Kapwing vs Zubtitle (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kapwing grades higher than Zubtitle: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kapwing grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kapwing
Online video editor with AI subtitles, dubbing and team workspaces
Zubtitle
Online video editor for captions, resizing and social clips
Which one is for you
Pick Kapwing if
- Fits if your marketing or social team edits video together in a browser
- Works for subtitling, translating or dubbing a video into other languages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try the paid plans first, as there's no trial and Kapwing says it doesn't refund
- Tight if you're staying free, because exports are watermarked and stop at 4 minutes and 720p
- Pricey if you want custom voice clones, since those are listed under Business at $50 per member a month
- Watch out: free project files are kept for 3 days, and free projects are unlisted rather than private
- Not for you if you want a desktop or phone app, as it's browser only and the Android app is paused
Pick Zubtitle if
- Fits if you add captions to short social videos
- Works for people who post the same clip in several sizes
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as you get 2 videos a month at 720p with a watermark
- Watch out: uploads are limited to 20 minutes on every plan
- Watch out: custom fonts are Agency only, at $49 a month
- Too light for full editing, as it is a caption and resize tool
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKapwingFair | 2.0GPAZubtitleFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $16 a member a month on the year, $24 if you pay by the month. The middle of this category is $10, so Kapwing sits in the upper half of the normal range. Business at $50 is a different conversation. | CGuru is $19 a month billed monthly, or $190 a year, in the middle of the category. |
| Free plan and trial | CThere is a free plan, but you'll hit the walls in an afternoon: every export is watermarked and capped at 4 minutes and 720p, with 30 minutes of exports a month and 10 credits. Free project files are dropped after 3 days. | CBootstrapper is free for 2 videos a month at 720p with a watermark. |
| Features | BTimeline editing, auto subtitles translated into 60+ languages, dubbing into 40+, text to speech, AI video generation, a tool that cuts long videos into social clips, and screen recording in the same tab. Nothing missing from the core job. | CCaptions, resizing and social clips do that job, but uploads stop at 20 minutes and custom fonts need Agency. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and this is a browser app where the work is the editing itself: a timeline to learn and a monthly credit allowance to keep an eye on. Not hard, just not nothing. | CNo store rating on record, and you style each video yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, nothing to download, and the help centre says the Android app is paused so phone users edit in a browser. It does talk to YouTube, TikTok and Unsplash, which keeps it above web-with-nothing. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed. |
| Best for | teams editing video together in a browser | adding captions to short social videos |
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: Kapwing and Zubtitle. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kapwing starts at $16 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zubtitle starts at $19 a month and scores 2.0.
Kapwing scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 11 score higher than Kapwing for less, and 55 score higher than Zubtitle 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
- Kapwing also covers noise cancellation and screen recording.
At a glance
| Kapwing | Zubtitle | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per member / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | $19 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Unlimited watermarked exports up to 4 minutes long at 720p, 30 minutes of exports a month, 5 GB of cloud storage and 10 credits, enough for 10 minutes of auto-subtitling. | Bootstrapper plan: 2 videos per month at up to 720p, with a Zubtitle watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Kapwing | Zubtitle LLC |
| Price read from | kapwing.com | zubtitle.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Zubtitle
- The free plan allows 2 videos a month, caps resolution at 720p and adds a watermark.
- Uploads are limited to 20 minutes on every plan, according to the annual-billing view of the pricing page.
- Custom fonts are listed only on Agency.
Key features
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.
Zubtitle
- Automatic captions
- Adds captions or subtitles to a video, with animations and saved style templates for brand fonts and colors.
- Resize and crop
- Changes a video's aspect ratio to suit each social platform.
- Trim and headline
- Trim a video to its strongest part and add a headline with the built-in text editor.
- Logo and progress bar
- Adds a logo or watermark and a branded progress bar to the video.
- AI text from video
- Generates social posts, titles, hashtags, YouTube descriptions and chapter timestamps from a video.
- Custom pricing calculator
- Larger needs can build a custom plan with the vendor's pricing calculator.
Plans
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.
Zubtitle
Bootstrapper$0
2 videos per month, Zubtitle watermark, resolutions up to 720p, all editor features.
Guru$19
per month, billed monthly
10 videos per month, no watermark, up to 4K, premium support.
Agency$49
per month, billed monthly
30 videos per month, no watermark, up to 4K, premium support, custom fonts.
Ways to pay less
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.
Zubtitle
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Annual billing is $190 a year for Guru and $490 a year for Agency, saving $38 and $98 against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kapwing or Zubtitle?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kapwing starts at $16 per member / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly), and Zubtitle starts at $19 per month, billed monthly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Kapwing or Zubtitle?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Kapwing and Zubtitle have a free plan.
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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.