Async vs Descript
Async
async.com
Descript
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| Figure | Async | Descript |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $24/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Video Podcast Software | 8.3 (#12) | 9.1 (#1) |
| Spec score · AI Podcast Editing Software | 8.2 (#12) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Audio cleanup | Magic Dust removes background noise and makes voices sound clearer. | Studio Sound removes background noise and enhances voice. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The Async Voice API documentation lists Pipecat, LiveKit, Twilio, n8n, and Picsart Flow as integrations. | Official integrations include Ecamm, Restream, SquadCast, Captivate, Zoom, Wistia, Google Drive, YouTube, Slack, HubSpot, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and others. |
| Remote recording | Async says its remote interview feature supports up to 10 participants with a separate track for each. | Rooms supports recording up to 10 participants with separate camera, microphone, and screen tracks. |
| Paid from | 11.99 | 16 |
| Support | Async’s help center provides guides covering accounts and billing, recording, video editing, AI generation, and other product areas. | Business includes priority support with an SLA, while Enterprise includes a dedicated customer success manager, onboarding, and priority response. |
Plans
Async
- FreeFree
- EssentialsPrice not published
- ProPrice not published
- TeamsPrice not published
- BusinessPriced on request
Descript
- FreeFree
- Hobbyist$24 a month
- Creator$35 a month
- Business$65 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Async
Async is an online AI video editor where users create and edit videos through chat. It can remove filler, pauses, repetitions, bad takes, and awkward moments. Magic Dust reduces background noise and clarifies voices, while chat can generate B-roll, visuals, scenes, or music within an edit. Users can add subtitles and turn moments from longer videos into short-form clips. Async presents the workflow for ads, vlogs, explainers, podcasts, and other formats, and says it is built for creators and teams. Its browser-based remote interview feature supports up to 10 participants with separate tracks; local recording and automatic transcription are also listed. The Voice API supports text-to-speech and speech-to-text, including streaming over WebSockets. Async is available on the web and iOS, with no Android version listed. The Free plan is free and includes 10 lifetime AI credits, one hour of media upload to AI chat, exports up to 720p, and 2 GB storage. Paid pricing starts at $11.99/mo (annual).
Descript
Descript is an AI video and audio editor that lets you shape recordings by changing their transcript text. It automatically transcribes recordings, with multi-language transcription in 25 languages. Its editing tools include filler-word removal, Studio Sound for background-noise reduction and voice enhancement, captions, translation, green screen, eye contact, and AI speech. Underlord, the built-in AI co-editor, can write, edit, design, and generate visuals or voiceovers under your direction. Teams can collaborate live, share projects, comment, and use version history. Rooms supports remote recording for up to 10 participants, with separate camera, microphone, and screen tracks. You can reformat video for YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn, or export timelines to tools including Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and Pro Tools. Descript runs on macOS, Windows, and the web; desktop use requires macOS 14 Sonoma or Windows 11 or newer. The free plan includes 60 minutes per month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p local export, and 5GB of cloud storage. Paid plans start at $16/user/mo (annual).