Renderforest vs InVideo
Renderforest and InVideo 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.
Renderforest vs InVideo at a glance
| Renderforest | InVideo | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, then paid plans with monthly credits | Limited free credits, then Starter at US$20 a month | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Required | Not needed |
| Watermark | On free plan exports | On free plan downloads | Never |
| Where your files live | In your Renderforest account | In InVideo's cloud | On your computer |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Renderforest and InVideo 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
- 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.videoInVideo
- How a video gets made
- AI agents generate it from a prompt, then you edit on a timeline
- Credits
- AI generation uses credits
- Stock footage and AI models
- Yes
- Handoff to Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro
- Yes
When InVideo fits better
You want a whole video from a sentence: a script, a voiceover, stock clips and AI-generated shots assembled for you, then refined with a team. smooth.video doesn't generate anything on its own.
InVideo 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 know what the animation should look like and want to build it exactly: a logo reveal, a title, an animated stat, a product badge, without spending credits or hoping a prompt gets it right.
Open the editorStart from a template
See all 172 templatesQuestions
- 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.
- Can an AI help me in smooth.video?
- Yes, from outside: the project format is published at smooth.video/llms.txt, so ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant can write an animation that you open and adjust in the editor.
- Does smooth.video have stock footage?
- No. Bring your own images, videos and music, or start from a template.