Comparison
SendShort alternatives: Submagic for captions, OpusClip for clipping
SendShortSubmagic is the closest SendShort alternative: it adds captions and b-roll to shorts you already have, from $12 a month billed yearly. OpusClip is the pick if you clip long videos, and it has a free plan.
In short
- The best SendShort alternatives are Submagic, OpusClip, Vizard, Klap, Crayo and Cutroom.
- Submagic is closest to SendShort's main job: captions and b-roll on shorts you already have, from $12 a month billed yearly.
- OpusClip and Vizard are closest if you clip long videos. Both have a free plan.
- Crayo makes short videos with nobody on camera from a script, from $13 a month billed yearly.
- Cutroom makes a new ad from one short video of you talking. Your first video is free.
- SendShort alternatives compared
- 6
- SendShort Starter a month, for 20 shorts
- $19
- the longest short on SendShort Starter
- 90 s
SendShort alternatives at a glance
SendShort adds captions and b-roll to your shorts and schedules them to TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram. Here is how the alternatives compare.
SendShort alternatives at a glance
Prices and plans read from each vendor's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Editing approach | Platform | Pricing from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Submagic | Captions, zooms and b-roll on a short you already cut | Upload a short; AI adds captions, b-roll and effects | Web | Starter $12/month, billed yearly; no free plan |
 OpusClip | Turning long videos into clips with a virality score | AI finds and cuts clips, then adds captions and a hook | Web | Free plan; Starter $15/month |
| Vizard | Clipping long recordings, with a free plan to start | AI clips, subtitles and reframes a long video; full editor and scheduling | Web | Free plan; Creator $14.50/month, billed yearly |
 Klap | Many clips a month for a low price | AI clips long videos, with analytics and connected social accounts | Web | Basic $14/month, billed yearly; 1 free video |
 Crayo | Short videos with nobody on camera, made from a script or a template | Makes the short from a script, with an AI voice and AI images | Web | Hobby $13/month, billed yearly; no free plan |
| Cutroom | A new 9:16 ad from one video of you talking | Cutroom edits your clip; you change it in the transcript | Browser | First video free, no card; Lite $19.99/month |
- Submagic
- Best for
- Captions, zooms and b-roll on a short you already cut
- Approach
- Upload a short; AI adds captions, b-roll and effects
- Platform
- Web
- Pricing from
- Starter $12/month, billed yearly; no free plan
- OpusClip
- Best for
- Turning long videos into clips with a virality score
- Approach
- AI finds and cuts clips, then adds captions and a hook
- Platform
- Web
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Starter $15/month
Vizard
- Best for
- Clipping long recordings, with a free plan to start
- Approach
- AI clips, subtitles and reframes a long video; full editor and scheduling
- Platform
- Web
- Pricing from
- Free plan; Creator $14.50/month, billed yearly
- Klap
- Best for
- Many clips a month for a low price
- Approach
- AI clips long videos, with analytics and connected social accounts
- Platform
- Web
- Pricing from
- Basic $14/month, billed yearly; 1 free video
- Crayo
- Best for
- Short videos with nobody on camera, made from a script or a template
- Approach
- Makes the short from a script, with an AI voice and AI images
- Platform
- Web
- Pricing from
- Hobby $13/month, billed yearly; no free plan
Cutroom
- Best for
- A new 9:16 ad from one video of you talking
- Approach
- Cutroom edits your clip; you change it in the transcript
- Platform
- Browser
- Pricing from
- First video free, no card; Lite $19.99/month
How the SendShort alternatives differ
Each tool starts from something different.
- SendShort adds captions, b-roll and scheduling to shorts. Its Business plan also cuts long videos into shorts.
- Submagic does the same main job as SendShort: it adds captions, b-roll and zooms to a short you have already cut.
- OpusClip, Vizard and Klap cut long videos into shorts. They differ in free plans and in how many clips you get.
- Crayo starts from a script and needs no filming at all.
- Cutroom starts from a new video of you talking and gives back a finished ad.
What you start from and what you get back
| Tool | You start from | You get back |
|---|---|---|
| SendShort | Existing shorts, or long videos on Business | Captioned, scheduled shorts |
| Submagic | A short you cut | A captioned short with b-roll |
| OpusClip | A long video | Clips with a virality score |
| Vizard | A long video | Captioned clips |
| Klap | A long video | Up to 1,000 clips a month |
| Crayo | A script | A short with nobody on camera |
| Cutroom | One clip of you talking | A finished 9:16 ad |
Tool: SendShort
- You start from
- Existing shorts, or long videos on Business
- You get back
- Captioned, scheduled shorts
Tool: Submagic
- You start from
- A short you cut
- You get back
- A captioned short with b-roll
Tool: OpusClip
- You start from
- A long video
- You get back
- Clips with a virality score
Tool: Vizard
- You start from
- A long video
- You get back
- Captioned clips
Tool: Klap
- You start from
- A long video
- You get back
- Up to 1,000 clips a month
Tool: Crayo
- You start from
- A script
- You get back
- A short with nobody on camera
Tool: Cutroom
- You start from
- One clip of you talking
- You get back
- A finished 9:16 ad
This is the whole editor
Highlight a phrase and a clip lands on those exact words. No timeline, no keyframes, no layers.
