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OpenShorts review 68/100 on verified data

OpenShorts is a short-form video clipper: Open-source AI clip generator that turns long videos into vertical short clips with captions, available self-hosted or as a hosted cloud service.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

OpenShorts homepage (screenshot)
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026
Score (rank 18 of 37)
68/100
Coverage (5 of 8 criteria)
75%
From, per month
$29
Free plan
Yes
OpenShortsFrom $29/moVisit

It works with 3 platforms of the 15 we track: Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan, and there is a free plan.

OpenShorts has a public API.

In our short-form video clippers ranking OpenShorts scores 68/100, rank 18 of 37, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

OpenShorts at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.
Pricing model
Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan
Creator: $29/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Platforms
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube
Public API
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Data export
Clips can be exported or published directly to social platforms source, Oct 14, 2026

OpenShorts plans

2 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

  • Self-hosted

    Not stated

    Billed monthly
    Not stated
    Billed yearly
    Free
    Charged per
    per workspace

    Published limits

    None stated

  • Creator

    $29per month, billed monthly

    Billed monthly
    $29
    Billed yearly
    Not stated
    Charged per
    per workspace

    Published limits

    None stated

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

Full OpenShorts pricing and plan limits

How OpenShorts scores

The short-form video clippers scorecard applied to OpenShorts's verified data: 68/100, rank 18 of 37, based on 5 of 8 criteria.

Score

68/100

Rank #18 of 37

Coverage 75%

5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of short-form video clippersHow we score

  1. Entry price

    8/100

    Weight 33%$29/month billed monthly on Creator (scored on the monthly price) source

  2. Free plan or trial

    100/100

    Weight 20%Free plan (Self-hosted) source

  3. Pricing transparency

    93/100

    Weight 13%2 of 2 plans have a public price source

  4. Verified features

    100/100

    Weight 20%4 of 8 tracked features verified: automatic captions, auto reframe to vertical, no watermark on paid plans, team access source 1source 2

  5. API, integrations and export

    100/100

    Weight 13%public API, documented data export source

  6. Platform coveragecategory criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

  7. Storagecategory criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

  8. Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

OpenShorts features

4 of the 9 features we compare short-form video clippers on, as OpenShorts publishes them.
Automatic captions
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Auto reframe to vertical
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
No watermark on paid plans
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Team access
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

6 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

OpenShorts alternatives

The highest-scoring of 39 comparable tools.
Top OpenShorts alternatives
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planPlatformsChecked
1Vizard98/10075%5 of 8 criteriaFreeFreeYes, 60 credits per month–Oct 14, 2026
2AutoVOD97/10065%4 of 8 criteria$7.99/moNot offeredYes, 20 credits per month2Oct 14, 2026
3Subscut96/10075%5 of 8 criteria$9/mo$7.50/moYes–Oct 14, 2026
42short.ai95/10075%5 of 8 criteria$9.90/moNot offeredYes1Oct 14, 2026
5captionrich94/10065%4 of 8 criteriaNot offered$6/moYes–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.

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does OpenShorts cost?

Paid plans start at $29 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan, according to OpenShorts's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does OpenShorts have a free plan?

Yes: OpenShorts has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Which social platforms does OpenShorts support?

OpenShorts supports 3 platforms: Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Does OpenShorts have an API?

Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does OpenShorts score?

In our short-form video clippers ranking OpenShorts scores 68/100, rank 18 of 37, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best OpenShorts alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Vizard (98/100), AutoVOD (97/100) and Subscut (96/100).

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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.