Tools
Kapwing vs Pictory
Kapwing 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 short
- Both: Text to video, Image to video, Edits video, AI presenters, Dubbing, Captions
- Only Kapwing states: Lip sync, Sound and music, 4K, Commercial use
- Only Pictory states: API
Kapwing
Browser-based video editor with AI tools for generating, editing, captioning, translating, resizing, and repurposing content.
Plans
Free
Free
- 10 credits
- Unlimited exports with a watermark
- Export videos up to 4 minutes long
- 720p video quality
- 5 GB of cloud storage
- Credits usable for auto-subtitling and text to speech
Pro
- $ 16 per member, per month, billed annually
- $24 billed monthly
- $192/year
- No Kapwing watermark on your creations
- Upload files up to 6 GB
- Export content in 4K resolution
- Create and edit unlimited projects
- Export projects up to 2 hours long
- Brand Kit and custom fonts
Business
- $ 50 per member, per month, billed annually
- $64 billed monthly
- $600/year
- Create custom voice clones
- Lip sync videos
- Ability to purchase additional credits
- 800 GB of cloud storage
- Credits usable for auto-subtitling
- Credits usable for dubbing
Enterprise
Price on request
- Custom billing
- Dedicated account manager
- Priority customer support
- Onboarding & training
- SAML single sign-on (SSO)
- Custom cloud storage
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Text to video — “Turn a short prompt, full video script, article, or PDF into a fully-edited video project” source
- Image to video — “Animate any still image into an AI video, whether a produc shot upload or an AI-generated image start frame” source
- Edits video — “A drag-and-drop timeline makes it easy to edit, trim, and combine video clips and add overlays, with a collaborative interface to let your team take part and share thoughts.” source
- AI presenters — “Lifelike AI presenters that read your script on camera — no recording required” source
- Lip sync — “Match lip movement to translated audio” source
- Dubbing — “Translate audio and videos into 100+ languages” source
- Captions — “Generate customizable on-brand subtitles with 99% accuracy” source
- Sound and music — “Turn a simple text prompt into original videos complete with voiceover, visuals, subtitles, music, and characters, with a script you can customize for tone and content.” source
- 4K — “Export content in 4K resolution” source
- Commercial use — “Free AI stock characters. Full commercial rights.” source
Latest updates
- About the Kapwing MCP
Kapwing MCP gives AI agents access to Workspace editing functions and is in beta with trusted testers.
- Release Notes - August 2026
Kapwing launched autonomous mode for Kai, media references in prompts, new subtitle styles and animations, and improvements to AI creation, playback, and exports.
- Release Notes - June 2026
Kapwing added a Draw tool and improved AI understanding of uploaded media and follow-up edits, subtitles, and Side Kai.
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