Lambda vs Shotstack vs StartKit vs Beam

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

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Lambda
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Shotstack
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StartKit
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Beam
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Lambda
lambda.ai
Lambda is a GPU cloud built for training and serving AI models.
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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 StartKit
startkit.ai
StartKit hands you the entire backend so you can ship your product faster
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Competitor Beam
beam.cloud
Beam is a cloud runtime for AI workloads that offers serverless GPUs, task queues and sandboxes through a Python, TypeScript and Go SDK.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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1.3Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 79.8%
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6-month growth
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-36.9%
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Global rank web
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756
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Bounce rate lower is better
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38%
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Pages / visit
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1.0
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LambdaShotstackStartKitBeam
05451.1K1.6K2.2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 1.4KStartKit · 2.2KStartKit · 2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 181StartKit · 300StartKit · 704StartKit · 1.3K1001K10KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 1.4KStartKit · 2.2KStartKit · 2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 181StartKit · 300StartKit · 704StartKit · 1.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarMayJunJulAug
Pricing
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$39per month
$149per month
$89per month · free tier available
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Plans
On-demand instances (8x GPU) CustomOn-demand instances (1x GPU) Custom1-Click Clusters CustomReserved / Superclusters Custom
Pay as you go $10Starter $39/moPro $99/moScale $199/mo+1 more
Starter $149Growth $249Concierge $0
Developer FreeTeam $89/moGrowth Custom
Capabilities input → output
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CodeData
CodeImagesVideo
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Output
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Video
Code
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Skill level
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Categories
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Developer tools
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Virtual computing
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.