Kapwing vs Shotstack vs CapCut vs Descript

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

Your tool
Kapwing
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Competitor 1
Shotstack
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CapCut
Competitor 3
Descript
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Kapwing
kapwing.com
Online video editor for internet content
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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 CapCut
capcut.com
The video editor everyone uses
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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
4.7Mvisits/mo
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49.1Mvisits/mo
3.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 5.7%
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▼ 1.0%
▼ 10.2%
6-month growth
-23.2%
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-8.8%
+2.5%
Global rank web
#9,509
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#964
#15,466
Avg. last 3 months
4.9M
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50.4M
3.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
28%
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43%
35%
Pages / visit
5.0
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3.6
5.4
Visit duration
2m 50s
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3m 09s
4m 03s
Traffic sources
● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 9%
KapwingShotstackCapCutDescript
016.3M32.5M48.8M65.1MKapwing · 5.8MKapwing · 6.4MKapwing · 5.9MKapwing · 5.5MKapwing · 6.1MKapwing · 5.5MKapwing · 5.6MKapwing · 5MKapwing · 4.9MKapwing · 4.7MCapCut · 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 · 3.1M1M10M100MKapwing · 5.8MKapwing · 6.4MKapwing · 5.9MKapwing · 5.5MKapwing · 6.1MKapwing · 5.5MKapwing · 5.6MKapwing · 5MKapwing · 4.9MKapwing · 4.7MCapCut · 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
Freemium
Starting price
$16per month · free tier available
$39per month
$9.99per month · free tier available
$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 FreePro $16/moBusiness $50/moEnterprise Custom
Pay as you go $10Starter $39/moPro $99/moScale $199/mo+1 more
Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/mo
Free FreeHobbyist $16/moCreator $24/moBusiness $50/mo+1 more
Capabilities input → output
Input
VideoTextImagesAudio
VideoImagesCode
VideoTextImagesAudio
AudioVideoText
Output
Video
Video
ImagesVideoAudio
VideoTextAudio
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Video CreationVideo EditingWriting & ContentAI Subtitle Generator+4 more
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Image EditingImage GenerationVideo CreationVideo Editing+11 more
Audio & MusicVideo EditingVoice & SpeechWriting & Content+12 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
9
5
12
14
Video editing
Video generation
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Video subtitles
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Video shortening
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Text to speech
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Transcription
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Video translation
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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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Personalized videos
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Podcast editing
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Presentations to videos
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Short videos
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Video background removal
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Video repurposing
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Video transcription
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Voice cloning
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Image editing
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Image generation
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Multilingual video creation
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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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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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Verified listing
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