Loom
loom.com
Record your screen, share a link
from $18/moFree plan
Descript
Edit video by editing the transcript
Free plan availableVideo & AudioSince 2017
from $24/moVisit descript.com
What Descript is
Deletes words from a transcript and the video follows. Adds filler-word removal, studio sound, screen recording and AI voice cloning.
What Descript has cost
We have read this pricing page 15 times since Jan 2021, including archived copies of it. Each figure below was pulled from the page itself, not from a summary of it.
- $15/moJan 2021 – Jul 2024 · Creator · 8 readings · archived page
The entry plan changed name here, from Creator to Hobbyist. That is a different plan, so the two prices are not a rise or a cut.
$19/moJan 2025 · Hobbyist · 1 reading · archived page- $24/moJul 2025 – Sept 2026 · Hobbyist · 6 readings · archived page
Gaps are ours, not the vendor's: where a capture was unreadable, or the price could not be tied to a plan at all, no reading was recorded rather than a guess. See every price change we can stand behind.
People use it to
Current offers
Free plan
Free plan, no card required
Ongoing free tier published by the vendor. Limits vary by plan.
Discount
33% off — $16/mo instead of $24/mo
Both prices read from www.descript.com on 2026-09-06. Hobbyist plan. Billed for 12 months up front.
Descript 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
CapCut
capcut.com
Free short-form video editing
from $7.99/moFree plan
Where Descript 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.
Descript pricing questions
- How much does Descript cost?
- Descript starts at $24 a month on its Hobbyist plan, billed monthly. That figure was read from descript.com's own pricing page on 6 September 2026.
- Does Descript have a free plan?
- Yes. Descript publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.
- Is Descript cheaper if you pay annually?
- Yes — 33% cheaper. Paying for twelve months up front takes the entry plan from $24 a month to $16 a month. Both figures were read from the same pricing page in one visit, so the saving is arithmetic rather than a claim.
- What is Descript used for?
- Deletes words from a transcript and the video follows. Adds filler-word removal, studio sound, screen recording and AI voice cloning. People mainly use it to edit a video, edit a podcast, transcribe audio.
- What are the best alternatives to Descript?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are Loom, ElevenLabs, CapCut, Riverside. Loom starts lower at $18 a month; ElevenLabs starts lower at $6 a month; CapCut starts lower at $7.99 a month. Loom, ElevenLabs, CapCut and Riverside publish a free plan.