// MIGRATE FROM HEYGEN

How to migrate from HeyGen to Kompozy (2026 guide)

You keep HeyGen avatars — Kompozy uses HeyGen under the hood — and add captions, B-roll, scheduling, and four other output types.

What you replace by switching

  • HeyGen Creator ($29)
  • a scheduler ($15)
  • a writer ($49)
  • Canva ($15)

The 9-step migration

  1. Export or export-reference your HeyGen avatars. In HeyGen, open My Avatars. Keep your HeyGen account — Kompozy connects to it via API, so the avatars remain usable without duplication.
  2. Keep your HeyGen account active on the base tier. Kompozy routes avatar requests through HeyGen. Downgrade HeyGen to a minimal tier that still permits API usage, or let Kompozy’s orchestration layer handle the minutes.
  3. Sign up for Kompozy Creator. In Settings → Integrations, paste your HeyGen API key. Your avatars appear as selectable in Kompozy.
  4. Draft a Persona Brief. HeyGen has no voice-governance layer. The Persona Brief is what makes avatar scripts sound like you, not like a template.
  5. Generate your first Persona Short. Kompozy runs HeyGen + auto-captions + optional B-roll in one call. No more downloading from HeyGen and re-uploading to a caption tool.
  6. Try Persona Frames. Wrap your avatar inside a HyperFrames template. Your avatar now sits inside a branded scene, not HeyGen’s default background.
  7. Connect publishing channels. Schedule the shorts directly. Skip the HeyGen-download-then-upload-to-scheduler loop.
  8. Ramp into autopilot. One source at a time. Watch gate failures.
  9. Decide: keep or cancel HeyGen direct. If you still produce avatar-only videos outside the Kompozy pipeline, keep a minimal HeyGen tier. Most switchers cancel entirely and route everything through Kompozy.

Frequently asked questions

Do I lose my HeyGen avatars if I switch to Kompozy?

No. Kompozy connects to HeyGen via API — your existing avatars stay in HeyGen and become available in Kompozy.

Is Kompozy cheaper per minute than HeyGen direct?

No. Kompozy marks up HeyGen minutes ~2x for orchestration. The math works when you use Kompozy’s other 4 output types — the consolidation saves more than the markup costs.

Can I still use HeyGen directly for one-off avatar video?

Yes. Keep both accounts. HeyGen direct for one-offs, Kompozy for the daily pipeline.

The direct answer

Moving from HeyGen to Kompozy is a 7–14 day project. Keep HeyGen running on the last week of its billing cycle; run Kompozy in parallel. Once the Persona Brief is tight and you are approving 90%+ of outputs untouched, cancel HeyGen and flip Kompozy autopilot on.

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