Video editing · 2026
Free video editing tools for Facebook 6 tools ranked by verified data
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
We scored 7 tools with a free plan among video editing tools for Facebook with the same 7-criterion scorecard; 6 have enough verified data to be ranked.
Only tools with verified Facebook support are included.
Every listed tool has a free plan; the table shows exactly what each free plan allows, as the vendor states it.
Wave.video ranks first with 93/100, followed by Reap (69) and Quso.ai (67).
The lowest starting price among ranked tools (the least you can pay for a paid plan, for one user or account) is Wisecut's: $23.25 per month billed yearly on the Starter+ plan.
Free plans compared
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | Free plan allows | From, billed monthly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wave.video | 93/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | Free | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Reap | 69/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $24/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Quso.ai | 67/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | 75 credits per month | $29/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Riverside | 67/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $29/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Wisecut | 64/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | 30 credits per month | Not offered | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Spikes Studio | 62/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | 30 video minutes per month | $32.99/mo | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Lightworks | Not ranked | 55%3 of 7 criteria | – | Free | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
– = not published by the vendor, or not verified yet.
Why each one ranks where it does
- 1. Wave.video 93/100
Online platform combining a video editor, live streaming studio, stock media library and video hosting.
- Entry price (100/100): Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - 2. Reap 69/100
AI video editor that turns long videos into clips with animated captions, dubbing and subtitles, with an API, CLI and MCP for automation.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 6 of 10 tracked features verified: team access, automatic captions, text-based editing, 4k export, no watermark on paid plans, stock media library
From $24 per month billed monthly ($9.99 billed yearly) on the Creator plan.
- 3. Quso.ai 67/100
Tool that turns long videos into short clips with AI detection, captions and reframing, and includes a brand kit, content planner and social scheduler.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 5 of 10 tracked features verified: analytics, templates, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing
From $29 per month billed monthly ($19 billed yearly) on the Lite plan.
- 4. Riverside 67/100
Browser-based studio for recording video and audio with guests, editing by transcript or with AI, live streaming, and publishing podcasts.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 7 of 10 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing, no watermark on paid plans, real-time collaboration
From $29 per month billed monthly ($24 billed yearly) on the Pro plan.
- 5. Wisecut 64/100
AI video editor that cuts long videos into short clips, adds captions and reframing, and schedules posts to social channels.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Pricing transparency (100/100): 3 of 3 plans have a public price
From $23.25 per month billed yearly on the Starter+ plan.
- 6. Spikes Studio 62/100
AI video editor that detects highlights in long videos, makes captioned clips, and schedules and analyzes social posts from one dashboard.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Basic plan)
- Verified features (100/100): 5 of 10 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, templates, automatic captions, no watermark on paid plans
From $32.99 per month billed monthly ($14.09 billed yearly) on the PRO+ plan.
How we picked
Every one of these video editing tools is scored by the same 7 criteria (scorecard v1). Each criterion gives 0 to 100 from the vendor's published data; the total is the weighted average. A criterion without verified data is left out and the other weights are re-normalised. A tool with under 60% of the weight covered is listed as not ranked, and so is a tool with no verified price and fewer than 2 verified features (“needs a verified price”); each score shows how many criteria it is based on. The core criteria are the same in every category; the category criteria are specific to video editing tools. Nobody gets custom weights, including our own products.
| Criterion | Weight | Type | What we measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 25% | Core | Price per month of the cheapest paid plan, against the prices of other video editing tools on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $8.08/month or less = 100, $32.31 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $4/month or less = 100, $25 or more = 0. Only free plans = 100. Usage-priced and one-time plans are not scored. |
| Free plan or trial | 15% | Core | Whether you can use the tool before paying: a free plan, or failing that a free trial, as shown on the vendor's pricing page.Free plan = 100. No free plan but a free trial = 60. The pricing page lists plans but shows neither = 0. No plans read = not scored. |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | Core | How much of the pricing is public: the share of plans with a published price ("contact sales" counts against), and whether there are at least 3 published tiers.80 x (plans with a public price / plans listed) + 20 x (public plans, up to 3) / 3. No plans read = not scored. |
| Verified features | 15% | Core | How many of the 10 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing, 4k export, no watermark on paid plans, stock media library, real-time collaboration). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 5 (half the tracked list) x 100, capped at 100. No tracked feature verified = not scored. |
| API, integrations and export | 10% | Core | Whether a public API exists, how many integrations the vendor states, and whether the vendor documents a way to export your data.Average of the parts with data: public API yes = 100, no = 0; integrations on a log scale (100 or more = 100); a documented data export = 100. None verified = not scored. |
| Cost per user (team of 3) | 15% | Category | Monthly price per user for a team of 3, on the cheapest paid plan that is priced per seat or states room for at least 3 users.Log scale: $8 per user or less = 100, $41.67 or more = 0. Plans that do not state a user limit are not used. No such plan = not scored. |
| Storage | 10% | Category | GB of storage included on the cheapest paid plan that states a limit.Log scale: 100 or more (or unlimited) = 100. No stated limit = not scored. |
Sources are vendor pricing pages, docs and changelogs, each with the date we checked it. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Full formulas: methodology.
Questions, answered from the data
What is the best free video editing tool for Facebook?
Wave.video, with 93/100 on our scorecard; Reap is second with 69/100.
What is the cheapest free video editing tool for Facebook?
By entry price among ranked tools, Wisecut: $23.25 per month billed yearly on the Starter+ plan.
How did you rank these video editing tools?
Each tool gets 0 to 100 per criterion from its published pricing, limits and features; the total is the weighted average over the criteria with verified data. Tools with under 60% of the weight covered are not ranked.