Shotstack vs StartKit vs Bytecap 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
StartKit
Competitor 2
Bytecap
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 StartKit
startkit.ai
StartKit hands you the entire backend so you can ship your product faster
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Competitor Bytecap
bytecap.io
Bytecap automatically syncs B-roll from Pexels and publishes your shorts to TikTok
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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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1.3Kvisits/mo
17.2Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 79.8%
▼ 25.5%
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6-month growth
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-36.9%
-25.2%
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Global rank web
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#1,173,539
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Avg. last 3 months
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756
21K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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38%
36%
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Pages / visit
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1.0
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Visit duration
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8s
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ShotstackStartKitBytecapSubmagic
08.9K17.8K26.7K35.6KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 1.4KStartKit · 2.2KStartKit · 2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 181StartKit · 300StartKit · 704StartKit · 1.3KBytecap · 19.2KBytecap · 24.1KBytecap · 35.6KBytecap · 26.9KBytecap · 23KBytecap · 19.9KBytecap · 20.9KBytecap · 22.6KBytecap · 23.1KBytecap · 17.2K1001K10K100KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 1.4KStartKit · 2.2KStartKit · 2KStartKit · 1.6KStartKit · 181StartKit · 300StartKit · 704StartKit · 1.3KBytecap · 19.2KBytecap · 24.1KBytecap · 35.6KBytecap · 26.9KBytecap · 23KBytecap · 19.9KBytecap · 20.9KBytecap · 22.6KBytecap · 23.1KBytecap · 17.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$39per month
$149per month
$15per 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
Starter $149Growth $249Concierge $0
Free FreeStarter $15/moPro 1 $29/moPro 2 $55/mo+1 more
Starter $12/moPro $23/moBusiness $41/moCustom Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
CodeImagesVideo
Text
Web pagesVideo
Web pagesVideo
Output
Video
Code
Video
Video
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeVideo EditingAI APIAI Developer Tools+1 more
Development & CodeAI Developer Tools
Video EditingWriting & ContentAI Subtitle GeneratorLong Video To Short Video AI
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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Short videos
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Video shortening
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Video subtitles
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Developer tools
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Video repurposing
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Multilingual subtitle creation
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TikTok videos
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Video generation
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YouTube shorts
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TikTok captions
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APIs
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Video clips
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Backend development
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Caption videos
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Personalized videos
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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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Video avatars
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Video effects
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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.