Comparison # DonationAlerts TTS vs Chat2Speech: which to choose Updated November 12, 2026 · 5 min read DonationAlerts is one of the best-known donation services in Russian-speaking streaming. A donation arrives with an alert, and the viewer's message can be read by a synthesized voice. For many streamers it's the first TTS they set up. But DonationAlerts TTS only fires on donations. If you're choosing between DonationAlerts TTS and TTS for your whole chat in character voices, here are the two compared, point by point. We describe DonationAlerts voices from public reports; the service's official site was unreachable for us while preparing this article, so check its help pages for current settings. ## In short DonationAlerts is a donation service where TTS reads messages that come with a payment. Chat2Speech reads regular chat messages in character voices, with moderation and viewer voice subscriptions, half of which go to the streamer. They don't exclude each other: take donations through DonationAlerts and read your chat with Chat2Speech. ## TTS in DonationAlerts A donation message can be read by a synthesized voice along with the alert. In 2020, according to KOD.RU, DonationAlerts and the Vera Voice project launched TTS in the voice of the founder of the dubbing studio «Kubik v Kube»: besides the standard voices, a donor could pick it for an extra 26 rubles, which the outlet said went to the voice actors. It was described as the first stage of the Vera Voice integration. The key point of this model is that TTS is tied to payment. Whoever donates is heard, and regular chat stays as text. ## Pros and cons of donation TTS The upside: every message read out is already money for the streamer, and paid messages are rarely spam. The downside: on a small channel donations are rare, so TTS plays a couple of times per stream. Most viewers who don't pay stay spectators, and new viewers see a quiet stream. Whole-chat TTS fills that gap: every message plays in a character voice, and everyone has a reason to type. ## How chat TTS fits next to DonationAlerts DonationAlerts voices what arrives with a payment; Chat2Speech voices what people type in chat. They are separate OBS sources with separate volume in the mixer. If you worry about overlapping voices, make chat TTS a bit quieter than alerts, or pick a Chat2Speech scheme where not everyone speaks: the roulette for Channel Points, two rewards or subscribers only. Setup takes a few minutes: sign in with Twitch, one link, a Browser source in OBS, no bot and no permission to post in chat. Messages play about a second later in 250+ character, narrator and meme voices, and premium voices can laugh and whisper. Mods steer TTS with!tts skip,!tts clear and!tts mute @name. ## Side by side The key differences between DonationAlerts and Chat2Speech in one list. - What gets read: DonationAlerts reads donation messages; Chat2Speech reads your whole chat or the scheme you pick. - Voices: Chat2Speech has 250+ voices of characters, narrators and meme heroes, plus premium voices with emotions. - Who pays for the voice: in DonationAlerts the donor, with the donation; in Chat2Speech regular messages play within the streamer's plan, and a viewer can buy a premium voice. - Income: DonationAlerts is the donations themselves; Chat2Speech pays half of every 30-day viewer voice subscription. - Moderation: Chat2Speech has filters,!tts skip,!tts clear,!tts mute @name and a remote in the OBS dock. - Platforms: Chat2Speech works with Twitch, Kick and YouTube. ## Paying per message versus a month of voice In the DonationAlerts model the streamer earns when a viewer donates, and a paid voice is an extra on top of a specific donation. Every message is paid for separately, and how many donations come depends on the audience and its mood. A Chat2Speech voice subscription is a 30-day purchase: for $9.99, $19.99, $49.99 and up the viewer speaks all month in a premium voice with emotions, is heard after the daily limit and can change voice and name. Half of every purchase and renewal goes to your balance from the first stream. Donations stay in DonationAlerts, and subscriptions add recurring income. ## Can you use both? Yes. Chat2Speech is a separate OBS source and does not interfere with other services. Just watch the volume so two TTS sources do not speak at once. ## Which one to choose Keep donations on DonationAlerts: it's a support method viewers know. But if you want not just donations but your whole chat to speak in character voices, and give viewers one more way to support you, a voice subscription with half going to you, add Chat2Speech. You can try it free: 7 minutes of TTS a day, about 100 messages, no card. Plans for 70 minutes, 200 minutes or unlimited cost $5, $10 and $20 a month. ## Questions ### Does DonationAlerts read regular chat messages? DonationAlerts TTS works for donations. Chat2Speech reads regular chat in character voices. ### Can I use DonationAlerts and Chat2Speech together? Yes. Donations and alerts stay in DonationAlerts, and chat TTS goes into OBS as a separate Chat2Speech source. ### How can I earn from TTS beyond donations? With Chat2Speech voice subscriptions: a viewer buys a premium voice on your channel, and half of each subscription goes to you. ### What does Chat2Speech cost, and does it need a bot? TTS is free for 7 minutes a day, and plans are $5, $10 and $20 a month. No bot is needed: TTS runs through a link in OBS, and Twitch sign-in gives the service no permission to post in your chat. ## Sources - [KOD.RU: DonationAlerts and Vera Voice launch a donation voice (Jul 3, 2020, in Russian)](https://kod.ru/4421) ## Read also - [Donatty TTS vs Chat2Speech: which to choose](https://chat2speech.com/en/guides/donatty-tts-alternative) - [Creati's Bot alternative: how Chat2Speech compares](https://chat2speech.com/en/guides/creati-bot-alternative) - [Sound Alerts alternative: how Chat2Speech compares](https://chat2speech.com/en/guides/sound-alerts-alternative) - [Streamlabs TTS alternative: what a streamer should choose](https://chat2speech.com/en/guides/streamlabs-tts-alternative) - [StreamChat AI alternative: how Chat2Speech compares](https://chat2speech.com/en/guides/streamchat-ai-alternative) - [Lumia Stream alternative for TTS: how Chat2Speech compares](https://chat2speech.com/en/guides/lumia-stream-alternative) [Try Chat2Speech free](https://chat2speech.com/en/) [Powered by SuperClonica](https://superclonica.com/en/) - [Chat2Speech](https://chat2speech.com/en/) - [Sign in](https://chat2speech.com/en/login)