A Pexo alternative for manuals and SOPs with physical steps
Pexo offers many document to video tools, including training manual to video and SOP to video. Manual to Video does one of those jobs, for one kind of document. Here's how they differ.
The short answer
Pexo is an AI video tool with a wide range of converters (PDF, Word, Google Docs, slides, handbooks, SOPs and more). Its training manual and SOP tools read a document, plan narration and scenes, and generate a narrated video lesson for you to review. That breadth is useful when you have many kinds of documents.
Manual to Video only takes documents with physical steps, such as manuals, SOPs and procedures, and turns each step into an animated scene in the document's own order, checked against your order before delivery.
| Pexo | Manual to Video | |
|---|---|---|
| Input | A document link (for example a Google Doc) or file, many document types | Your manual, SOP or instructions (PDF or link) |
| What it makes | Narrated video lessons with planned scenes and on-screen text | Animated film of the physical steps, in the document's order |
| Scope | Many kinds of documents and videos | Only documents with physical steps |
| Who checks it | You review the generated video | Every film is checked against your order; one round of changes included |
| Pricing model | See their pricing page | Free preview; from $119 per film, most manuals $149 to $179, no subscription (excl. VAT) |
| Best for | Turning many kinds of documents into narrated lessons | Assembly, installation, set-up and maintenance procedures |
Other providers' figures are published starting rates or listings we checked, not quotes. Our prices exclude VAT.
Choose Pexo when
- You want one tool for many document types: handbooks, policies, articles, decks
- A narrated lesson is the right format for the content
- You want to generate and review videos yourself
Choose Manual to Video when
- The document describes hands-on steps with drawings
- The film has to match the approved procedure step for step
- You want every film checked against your order before it reaches you, and a free preview first
Trademarks
Pexo is a trademark of its owner. Manual to Video is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pexo. What we say about Pexo comes from its public pages, checked on 30.09.2026; features change, so check their site for the current details.
Price
Preview
Free
A short film made from your own manual, under a minute, with a watermark, one manual per company
Full film
from $119excl. VAT
Most manuals $149 to $179, priced by your manual's length and shown before you pay, within 24 hours
Express
+$50excl. VAT
Your film goes first in line
Up to 3 min: $119 · 3 to 6 min: $149 · 6 to 10 min: $179 · 10 to 15 min: $219 · 15 to 20 min: $259 · Over 20 min: $259 + $40 per 5 min. Voice and calm music included. Sound effects +$2. Pay by card or with credits: 1 credit is 10 cents. All prices are in US dollars and exclude VAT. VAT is added at checkout where it applies; businesses can enter their VAT number.
Full pricingQuestions
Is Manual to Video a document to video tool?+
For one kind of document: instructions with physical steps. For reports, policies and articles, a general document to video tool is the better choice.
Do you make narrated lessons?+
Our films are animated steps, and a calm voice reads each step in every full film.
What does a film cost here?+
The preview is free. A full film is from $119, most manuals $149 to $179, priced by the manual's length and shown before you pay, ready within 24 hours. Express +$50 puts your film first in line. A calm voice and calm music are included; sound effects +$2. If we can't read every step of a manual, we make a shorter film of it instead, up to 1 minute (1½ minutes on Express), at the first price, $119. Prices exclude VAT.
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