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DCapCut vs Reduct
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose CapCut if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media marketers
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Choose Reduct if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: public defenders and legal teams, ux and qualitative researchers
Side by side
Feature CapCut Reduct
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price—$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes—
Data retentionKept as long as necessary; cloud space data deleted on request—
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
CategoryVideo EditingTranscription
CompanyByteDanceReduct
Based in——
Founded20162017
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
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- Interactive transcript linked to video playback
- Transcription in over 90 languages
- Video and audio PII redaction
- Text-based editing with strikethrough cuts
- Live Capture for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
- Exact and fuzzy search across all recordings
- Multicam sync and timeline view
- Premiere Pro plugin for rough cuts
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
Reduct
Personal$12/editor per month
Professional$40/editor per month
EnterpriseCustom (seat plans from $75/editor per month)
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
Reduct
- Free commenters on every plan
- Long silences are excluded from transcription billing
- Discounts for non-profits and academics
- Premiere Pro integration uses original source files
- Redaction and multicam sync require Professional or above
- Personal plan limited to 720p exports and 4GB files
- Document support only on Enterprise
- Transcription beyond the quota is charged per minute
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