Shotstack vs Developer Toolkit vs StartKit vs Submagic

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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Competitor 1
Developer Toolkit
Competitor 2
StartKit
Competitor 3
Submagic
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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 Developer Toolkit
developertoolkit.ai
Some features sit in COMING SOON—printable cheat-sheets and team analytics aren't ready yet
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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 Submagic
submagic.co
Submagic is an AI video editor for short-form content.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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9.7Kvisits/mo
1.3Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 46.3%
▲ 79.8%
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6-month growth
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+253.1%
-36.9%
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Global rank web
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#2,468,968
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Avg. last 3 months
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6.8K
756
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Bounce rate lower is better
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39%
38%
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Pages / visit
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1.4
1.0
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Visit duration
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1s
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ShotstackDeveloper ToolkitStartKitSubmagic
02.4K4.8K7.3K9.7KDeveloper Toolkit · 3.1KDeveloper Toolkit · 3.2KDeveloper Toolkit · 913Developer Toolkit · 2.7KDeveloper Toolkit · 4KDeveloper Toolkit · 3.9KDeveloper Toolkit · 4KDeveloper Toolkit · 6.6KDeveloper Toolkit · 9.7KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 1.4KStartKit · 2.2KStartKit · 2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 181StartKit · 300StartKit · 704StartKit · 1.3K1001K10KDeveloper Toolkit · 3.1KDeveloper Toolkit · 3.2KDeveloper Toolkit · 913Developer Toolkit · 2.7KDeveloper Toolkit · 4KDeveloper Toolkit · 3.9KDeveloper Toolkit · 4KDeveloper Toolkit · 6.6KDeveloper Toolkit · 9.7KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 1.4KStartKit · 2.2KStartKit · 2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 181StartKit · 300StartKit · 704StartKit · 1.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$39per month
$19.99per month
$149per month
$12per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Pay as you go $10Starter $39/moPro $99/moScale $199/mo+1 more
Solo Developer $19.99/moTeam $199.99/moEnterprise Custom
Starter $149Growth $249Concierge $0
Starter $12/moPro $23/moBusiness $41/moCustom Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesVideo
Text
Text
Web pagesVideo
Output
Video
Text
Code
Video
Skill level
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Video EditingWriting & ContentAI Subtitle GeneratorAI Video Editor+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Video editing
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Video generation
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APIs
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Development guide
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Tutorials
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Video subtitles
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Backend development
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Caption videos
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Development guidance
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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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Coding
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Development
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Frontend development
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LLM development
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Payments
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SaaS product launches
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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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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.