Biteable vs Kapwing
Biteable and Kapwing 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
Biteable vs Kapwing at a glance
| Biteable | Kapwing | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From US$15 a month billed yearly, or US$29 billed monthly | Free plan, then Pro from US$16 a month billed yearly | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Required to save a project | Not needed |
| Export resolution | HD on Pro, 4K on Premium | 720p on the free plan, 1080p and 4K on Pro | Any size, 4K included |
- Price
- BiteableFrom US$15 a month billed yearly, or US$29 billed monthly
- KapwingFree plan, then Pro from US$16 a month billed yearly
- smooth.videoFree, no paid plan
- Account
- BiteableRequired
- KapwingRequired to save a project
- smooth.videoNot needed
- Export resolution
- BiteableHD on Pro, 4K on Premium
- Kapwing720p on the free plan, 1080p and 4K on Pro
- smooth.videoAny size, 4K included
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Biteable and Kapwing before you decide.
Biteable
- Free option
- A 7-day trial: watermarked, no MP4 download
- Formats
- MP4
- How you build
- Animated scenes, from a script or in the editor
- AI voices, avatars, automatic captions
- Yes
- Video hosting and viewer analytics
- Yes
When Biteable fits better
You write a script and want a video built from it, need AI voices, avatars or captions, or want to host the video and see who watched it. smooth.video has no script-to-video, no AI voices and no hosting.
Biteable vs smooth.videoKapwing
- Watermark
- On free plan exports
- Projects
- Deleted after 3 days on the free plan
- Where your files live
- In Kapwing's cloud
- AI subtitles, translation, dubbing
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
When Kapwing fits better
You edit talking videos and need subtitles, translations or dubbing in many languages, or several people edit and comment in the same project. smooth.video has no subtitle generator and no shared workspace.
Kapwing vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
You want to download a short animated video today without a subscription, and you'd rather set the motion yourself than start from a script.
You're making the animated pieces of a video, like titles, lower thirds, logo stings or animated stats, want them at full quality without a watermark, and don't need a team workspace.
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 a video be made from my script?
Not by smooth.video itself, but its project format is published at smooth.video/llms.txt. Give it to ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant along with your script, and open the file it writes in the editor.
Can I add captions?
Yes, as text elements you place on the timeline. There's no automatic transcription.
Is there a watermark?
No, and every download is free.
Does smooth.video generate subtitles?
No. You can type captions as text elements and time them on the timeline, but nothing is transcribed automatically.
How long are my projects kept?
As long as you keep the files. The editor autosaves the project you're working on in your browser; save it as a .smooth file to keep it on your computer and reopen it later, on any machine.
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