Doodly vs Wideo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wideo grades higher than Doodly: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Wideo grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Wideo
Online maker for animated explainer and marketing videos
Which one is for you
Pick Doodly if
- Fits if you make explainer or course videos in the hand-drawn whiteboard style
- Works for people who already want the rest of the Voomly suite
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want Doodly, as it is bundled in a $41 a month suite
- Skip it if you edit on Linux, a phone or in a browser
- Not for you if you want footage editing: this makes animated drawings, not edits of filmed video
- Watch out: Cloud gets the Standard version of Doodly, and Enterprise is on Pro at $66 a month
- Watch out: the homepage shows a $67 promotional price against a stated $468 a year
Pick Wideo if
- Fits if you make short animated promo videos from templates
- Works for small teams that want an online editor
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as videos are 1 minute and carry Wideo branding
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $59 for Basic against $19 billed yearly
- Watch out: Basic allows 10 downloads a month and 90-second videos
- Watch out: the page showed a 30% off banner marked this week only, so annual prices may be a sale
- Watch out: extra team members cost $59 per user per year
How we grade them
| 1.8GPADoodlyWeak | 2.0GPAWideoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DVoomly Cloud, the plan that includes Doodly's Standard version, is $41 a month billed yearly ($49 monthly). That is in the dearest tenth of video tools, which start at $40, and the cheaper Plus plan doesn't mention Doodly. | CBasic is $19 a month billed yearly ($59 monthly), though the page showed a 30% sale and monthly Pro costs $99. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial of Voomly Cloud. The pages read don't say whether a card is needed. | CA free plan with branded 1-minute videos, 10 templates and 50 MB of storage. |
| Features | CDrag-in drawings, Smart Draw for your own images, voiceover, music and 480p to 1080p export. It does its one job fully, but it is a narrow one, and the Standard version is the one in Cloud. | CTemplates and an animation editor, but Basic caps videos at 90 seconds and 10 downloads a month. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Building a video means placing scenes and timing draws, so expect to learn it. | CNo store rating on record, and you assemble each video from templates. |
| Platforms and integrations | CMac and Windows programs only. No Linux, phone or web version, and no integrations listed. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed. |
| Best for | whiteboard-style doodle videos | animated marketing videos from templates |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Doodly and Wideo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Doodly starts at $41 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wideo starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Wideo starts $22 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 65 score higher than Doodly for less, and 55 score higher than Wideo for less.
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
Where they differ
- Wideo also covers templates.
At a glance
| Doodly | Wideo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $41 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | $19 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Branded videos up to 1 minute, 10 templates and 50 MB of storage. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Voomly Cloud, which includes Doodly | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Voomly | Wideo |
| Price read from | voomly.com | wideo.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Doodly
- Runs on Mac and Windows only; the homepage mentions no Linux or mobile app.
- The pricing page lists Voomly Cloud and Voomly Pro, not Doodly alone; the homepage also shows a $67 promotional price against a stated $468 a year.
- Pro includes the Enterprise versions of the tools; the Cloud plan includes Standard versions.
- Voomly Plus ($16 per month billed annually) is cheaper but its listing does not mention Doodly.
Wideo
- The pricing page was showing a 30% off annual-plans banner marked this week only, with no end date; the annual prices recorded may be that sale.
- Free videos are capped at 1 minute and carry Wideo branding.
- Basic is limited to 10 downloads a month and 90-second videos.
- Extra team members cost $59 per user per year as listed on the page.
Key features
Doodly
- Doodle and whiteboard styles
- Make whiteboard, blackboard, glassboard and green-screen animations by dragging drawings onto a canvas, where Doodly draws them on screen.
- Smart Draw for your own images
- Upload your own images and set a custom draw path by pointing and clicking, so imported art is sketched in like the built-in doodles.
- Built-in artwork
- The vendor says the library holds 200 characters with 20 poses each, 20 background scenes and hundreds of props, all drawn by its own artists.
- Voiceover and music
- Record a voiceover inside the editor or import audio, and drag royalty-free music tracks onto the timeline.
- Export options
- Export MP4 files from 480p to 1080p or a custom size, at 24 to 60 frames per second.
Wideo
- Template library
- Starts from video templates: 10 on Free, 33 on Basic and the full gallery on Pro and Pro +.
- Graphic, music and scene libraries
- Paid plans include the full libraries and a presentation mode for showing videos.
- Interactive videos
- Pro and Pro + can add interactive elements to a video.
- Publishing and sharing
- Share by URL or embed, with uploads to YouTube, Facebook and HubSpot, and GIF export on paid plans.
- Text to speech
- A text-to-speech tool is included, limited by characters on Free and Basic and unlimited on Pro.
- Zapier automation
- Pro + allows Zapier automation for up to 50 videos a month.
Plans
Doodly
Voomly Cloud$41
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Includes the Standard version of Doodly, plus Toonly, Talkia, People Builder, Pyks, 7TB of storage and unlimited video funnels.
Voomly Pro$66
per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
Includes the Enterprise versions of Doodly and the other suite tools, with 10TB of storage.
Wideo
Free$0
Branded videos up to 1 minute, 10 templates, 50 MB storage.
Basic$19
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
10 HD downloads a month, 1.5-minute videos, 33 templates, 2 GB storage, no branding.
Pro$39
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Unlimited Full HD downloads, 10-minute videos, full template gallery, interactive videos.
Pro +$79
per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
30-minute videos, 3 additional seats, premium support, Zapier automation for 50 videos a month.
Ways to pay less
Doodly
- Annual discount
Save with yearly billing
The Voomly pricing page shows Voomly Cloud at $490 a year (saving $98) and Voomly Pro at $790 a year (saving $158).
Wideo
- Annual discount
Annual billing lowers the monthly rate
The pricing page shows annual-billed monthly rates of $19, $39 and $79 against $59, $99 and $199 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Doodly or Wideo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wideo is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $41 a month for Doodly. Doodly starts at $41 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly), and Wideo starts at $19 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Doodly or Wideo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Wideo has a free plan. Doodly does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Doodly and Wideo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Doodly lists macOS and Windows apps and only Wideo lists a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.