Free plans side by side
- Kapwing Free: exports up to 4 minutes long at 720p with a watermark, and 10 minutes of auto-subtitling.
- Cuecaps Free: unlimited 1080p MP4 exports with a small "Made with cuecaps.com" mark, unlimited on-device transcription, 10 cloud minutes a month, and SRT and VTT export.
Paid plans
- Kapwing Pro: $24 a month, or $16 a month paid annually, with up to 1,000 minutes of auto-subtitling a month and 4K export.
- Kapwing Business: $64 a month, or $50 a month paid annually, with up to 4,000 minutes of auto-subtitling.
- Cuecaps Creator: €9 a month or €84 a year, VAT included: no mark, transparent overlays, custom fonts and 300 cloud minutes.
- Cuecaps Pro: €19 a month or €180 a year: 1440p and 4K and 1,200 cloud minutes.
Subtitles in an editor vs. a caption studio
Kapwing is a collaborative online editor with dubbing, voice clones and lip sync; subtitles are one tool in it, and your files upload to its workspace. Cuecaps is built for captions alone: every word on a waveform, ten animated presets, and exports rendered in your browser so the source file stays on your computer.
You can use both: edit in Kapwing, export the video, and caption it in Cuecaps.
Which one to choose
- Choose Kapwing for a shared online workspace where a team edits, dubs and subtitles together.
- Choose Cuecaps for animated word-by-word captions with frame-accurate timing, without uploading your footage.
- Choose Cuecaps Free if you need 1080p exports without paying.
Kapwing's prices were checked on 29 October 2026. See the comparison table and sources below.
Side by side
| Compared on | Cuecaps | Kapwing |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Creator €9, Pro €19 (VAT included) | Pro $24, Business $64 |
| Paid yearly | €7 or €15 a month (€84 or €180 a year, VAT included) | Pro $16, Business $50 a month, billed annually |
| Export & video limits | Unlimited exports and videos on every plan. Cloud transcription: 300 or 1,200 min/mo; on-device transcription is unlimited | Auto-subtitling: 1,000 min/mo on Pro, 4,000 on Business; exports up to 2 hours on Pro |
| Free plan | Unlimited on-device transcription, 10 cloud minutes/mo, unlimited 1080p MP4 (small watermark) and free SRT/VTT export | Watermark, exports up to 4 minutes at 720p, 10 minutes of auto-subtitling |
| Transparent NLE overlays | Yes on Creator & Pro: MOV with alpha (PNG codec) and WebM with alpha (VP9) | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Highest resolution | 1080p up to 60 fps on Free & Creator; 1440p and 4K 60 fps on Pro | 720p free, 4K on Pro |
| Where your video goes | Stays on your computer; rendered in your browser. Only compressed audio is sent for cloud transcription | Uploaded to Kapwing's online editor (files up to 6 GB on Pro) |
| Scope | Dedicated word-by-word captioning studio (pairs with any video editor) | Online video editor with dubbing, voice clones, lip sync and team workspaces |
Checked 29 October 2026. Kapwing: US dollars; Cuecaps prices are in euros including VAT. Prices change, so check each company’s site before deciding. Sources: Kapwing pricing page, October 2026.
Questions
Does Cuecaps' free plan have a watermark?
Free MP4 exports carry a small "Made with cuecaps.com" mark. Creator removes it. SRT and VTT files never carry one.
Can I get 4K from Cuecaps?
Yes, on Pro (€19 a month), at up to 60 fps. Free and Creator export up to 1080p.
Do I need to upload my video?
No. Cuecaps renders in your browser and reads the file from your computer.
Can I use Cuecaps with Kapwing?
Yes. Export your edit from Kapwing, then caption it in Cuecaps, or export a transparent overlay from Cuecaps and add it as a layer.
Try it on your video
You can also drop a file anywhere on this page. Or tryTry the demo clip