The Wave.video Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Wave.video in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Wave.video
The Insider’s Guide
Video editor, hosting and live streaming in one browser tool
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among screen recording and video tools, read from Wave.video’s own pages.
Made by Animatron Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Wave.video’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Wave.video’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 6 of the 84 other screen recording and video tools we grade
Wave.video combines a browser video editor with stock media, video hosting with embeds, and live streaming to several channels. A free plan covers basic editing and streaming with a watermark. Paid plans lift length, resolution, guest and channel limits, and larger plans add hosting and marketing tools.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Wave.video, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A web app where you build each video yourself.
- 1
Best for video, live streaming and hosting in one place
Wave.video combines a video editor, stock library, live streaming and video hosting from $16 a month on yearly billing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $16 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Basic editor and live streaming with a watermark, 5 hosted-video embeds, 10 GB storage.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Video editor
Browser editor with templates, layouts, an advanced text editor and a thumbnail maker; editing length and resolution rise by plan.
- 6
Stock library
Plans include a stock library of clips, images and soundtracks; the page cites 2M assets on lower plans and 200M on higher ones.
- 7
Live streaming
Streams to several channels with guests, scenes, shared presentations and pre-recorded video streaming on paid plans.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 6 of 84
That is against the other screen recording and video tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Wave.video you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Wave.video at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Animatron Inc.
- Category
- Screen Recording & Video
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for video, live streaming and hosting in one place
Wave.video combines a video editor, stock library, live streaming and video hosting from $16 a month on yearly billing. The free plan puts a watermark on exports, and the FAQ says MP4 downloads need a paid plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Streamer is $16 a month on yearly billing ($20 monthly), above the category's middle of $12.99. Business is $48. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with a basic editor, live streaming with a watermark, 5 hosted embeds and 10 GB of storage. Downloading MP4s needs a paid plan. |
| Features | C | Editor, stock library, streaming, hosting, captions and webinars, but teams share one login and the pages disagree about Business storage. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. A web app where you build each video yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only. No integrations are listed in the pages read. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Wave.video is for
- Fits if you want editing, live streaming and video hosting under one login
- Works for people who'll test the editor on the free plan first
Who it is not for
- Tight if you stay free: watermarked exports and the FAQ says MP4 downloads need a paid plan
- Skip it if you need separate team logins, as the FAQ describes shared credentials
- Watch out: extra hosted embeds on Business cost 20 cents each a month past 200
- Watch out: captioning past 200 minutes costs 5 cents a minute, and the pages disagree on Business storage (500 GB or 200 GB)
- Not for you if you want a desktop or phone app, as it's web only
Good to know
Good for
- Marketers who want editing, hosting and streaming in one account
- Small teams sharing one login across social video work
- Agencies managing several clients' brand settings
Worth knowing
- Free exports carry a Wave.video watermark; the FAQ says downloading MP4 files needs a paid plan.
- Teams share a login; the FAQ describes multiple user logins as shared credentials.
- Extra hosted embeds on Business cost 20 cents each a month past 200, and captioning past 200 minutes costs 5 cents a minute.
- Pages disagree on Business storage (500 GB in the plan table, 200 GB in the FAQ).
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$16
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Wave.video has a free plan. Paid plans start at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
Free
$0
Basic editor and streaming with a watermark, 2 channels, 6 guests, up to 1 hour a stream.
Streamer
$16
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Videos up to 5 minutes, 5 channels, 10 guests, streams up to 4 hours at 1080p, webinars.
Creator
$24
per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Edits up to 30 minutes, captions, background removal, text to speech, 20 embeds, 30 GB storage.
Business
$48
per month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
Edits up to 2 hours at 60fps, 10 channels, 12 guests, 12-hour streams, 200 embeds, shared login.
The free plan
Basic editor and live streaming with a watermark, 5 hosted-video embeds, 10 GB storage.
