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Keptbits vs Openshorts
Plans read from both vendors' own pricing pages, with the same seats and billing applied to each. Openshorts is a verified alternative to Keptbits: it does the same main job for a similar customer.
Keptbits is a web-based tool that automatically extracts captioned clips from long videos such as podcasts and streams by analyzing transcripts and audio reactions. It supports multiple video formats and outputs clips in various aspect ratios with burned-in captions.
- Starting price
- Price not published
- Price clarity
- Not graded
- Category
- Video & streaming
- Platforms
- Web browser-based application with uploads handled directly from the browser; no server storage of source files between upload and processing.
- Good fit for
- Users who want to create captioned highlight clips from long podcasts or streams automatically.. Content creators needing quick, automated clipping and captioning of long video content.
- Limitations
- Free plan clips are limited to three clips per run, each up to thirty seconds, with a small watermark.. Source videos can be up to four hours long and up to 8 GB in size.
OpenShorts is an open source AI clip generator that converts long videos such as podcasts, webinars, and interviews into vertical 9:16 clips suitable for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. It offers both a self-hosted free version under the MIT license and a cloud-hosted service starting at $12/month with faster processing and no watermark.
- Starting price
- From $12.00/mo
- Price clarity
- Price clarity grade C, 52 out of 100 52 of 100
- Category
- Video & streaming
- Platforms
- Not confirmed
- Good fit for
- Users who want a free, open source, self-hosted AI clip generator with no watermark or usage cap.. Users who prefer a cloud-hosted AI clip generator with faster processing and no watermark starting at $12/month.
- Limitations
- Self-hosted version requires hardware and time; processing an 8-minute video on a typical CPU takes 5 to 8 minutes.. Free cloud plan includes a watermark and limits to 20 free minutes per month after the first free video up to 60 minutes.
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| Tool / plan | Monthly | Per year | What this assumes |
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OpenShorts CloudCheapest fit Flat subscription | $12.00 | $144.00 |
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Keptbits
Best fit
Users who want to create captioned highlight clips from long podcasts or streams automatically.; Content creators needing quick, automated clipping and captioning of long video content.
Trade-offs
Free plan clips are limited to three clips per run, each up to thirty seconds, with a small watermark.; Source videos can be up to four hours long and up to 8 GB in size.
Integrations / export
Not confirmed
Openshorts
Best fit
Users who want a free, open source, self-hosted AI clip generator with no watermark or usage cap.; Users who prefer a cloud-hosted AI clip generator with faster processing and no watermark starting at $12/month.
Trade-offs
Self-hosted version requires hardware and time; processing an 8-minute video on a typical CPU takes 5 to 8 minutes.; Free cloud plan includes a watermark and limits to 20 free minutes per month after the first free video up to 60 minutes.
Integrations / export
Not confirmed
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