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Compare Animoto and Descript 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free per month (billed annually)
$0.00
Animoto
Star Rating
(94)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free per month (billed annually)
Browse all 3 pricing plansDescript
Star Rating
(830)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansAnimoto vs Descript
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Animoto easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Descript meets the needs of their business better than Animoto.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Descript is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Animoto over Descript.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Animoto
Personal
Free
per month (billed annually)
- HD Quality
- 50+ Basic Styles
- Number of Tracks : 500
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 media hour / month
Free Trial
Animoto
Free Trial is available
Descript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
82
8.9
664
Ease of Use
8.9
82
8.5
679
Ease of Setup
9.0
17
9.0
429
Ease of Admin
8.7
13
8.5
112
Quality of Support
8.2
66
8.4
451
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
13
8.7
103
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
81
9.1
642
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
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
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.2
22
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
23
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
6.7
17
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
314
Not enough data
7.9
394
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
373
Not enough data
8.6
357
Not enough data
8.8
338
Not enough data
7.9
173
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
313
Not enough data
7.8
156
Not enough data
8.8
371
Not enough data
7.4
138
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
280
Not enough data
7.3
241
Not enough data
8.6
319
Not enough data
8.1
265
Not enough data
7.5
253
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
122
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
106
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
113
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
89
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
7.7
5
7.8
269
Not enough data
9.0
277
7.5
6
7.6
261
6.7
6
7.9
243
6.3
5
8.2
257
7.5
6
8.6
274
6.9
6
8.8
265
Platform
7.3
5
8.6
249
6.9
6
8.7
261
Not enough data
8.1
230
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
226
Not enough data
7.7
226
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
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
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.5
124
Not enough data
7.5
122
Not enough data
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
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
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
7.8
15
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
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
8.9
212
Not enough data
7.4
183
Not enough data
7.3
193
Not enough data
7.7
199
Not enough data
7.8
184
Not enough data
8.1
183
Not enough data
7.6
186
Not enough data
8.0
180
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
170
Not enough data
8.8
201
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.2
163
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
185
Not enough data
7.9
179
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
194
Not enough data
7.8
186
Not enough data
6.9
159
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
178
Not enough data
7.6
165
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
9
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
9.3
5
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Animoto and Descript are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Animoto has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Animoto
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
Marketing and Advertising
14.1%
Information Services
8.7%
E-Learning
7.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.4%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
58.7%
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
4.9%
Other
60.3%
Discussions
Is animoto free?
1 Comment
BF
Animoto has an unlimited free plan where you can create as many videos as you want with standard features. Videos created on the free plan do have an Animoto...Read more
Animoto has no more discussions with answers
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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