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Castmagic vs Video To Blog

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Castmagic starts at $19, Video To Blog at $14. Only Video To Blog has a free tier. Only Castmagic ships a public API.

CastmagicTurns recorded audio and video into transcripts and written contentVideo To BlogYouTube videos into formatted, SEO-shaped blog posts

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FactCastmagicVideo To Blog
CategoryPodcast ToolsLong-form & Blog Content
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$19 month$14 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CompanyCastmagicHarper Labs LLC
Launched2022—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Castmagic

Good value if you publish weekly and need one recording turned into five assets; if all you want is an accurate transcript, Whisper or a cheap transcription service does that for a fraction of the price. The value sits entirely in the generated content, not the transcript.

Pros

  • Imports from YouTube, TikTok, Zoom, Loom, RSS and more, so you rarely export files by hand
  • Editable prompts and reusable templates rather than fixed output formats
  • API access from the $48/month tier upward
  • Extra transcription hours can be bought without changing plan

Cons

  • Hobby tier has no API and caps you at 30 hours, 3 spaces and 3 seats
  • Monthly billing costs roughly 30% more than the advertised figures
  • Team includes 5 seats and charges +$19/mo for each extra
  • The step from Team ($139/mo) to Business (from $699/mo) has nothing in between

Video To Blog

A narrow tool that does one job properly: turning a talking-head video into a publishable post with screenshots already placed. Worth $14 a month if you publish weekly; pointless if you only convert a video occasionally, since a transcript plus any chatbot gets you most of the way.

Pros

  • Automatic frame extraction places relevant screenshots in the article, which most rivals skip
  • Direct WordPress publishing plus HTML, Markdown, PDF and Word export
  • Channel automation converts new uploads without manual triggering
  • Bootstrapped and independently run, with a named owner (Harper Labs LLC)

Cons

  • Video caps are low: five videos a month on the entry paid plan
  • No API, so it cannot slot into an existing content pipeline
  • Headline prices assume annual billing; monthly costs more
  • Only one team member below the Pro tier

Which one fits

Choose Castmagic if you need

  • Weekly podcasters who want show notes, timestamps and social posts without a producer
  • Marketing teams recycling webinars and customer interviews into campaign content
  • Agencies running several client shows in separate spaces
  • Teams that want an LLM pointed at an entire back-catalogue via MCP

Choose Video To Blog if you need

  • YouTube creators who want a searchable blog mirroring their channel
  • Podcasters and webinar hosts turning recordings into show-note articles
  • Course and sermon publishers repurposing long recordings into readable pages

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