Tools
Descript vs Pictory
Descript or Pictory? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Text to video, Edits video, AI presenters, Dubbing, Captions, API
- Only Descript states: Sound and music, 4K
- Only Pictory states: Image to video
Descript
Descript records, transcribes, and edits audio and video by letting users edit media through its transcript.
Plans
Hobbyist
- $16 per person / month
- $24 per person / month
- 10 media hours / month
- 400 AI credits / month
- Export 1080p, watermark-free
- Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
- AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
- AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate
Creator
- $24 per person / month
- $35 per person / month
- 30 media hours / month
- 800 AI credits / month
- Export 4k, watermark-free
- Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
- Generate video with the latest AI models
- Unlimited access to royalty-free stock media library
Business
- $50 per person / month
- $65 per person / month
- 40 media hours / month
- 1500 AI credits / month
- Team-wide access to Brand Studio
- Translate and dub video in 30+ languages with proofread
- Generate custom avatars from photo upload or text
- Priority support (with SLA)
Enterprise
Price on request
- AI credits and media hours: sized to your team
- Brand Studio: shared templates and company-wide guardrails
- AI and data controls: opt-out of training, custom retention
- SOC 2 Type II: SSO, SCIM, and audit logs
- Procurement: custom MSA, legal terms, flexible billing
- Support: dedicated CSM, onboarding, priority response
Free
Free
- Text-based editing
- Give our AI tools a spin
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Text to video — “Create bespoke, custom video and images from a prompt.” source
- Edits video — “Editing video in Descript is as easy as using docs and slides.” source
- AI presenters — “AI Avatars” source
- Dubbing — “Translate to dozens of languages.” source
- Captions — “Add subtitles to extend your reach in a single click.” source
- Sound and music — “Fill in the gaps with generated video, voice audio, music, and images that blend seamlessly with your footage.” source
- 4K — “Up to 4K video” source
- API — “API + MCP Edit video through code, or from inside your AI assistant” source
Security
- SOC 2 Type II — “We have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance by going through a Certified Public Accounting firm and auditing our internal measures and controls against the SOC 2 standards.” source
- SOC 2 — “We have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance by going through a Certified Public Accounting firm and auditing our internal measures and controls against the SOC 2 standards.” source
- GDPR — “We align with SOC 2 standards and guidelines, as well as GDPR, CCPA, and the Privacy by Design framework.” source
Latest updates
- Release roundup—September 17, 2026 (145.0.15)
Captions now have presets and animations. Descript's AI can make background music and sound effects on request.
- Release round-up—August 5th, 2026
Schedule a Room, edit an image by drawing on it, and generate a YouTube thumbnail without leaving your project.
- Release round-up—June 11th, 2026 (v0.11.0)
Tone Tags for AI speakers, gradient fills, concurrent AI media generation, and Descript in Claude and ChatGPT.
Pictory
AI video platform that turns text, URLs, presentations, images, audio, and recordings into edited videos.
Plans
Starter
- $25 per month, billed annually
- $29 per month
- 2,400 minutes yr (annual plan)
- 5 GB storage
- 1 Brand Kit
- 720 minutes of ElevenLab's AI voices in 29 languages
- 5 million videos from Getty Images and Storyblocks
- 1,200 AI credits/yr
Professional
- $35 per month, billed annually
- $59 per month
- 7,200 minutes yr (annual plan)
- 20 GB storage
- 5 brand kits
- Unlimited standard voices in 7 languages
- 1,440 minutes of ElevenLab's AI voices in 29 languages
- Custom Avatars
Team
- $119 per month, billed annually
- $199 per month
- 3+ Users
- 21,600 minutes yr (annual plan)
- 100 GB storage
- 10 brand kits
- Team workspace to share assets & collaborate on projects
- Professional onboarding and team training
Enterprise
Price on request
- 10+ Users
- Custom video minutes
- Custom storage
- Unlimited Brand Kits
- Pictory Central: Interactive Video Hosting
- Dedicated success manager
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Text to video — “Turn text, prompts, scripts, articles, and blog posts into videos using Gen AI visuals, AI avatars, captions, and realistic AI voices.” source
- Image to video — “Start with a single image, add a quick prompt, and instantly turn it into a smooth, animated video clip.” source
- Edits video — “Edit videos faster with Gen AI-powered video editing , automatic captions, highlights, AI avatars, and realistic AI voices.” source
- AI presenters — “Create videos with realistic Gen AI avatars and natural AI voices that present your scripts for training, marketing, and social media.” source
- Dubbing — “Dubbing & Multilingual Voices” source
- Captions — “Automatically make your videos accessible with auto captions.” source
- API — “Easily integrate Pictory’s AI into your systems with our flexible API, enabling automated video creation and customization at scale.” source
Security
- SOC 2 — “SOC 2 Compliant” source