Captions vs Shotstack vs Submagic vs Synthesia

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

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Captions
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Shotstack
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Submagic
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Synthesia
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Captions
captions.ai
Edit video by editing text
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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 Submagic
submagic.co
Submagic is an AI video editor for short-form content.
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Competitor Synthesia
synthesia.io
Video presenters without cameras or studios
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
999Kvisits/mo
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1.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 6.3%
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▼ 0.5%
6-month growth
+23.5%
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+2.6%
Global rank web
#44,958
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#18,511
Avg. last 3 months
1M
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1.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
40%
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41%
Pages / visit
4.2
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9.9
Visit duration
3m 51s
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5m 49s
Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
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● Direct 78% · ● Referral 18%
CaptionsShotstackSubmagicSynthesia
0541.1K1.1M1.6M2.2MCaptions · 888.5KCaptions · 813.9KCaptions · 886.4KCaptions · 803.3KCaptions · 809KCaptions · 957.5KCaptions · 1MCaptions · 955.2KCaptions · 1.1MCaptions · 999KSynthesia · 1.9MSynthesia · 2.2MSynthesia · 2MSynthesia · 1.7MSynthesia · 1.8MSynthesia · 1.7MSynthesia · 1.9MSynthesia · 1.9MSynthesia · 1.8MSynthesia · 1.8M100K1M10MCaptions · 888.5KCaptions · 813.9KCaptions · 886.4KCaptions · 803.3KCaptions · 809KCaptions · 957.5KCaptions · 1MCaptions · 955.2KCaptions · 1.1MCaptions · 999KSynthesia · 1.9MSynthesia · 2.2MSynthesia · 2MSynthesia · 1.7MSynthesia · 1.8MSynthesia · 1.7MSynthesia · 1.9MSynthesia · 1.9MSynthesia · 1.8MSynthesia · 1.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$24.99per month · free tier available
$39per month
$12per month
$18per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreeMax $24.99/moScale 1x $69.99/moScale 2x $139.99/mo+2 more
Pay as you go $10Starter $39/moPro $99/moScale $199/mo+1 more
Starter $12/moPro $23/moBusiness $41/moCustom Custom
Basic FreeStarter $29/moCreator $89/moEnterprise Custom/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
TextVideo
CodeImagesVideo
Web pagesVideo
DocumentsTextWeb pagesVideo
Output
Video
Video
Video
Video
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Video CreationVideo EditingWriting & ContentAI Avatar Video Generator+5 more
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Video EditingWriting & ContentAI Subtitle GeneratorAI Video Editor+1 more
Education & LearningVideo CreationVideo EditingVoice & Speech+7 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Video editing
Video generation
Video avatars
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Video subtitles
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Dubbing
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Video shortening
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Video translation
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APIs
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Caption videos
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Developer tools
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Multilingual subtitle creation
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Multilingual video creation
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Personalized videos
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Short videos
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Text to speech
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Video dubbing
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Video repurposing
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Voice cloning
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Avatar animation
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Courses
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Lip sync
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Social media management
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TikTok captions
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TikTok videos
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Video effects
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YouTube shorts
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