Loading comparison
COMPARE/VIDEO CREATION/CAPCUT · HEYGEN
VIDEO CREATION · HEAD TO HEAD● YOU PICK THE WINNER
CapCutvsHeyGen
Two tools. Verified data. Side by side. Everything on this page is vendor-sourced and dated. We don't pick a winner. That's your call. Use the Lens to apply your own criteria.
CapCut
Starts at$9.99/month
Free planYes
Plans2 tiers
Features12 features
Integrations3 native
PlatformsWeb · Mac · Windows · iOS · Android
MCP serverNo
HeyGen
Starts at$29/mo
Free planYes
Plans5 tiers
Features9 features
Integrations13 native
PlatformsWeb · iOS · Android · API
MCP serverYes
● THE LENS · YOUR COMPARISON · YOUR WINNER
Build the lens. Watch it lean.
Your criteria. Your weighting. Your verdict. Pick your axes and watch the data respond. You decide what's best for you, not us.
PRESETS
Based on your selections, the data leans this way, scroll down to read more.
AXES · 8 · PICK ANY
ALL TOOLS UPDATED 2026.04.30
CAPABILITIES
Where they overlap, where they don't
Functional roles from both tools, split by coverage. The corners are where the two tools become different products.
Only CapCutRoles covered exclusively by this tool.
15- Video Editor
- Clip Generator
- Video Enhancer
- Video Transcriber
- Image Generator
- Image Editor
- Image Upscaler
- Background Remover
- Photo Enhancer
- Audio Transcriber
- Audio Enhancer
- Visual Asset Creator
- Thumbnail Designer
- Content Repurposer
- Social Media Publisher
Both4 of 21 roles in the verified union.
4- Video Generator
- Video Captioner
- Voiceover Generator
- Avatar Video Creator
Only HeyGenRoles covered exclusively by this tool.
2- Voice Cloner
- Translator
PLAN LADDER
Every plan, mapped to one ladder
Both tools laid out by ascending monthly cost. Expand any plan to see what's included.
AT A GLANCE
More comparable fields
Every data point from both tools, side by side. Nothing hidden, nothing weighted.
FACT
Category
Video Creation
Video Creation
Starting Price
$9.99/month
$29/mo
Pricing Model
Freemium
Freemium
Plans
2 tiers
5 tiers
Free Plan
Yes
Yes
Free Trial
No
Yes
Platforms
Web · Mac · Windows · iOS · Android
Web · iOS · Android · API
Top Features
12 features
9 features
Integrations
3 native
13 native
Public API
No
Yes
Webhooks (In)
No
INTEGRATIONS · 16 TOOLS
Integrations from both tools, side by side
Integrations sourced from each tool's own documentation. Where both tools connect to the same app, you see it once. The rest shows where their ecosystems diverge.
BOTH0
3
13UNION16
INTEGRATION
NOTES
Adobe Express
—
✓
Convert images into video narratives by turning static visuals into dynamic stories
Canva
—
✓
Convert Canva designs into AI-driven videos without camera, crew, or editing
ChatGPT
—
✓
Convert AI-generated text into polished videos for sales, training, and social media
Clay
DEEP READ
What it does
Features and capabilities sourced from each tool's own documentation, structured for comparison.
CapCut
TOP FEATURES · 12
F01
AI Video Generator (Video Studio)videoGenerate complete videos instantly from a text script, uploaded images, or keyframes using CapCut's AI video agent. The tool selects visual style, generates the script, handles editing and pacing, and delivers a polished ready-to-share video — with over 30 AI templates ranging from news updates to educational content.
F02
Auto Captions (AI Caption Generator)audioAutomatically transcribes spoken words in a video into synced text captions using AI speech recognition, supporting 20+ languages and adapting to different accents and dialects. Generated captions are fully customizable in font, color, size, and animation via pre-designed caption templates.
F03
Text to Speech with 1,000+ AI VoicesaudioConverts written text into natural-sounding speech across 16 languages using over 1,000 AI-generated voices selectable by gender, age, style, and language. Users can also record a few sentences of their own voice for CapCut's AI to create a personalized voice clone for consistent brand narration.
