Runway vs PowerDirector vs CapCut

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

Your tool
Runway
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Competitor 1
PowerDirector
Competitor 2
CapCut
Competitor 3
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Runway
runwayml.com
Runway is an AI company with three platforms built on the same world models.
Competitor PowerDirector
cyberlink.com
PowerDirector is CyberLink's video editing software that pairs a traditional multi-track timeline with AI.
Competitor CapCut
capcut.com
The video editor everyone uses
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.6Mvisits/mo
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49.1Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 8.0%
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▼ 1.0%
6-month growth
-9.2%
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-8.8%
Global rank web
#6,941
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#964
Avg. last 3 months
6.1M
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50.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
34%
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43%
Pages / visit
7.5
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3.6
Visit duration
5m 30s
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3m 09s
Traffic sources
● Direct 87% · ● Referral 10%
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● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
RunwayPowerDirectorCapCut
016.3M32.5M48.8M65.1MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.9MRunway · 5.7MRunway · 5MRunway · 6.2MRunway · 6.7MRunway · 8.2MRunway · 6.5MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.6MCapCut · 54.6MCapCut · 65.1MCapCut · 63.5MCapCut · 52.7MCapCut · 53.8MCapCut · 51.2MCapCut · 53MCapCut · 52.5MCapCut · 49.6MCapCut · 49.1M1M10M100MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.9MRunway · 5.7MRunway · 5MRunway · 6.2MRunway · 6.7MRunway · 8.2MRunway · 6.5MRunway · 6.1MRunway · 5.6MCapCut · 54.6MCapCut · 65.1MCapCut · 63.5MCapCut · 52.7MCapCut · 53.8MCapCut · 51.2MCapCut · 53MCapCut · 52.5MCapCut · 49.6MCapCut · 49.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
$15per month · free tier available
$5per month
$9.99per 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 $15/moPro $35/mo
PowerDirector 365 $59.99/yrDirector Suite $109.99/yrPowerDirector 2027 $139.99
Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesVideoText
VideoTextImagesAudio
VideoTextImagesAudio
Output
VideoImagesAudio
VideoAudio
VideoImagesAudio
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
10
8
12
Video editing
Video generation
Background removal
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Image to video
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Video background removal
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Image editing
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Image generation
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Video enhancement
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Animations
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Image to image
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Lip sync
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Multilingual subtitle creation
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Object removal
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Short videos
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Text to speech
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Video subtitles
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Video upscaling
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Background noise reduction
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Transcription
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Video shortening
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Saves
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Reviews
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Prompts
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