{
    "title": "Submagic Alternatives 2027: 12 Paid, Free & Open-Source",
    "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/submagic/",
    "summary": "The best Submagic alternatives in 2027 are OpusClip (best overall, $29/mo), Vizard (best free plan: 60 credits a month, no watermark) and FunClip (best open source, MIT). Submagic itself starts at $19/member/mo. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 9 more are compared below, including 5 with a free plan and 2 open source.",
    "tool": {
        "name": "Submagic",
        "starting_price": "$19/member/mo",
        "free_plan": "No",
        "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
        "pricing_url": "https://www.submagic.co/pricing"
    },
    "task": "AI video clipper",
    "prices_checked": "2026-11-13",
    "date_modified": "2026-11-13",
    "alternatives": [
        {
            "name": "OpusClip",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "60 credits a month, watermark, no editing, clips exportable 3 days",
            "best_for": "Long-video clipping with virality scores",
            "difference": "OpusClip's Pro plan includes 3,600 credits over 12 months, Virality Score and export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve; Submagic Pro counts 120 credits per member each month.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.opus.pro/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.opus.pro",
            "zekai_score": 9.3,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/opusclip/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Klap",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Clips counted by clip, not minutes",
            "difference": "Klap Basic allows 100 clips a month with unlimited social accounts and counts clips rather than credits; Submagic Starter allows 15 videos or 5 Magic Clips per member.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://klap.app/pricing",
            "website": "https://klap.app",
            "zekai_score": 8.1,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/klap/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Vizard",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "60 credits a month, 720p, no watermark, 10-minute exports, 3-day storage",
            "best_for": "Free clipping without a watermark",
            "difference": "Vizard's free plan gives 60 credits a month with no watermark at 720p and 10-minute exports; Submagic has no permanent free plan, only a 3-video trial with a watermark.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://vizard.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://vizard.ai",
            "zekai_score": 8.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/vizard/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Quso",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "75 credits a month, 720p with watermark, 7-day retention",
            "best_for": "Clips plus scheduler to 7 platforms",
            "difference": "Quso (formerly Vidyo.ai) has a free plan of 75 credits and its Essential plan schedules posts to 7 platforms; Submagic Pro publishes to 1 profile per platform.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://quso.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://quso.ai",
            "zekai_score": 6.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/quso/"
        },
        {
            "name": "2short.ai",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$9.90/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "30 minutes of AI video analysis a month",
            "best_for": "Cheapest paid YouTube-to-Shorts clipper",
            "difference": "2short.ai Lite is $9.90 a month for 5 hours of AI analysis, and its page states it only processes videos that have captions; Submagic Starter is $19 monthly.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://2short.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://2short.ai",
            "zekai_score": 6.9,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/2short-ai/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ssemble",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$15/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "AI clipping with auto-post and API",
            "difference": "Ssemble Pro charges 1 credit per 20-minute video and includes API access and auto-posting; yearly billing is $6 a month for 360 credits a year.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.ssemble.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.ssemble.com",
            "zekai_score": 6.4,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/ssemble/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Captions",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$24.99/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "1 caption template, no AI credits",
            "best_for": "Mobile captions with AI actors",
            "difference": "Captions lists Max at $24.99 with 500 credits, 100+ caption templates, AI actors and a chat-based editor; its page states prices reflect iOS plans.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.captions.ai/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.captions.ai",
            "zekai_score": 8.9,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/captions-ai/"
        },
        {
            "name": "CapCut Pro",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$19.99/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "Basic editing tools and free templates; no numeric caps shown",
            "best_for": "Auto captions inside a full editor",
