Shotstack vs Replicate vs CapCut vs Submagic

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

Your tool
Shotstack
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Competitor 1
Replicate
Competitor 2
CapCut
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 Replicate
replicate.com
Run open-source AI without managing servers
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Competitor CapCut
capcut.com
The video editor everyone uses
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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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1Mvisits/mo
49.1Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 3.1%
▼ 1.0%
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6-month growth
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-30.2%
-8.8%
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Global rank web
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#39,584
#964
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Avg. last 3 months
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1.1M
50.4M
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Bounce rate lower is better
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35%
43%
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Pages / visit
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5.6
3.6
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Visit duration
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5m 09s
3m 09s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 6%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 16%
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ShotstackReplicateCapCutSubmagic
016.3M32.5M48.8M65.1MReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MCapCut · 54.6MCapCut · 65.1MCapCut · 63.5MCapCut · 52.7MCapCut · 53.8MCapCut · 51.2MCapCut · 53MCapCut · 52.5MCapCut · 49.6MCapCut · 49.1M1M10M100MReplicate · 1.6MReplicate · 1.7MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.5MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.3MReplicate · 1.2MReplicate · 1.1MReplicate · 1MCapCut · 54.6MCapCut · 65.1MCapCut · 63.5MCapCut · 52.7MCapCut · 53.8MCapCut · 51.2MCapCut · 53MCapCut · 52.5MCapCut · 49.6MCapCut · 49.1MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$39per month
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$9.99per month · free tier available
$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
Public Models Custom/usage-basedPrivate Models Custom/usage-based
Free FreeStandard $9.99/moPro $19.99/mo
Starter $12/moPro $23/moBusiness $41/moCustom Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
VideoImagesCode
ImagesText
VideoTextImagesAudio
VideoWeb pages
Output
Video
VideoTextImagesAudio
AudioVideoImages
Video
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer ToolsOpen Source AI Models
Image EditingImage GenerationVideo CreationVideo Editing+11 more
Video EditingWriting & ContentAI Subtitle GeneratorAI Video Editor+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
4
9
12
12
Video generation
Video editing
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APIs
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Video subtitles
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Developer tools
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Multilingual subtitle creation
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Short videos
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Video shortening
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Image generation
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API integrations
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Background removal
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Caption videos
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Inference
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Models
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Text to speech
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Video background removal
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Video repurposing
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Development
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Image editing
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LLM development
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TikTok captions
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TikTok videos
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Transcription
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Video effects
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YouTube shorts
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Reviews
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Prompts
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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.