Alternatives · Screen Recording

Lumen5 alternatives

As of Nov 13, 2026, the highest-graded Lumen5 alternative is VEED (2.4 GPA). It's also the best free one.

Lumen5 compared with 9 alternatives: Biteable, Renderforest, FlexClip, Wave.video, VEED and 4 more.

Lumen5 has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly). 6 of the 9 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 2 more offer a free trial.

Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from

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At a glance

Tool	Price	Free plan	Runs on
Lumen5This tool	Free plan · from $19/mo	Yes	Web
Biteable	Free trial · from $15/mo	Trial only	Web
Renderforest	Free plan · from $8/mo	Yes	Web
FlexClip	Free plan · from $11.99/mo	Yes	Web
Wave.video	Free plan · from $16/mo	Yes	Web
VEED	Free plan · from $25/mo	Yes	Web, iOS, Android
Promo.com	From $29/mo	No	Web, iOS, Android
Steve AI	Free plan · from $19/mo	Yes	Web, iOS
Visla	Free plan · from $15/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Vyond	Free trial · from $58/mo	Trial only	Web

Price against what you get

Lumen5 starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 2 of the 9 alternatives on this chart score higher and start lower: VEED and Visla.

Promo.com scores higher without starting lower. Biteable, Renderforest, FlexClip and Wave.video start lower without scoring higher.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

The best score at each price
Has a free plan
No free plan

The full chart of screen recording and video tools, and the best at every price

How each one differs from Lumen5

Biteable
Template-based online video maker for work videos
- Biteable starts at $15 per month for 1 user, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
- Biteable has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Lumen5.
- Biteable also covers screen recording.
- Biteable does not cover video generation and voice cloning, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Marketing and HR teams making announcement and training videos
Biteable vs Lumen5 Biteable pricing and details
Renderforest
AI video, image, audio and website maker with templates
- Renderforest starts at $8 per month, billed annually.
- Renderforest also covers image generation.
- Renderforest does not cover templates, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Small businesses making promo and explainer videos from templates
Renderforest vs Lumen5 Renderforest pricing and details
FlexClip
Online video maker and editor with templates and AI tools
- FlexClip starts at $11.99 per month, billed annually.
- FlexClip also covers screen recording.
- FlexClip does not cover video generation and voice cloning, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Small businesses and creators making social and promo videos
FlexClip vs Lumen5 FlexClip pricing and details
Wave.video
Video editor, hosting and live streaming in one browser tool
- Wave.video starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- Wave.video also covers webinars and multistreaming.
- Wave.video does not cover video generation and voice cloning, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Marketers who want editing, hosting and streaming in one account
Wave.video vs Lumen5 Wave.video pricing and details
VEED
Browser-based AI video generator and editor for social video
- VEED starts at $25 per month or $146.99 per year for Creator (US App Store prices).
- VEED also lists iOS and Android apps.
- VEED also covers transcription, noise cancellation and screen recording.
- VEED does not cover video generation, text to speech and voice cloning, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Marketers and creators making short social videos in a browser
VEED vs Lumen5 VEED pricing and details
Promo.com
Marketing video maker with templates and AI-made videos
- Promo.com starts at $29 per user / month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly).
- Promo.com has no free plan, unlike Lumen5.
- Promo.com also lists iOS and Android apps.
- Promo.com does not cover text to speech and voice cloning, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Small businesses making social video ads from templates
Promo.com vs Lumen5 Promo.com pricing and details
Steve AI
Prompt-to-video maker for animated, stock and generative clips
- Steve AI starts at $19 per month (billing basis not confirmed).
- Steve AI also lists an iOS app.
- Steve AI does not cover templates and voice cloning, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Faceless videos for social media, explainers and training
Steve AI vs Lumen5 Steve AI pricing and details
Visla
AI video maker that builds videos from text, scripts and slides
- Visla starts at $15 per month, billed annually.
- Visla also lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Visla also covers transcription and screen recording.
- Visla does not cover templates and text to speech, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: Marketing and training teams producing explainer videos from documents
Visla vs Lumen5 Visla pricing and details
Vyond
Animated and AI avatar video maker for training and business
- Vyond starts at $58 per month, billed annually at $699 ($99 billed monthly).
- Vyond has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Lumen5.
- Vyond also covers screen recording.
- Vyond does not cover video generation, which Lumen5 does.
Suits: L&D, HR and sales enablement teams making training videos
Vyond vs Lumen5 Vyond pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in Lumen5

The Free plan caps videos at 2 minutes, 5 a month, and adds a Lumen5 outro.
Animation and AI voice minutes are yearly allowances, not monthly, and differ by plan.
Extra animation minutes are sold as an add-on beyond the plan allowance.
Video approval, SSO and translations need the custom-priced Team plan.

Lumen5 pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to Lumen5?

The alternatives to Lumen5 in this directory are Biteable, Renderforest, FlexClip, Wave.video, VEED, Promo.com, Steve AI, Visla and Vyond. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Lumen5.

Is there a free alternative to Lumen5?

Yes. Renderforest, FlexClip, Wave.video, VEED, Steve AI and Visla have a free plan alongside paid ones.

Which Lumen5 alternatives work on Windows?

The Lumen5 listing does not include a Windows app. Visla lists one.

Which Lumen5 alternatives work on macOS?

The Lumen5 listing does not include a macOS app. Visla lists one.

When were these prices checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

How this page was made

Where any alternative here is in our top three screen recording and video tools, the best for most people is the highest placed of them: the top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades. Otherwise the page names the highest-graded alternative in the same category as Lumen5, the one its listing names first winning a tie. The best free one is the highest-graded alternative that is free or has a free plan (a free trial does not count), with its catch quoted from its listing where the listing states a short one. The GPA is the average of our five grades for each tool.
The alternatives are the tools Lumen5’s listing names as its closest substitutes, and the tools whose listings name Lumen5.
Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing, which names the pages they were read from.
The differences are worked out from those listings.
The chart sets each tool’s starting price against our own grades for features, ease of use and platforms.

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