Submagic
Submagic is the closest match to SendShort's Starter and Professional plans. It adds captions, b-roll and effects to a short you have already cut.
- Best for: creators who cut their own clips and want captions and effects done fast.
- Price: Starter is $12 a month billed yearly or $19 monthly, for 15 videos of up to 2 minutes.
- Starter includes animated caption templates and free b-roll and audio.
- Pro adds auto-zoom, removal of silences and mistakes, posting and analytics. Magic Clips can cut a long video into shorts.
- Tradeoff: there is no free plan, but you can try it without a card.
OpusClip
OpusClip turns long videos into shorts, like SendShort's Business plan does, and it has a free plan.
- Best for: podcasters and YouTubers with a lot of old videos.
- Price: free plan, then Starter at $15 a month and Pro at $29 a month.
- You upload a long video or paste a YouTube link. AI finds the best moments, cuts them to 9:16, captions them and adds a hook.
- Free plan: clips up to 1080p, a watermark when you use the animated caption styles, and exports kept for 3 days.
- Starter adds a virality score for each clip. Pro adds a scheduler for six social platforms.
- Tradeoff: it needs a long video. It does little with one short clip.
Vizard
Vizard clips long recordings too, and a full editor and scheduling come with it.
- Best for: marketers who turn webinars and podcasts into clips every month.
- Free plan: 60 minutes of video a month at 720p, with exports deleted after 3 days.
- Price: Creator is $14.50 a month billed yearly or $29 monthly, with 4K, scheduling and 100 GB of storage.
- Vizard clips, subtitles and reframes a long video, and a full editor sits behind it.
- Paid plans take uploads up to 600 minutes long, and Business adds a shared workspace.
- Tradeoff: it needs a long recording. It does little with one short video.
Klap
Klap turns long videos into clips, and gives you 100 clips a month for $14, billed yearly.
- Best for: channels that post many clips a week and watch the cost per clip.
- Price, billed yearly: Basic is $14 a month for 100 clips, Pro is $39 for 300 and Pro+ is $94 for 1,000.
- Klap shows yearly billing at 50% off the monthly price.
- Every plan includes analytics and unlimited social accounts.
- Tradeoff: there is no free plan, only 1 free video, and it needs a long video to start from.
Crayo
Crayo makes short videos with nobody on camera, from a script.
- Best for: channels with nobody on camera that post every day.
- Price: Hobby is $13 a month billed yearly ($160 a year), with 250 credits, 2 hours of export and 30 voiceover minutes.
- Crayo makes Reddit stories read by an AI voice and fake text-message chats, with AI images and subtitles.
- Every plan includes all tools and tracks your social accounts.
- Tradeoff: there is no free plan, and it does not work with a real person on camera.
SendShort alternatives pricing
Every price comes from each tool's own pricing page. Yearly means the monthly price when you pay for a year up front.
- SendShort Starter is $19 a month for 20 shorts of up to 90 seconds. Professional is $29 for 50 shorts, and Business is $59 with no monthly limit.
- SendShort shows a 20% discount for yearly billing, and you can try it free without a card.
- OpusClip and Vizard are the only alternatives here with a free plan.
- Submagic Starter, at $12 a month billed yearly, is the cheapest paid plan here.
SendShort and its alternatives: price and what you start from
Prices as each company publishes them, checked 21 September 2026.
