Loom
loom.com
Record your screen, share a link
from $18/moFree plan
CapCut
Free short-form video editing
Free plan availableVideo & AudioSince 2020
from $7.99/moVisit capcut.com
What CapCut is
ByteDance's editor for short-form content — templates, auto captions, effects and direct publishing, free on desktop and mobile.
People use it to
Current offers
Free plan
Free plan, no card required
Ongoing free tier published by the vendor. Limits vary by plan.
CapCut alternatives
Other tools in video & audio that cover similar ground. Full comparison.
ElevenLabs
elevenlabs.io
Text to speech that sounds human
from $6/moFree plan
Descript
descript.com
Edit video by editing the transcript
from $24/moFree plan
Where CapCut sits on price
Entry prices across Video & Audio, cheapest first.
- ElevenLabs$6
- CapCut$7.99*
- VEED$10
- Vimeo$12
- Loom$18
- Descript$24
- Storymode$24
- Riverside$29
- Clipin$29
- Ricebowl AI$29.90
10 of these 11 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page; the rest are marked * and are indicative. The median is taken across the 9 verified prices in Video & Audio. 1 more tool in this category does not publish an entry price and is not plotted. Showing the 10 cheapest.
CapCut pricing questions
- How much does CapCut cost?
- CapCut starts at about $7.99 a month. We have not been able to read that figure off the vendor's own pricing page, so treat it as indicative and confirm on capcut.com.
- Does CapCut have a free plan?
- Yes. CapCut publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.
- What is CapCut used for?
- ByteDance's editor for short-form content — templates, auto captions, effects and direct publishing, free on desktop and mobile. People mainly use it to edit a video, create short clips, add subtitles.
- What are the best alternatives to CapCut?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are Loom, ElevenLabs, Descript, Riverside. ElevenLabs starts lower at $6 a month. Loom, ElevenLabs, Descript and Riverside publish a free plan.