CapCut vs Shotstack vs Descript

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
CapCut
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Competitor 1
Shotstack
Competitor 2
Descript
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool CapCut
capcut.com
The video editor everyone uses
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Competitor Shotstack
shotstack.io
Shotstack is a cloud video editing API that turns data and templates into rendered videos.
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Competitor Descript
descript.com
Edit media by editing text instead of timelines
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
49.1Mvisits/mo
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3.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 1.0%
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▼ 10.2%
6-month growth
-8.8%
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+2.5%
Global rank web
#964
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#15,466
Avg. last 3 months
50.4M
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3.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
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35%
Pages / visit
3.6
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5.4
Visit duration
3m 09s
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4m 03s
Traffic sources
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
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● Direct 87% · ● Referral 9%
CapCutShotstackDescript
016.3M32.5M48.8M65.1MCapCut · 54.6MCapCut · 65.1MCapCut · 63.5MCapCut · 52.7MCapCut · 53.8MCapCut · 51.2MCapCut · 53MCapCut · 52.5MCapCut · 49.6MCapCut · 49.1MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.5MDescript · 3MDescript · 3.2MDescript · 3.1MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.1M1M10M100MCapCut · 54.6MCapCut · 65.1MCapCut · 63.5MCapCut · 52.7MCapCut · 53.8MCapCut · 51.2MCapCut · 53MCapCut · 52.5MCapCut · 49.6MCapCut · 49.1MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.5MDescript · 3MDescript · 3.2MDescript · 3.1MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$39per month
$16per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/mo
Pay as you go $10Starter $39/moPro $99/moScale $199/mo+1 more
Free FreeHobbyist $16/moCreator $24/moBusiness $50/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextVideoImagesAudio
VideoImagesCode
AudioVideoText
Output
VideoImagesAudio
Video
VideoTextAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Image EditingImage GenerationVideo CreationVideo Editing+11 more
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Audio & MusicVideo EditingVoice & SpeechWriting & Content+12 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
12
4
14
Video editing
Video generation
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Text to speech
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Transcription
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Video subtitles
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Video shortening
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APIs
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Audio editing
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Audio enhancement
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Background removal
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Developer tools
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Multilingual subtitle creation
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Podcast editing
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Short videos
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Video background removal
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Video translation
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Voice cloning
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Image editing
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Image generation
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Podcasts
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Screen recordings
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Voice enhancement
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Writing
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Community on aitoolstime
Rating
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Upvotes
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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