After Effects vs Mojo
After Effects and Mojo side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.
- Free
- No signup
- No watermark
After Effects vs Mojo at a glance
| After Effects | Mojo | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, 7-day free trial | Free version, Pro at US$17.99 a month or US$69.99 a year on iOS | Free, no paid plan |
| How you animate | Keyframes, graph editor, effects and expressions across compositions | Animated templates you fill in | Presets and keyframes on one timeline |
- Price
- After EffectsFrom US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, 7-day free trial
- MojoFree version, Pro at US$17.99 a month or US$69.99 a year on iOS
- smooth.videoFree, no paid plan
- How you animate
- After EffectsKeyframes, graph editor, effects and expressions across compositions
- MojoAnimated templates you fill in
- smooth.videoPresets and keyframes on one timeline
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of After Effects and Mojo before you decide.
After Effects
- Install
- Desktop app
- Account
- Adobe account required
- Transparent video
- Yes
- 3D, visual effects, tracking
- Yes
- Plugins and scripting
- Yes
When After Effects fits better
You need 3D, particles, motion tracking, rotoscoping, compositing over footage, expressions or plugins, or you hand project files to a studio that works in After Effects. smooth.video is 2D only, with no particles, tracking or scripting.
After Effects vs smooth.videoMojo
- Watermark
- On the free version
- Templates
- Pro templates need a subscription
- Where you make it
- iOS and Android apps
- Sizes
- Story, portrait, square and landscape
- Auto captions, trending audio, AI video
- Yes
When Mojo fits better
You make Stories and Reels on your phone in a few taps, with trending audio, auto captions and a large template library at hand. smooth.video has no mobile app.
Mojo vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
You need a title, a lower third, a logo sting or an animated stat for this week's video, you don't open After Effects every day, and a monthly subscription for a few seconds of animation doesn't add up.
You work on a computer, want the motion to be your own rather than a template's, or need the same animation in several sizes, for free and without a watermark.
Open the editor- Free, full stop
- No plan, no trial, no credits, no export limit.
- No account
- Open the page and the editor is already there.
- Nothing is uploaded
- Your files are read and rendered by your own browser.
- No watermark
- Every export is clean, at any size, 4K included.
Start from a template
See all 203 templatesOpen one, change the words, export. Every element stays editable.
Questions
Can I open After Effects or Premiere Pro projects?
No. smooth.video opens its own .smooth projects, and imports images, video, audio and layered PSD files.
Can I use the exports in Premiere Pro or After Effects?
Yes, as regular video files. MP4 imports everywhere; for transparency, export a WebM and check that your version reads it.
Is it really free?
Yes. It runs in your browser with no server doing the work, so there's no subscription and no watermark.
Can I post the video to Instagram or TikTok?
Yes. Export a 1080×1920 MP4, send it to your phone and post it like any other video.
Can I change the timing of a template?
Yes, all of it: drag any element along the timeline, change its entrance, or move it at any point in time.
Is there a watermark?
No, and no template is locked.
Or skip the decision.
smooth.video is free, opens in a tab and exports without a watermark. Try it while you compare.
Open the editor- Free
- No signup
- No watermark