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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Animaker
Star Rating
(995)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(826)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Animaker excels in ease of use with a score of 9.0, making it a favorite for beginners looking to create animations quickly. In contrast, Descript, with a score of 8.4, is noted for its more complex interface, which some users find less intuitive.
- Reviewers mention that Animaker's animation features, particularly its extensive library of templates and character animations, receive high praise, scoring 9.1. Descript, while strong in transcription, falls short in animation capabilities, scoring only 7.4.
- G2 users highlight Animaker's superior customer support, scoring 8.9, as a significant advantage, especially for small businesses needing quick assistance. Descript's support, with a score of 7.9, is seen as less responsive, leading to some frustration among users.
- Users on G2 report that Animaker's dictation and accuracy features are standout elements, scoring 8.9 and 9.0 respectively, which are crucial for creating precise animated content. Descript's dictation and accuracy scores of 8.0 and 7.8 indicate room for improvement in these areas.
- Reviewers mention that Animaker's integration capabilities, scoring 8.5, allow for seamless use with existing applications, which is a significant plus for users looking to streamline their workflow. Descript, with a score of 7.4, is noted for having fewer integration options, which can hinder productivity.
- Users say that Animaker's closed captioning feature, scoring 9.2, is particularly beneficial for accessibility, making it easier to reach a wider audience. Descript's closed captioning score of 8.8, while still good, does not match the level of functionality offered by Animaker.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
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Animaker
No trial information availableDescript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
829
8.9
660
Ease of Use
9.0
840
8.5
675
Ease of Setup
9.0
449
9.0
425
Ease of Admin
8.8
132
8.5
112
Quality of Support
8.9
755
8.4
448
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
129
8.7
103
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
805
9.1
638
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
9.3
141
Not enough data
8.7
140
Not enough data
9.2
139
Not enough data
8.9
133
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.8
138
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.9
124
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
109
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.4
19
Feature Not Available
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Feature Not Available
8.1
18
Feature Not Available
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Training & eLearning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Voice
Feature Not Available
8.0
313
9.0
41
7.8
393
Transcription
8.5
40
8.3
371
8.8
40
8.6
356
9.2
38
8.8
337
8.6
37
7.8
172
Editing
8.9
39
8.4
312
8.5
39
7.8
155
8.8
40
8.8
370
8.8
37
7.4
136
Integration
8.8
36
8.3
279
8.3
35
7.3
240
9.0
40
8.6
317
8.6
34
8.1
264
8.6
34
7.5
252
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Feature Not Available
8.6
123
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.3
121
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
105
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
Not enough data
7.9
112
Feature Not Available
8.5
118
Feature Not Available
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Editing
8.6
218
7.8
267
8.5
214
9.0
275
9.0
223
7.6
259
8.3
212
7.9
241
8.0
214
8.2
255
8.6
220
8.6
272
9.0
216
8.8
263
Platform
8.8
217
8.6
247
8.9
218
8.7
259
8.7
205
8.1
228
Generative AI
8.5
98
7.8
224
8.5
99
7.7
224
Agentic AI - Video Editing
7.3
19
8.2
20
8.3
19
8.3
19
8.4
19
8.2
19
8.5
18
8.1
18
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Feature Not Available
6.4
114
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
122
Social Media
Not enough data
7.3
122
Planning
Not enough data
6.2
116
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.5
124
Feature Not Available
7.5
122
Feature Not Available
7.8
121
Not enough data
6.4
112
Not enough data
6.4
110
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
7.7
73
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
7.8
16
Feature Not Available
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.6
14
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.3
253
8.0
194
8.6
249
8.9
211
9.1
255
7.4
182
8.8
256
7.2
192
8.5
250
7.7
198
Feature Not Available
7.7
183
8.7
252
8.1
182
8.5
251
7.6
185
8.6
246
8.0
179
Distribution - Video Content Creation
8.4
243
Feature Not Available
8.4
241
7.4
169
8.7
244
8.8
200
Analytics - Video Content Creation
8.4
233
Feature Not Available
8.3
230
6.1
162
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.5
235
7.1
184
8.9
239
7.9
178
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
235
7.9
193
8.7
233
7.7
185
8.5
227
6.9
158
Other - Video Content Creation
8.6
229
7.7
177
8.6
229
7.6
164
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
8.1
34
7.7
5
7.9
33
7.3
5
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Animaker and Descript are categorized as Transcription, Video Content Creation, Video Editing, AI Avatar Generators, AI Video Generators, Content Creation, Presentation, Text to Speech, and Video Translation
Unique Categories
Descript is categorized as Virtual Recording Studio, Screen and Video Capture, Audio Editing, and Video Communications
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Animaker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Animation
9.6%
Higher Education
8.7%
Education Management
6.1%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
5.5%
Other
64.5%
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Discussions
What can Animaker do?
2 Comments
AS
Miracles in terms of animation.Read more
what are the systems requirements for Animaker.
1 Comment
SS
When you upgrade to the Enterprise solution you have much more control of the voice adding Breaths, pauses, pitch and even emphasis on word or even phrases. ...Read more
Can I Add animation in my already existing video through animaker
1 Comment
Official Response from Animaker
Yes you make take a video from a 3rd party source upload it to Animaker, edit, clip it, change colors, add text, voice overs and animation to your existing...Read more
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
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