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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (80.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Descript
Star Rating
(825)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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Star Rating
(417)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about StoryblocksSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Descript excels in transcription accuracy, scoring 9.0, while Storyblocks falls short with a score of 4.7. Reviewers mention that Descript's transcription feature is highly reliable, making it a preferred choice for content creators who prioritize accurate text generation from audio.
- Reviewers mention that Storyblocks shines in its sound library, scoring 8.8, which is significantly higher than Descript's score of 7.6. Users on G2 appreciate the extensive variety of sound effects available in Storyblocks, enhancing their video projects with high-quality audio.
- Users say that Descript's editing capabilities, particularly in clip editing and titles/captions, are robust, with scores of 8.7 and 8.8 respectively. In contrast, Storyblocks has similar scores but lacks the same level of user satisfaction in these areas, indicating that Descript may offer a more user-friendly editing experience.
- G2 users report that Storyblocks offers a superior template library, scoring 7.5 compared to Descript's 7.2. Reviewers mention that the variety and quality of templates available in Storyblocks make it easier for users to create visually appealing content quickly.
- Users on G2 highlight that Descript's screen recording feature is rated at 8.4, which is higher than Storyblocks' score of 6.4. Reviewers mention that this feature is essential for creating tutorials and presentations, making Descript a better option for users focused on educational content.
- Reviewers mention that Storyblocks provides better pricing flexibility with its subscription model, scoring 9.2, compared to Descript's 9.1. Users report that the value for money in Storyblocks is appealing, especially for small businesses looking for cost-effective media solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Storyblocks
No pricing availableFree Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Storyblocks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
659
9.1
322
Ease of Use
8.4
674
9.4
333
Ease of Setup
9.0
424
9.7
133
Ease of Admin
8.5
111
9.5
38
Quality of Support
8.4
447
9.2
225
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
102
9.3
39
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
638
8.9
321
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
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
Pricing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
255
Media
Not enough data
6.8
148
Not enough data
7.8
209
Not enough data
9.2
238
Agentic AI - Stock Footage
Not enough data
8.8
12
Media
Not enough data
8.9
169
Not enough data
8.3
152
Pricing
Not enough data
9.3
170
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
171
Agentic AI - Stock Music
Not enough data
9.0
7
Voice
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.8
393
Not enough data
Transcription
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
Editing
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
123
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Customization
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
Analytics
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
Editing
7.8
267
8.3
98
9.0
275
Feature Not Available
7.6
259
8.1
115
7.9
241
Feature Not Available
8.2
255
8.3
94
8.6
272
8.4
96
8.8
263
8.4
104
Platform
8.6
247
9.0
107
8.7
259
9.2
119
8.1
228
8.4
92
Generative AI
7.8
224
Feature Not Available
7.7
224
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
7.6
9
8.3
19
8.0
9
8.2
19
8.1
9
8.1
18
8.0
9
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
6.4
114
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
122
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
122
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.1
19
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
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.0
194
6.6
109
8.9
211
Feature Not Available
7.4
182
8.2
110
7.2
192
8.5
111
7.7
198
Feature Not Available
7.7
183
7.5
107
8.1
182
Feature Not Available
7.6
185
8.9
116
8.0
179
7.8
106
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
7.1
102
7.4
169
6.9
100
8.8
200
9.3
116
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
6.9
101
6.1
162
6.6
100
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
7.3
104
7.9
178
9.0
108
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
8.6
111
7.7
185
8.0
107
6.9
158
6.8
100
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
Feature Not Available
7.6
164
7.4
98
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
7.9
7
7.3
5
8.1
7
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and Storyblocks are categorized as Video Editing, Text to Speech, and Video Content Creation
Unique Categories
Descript is categorized as Virtual Recording Studio, Screen and Video Capture, AI Video Generators, AI Avatar Generators, Video Translation, Content Creation, Presentation, Audio Editing, Transcription, and Video Communications
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Storyblocks
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
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Media Production
13.2%
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Broadcast Media
10.7%
Entertainment
7.1%
Higher Education
3.9%
Other
52.7%
Discussions
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
Is Storyblocks good?
2 Comments
MC
For my team and I Storyblocks has been great. We find a lot of what we are looking for and our productions look better for our subscription. The team there...Read more
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