| Tool | Free option | Paid from | You start from |
|---|---|---|---|
| SendShort | Free trial, no card | $19/month, 20 shorts | Existing shorts |
| OpusClip | Free plan, up to 1080p, 3-day window | $15/month | A long video |
| Vizard | Free plan, 60 minutes a month, 720p | $14.50/month yearly ($29 monthly) | A long video |
| Klap | 1 free video | $14/month yearly, 100 clips | A long video |
| Submagic | No free plan; try it without a card | $12/month yearly ($19 monthly) | A short you cut |
| Crayo | No free plan | $13/month yearly ($160 a year) | A script |
| Cutroom | First video free, no card | $19.99/month (Lite) | One clip of you talking |
Tool: SendShort
- Free option
- Free trial, no card
- Paid from
- $19/month, 20 shorts
- You start from
- Existing shorts
Tool: OpusClip
- Free option
- Free plan, up to 1080p, 3-day window
- Paid from
- $15/month
- You start from
- A long video
Tool: Vizard
- Free option
- Free plan, 60 minutes a month, 720p
- Paid from
- $14.50/month yearly ($29 monthly)
- You start from
- A long video
Tool: Klap
- Free option
- 1 free video
- Paid from
- $14/month yearly, 100 clips
- You start from
- A long video
Tool: Submagic
- Free option
- No free plan; try it without a card
- Paid from
- $12/month yearly ($19 monthly)
- You start from
- A short you cut
Tool: Crayo
- Free option
- No free plan
- Paid from
- $13/month yearly ($160 a year)
- You start from
- A script
Tool: Cutroom
- Free option
- First video free, no card
- Paid from
- $19.99/month (Lite)
- You start from
- One clip of you talking
When SendShort is still the better choice
SendShort is still a good pick if you have plenty of videos and want them captioned and scheduled in one tool.
- SendShort keeps captions, b-roll and scheduling to TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram in one place.
- SendShort also makes videos with nobody on camera. Only Crayo does that on this list.
- SendShort Professional adds subtitle translation, an AI hook title and noise reduction.
- SendShort Business, at $59 a month, removes the monthly limit and cuts long videos into shorts.
Which SendShort alternative should you choose?
It depends on what you have to start with.
Which SendShort alternative should you choose
Choose Submagic if you already have short videos and want captions, zooms and b-roll added for you, like SendShort's main plans.
Choose OpusClip if you have long videos and want a free plan plus a score for each clip.
Choose Vizard if you turn webinars and podcasts into clips and want 60 free minutes a month to start.
Choose Klap if you post many clips a week and want 100 of them for $14 a month, billed yearly.
Choose Crayo if you want short videos with nobody on camera, made from a script without filming anything.
Choose Cutroom if you have no old videos to reuse and want a finished 9:16 ad from one short video you film today. Your first video is free.
Where Cutroom fits
SendShort and the clippers work with videos you already have. Cutroom makes a new ad from one short video you film today.
- You upload one clip of you talking, up to 3 minutes long.
- You get a 9:16 MP4 with short stock clips that match what you say, captions and a headline at the start.
- To change the video, you highlight a few words to put a stock clip over them or fix a misheard word. The style you pick before you upload sets the pace.
- It does not clip long videos, make videos with nobody on camera or schedule posts.
- Your first video is free, with no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It carries a Cutroom mark; Lite at $19.99 a month removes it.
What a Cutroom video costs in credits
| Step | Credits |
|---|---|
| Editing: cuts, stock clips, captions and headline | 100 |
| Export | 20 per minute of video |
| A 30-second ad in total | 110 |
| Lite plan, $19.99 a month | 1,250 credits, about 10 finished videos |
Step: Editing: cuts, stock clips, captions and headline
- Credits
- 100
Step: Export
- Credits
- 20 per minute of video
Step: A 30-second ad in total
- Credits
- 110
Step: Lite plan, $19.99 a month
- Credits
- 1,250 credits, about 10 finished videos
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to SendShort?
- Submagic is the best SendShort alternative if you caption shorts you already have, from $12 a month billed yearly. OpusClip and Vizard are best if you clip long videos, and both have a free plan. Klap is the cheapest per clip.
- Is there a free SendShort alternative?
- Yes. OpusClip's free plan gives clips up to 1080p that are kept for 3 days, and Vizard's gives 60 minutes a month at 720p. Klap, Submagic and Crayo have no free plan.
- Which SendShort alternative gives the most clips for the money?
- Klap. It gives 100 clips a month for $14 billed yearly, while SendShort Starter gives 20 shorts for $19. Klap Pro+ gives 1,000 clips for $94 a month, billed yearly.
- Do these tools need a long video to start?
- OpusClip, Vizard and Klap do: they find clips inside videos you already have. Submagic needs a short you already cut. Crayo needs only a script, and Cutroom one short video of you talking.
- Which SendShort alternative schedules posts?
- OpusClip has a scheduler on Pro, Vizard schedules on Creator, and Submagic posts from Pro. Klap connects unlimited social accounts. Cutroom does not schedule; you download the MP4 and post it yourself.
- Can Cutroom cut clips from my long videos?
- No. Cutroom turns one clip of you talking, up to 3 minutes, into a finished 9:16 ad. It does not search long videos or schedule posts.
If your next ad needs a new video rather than an old clip, film it and let Cutroom edit it. Your first video is free.