Descript vs VEED vs CapCut

Written head to head: Descript vs CapCut, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Descript Free plan · from $16/person/mo VisitRemove	VEED Free plan · from $10/user/mo VisitRemove	CapCut Free plan VisitRemove
What it is	Video and audio editor that works by editing a text transcript	Browser-based video editor with subtitles, AI avatars and dubbing	Video and photo editor with AI tools, on web, desktop and mobile
Free plan	60 media minutes (1 hour) per month; 100 AI credits (one-time); 720p local export	720p export; 10-minute export length; 2GB storage; 1GB upload size; 10 minutes of auto subtitles per month; limited stock media	Core editing and free templates; limited access to premium templates, effects, fonts and music; advanced AI tools such as auto captions and motion tracking are Pro-only
Cheapest paid plan	$16/person/mo billed annually (Hobbyist)Descript pricing	$10/user/mo billed annually (Creator)VEED pricing	Not publishedCapCut pricing
What it covers	10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month; 1080p watermark-free export.	Billed yearly as $116; 500 credits per month on monthly billing or 6,000 credits per year on yearly billing.	Not stated
Free trial	None stated	Enterprise trial only (minimum 3 users), arranged through sales	7-day free trial of Pro in select countries and regions, for accounts that have never subscribed to Pro
Platforms	macOS, Windows	Web, iOS, API	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Editing podcasts and interviews by deleting words from the transcript Cleaning up audio and removing filler words Cutting short clips from a longer video	Adding subtitles to marketing or training videos Recording screen and camera videos in the browser Translating and dubbing videos for other markets	Editing short videos for TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Adding captions and text-to-speech voiceovers Removing backgrounds from photos and videos
Watch out for	Free plan: 1 media hour per month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p export Hobbyist exports up to 1080p; 4K export starts on Creator Desktop app requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or Windows 11 or newer	Free plan: 720p export, 10-minute export length, 2GB storage and 10 minutes of auto subtitles per month AI generation features consume plan credits No self-serve free trial; trials are for Enterprise customers with at least 3 users	No single public price; CapCut shows prices by region, device and promotions, and the final price at checkout Auto captions and other advanced AI tools are listed as Pro-only on capcut.com The Standard plan is mainly for the mobile app; using paid features on a PC needs Pro
Made by	Descript	VEED	Bytedance Pte. Ltd.

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