Pictory vs Vadoo AI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Pictory if

• Fits if you want blog posts and slide decks turned into narrated stock-footage videos
• Works for trimming long recordings into clips by editing the text

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you make a lot of video, as Starter's 24,000 yearly credits cover up to 360 minutes and every AI feature draws on the same pool
• Not for you if you might want a refund, as paid subscriptions aren't refunded
• Pricey if you pay monthly, where Professional jumps from $35 to $59 for the same 6,000 credits a month
• Watch out: the trial gives 300 credits, up to 10 minutes of video, keeps Pictory branding, and the listing doesn't say whether it needs a card
• Watch out: Teams is $119 a month for 3 or more users, the page doesn't say if that's per user, and SSO is Enterprise only

Pick Vadoo AI if

• Fits if you want several video models behind one subscription
• Works for creators who make short clips and images every week

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before paying, as nothing free is on record
• Watch out: prices shown are yearly billing against crossed-out figures, and the page says prices are rising
• Pricey if you top up: extra credits are 70 to 100 per $1 depending on the plan
• Not for you if you want unlimited video on a lower plan, as unlimited tiers sit on the $99 Advance plan and up
• Watch out: the page didn't render for us, so the monthly price and the lifetime tab are unverified

Pictory

• Every AI feature draws on one credit pool; Starter's 24,000 yearly credits cover up to 360 minutes of video, and annual plans grant all credits upfront.
• Paid subscriptions are not refunded; cancelling only stops the next renewal.
• Cloned avatars, voice clones and the automatic video summary need Professional or above.
• The trial allows 300 credits, 3 videos of up to 5 minutes and keeps Pictory branding.

Vadoo AI

• The subscription page displays yearly-billed prices against crossed-out higher figures and warns that prices are rising.
• The monthly-billed prices and the lifetime and top-up tab could not be read, so they are not recorded.
• Extra credits cost 70 to 100 credits per $1, depending on the plan.
• Vadoo's video hosting product is priced separately on www.vadoo.tv/pricing.

Pictory

Script, URL and slides to video

Describe the video or add a script, link, PDF, PowerPoint or audio file; the Pictory 3 agent asks five setup questions, then drafts the script, stock-footage scenes and a preview.

AI Studio

Generate images from prompts and animate images into clips with Veo 3.1, Veo 3.1 Fast or PixVerse 5.5, then drop them into scenes in the editor.

Edit video with text

Upload a recording and cut it by editing its transcript, pull out highlight clips automatically, and add captions.

Voices and avatars

ElevenLabs voices in 29 languages, voice cloning and custom avatars on Professional and above, with uploaded voiceovers synced to scenes.

Brand kits and templates

Saved fonts, colors and logos keep videos on brand, and templates set the layout, text and timing of each scene.

Zapier, Make and API

Start videos from other apps through Zapier or Make, make a video from any web page with the Chrome extension, or build on the API.

Vadoo AI

Many video models

Lists Kling, Veo 3, Hailuo, Vidu, Luma, Pika, PixVerse, Seedance, Hunyuan and Runway among its video generators.

Many image models

Image generation covers Nano Banana, Recraft, Stable Diffusion, several Flux versions, Imagen and others.

Creation modes

Text to video, image to video, video to video with 30 or more animation styles, storyboards and AI music.

Image and video apps

Upscaling, background removal, object erase, lip sync, dubbing, voiceover and hairstyle or outfit changes are listed.

Unlimited model tiers

Advance and Ultimate include unlimited use of named models such as Veo 3.1 Fast and Nano Banana.

Pictory

• Starter$25

  per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  24,000 credits a year, up to 360 minutes of video, 1 user, 1 brand kit and 5 GB of storage. Monthly billing gives 2,000 credits a month.

• Professional$35

  per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  72,000 credits a year, up to 1,080 minutes of video, cloned avatars, voice clones, 5 brand kits and 20 GB of storage. Monthly: 6,000 credits a month.

• Teams$119

  per month for 3+ users, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  216,000 credits a year, up to 3,600 minutes of video, 3 or more users, shared brand assets and 10 brand kits. The page does not say if the price is per user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  10+ users, custom minutes and credits, SSO, interactive video hosting with quizzes, SCORM export and done-for-you video creation.

Vadoo AI

• Starter$13.33

  per month, billed yearly (shown against $29)

  1,500 credits a month, 2 parallel tasks; the page says about 1,400 images or 80 videos.

• Pro$27.30

  per month, billed yearly (shown against $59)

  3,500 credits a month, 3 parallel tasks, Sora 2 and Seedance 2 access.

• Advance$99

  per month, billed yearly (shown against $159)

  10,000 credits a month, 5 parallel tasks, unlimited Veo 3.1 Fast, Nano Banana and Suno generation.

• Ultimate$249

  per month, billed yearly (shown against $399)

  25,000 credits a month, 5 parallel tasks, unlimited Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2 video generation.

Pictory

• Annual discount

  Save up to 40% with annual billing

  Annual billing costs $25 a month for Starter against $29, $35 for Professional against $59, and $119 for Teams against $199.

Vadoo AI

No public discounts listed.