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DCapCut vs Clipdrop
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose CapCut if…
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media marketers
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Choose Clipdrop if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: marketers, designers
Side by side
Feature CapCut Clipdrop
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes—
Data retentionKept as long as necessary; cloud space data deleted on request—
GitHub stars—467
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CategoryVideo EditingPhoto Editing
CompanyByteDanceInitML
Based in——
Founded20162020
Part of—Jasper.ai
Key features
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- Online, desktop, mobile and tablet video editor
- Auto captions and subtitles
- Text to speech and custom voices
- Image and video background removal
- AI image and video generators
- Noise reduction and voice enhancement
- Template library for social and business content
- Brand kit on Teams plan
C Clipdrop
- Text-to-image generation
- Background removal and replacement
- Cleanup of objects, people, text and defects
- Image upscaling up to x16 on Pro
- Relight to change image lighting
- Uncrop to extend photos into new formats
- Universal resizer for social media formats
- Photoshop plugins and usage-based API
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
CapCut
FreeFree
Pro€23.99/mo (€199.99/yr billed yearly)
Ultra€68/mo (€779/yr billed yearly)
Teams€14.99/seat/mo (2 seats); €120/seat/yr billed yearly
Clipdrop
Free$0
ProNot listed
APIUsage-based
Strengths and limitations
CapCut
- Free plan with basic editing tools and templates
- Available on web, desktop, mobile and tablet
- Paid plans include 1 TB storage
- Supports 20 languages
- AI generation is limited by monthly credits
- The pricing page says its prices are for reference only and final pricing shows after sign-in
- No public API listed
Clipdrop
- Free plan includes daily uses of most tools
- Pro raises limits to 1,000 uses per 24 hours per tool
- API and Photoshop plugins available
- Pro price not shown on the pricing page
- Free plan limited to 20 uses per day on several tools
- No mobile apps listed
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