F04
AI Design (Image & Poster Generation)imageGenerates professional-quality posters, ads, banners, and social media visuals from text prompts or uploaded product images using AI models including Seedream 5.0. Includes product scene generation with batch replacement, model clothing try-on, and intelligent layout typesetting for e-commerce and marketing campaigns.
F05
Background Remover (Video & Image)editingRemoves backgrounds from both videos and images in one click using AI object recognition — no green screen or manual masking required. Supports precision custom brush refinement, chroma key removal with adjustable tolerance, and replacement with AI-generated backdrops or backgrounds from CapCut's media library.
F06
AI Video EnhancerperformanceAutomatically upscales video resolution up to 8K without quality loss, restores clarity to blurry or shaky footage, applies smart color correction for contrast and saturation, and intelligently brightens dark scenes. Designed to repurpose older or low-quality clips for professional-grade output.
HeyGen
TOP FEATURES · 9
F01
Video AgentaiConverts text prompts, scripts, PDFs, and presentations into complete avatar videos with motion graphics, voiceovers, captions, and brand-matched styling. The Video Agent API (February 2026) makes the same workflow available programmatically at $2/minute, enabling automated video pipelines without opening the HeyGen UI.
F02
Avatar V & Digital TwinsvideoAvatar V (January 2026) creates a studio-quality Digital Twin from a 15-second webcam recording, capturing appearance, voice, motion, and consent in one take. Multi-angle stability and long-form performance keep the avatar consistent across extended videos. Also offers 700+ stock avatars and Photo Avatars that animate any static image with natural lip-sync and gestures.
F03
AI Video TranslationlanguageLocalize any video into 175+ languages and dialects with accurate lip-sync and authentic emotional delivery, enabling global reach without re-recording. Supports automatic subtitle generation and voice cloning across languages.
F04
Voice Cloning & AI VoicesaudioAccess 1,000+ AI voices and create unlimited personal voice clones that replicate tone, pacing, and style for consistent on-brand narration. Supports text-to-speech across all supported languages.
F05
700+ Video TemplatestemplateAccess a library of 700+ professionally designed AI video templates for marketing, training, social media, and presentations. Templates include prebuilt layouts, scenes, transitions, and pacing, enabling polished production without editing experience.
F06
API & Platform IntegrationsapiPay-as-you-go API for programmatic video generation, translation, and text-to-speech. Native integrations with Zapier, HubSpot, Clay, Vimeo, YouTube, Adobe Express, Canva, and Make enable end-to-end automated video workflows.
WHO IT'S FOR
Who each tool is built for
Use cases and fit tags from each tool's own positioning. Match these to your context, not their marketing.
individualContent creators on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube use CapCut to produce polished short-form videos without professional editing skills. They can use AI video generation to create videos from scripts, apply auto-captions for silent-viewing audiences, convert long videos into viral short clips with the AI Clip Maker, and select from thousands of trend-aligned templates — all from a browser or mobile app with no software installation required.
marketerMarketing teams and e-commerce sellers use CapCut to scale visual content production for campaigns. The AI Design tool lets them generate product lifestyle images in bulk with batch replacement, run model clothing try-on photography without photoshoots, and produce branded ad videos using avatar-driven AI video generation. Background removal and AI image enhancers further streamline product photo production.
businessTeams creating content for international audiences use CapCut's AI Dubbing tool to translate existing videos into multiple languages while retaining the original speaker's voice style, combined with auto-generated captions for accessibility. This enables localization of marketing videos, training content, and online courses at scale without external dubbing studios.
Global marketing teamsHeyGen translates and dubs existing videos into 175+ languages with accurate lip-sync, voice cloning, and automatic subtitle generation. Marketing teams produce country-specific versions of product demos, executive communications, and campaigns from a single source recording. No localization agencies, no re-filming. Miro reported a 10x increase in video production speed after adopting HeyGen for multilingual content at scale.
KEEP COMPARING
Related comparisons
Other head-to-heads featuring one of these tools.
BROADEN THE SHORTLIST
Alternatives to consider
Other tools in this space, linked to their full profiles.
● FINAL READ · YOUR WINNERYou've seen the data.
You've seen the data.
The decision is yours.
Stackology doesn't review tools. We source, structure, and map them, and hand you the lens. See what fits, build a stack around it, and ship.
No editorial winner. No sponsored placement. No weighted score. The same dataset feeds every comparison page, the canvas, and the stack builder.