Renderforest vs FlipaClip
Renderforest and FlipaClip 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
Renderforest vs FlipaClip at a glance
| Renderforest | FlipaClip | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, then paid plans with monthly credits | Free with ads, FlipaClip Plus to remove them | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Not needed | Not needed |
| Watermark | On free plan exports | On the free version | Never |
- Price
- RenderforestFree plan, then paid plans with monthly credits
- FlipaClipFree with ads, FlipaClip Plus to remove them
- smooth.videoFree, no paid plan
- Account
- RenderforestRequired
- FlipaClipNot needed
- smooth.videoNot needed
- Watermark
- RenderforestOn free plan exports
- FlipaClipOn the free version
- smooth.videoNever
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Renderforest and FlipaClip before you decide.
Renderforest
- Export resolution
- 720p on the free and Lite plans, 1080p on Pro, 4K on Business
- How you edit
- Template scenes, some with fixed, pre-rendered animation
- Where your files live
- In your Renderforest account
- AI video, text-to-speech, stock footage
- Yes
- Logos and websites
- Yes, in the same account
When Renderforest fits better
You want a finished video from very little input: an AI-generated clip, a voiceover read by text-to-speech, stock footage, or a logo and a website made in the same place. smooth.video has none of those.
Renderforest vs smooth.videoFlipaClip
- Platform
- iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Apple silicon Macs
- How you animate
- Frame by frame: draw every frame, with onion skin
- Drawing
- Brushes, layers and stylus support
- Export size
- Up to 1920×1920 with Plus
- Transparent export
- GIF and PNG sequence
When FlipaClip fits better
You want to draw: a character that walks, a flipbook, a rotoscoped clip, frame after frame with a stylus and onion skin. smooth.video has no frame-by-frame drawing.
FlipaClip vs smooth.videoWhen smooth.video fits better
You want an intro, a logo sting or an animated title in full HD or 4K without buying a plan, and you'd like to change how things move, not only the text inside a scene.
You're on a computer, and your animation is things that move rather than drawings that change: a title, a logo, a sticker, a photo, a character cut into pieces that slide and turn.
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 use a Renderforest template in smooth.video?
No, but smooth.video has its own gallery of intros, logo reveals and titles, and every element in them can be changed.
Is my video rendered on a server?
No. The export runs in your browser, so there's no queue and nothing to upload. A long 4K video takes a while on a slower computer.
Is there a watermark?
No, never, at any resolution.
Is there a FlipaClip for PC?
FlipaClip is made for phones, tablets, Chromebooks and Apple silicon Macs, with no official web or Windows version. smooth.video runs in a recent browser, on Windows too.
Can I draw in smooth.video?
Yes, with a simple brush: the drawing becomes an image you can move, scale, rotate and fade. You can't draw a different picture on every frame.
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