Short-form clippers
Cheapest OpenShorts alternatives 20 tools cheaper than OpenShorts, like for like
- OpenShorts from, billed monthly
- $29/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 20
- Lowest price
- $7/mo
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 76%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
OpenShorts's cheapest paid plan costs $29 billed monthly (Creator). We found 20 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
20 are cheaper billed monthly.
The largest saving on a paid plan is FrameOS: $7 a month billed monthly on Starter, $22 (76%) less than OpenShorts's $29.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature OpenShorts has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
OpenShorts alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | OpenShorts, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FrameOS | $7/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $22 (76%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 | AutoVOD | $7.99/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $21.01 (72%) | Yes, 20 credits per month | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  SnipCast | $9/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $20 (69%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Subscut | $9/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $20 (69%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  2short.ai | $9.90/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $19.10 (66%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Scribix | $12/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $17 (59%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  Opus Clip | $15/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $14 (48%) | Yes, 60 credits per month | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  proclips | $15/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $14 (48%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 9 |  StoryHero | $15/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $14 (48%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 10 |  StreamLadder | $15/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $14 (48%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 11 |  Clippo | $19/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $10 (34%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 12 |  Cubix | $19/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $10 (34%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 13 |  Reclip | $19/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $10 (34%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 14 |  Submagic | $19/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $10 (34%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 15 |  Autoclip | $19.99/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $9.01 (31%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 16 |  Keptbits | $19.99/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $9.01 (31%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 17 |  Taja AI | $19.99/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $9.01 (31%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 18 |  FastCut | $20/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $9 (31%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 19 |  Choppity | $24/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $5 (17%) | Yes, 1 user | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 20 |  Reap | $24/mo | billed monthly | $29/mo | $5 (17%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- FrameOS · $7/mo, saves 76%
AI clipping tool that turns long videos into reframed, captioned short clips with a timeline editor and publishing to social platforms.
- Price: $7 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $22 a month (76%)
- Starter limits: 150 credits per month source
- Matches OpenShorts: has all 5 features we verified for OpenShorts
9 of 13 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 AutoVOD · $7.99/mo, saves 72%
Service that downloads live-stream VODs, uses AI to clip and caption them, and schedules the resulting clips to YouTube and TikTok.
- Price: $7.99 a month, billed monthly, on Basic source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $21.01 a month (72%)
- Basic limits: 1,200 credits per month source
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Publish or schedule to social networks, No watermark on paid plans and 1 more
7 of 13 tracked details verified
- SnipCast · $9/mo, saves 69%
AI tool that finds highlights in uploaded videos and exports vertical clips with subtitles and speaker-focused framing.
- Price: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $20 a month (69%)
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Publish or schedule to social networks
5 of 13 tracked details verified
- Subscut · $9/mo, saves 69%
AI clipping tool that finds moments in long uploaded videos and outputs captioned vertical short clips.
- Price: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Monthly source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $20 a month (69%)
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, No watermark on paid plans, Public API
6 of 13 tracked details verified
- 2short.ai · $9.90/mo, saves 66%
AI tool that extracts highlights from long videos and turns them into short clips with face tracking, animated subtitles and brand overlays.
- Price: $9.90 a month, billed monthly, on Lite source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $19.10 a month (66%)
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Brand kit, No watermark on paid plans
7 of 13 tracked details verified
- Scribix · $12/mo, saves 59%
AI clip maker that finds moments in long videos, adds transcript-based editing and captions, and publishes shorts to connected accounts.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Lite source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $17 a month (59%)
- Pricing unit: Scribix: not stated; OpenShorts: per workspace
- Lite limits: 200 video minutes per month, 2 social accounts source
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Publish or schedule to social networks, No watermark on paid plans
7 of 13 tracked details verified
- Opus Clip · $15/mo, saves 48%
AI video tool that cuts long videos into short clips with captions and reframing, and can schedule posts to social platforms.
- Price: $15 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $14 a month (48%)
- Pricing unit: Opus Clip: not stated; OpenShorts: per workspace
- Starter limits: 150 credits per month source
- Matches OpenShorts: has all 5 features we verified for OpenShorts
11 of 13 tracked details verified
- proclips · $15/mo, saves 48%
AI video clipper that turns long videos into captioned vertical clips with virality scores and can schedule and auto-post them to YouTube Shorts.
- Price: $15 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $14 a month (48%)
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Virality score, Publish or schedule to social networks and 3 more
11 of 13 tracked details verified
- StoryHero · $15/mo, saves 48%
AI video editor aimed at gamers that detects moments in long videos and turns them into captioned short clips with text hooks.
- Price: $15 a month, billed monthly, on Rookie source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $14 a month (48%)
- Pricing unit: StoryHero: not stated; OpenShorts: per workspace
- Rookie limits: 150 credits per month source
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions
3 of 13 tracked details verified
- StreamLadder · $15/mo, saves 48%
Stream clipping toolkit that finds highlights in VODs, reformats them to vertical, adds captions and schedules posts to social networks.
- Price: $15 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $14 a month (48%)
- Pricing unit: StreamLadder: not stated; OpenShorts: per workspace
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Publish or schedule to social networks
6 of 13 tracked details verified
- Clippo · $19/mo, saves 34%
Cloud tool that turns livestreams and videos from YouTube, Twitch and similar sources into short clips and auto-posts them to YouTube on a schedule.
- Price: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Solo source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $10 a month (34%)
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Publish or schedule to social networks, Public API
6 of 13 tracked details verified
- Cubix · $19/mo, saves 34%
AI video editor with an editing agent that cuts, captions, reframes, adds B-roll and builds clips from uploaded raw footage.
- Price: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $10 a month (34%)
- Creator limits: 500 credits per month, 10 storage gb source
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Brand kit, No watermark on paid plans
6 of 13 tracked details verified
- Reclip · $19/mo, saves 34%
Credit-based video workspace with an AI clipper for long videos plus tools for video and image generation, voiceover, captions and translation.
- Price: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $10 a month (34%)
- Starter limits: 300 credits per month, 1 users source
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Team access
4 of 13 tracked details verified
- Submagic · $19/mo, saves 34%
AI video editor that adds captions, cuts clips, removes silences, inserts B-roll and schedules publishing of short-form videos.
- Price: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $10 a month (34%)
- Pricing unit: Submagic: not stated; OpenShorts: per workspace
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Publish or schedule to social networks, Brand kit, Team access and 1 more
7 of 13 tracked details verified
- Autoclip · $19.99/mo, saves 31%
AI clip generator that finds highlights in long videos and streams, adds captions and reframing, and posts the clips to connected social accounts.
- Price: $19.99 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- OpenShorts on the same basis: $29 a month, billed monthly, on Creator source
- Saving: $9.01 a month (31%)
- Starter limits: 200 credits per month, 3 social accounts, 25 storage gb source
- Verified features: AI clip selection, Automatic captions, Auto reframe to vertical, Publish or schedule to social networks, Brand kit and 2 more
9 of 13 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to OpenShorts?
FrameOS: $7 a month billed monthly on Starter, against $29 for OpenShorts's Creator on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with OpenShorts?
Up to $22 a month (76%) with FrameOS (billed monthly), before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to OpenShorts?
AutoVOD, Subscut, 2short.ai, Scribix and Opus Clip and 6 more have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for short-form video clippers. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.