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SendShort vs Pictory (2025)

SendShort is the #1 Pictory.ai alternative because it creates accurates videos and edites them with many more AI-powered features that Pictory is missing
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100k+ Creators
Auto video generation
AI generated stories
Auto captions
Schedule and Publish

Why choose SendShort over Competitor?

Pricing
SendShort's starting point is at $20/month.
Clip Shorts from Long Videos
Turn long videos into +100 shorts per month.
AI Faceless Video Generator
Creates any story entirely auto-edited: script, voice, translation, etc.
Automated Faceless Content Series
SendShort can create + post series of faceless videos.
Auto Captioning
Captions & Subtitles, auto-detected by AI.
Translate Captions
SendShort can translate in up to 50 languages.
Emoji Subtitles
SendShort can auto-insert emojis to your subtitles (animated emojis too).
Pricing
Pictory.ai starts at $25/month.
Clip Shorts from Long Videos
Opus Clip|Quso (formerly Vidyo)|2short.ai|VEED|Pictory|Kapwing
Can only clip "up to 5 hours of video processing" per month.
AI Faceless Video Generator
It cannot create faceless videos.
Automated Faceless Content Series
Isn't able to do this. Must manually create and post content.
Auto Captioning
Opus Clip|Quso (formerly Vidyo)|2short.ai|Vizard|Spikes Studio|Klap|Munch|Submagic|Capté|AutoShorts|VEED|CapCut|PictoryCaptions AI|Kapwing
Also auto-detects captions for any video.
Translate Captions
Pictory can translate subtitles in just 29 languages.
Emoji Subtitles
Doesn't add emojis. At most, you could manually insert them by typing.

Cedric

Agency Owner

“We’ve been able to 3x output on short form clips using SendShort. It’s revolutionary for my agency.”

Ange

Content Creator

“I am a video editor for a high cadence marketing company and this tool helps us create faster and more effective short content. SendShort is doing the Lord’s work on the time it’s taken off my hands!”

Karim

Street Interviewer

“It’s already been a huge increase in efficiency for me, personally. I’m really looking forward to using SendShort more and more.”

Coraline

eCommerce Brand Owner

“I am very happy that I discovered Sendshort. It helps me create videos for Instagram reels and TikTok in a fast, easy and beautiful way. I can only film the video and SendShort adds subtitles (beautiful) and take care of the rest.”

Sacha

Video Editing Agency Owner

SendShort has become a must-have for my video editing agency. The time and energy it saves on creating shorts is insane 🤯”

@infomoneypro

Content Creator, 40,000+ followers

“Video editors are dead. This AI can transform a YouTube video into 50 shorts…and in just a few minutes…”

Nico

Content Creator

“SendShort.ai has increased my output and productivity by 5x. Thanks to Romain!! I had a problem and he took the time to help me incredibly fast.”

Cedric

Agency Owner

Ange

Content Creator

Karim

Street Interviewer

Coraline

eCommerce Brand Owner

Sacha

Video Editing Agency Owner

@infomoneypro

Content Creator, 40,000+ followers

Nico

Content Creator
Friendly pricing for Every Creator!
Sendshort starts paying for itself from day 1. No Hidden Cost.
trusted by
1,000+ paying customers
Monthly
Yearly (-20%)
Subtitles Pro
$15
/ Per Month
Get Started
No credit card required
Features:
100 subtitled shorts / month
Cropping from long videos
1 min 30 max per video
300 MB/video
Import music and sound effects
B-rolls
Import your own images
Faceless video: 4 per week
Advanced
$23
/ Per Month
Get Started
No credit card required
Features:
Everything included in Subtitles Pro, plus...
2 min max
30 shorts from long videos per month
Auto-Crop to vertical format (9:16)
1GB and 2 hours / long video
Import long video by local file or YouTube link
Faceless video: 10 per week
Expert
$47
/ Per Month
No credit card required
Features:
Everything included in Advanced, plus...
3 min max
100 shorts from long videos / month
Program & Publish to all platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc)
Analyze content performance
Faceless video: 30 per week
Subtitles Pro
$19
/ Per Month
Get Started
No credit card required
Features:
100 subtitled shorts / month
Cropping from long videos
1 min 30 max per video
300 MB/video
Import music and sound effects
B-rolls
Import your own images
Faceless video: 4 per week
Advanced
$29
/ Per Month
Get Started
No credit card required
Features:
Everything included in Subtitles Pro, plus...
2 min max
30 shorts from long videos per month
Auto-Crop to vertical format (9:16)
1GB and 2 hours / long video
Import long video by local file or YouTube link
Faceless video: 10 per week
Expert
$59
/ Per Month
No credit card required
Features:
Everything included in Advanced, plus...
3 min max
100 shorts from long videos / month
Program & Publish to all platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc)
Analyze content performance
Faceless video: 30 per week

SendShort vs. Pictory – which one actually helps you grow?

Pictory is a solid video tool, but it comes with limits that hold creators back. It caps video processing, lacks faceless video generation, and doesn’t automate content repurposing at scale.

SendShort does more for less. It automates long-video clipping, generates faceless content, and adds AI-powered tools that save you hours of manual work.

1. Pricing – more features for a lower cost

SendShort starts at $20 per month, giving you unlimited automation tools for AI video creation.

Pictory starts at $25 per month and limits your video processing to 5 hours per month. If you’re repurposing content at scale, this can slow you down fast.

2. AI faceless video creation – complete automation vs. manual work

SendShort automatically generates faceless videos with AI-powered scripts, voiceovers, and translations.

Pictory does not support faceless video generation. You’ll have to create and edit everything manually.

3. AI-powered automation that saves time

Both platforms offer AI-generated captions, but SendShort takes it further with features that make videos more engaging and easier to create:

  • Automated faceless content series that lets you create and schedule multiple faceless videos. Pictory doesn’t have this feature—you have to manually post everything.
  • Subtitle translation in 50+ languages. Pictory only supports 29 languages.
  • Emoji subtitles that automatically insert relevant emojis to boost engagement. Pictory doesn’t support this—you’d have to add them manually.

SendShort is the better choice for content creators

Pictory is fine for basic video editing, but it caps your processing time, lacks automation, and doesn’t support faceless video creation.

SendShort gives you better pricing, no limits on video processing, and AI-powered tools to automate content creation. If you’re serious about scaling your video content, SendShort is the smarter choice.

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