            "do not need avatars. The viewer watches atmospheric visuals: B-roll footage, "
            "AI-generated scenes, text overlays, ambient loops. The voice carries the story. "
            "HeyGen's avatar and translation features are expensive tools for a job the "
            "faceless workflow doesn't have."
            "\n\n"
            "Phantomline also wins on economics. HeyGen uses a credit system where each video "
            "costs 1+ credits and credits cost $1-6+ each depending on tier. At 30 faceless "
            "videos/month, that compounds to $30-180+ just in credit burns, on top of the "
            "subscription. Phantomline with BYOK costs ~$0.15 total in API tokens for the "
            "same volume. With Ollama locally, the cost is zero."
            "\n\n"
            "And Phantomline wins on workflow integration. HeyGen outputs an avatar video but "
            "doesn't handle YouTube metadata, SEO research, or publishing. Phantomline "
            "generates the script, the voice, the music, the visuals, the metadata, and "
            "drafts the YouTube publish, all in one pipeline."
        ),
        "feature_comparison": [
            ("Script generation", "Claude/GPT via your own key, or local Llama 3.1", "Text input only (bring your own script)"),
            ("AI presenter", "Not applicable (faceless workflow)", "200+ AI avatars with lip sync"),
            ("Video translation", "Not the use case", "40+ languages with lip-sync dubbing"),
            ("Voiceover", "Kokoro TTS, 16 voices, fully local", "Avatar voice or uploaded audio"),
            ("Music", "MusicGen + bundled royalty-free pack", "Background audio library"),
            ("Visuals / B-roll", "FLUX AI scenes + Pexels stock", "Avatar on branded backgrounds"),
            ("MP4 export", "ffmpeg local render, no cap", "Cloud render, credit-based"),
            ("YouTube metadata", "Title + description + tags + schedule + SEO", "Not YouTube-focused"),
            ("Local / private", "Everything stays on your device", "Cloud-only"),
            ("BYOK API key", "Yes (Anthropic Claude or OpenAI GPT)", "No"),
        ],
        "pricing_comparison_phantomline": (
            "Phantomline is free for up to 5 renders/month with 2 cloud trial renders. Creator "
            "Pro is $15/month or $99/year for unlimited renders and cloud engine. Founding "
            "Lifetime is $79 one-time for the first 500 customers, locked in for life."
        ),
        "pricing_comparison_competitor": (
            "HeyGen uses a subscription + credit system. Plans start at ~$24/month with limited "
            "credits. Business and enterprise tiers run $72+/month with more credits and custom "
            "avatars. Check heygen.com for current pricing."
        ),
        "who_picks_competitor": (
            "Pick HeyGen if you need AI avatar videos, custom digital presenters, or video "
            "translation with lip-synced dubbing. If the deliverable requires a talking head "
            "and multi-language reach, HeyGen is the strongest option in the market."
        ),
        "who_picks_phantomline": (
            "Pick Phantomline if you are running a faceless YouTube channel with no on-screen "
            "presenter, you want to bring your own Claude or GPT key for frontier-model scripts "
            "at a fraction of the cost, and you ship enough volume that per-video credit fees "
            "make avatar platforms uneconomical. Phantomline is $79 once. HeyGen is $24-72+ "
            "per month, forever."
        ),
        "faq": [
            ("Is Phantomline a HeyGen alternative?",
             "For faceless YouTube, yes. HeyGen specializes in AI avatar videos and video "
             "translation. Phantomline specializes in narration-driven faceless content: script "
             "generation, TTS voiceover, ambient music, and MP4 rendering. They serve different "
             "audiences with different economics."),
            ("Does Phantomline have AI avatars or video translation?",
             "No. Phantomline is built for faceless content where there is no on-screen presenter. "
             "If you need a talking-head avatar or lip-synced dubbing, HeyGen is the right tool. "
             "If you need a narrator over atmospheric visuals, Phantomline is the right tool."),
            ("Which is cheaper for faceless YouTube?",
             "Phantomline, by a wide margin. At 30 videos/month, HeyGen credit costs run "
             "$30-180+, plus the subscription. Phantomline with BYOK costs ~$0.15 in API tokens. "
             "With Ollama, $0. The Founding Lifetime tier ($79 once) covers you permanently."),
            ("Can I bring my own API key to Phantomline?",
             "Yes. Paste your Anthropic or OpenAI key in Settings. The browser calls the provider "
             "directly over HTTPS. Phantomline never sees your key. Free users get 2 cloud trial "
             "renders. Pro and Studio tiers get unlimited."),
            ("Does Phantomline work offline?",
             "Yes. The desktop install runs Ollama for scripts, Kokoro for TTS, MusicGen for "
             "music, and ffmpeg for video assembly. No internet needed after initial model "
             "downloads. HeyGen requires an internet connection for every render."),
        ],
    },
]


# Quick lookup by slug for the route handler.
COMPETITORS_BY_SLUG = {c["slug"]: c for c in COMPETITORS}
