Shotz vs Kapwing
Kapwing is a collaborative browser editor, popular with teams for subtitles, resizing and turning long videos into short ones. Shotz is in the browser too: it watches every clip, makes the edit you describe and generates the shots you're missing.
Team editing in the browser. Subtitles, resizing, repurposing and editing together on one project.
Editing by asking. Shotz finds the moments, makes the cut and lets you change it in plain words or on the timeline.
The short version.
Kapwing gives a team the tools. Shotz makes the cut so the team can review it.
Search a whole shoot for one moment, by what happens in it.
Generate a shot that matches your footage, labelled as generated.
Side by side.
An honest look at what each tool is built to do. Plenty of people use both.
Where Kapwing is great.
A whole team in one project, with comments, from any browser.
One video into every shape a social account needs.
Long talks and streams into short, subtitled clips.
Use them together.
Let Shotz make the first cut, then share it with your team or take it into Kapwing to finish.
Drop in your clips and say what you want. Get a first cut with captions and music.
Export the project with clips and captions, and fine-tune anywhere you like.
Post it wherever your people are.
Questions.
Should I switch from Kapwing?
If your team likes editing by hand together, Kapwing is good at that. If you'd rather describe the edit and review a first cut, try Shotz.
Can my team edit together in Shotz?
Yes. Everyone in the project sees each other's changes and playheads live, and review links collect notes from people outside it.
Is Shotz free?
Yes. The editor is free with no watermark. Starter is from $12 a month with 1,000 credits for generating, Pro from $33 with 3,000, and Team from $129 for up to five people.
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