            "difference": "CapCut Pro is $19.99 a month with 1,200 AI credits and 1 TB storage and includes an Auto Caption Generator; Submagic Starter is $19 per member with 45 credits.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.capcut.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.capcut.com",
            "zekai_score": 9.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/capcut-pro/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kapwing",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$24/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "10 credits, 720p, watermark, 4-minute exports",
            "best_for": "Browser editor with Clip Maker and subtitles",
            "difference": "Kapwing Pro gives 1,000 credits with auto-subtitling up to 1,000 minutes a month, 2-hour exports and 4K; it lists a Clip Maker alongside a full timeline editor.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-13",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.kapwing.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.kapwing.com",
            "zekai_score": 6.6,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/kapwing/"
        },
        {
            "name": "FunClip",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Local clip cutting by transcript",
            "difference": "FunClip is an MIT Python tool that cuts clips by selecting transcript text and burns subtitles locally using FunASR; v2.2.1 (1 Sep 2026) added a Pillow subtitle colour renderer.",
            "repository": "https://github.com/modelscope/FunClip",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/funclip/",
            "last_release": "2026-09-01",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/funclip/"
        },
        {
            "name": "AutoClip",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Self-hosted highlight extraction pipeline",
            "difference": "AutoClip is an MIT project that downloads videos, scores highlights with an LLM and assembles clips; it is self-run and has no hosted captions or social publishing.",
            "repository": "https://github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/autoclip/",
            "last_release": "2026-11-02",
            "zekai_score": 7.3,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/autoclip/"
        },
        {
            "name": "AI YouTube Shorts Generator",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Script-level YouTube to Shorts pipeline",
            "difference": "This MIT repo ranks highlights from a YouTube video and crops them to 9:16, using one MuAPI key or local faster-whisper with an OpenAI or Gemini key.",
            "repository": "https://github.com/Anil-matcha/AI-Youtube-Shorts-Generator",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/ai-youtube-shorts-generator/",
            "zekai_score": 7.3,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/ai-youtube-shorts-generator/"
        }
    ],
    "faq": [
        {
            "q": "What is the best alternative to Submagic in 2027?",
            "a": "OpusClip is the best overall Submagic alternative on this page ($29/mo). For no cost, Vizard has a free plan (60 credits a month, 720p, no watermark, 10-minute exports, 3-day storage). To self-host, FunClip is open source (MIT)."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a free version of Submagic?",
            "a": "No. Submagic has no free plan; paid plans start at $19/member/mo, checked on 13 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Submagic?",
            "a": "Yes. FunClip, AutoClip, AI YouTube Shorts Generator are open source and free to self-host. OpusClip, Vizard, Quso, 2short.ai, Captions, CapCut Pro, Kapwing have a free plan with limits, shown in the table."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is cheaper than Submagic?",
            "a": "CapCut Pro starts at $19.99/mo, against $19/member/mo for Submagic, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 13 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "How much do Submagic alternatives cost for a team of 5?",
            "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 13 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is 2short.ai $49.50/mo, Ssemble $75/mo, CapCut Pro $99.95/mo, against Submagic $95/mo for Submagic. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size."
        },
        {
            "q": "Which is better, OpusClip or Submagic?",
            "a": "OpusClip's Pro plan includes 3,600 credits over 12 months, Virality Score and export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve; Submagic Pro counts 120 credits per member each month. Choose OpusClip if you turn podcasts and webinars into many clips and want a virality score plus project export to Premiere or Resolve. Stay with Submagic if you want per-member seats with AI auto-zooms, remove-bad-takes and a Brand Kit in the same plan."
        },
        {
            "q": "Why are people leaving Submagic?",
            "a": "The documented reasons are: Submagic's help centre (updated 28 October 2026) states all plans run on a monthly credit balance, that uploading a video costs 3 credits and a Magic Clip costs 8 credits, with Starter at 45 credits and Business at 300 per member (28 Oct 2026); Submagic's help centre (updated 28 October 2026) says the free trial allows 3 short videos and that downloads only lose the watermark after you subscribe (28 Oct 2026). Each is sourced in the section above."
        }
    ],
    "publisher": "Zekai (zekaiwork.com) — independently reviewed; prices read on vendor pages on the dates shown.",
    "licence": "Free to quote with a link to https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/submagic/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted."
}