Kapwing vs Vmaker AI

Kapwing

• Marketing and social teams editing video together in a browser
• Subtitling, translating and dubbing videos for other languages
• Cutting long recordings into short clips for social platforms

Vmaker AI

• Creators cutting podcasts and webinars into captioned short clips
• Trainers turning documents and slides into avatar-presented videos
• People who want a screen recorder and an AI editor in one account

Kapwing

• The Free plan watermarks every export and caps videos at 4 minutes, 720p and 30 minutes of exports a month.
• Free workspaces keep project files for 3 days, and free projects are unlisted rather than private.
• There is no free trial of the paid plans, and Kapwing says it does not refund subscriptions.
• There is no downloadable app; the help center says the Android app is paused and phone users edit in a browser.

Vmaker AI

• The Free plan watermarks videos and includes no exports; the pricing page lists pay-per-download at $3 each.
• Starter includes 10 downloads a month and Teams 30, with further downloads at $3 and $2 each.
• Screen recordings are capped at 1 minute on Free and 30 minutes on Starter, and computer audio and the blur tool need a paid plan.
• Single sign-on, 4K export, the editor brand kit and advanced analytics are Enterprise only.

Kapwing

Timeline video editor

Trim and combine clips on a drag-and-drop timeline, add overlays, transitions and stock assets, then export as MP4, GIF, MP3 or an image.

Subtitles and translation

Subtitles are generated automatically and can be translated into more than 60 languages or downloaded as SRT or VTT files. Minutes are metered: 10 on Free, 1,000 a month on Pro.

Dubbing, text to speech and lip sync

Dubbing translates dialogue into 40+ languages and text to speech turns text layers into voiceovers. Custom voice clones are listed under the Business plan, and lip sync minutes are metered by plan.

AI video generation and repurposing

The Video Generator builds a video with voiceover, visuals, subtitles and music from a text prompt, and Repurpose Studio cuts a long video into clips sized for social platforms.

Screen and camera recording

Record the screen, a browser tab or a window, with or without the camera and microphone, from inside the editor, then edit the recording in the same project.

Team workspaces

Members share a workspace with folders, leave comments on the video and can edit a project at the same time. Brand Kit stores logos, fonts and colors on paid plans.

Vmaker AI

AI video editor

Edits raw footage from a text prompt, adding subtitles, transitions and B-roll. The Free plan includes 5 Edit with AI credits a month; paid plans list unlimited credits.

Long-to-short clip maker

Turns podcasts, webinars and interviews into short clips with AI reframing and animated subtitles. Monthly credits are 600 on Free, 2,000 on Starter and 3,500 on Teams.

Screen and webcam recorder

Records the screen and webcam with a Mac app, a Windows app or a Chrome extension. Recordings are capped at 1 minute on Free, 30 minutes on Starter and 4 hours on Teams.

AI subtitles and translation

Generates subtitles in more than 35 languages with animated styles and translates them into 100+ languages. Translation and SRT download start on the Starter plan.

AI avatar videos

Turns text, audio, documents and slides into videos with AI human avatars. Avatar minutes are 36 a year on Starter and 144 a year on Teams; the Free plan has none.

Hosting and social publishing

Videos get a hosted player with embedding and viewer insights. Starter can publish 10 videos a month to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and Teams 30.

Kapwing

• Free$0

  Watermarked 720p exports up to 4 minutes long, a 2 GB upload limit, 5 GB of cloud storage and 10 credits.

• Pro$16

  per member / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)

  1,000 credits a month, no watermark, 4K exports up to 2 hours long, 6 GB uploads, Brand Kit, custom fonts and 200 GB of storage.

• Business$50

  per member / month, billed annually ($64 billed monthly)

  4,000 credits a month, custom voice clones, lip sync, the option to buy extra credits and 800 GB of storage.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom credits and storage, SAML single sign-on, custom billing, a dedicated account manager and onboarding.

Vmaker AI

• Free$0

  600 long-to-short credits and 20 subtitle minutes a month, 4 AI avatars, 5 GB of storage and 1-minute screen recordings. Watermarked, with no included exports.

• Starter$18

  per month, billed yearly ($216); $24 billed monthly

  10 watermark-free downloads a month at 1080p, 2,000 long-to-short credits, 60 subtitle minutes, 30-minute screen recordings and 36 avatar minutes a year.

• Teams$25

  per month, billed yearly ($300); $39 billed monthly

  30 downloads a month at 2K, 3,500 long-to-short credits, 120 subtitle minutes, 4-hour screen recordings, video dubbing and a branded video page.

• EnterpriseCustom

  4K export, videos of up to 3 hours, single sign-on, an editor brand kit, a company-wide shared library, advanced analytics and an account manager.

Kapwing

• Annual discount

  Save about 33% on Pro with annual billing

  Pro is $16 per member a month billed annually ($192 a year) against $24 billed monthly. Business is $50 billed annually ($600 a year) against $64 monthly, about 22% less.

Vmaker AI

• Annual discount

  Lower price with annual billing

  The pricing page advertises 25% off annual billing: Starter is $216 a year ($18 a month) against $24 monthly, and Teams is $300 a year ($25 a month) against $39 monthly.