Read from wave.video on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Annual billing is 20% cheaper
Wave.video's pricing page labels its annual toggle as 20% off, with monthly prices shown at a higher rate.
Stated on wave.video
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Video editor, hosting and live streaming in one browser tool. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: templates, video editing, text to speech, webinars, multistreaming.
Editor, stock library, streaming, hosting, captions and webinars, but teams share one login and the pages disagree about Business storage.
- Video editor
- Browser editor with templates, layouts, an advanced text editor and a thumbnail maker; editing length and resolution rise by plan.
- Stock library
- Plans include a stock library of clips, images and soundtracks; the page cites 2M assets on lower plans and 200M on higher ones.
- Live streaming
- Streams to several channels with guests, scenes, shared presentations and pre-recorded video streaming on paid plans.
- Video hosting
- Host and embed videos with customization; each plan sets embeds, monthly traffic and storage.
- Captions and voice
- Creator and Business add styled captions and subtitles, image background removal and text to speech.
- Webinars and recording
- Paid streaming plans include webinars and recording with pause and resume, up to 4 or 12 hours.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Wave.video is made by Animatron Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/84
Other screen recording and video tools it is graded above
Wave.video's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 6 of the 84 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 12.
Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 42 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 39 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 85 screen recording and video tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Wave.video’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 15 of 84
- CFree plan and trialAbove 13 of 84
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 84
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 84
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 84
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 71 screen recording and video tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Wave.video is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Wave.video you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 66 of the 84 other screen recording and video tools grade higher. It costs $192 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A video editor.
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
What this rests on. Wave.video’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
FlexClip, Biteable, Renderforest, StreamYard and VEED
The 5 tools Wave.video is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
FlexClip
Free plan · from $11.99/mo
Online video maker and editor with templates and AI tools.
- Wave.video also covers webinars and multistreaming.
- FlexClip also covers screen recording.
- 2.0GPA
Biteable
Free trial · from $15/mo
Template-based online video maker for work videos.
- Wave.video has a free plan. Biteable does not, though it has a free trial.
- Wave.video also covers webinars and multistreaming.
- Biteable also covers screen recording.
- 2.0GPA
Renderforest
Free plan · from $8/mo
AI video, image, audio and website maker with templates.
- Wave.video also covers templates, webinars and multistreaming.
- Renderforest also covers image generation, video generation and voice cloning.
- 2.2GPA
StreamYard
Free plan · from $14.99/mo
Browser-based studio for live streaming and recording with guests.
- Wave.video also covers templates, text to speech, webinars and multistreaming.
- StreamYard also covers transcription.
- 2.4GPA
VEED
Free plan · from $25/mo
Browser-based AI video generator and editor for social video.
- Only VEED lists iOS and Android apps.
- Wave.video also covers text to speech, webinars and multistreaming.
- VEED also covers transcription, noise cancellation and screen recording.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Wave.video free?
Wave.video has a free plan. Basic editor and live streaming with a watermark, 5 hosted-video embeds, 10 GB storage.
How much does Wave.video cost?
Wave.video lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Wave.video work on?
Wave.video is available on Web.
Does Wave.video offer any discounts?
Wave.video publicly lists the following: Annual billing is 20% cheaper.
Does Wave.video have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wave.video is listed for Web.
Does Wave.video have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Wave.video is listed for Web.
Is Wave.video open source?
Wave.video is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Who makes Wave.video?
Wave.video is made by Animatron Inc.
What are the alternatives to Wave.video?
The closest alternatives to Wave.video in our directory are FlexClip, Biteable, Renderforest, StreamYard and VEED.
How does Wave.video compare with other screen recording and video tools?
Wave.video's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 6 of the 84 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 12.
Is Wave.video good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Wave.video C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of Wave.video?
To replace Wave.video you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Wave.video’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wave.video's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Animatron Inc. Prices change, so check wave.video before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
739
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Wave.video, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/wave-video
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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