Descript vs Selects vs Runway

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

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Descript
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Selects
Competitor 2
Runway
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Descript
descript.com
Edit media by editing text instead of timelines
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Competitor Selects
cutback.video
Manual video editing can't sync your five-camera podcast setup automatically
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Competitor Runway
runwayml.com
Runway is an AI company with three platforms built on the same world models.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
3.1Mvisits/mo
116.1Kvisits/mo
5.6Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 10.2%
▼ 1.2%
▼ 8.0%
6-month growth
+2.5%
+23.6%
-9.2%
Global rank web
#15,466
#338,432
#6,941
Avg. last 3 months
3.3M
121.2K
6.1M
Bounce rate lower is better
35%
38%
34%
Pages / visit
5.4
2.6
7.5
Visit duration
4m 03s
1m 21s
5m 30s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 9%
● Direct 72% · ● Referral 19%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 10%
DescriptSelectsRunway
02M4.1M6.1M8.2MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.5MDescript · 3MDescript · 3.2MDescript · 3.1MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.1MSelects · 54KSelects · 46.1KSelects · 72.8KSelects · 78.3KSelects · 93.9KSelects · 76.1KSelects · 85KSelects · 129.9KSelects · 117.5KSelects · 116.1KRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.9MRunway · 5.7MRunway · 5MRunway · 6.2MRunway · 6.7MRunway · 8.2MRunway · 6.5MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.6M10K100K1M10MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.3MDescript · 3.5MDescript · 3MDescript · 3.2MDescript · 3.1MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.4MDescript · 3.1MSelects · 54KSelects · 46.1KSelects · 72.8KSelects · 78.3KSelects · 93.9KSelects · 76.1KSelects · 85KSelects · 129.9KSelects · 117.5KSelects · 116.1KRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.9MRunway · 5.7MRunway · 5MRunway · 6.2MRunway · 6.7MRunway · 8.2MRunway · 6.5MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.6MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$16per month · free tier available
$20per month
$15per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free trial
API access
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Plans
Free FreeHobbyist $16/moCreator $24/moBusiness $50/mo+1 more
Starter $20/moPro $100/moPro Max Custom/moTeam $1,000/mo
Free FreeStandard $15/moPro $35/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioTextVideo
TextVideo
ImagesTextVideo
Output
AudioTextVideo
Video
AudioImagesVideo
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Audio & MusicVideo EditingVoice & SpeechWriting & Content+12 more
Video EditingAI Video Editor
Development & CodeImage EditingImage GenerationVideo Creation+11 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
14
7
10
Video editing
Podcast editing
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Video shortening
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Transcription
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Video generation
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Animations
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Audio editing
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Audio enhancement
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Image editing
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Image generation
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Image to image
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Image to video
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Lip sync
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Text to speech
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Video captions
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Video clips
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Video subtitles
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Video translation
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Video upscaling
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Video verticalization
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Voice cloning
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Podcasts
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Screen recordings
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Video effects
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Video enhancement
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Voice enhancement
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Writing
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Reviews
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Prompts
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