Clyper vs Pictory

Why clippers pick Clyper over Pictory

1. 1

   It starts from the YouTube link

   Pictory's clip maker works from files you upload. Its FAQ says that to summarize a video from your own YouTube channel, you download it from YouTube Studio and upload it. Clyper takes any public or unlisted YouTube link, with no channel check, and Studio takes 10 links at once. Working through a campaign's videos, that's a download and an upload you skip on every one.

   Clipping someone else's video still needs their permission, which clipping campaigns give.

2. 2

   Videos up to 4 hours, on every plan

   Pictory's AI video editor takes recordings up to 60 minutes on Starter and 180 on Professional and Teams. Clyper takes videos up to 4 hours on every plan, by link or as an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV file up to 4 GB, so a long podcast or a stream replay goes in whole.

3. 3

   Clips made for phones, ready to post

   On Clyper you choose how many clips you want, up to 30 a video, or leave it on Auto. Each runs 20 to 60 seconds, starts and ends on a whole sentence, follows whoever's talking and cuts to the other person when they answer; a stream gets its webcam stacked over the game. Captions go on word by word, in 5 animated styles placed clear of every app's buttons, and every clip gets a hook score, so you know which to post first.

   Pictory lists the moments it finds as numbered clips, and you choose vertical before you download. Its pages don't mention keeping the speaker in frame or a score for each clip. If a Clyper clip needs a nudge, trim it, extend either end by up to 15 seconds or fix a word.

4. 4

   Captions in 50+ languages, for less a month

   Pictory's pricing page says Professional and Teams support 29 languages, and Starter 7. Clyper captions 50+ on every plan. It costs less a month at every level, too: Starter is $20 for 150 minutes of video, up to 75 clips, against $29 for Pictory Starter ($25 billed yearly), and Pro is $38, or $19 billed yearly, against $59 or $35 for Professional.

Side by side

Clyper and Pictory, feature by feature

Feature	Clyper	Pictory
YouTube links
YouTube links	Any public or unlisted video, with no channel check. Up to 10 links at once on Studio	No: its clip maker takes uploaded files, and its FAQ says to download a video from YouTube Studio and upload it
Clips
Clips	As many as you choose, up to 30 a video, 20 to 60 seconds each, cut to whole sentences	Lists the key moments it finds in the transcript as numbered clips, each downloaded on its own, or cuts a summary of 30 seconds to 5 minutes
Vertical framing
Vertical framing	Follows whoever's talking and switches between speakers. Streams get the webcam on top, the game below	Choose vertical 9:16, landscape or square before you download; its pages don't mention keeping the speaker in frame
Captions
Captions	Word by word, in 5 animated styles or your own (Pro), in 50+ languages, clear of every app's buttons	Automatic subtitles timed to the speech, in a choice of styles; its pricing page gives 29 languages on Professional and Teams, 7 on Starter
Clip score
Clip score	A hook score on every clip, on every plan	None listed
Export
Export	1080 × 1920 MP4, no watermark on any plan	Up to 1080p with no watermark on paid plans; 720p with a watermark on the free trial
Video length
Video length	1 minute to 4 hours	Recordings up to 60 minutes on Starter, 180 on Professional and Teams
Uploads
Uploads	MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, up to 4 GB	Video or audio files, up to 1 GB on Starter and 5 GB on Professional and Teams; its help center names MP4 and MOV
Price
Price	$20/mo (Starter), or $19/mo billed yearly (Pro)	$29/mo, or $25/mo billed yearly (Starter); automatic video summary from Professional, $59 or $35
What you pay for
What you pay for	Minutes of video: 1 credit is 1 minute, at least 10 a video, however many clips it makes	Credits, shared by its AI features: Starter's 2,000 a month cover up to 30 minutes of video
Free plan
Free plan	No free plan. Starter is month to month	A 14-day free trial: recordings up to 15 minutes, 720p, with a watermark
Editing
Editing	Trim, extend either end by up to 15 s, fix words, change the caption style, reword the hook headline (Pro)	A full editor: edit by the transcript, remove filler words and silences, add B-roll, music, a brand kit, AI voiceovers and avatars
Posting
Posting	Download and post anywhere	Download, or copy a link to share

From people clipping with Clyper

• $1,200/mo

  “Didn’t touch editing software once. Just dropped links in, posted what it spit out.”

• 90 sec/clip

  “Went from an hour per clip to under 2 minutes. Still can’t believe it.”

• 9 clients

  “Tripled our client load without hiring anyone. Clyper is basically a second team.”

Results from individual Clyper customers. Yours will vary: what you earn depends on the campaigns you join and how your clips perform.