Shotstack vs CometAPI vs Submagic vs Hal

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

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Shotstack
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CometAPI
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Submagic
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Hal
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Shotstack
shotstack.io
Shotstack is a cloud video editing API that turns data and templates into rendered videos.
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Competitor CometAPI
cometapi.com
CometAPI functions as an aggregation layer that sits between your application and hundreds of AI model providers
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Competitor Submagic
submagic.co
Submagic is an AI video editor for short-form content.
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Competitor Hal
hal9.com
Hal9 is a powerful platform for quickly building and deploying fully customizable AI chatbots, powered by your data with complete privacy. In just under 5 minutes, you can create a tailored chatbot t
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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302.3Kvisits/mo
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3.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 9.9%
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▼ 10.9%
6-month growth
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-16.5%
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+60.6%
Global rank web
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#157,147
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#6,156,551
Avg. last 3 months
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295.7K
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3.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
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46%
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39%
Pages / visit
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2.9
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1.1
Visit duration
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38s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 30%
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ShotstackCometAPISubmagicHal
0208.6K417.2K625.8K834.4KCometAPI · 834.4KCometAPI · 619.7KCometAPI · 437.2KCometAPI · 362.2KCometAPI · 355.5KCometAPI · 362.7KCometAPI · 309.5KCometAPI · 275.2KCometAPI · 302.3KHal · 934Hal · 2.1KHal · 1.3KHal · 2.1KHal · 6.4KHal · 6.9KHal · 4.5KHal · 3.8KHal · 3.4K1001K10K100K1MCometAPI · 834.4KCometAPI · 619.7KCometAPI · 437.2KCometAPI · 362.2KCometAPI · 355.5KCometAPI · 362.7KCometAPI · 309.5KCometAPI · 275.2KCometAPI · 302.3KHal · 934Hal · 2.1KHal · 1.3KHal · 2.1KHal · 6.4KHal · 6.9KHal · 4.5KHal · 3.8KHal · 3.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$39per month
$4per month · free tier available
$12per month
$2,000per month
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Pay as you go $10Starter $39/moPro $99/moScale $199/mo+1 more
Free Trial FreePay-as-you-go Custom/usage-basedEnterprise Custom/mo
Starter $12/moPro $23/moBusiness $41/moCustom Custom
Startups $2,000/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesVideo
ImagesText
Web pagesVideo
CodeText
Output
Video
ImagesTextVideo
Video
Apps
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Development & CodeAI API
Video EditingWriting & ContentAI Subtitle GeneratorAI Video Editor+1 more
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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14
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APIs
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Video generation
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Video editing
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Developer tools
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Chatbot building
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Chatbots
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LLM gateway
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Video subtitles
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API integrations
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Caption videos
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Document chat
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Multilingual subtitle creation
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Personalized videos
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Short videos
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Video repurposing
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Video shortening
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Image generation
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Social media management
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TikTok captions
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TikTok videos
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Video avatars
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Video effects
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YouTube shorts
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