Submagic alternative
A Submagic alternative for long videos
Submagic's plans are built around captioning short videos; turning a long one into clips takes its Magic Clips add-on. iaclips starts from the long video. Here's how they compare.
Long videos on every plan
Turning a long video into clips is what every iaclips plan does, the free one included. At Submagic, Magic Clips is a $19-a-month add-on on top of a plan.
Free to start, no watermark
30 minutes of video every 30 days, no credit card.
Priced by the hour of video
Creator: 5 hours a month for $12. Pro: 12 hours for $29. However many clips come out of them.
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iaclips and Submagic: the published facts
From each tool's own pricing and help pages, with a link to each one.
| Tool | Free plan | Watermark on the free plan | Price per hour of video, paying yearly | Languages | Longest video per upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iaclips | 30 minutes every 30 days, no credit cardiaclips.ai | No, on any planiaclips.ai | $1.83 (Pro: $264 a year, 12 hours a month)iaclips.ai | Detected automatically, or pick one of 9iaclips.ai | Free: 30 minutes. Paid: the hours you have left; YouTube links up to 4 hoursiaclips.ai |
| Submagic | No free plan; a free try, limits not publishedsubmagic.co | Free try: not published. Paid plans: nosubmagic.co | Not published: long videos need Magic Clips, a $19-a-month add-on (10 uploads), on top of a plancare.submagic.co | 123submagic.co | Magic Clips: not publishedsubmagic.co |
Which one makes sense for you
Submagic, if
- Your videos are already short and you want captions, effects and B-roll on them: that's what its Starter, Pro and Business plans do.
- You want stock B-roll: Storyblocks on Pro, premium and movie clips on Business.
- You want silences, bad takes and filler words removed for you.
- You need captions in many languages: Submagic lists 123.
iaclips, if
- You start from long episodes, interviews or talks.
- You want to clip long videos on a free plan: 30 minutes every 30 days, no watermark.
- You'd rather pay for hours of video than per upload.
Questions
Can Submagic turn a long video into clips?
Yes, with Magic Clips, an add-on subscription: $19 a month for 10 video uploads, on top of a Submagic plan (Starter is $19 a month, or $12 paying yearly). Its pages don't say how long those videos can be.
Does Submagic have a free plan?
Its pricing page lists no free plan, only Starter, Pro, Business and Custom. It offers a free try with no credit card but doesn't publish the trial's limits. iaclips' free plan is 30 minutes of video every 30 days, with no watermark.
How long can my video be?
Submagic's plans take videos of up to 2 minutes (Starter), 5 (Pro) or 30 (Business); for Magic Clips no limit is published. On iaclips, up to 30 minutes per video on the free plan, as long as your hours left on Creator and Pro, and up to 4 hours from a YouTube link.
Which languages does each one work with?
Submagic says it captions 123 languages. iaclips detects the language automatically, or you pick one of 9: Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese or Korean.
Which one makes better clips?
We haven't published a blind comparison, so we don't claim either way. The fairest test is yours: run the same long video through both.
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Start from your longest video
30 minutes free every 30 days, no watermark, no credit card.