Kapwing vs Submagic
A spec-by-spec comparison of Kapwing and Submagic: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
| Kapwing | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $24/mo | Free plan · from $19/mo |
| Free tier | 10 credits, 720p exports up to 4 min, 30 export min/month, watermarked | Free to try, no credit card required (limits not listed on pricing page) |
| Max clip length | Exports up to 120 min on paid plans (4 min on Free) | 2 min (Starter), 5 min (Pro), 30 min (Business) per video |
| Max resolution | 4K | 4K (Business) |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | |
| Commercial use | ||
| Developer API | Yes | |
| Open source | No | No |
Kapwing is a browser-based, collaborative video editor with AI tools for auto-subtitling, translation, text-to-speech, dubbing, lip sync, silence removal and resizing. Teams share a workspace with brand kits and real-time co-editing. It fits social media managers, educators and small marketing teams.
- Pro plan exports 4K up to 2 hours with no watermark
- Real-time collaboration and shared brand kits
- Auto-subtitling up to 1,000 min/month on Pro
- Free projects deleted after 3 days of storage
- No free trial of paid plans
- Voice clones and lip sync need Business ($50/mo annual)
Submagic adds stylized animated captions to short videos and layers on AI edits such as auto-zooms, B-roll, silence and bad-take removal, hook titles and clean audio. It also clips long videos into shorts and can publish directly to social platforms. It is aimed at creators, agencies and brands producing TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- All paid plans export without a watermark
- Business plan exports 4K at 60 FPS
- Video editing API with add-on minute packs
- Starter limited to 2-minute videos and 1080p/30 FPS
- Credits cap videos per month (15 on Starter)
- Brand kit and custom vocabulary need higher tiers
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Kapwing) and 2026-10-23 (Submagic). See each tool page for sources.