Animoto vs PhotoCast.ai
Animoto
animoto.comPhotoCast.ai
photocast.aiSide by side
| Figure | Animoto | PhotoCast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 0 |
| Spec score · AI Slideshow Makers | 9.1 (#2) | 6.2 (#22) |
| Billing | Subscriptions can be monthly or annual and recur unless canceled; the help page says a single month can be purchased by turning off auto-renewal. | Videos are charged by duration rounded up to the next minute, with a one-minute minimum; previews are free and prices include tax. |
| Privacy | Videos are private by default and accessible to others only when the user shares a link or posts the video elsewhere. | The site says only the user can see their photos and notes, which are used to make the video and can be deleted at any time. |
| Product | Animoto is a video creation service for making and sharing videos from photos, video clips, text, and music. | PhotoCast turns an album of photos and notes into a narrated video that users can download. |
Plans
Animoto
- FreeFree
- PremiumPriced on request
- PremiumPrice not published
- Basic$16 a month
- Professional$29 a month
- Professional Plus$79 a month
- BasicPrice not published
- ProfessionalPrice not published
- Professional PlusPrice not published
In their own words
Animoto
Animoto is a video creation service for assembling photos, video clips, text and music into shareable videos. It is available on the web and as an iOS app designed for making videos on an iPhone. The free plan includes unlimited videos, more than 50 music tracks, three standard fonts and 30 color swatches. Free videos carry a “Made with Animoto” watermark and cannot be downloaded. Animoto hosts videos and provides share links and embed codes. Professional and Professional Plus users can customize play pages with branding and a call-to-action button. Animoto 3 videos can export at 360p, 720p or 1080p; Professional and Professional Plus users can export at 4K. The mobile app sharing menu lists Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, Twitter and YouTube. For the website, Animoto recommends a desktop or laptop using Chrome or Firefox, and notes that some features may not work as intended in mobile browsers. Subscriptions can be monthly or annual and recur unless canceled; a single month can be purchased by turning off auto-renewal.
PhotoCast.ai
PhotoCast.ai has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.