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DCapCut vs Fotor
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose CapCut if…
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media marketers
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Choose Fotor if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: beginner photo editors, social media creators
Side by side
Feature CapCut Fotor
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 requestKept while account exists; user can delete anytime; face data deleted after avatar generation
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, API
CategoryVideo EditingPhoto Editing
CompanyByteDanceHONG KONG EVERIMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Based in—Hong Kong
Founded2016—
Part of——
Key features
C CapCut
- 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
F Fotor
- AI image enhancement, upscaling, unblurring and restoration
- Background, object, watermark and text removal
- AI image and video generation
- AI avatars and headshots
- Photo-to-anime, sketch and painting style conversion
- Collage maker and design templates
- Batch photo editing
- Developer API and SDK
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
Fotor
BasicFree
ProSee pricing page
Pro+See pricing page
MaxSee pricing page
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
Fotor
- Free-forever Basic plan
- Available on web, mobile and desktop
- Unused credits on paid plans roll over for up to 5 months
- Developer API and SDK available
- Free plan exports at normal resolution only, not HD
- Free plan has 512MB of cloud storage and 1 concurrent generation
- Paid plan prices are not shown in the static pricing page
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