ClipFinder vs OpusClip

ClipFinder

ClipFinder goes after the backlog problem of multi-hour streams nobody has time to scrub: it finds the moments, reframes and captions them, and hands you a shortlist to approve instead of a timeline. The free tier is now real enough to judge the highlight picks on your own footage before paying, which was the missing piece earlier. Whether its scoring beats a human skimming chat-replay spikes is still something only your own VODs can answer.

Pros

• +Automatic 9:16 reframing and captions in 20+ languages, not just clip detection
• +Direct publishing to YouTube and TikTok with per-clip approval
• +A free tier with one hour a month lets you judge the picks on your own footage
• +Pro accepts VODs up to five hours long

Cons

• −Starter's 10 hours a month and two-hour per-stream cap push long streams up to Pro
• −The 'unlimited' Pro and Studio tiers sit under a fair-use policy rather than a stated number
• −No legal entity, address or country is published
• −Accuracy of its clip-worthiness scoring is a vendor claim, not independently confirmed

OpusClip

The default choice for turning a podcast or webinar into shorts, provided you accept that a human still has to reject a good share of the clips it picks. Pro now costs half as much on annual billing, which makes it the plan to compare against rivals; the free tier is for judging quality, not for publishing.

Pros

• +Reframing and animated captions are good enough to post without touch-up
• +Clip score gives a usable first-pass ordering of candidates
• +Free tier is a real plan, not a trial, so output quality is checkable first
• +Pro exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve and costs $14.50 a month on annual billing

Cons

• −Free exports carry a watermark, allow no editing and stop being exportable after three days
• −Clip selection still needs manual review; the score is a hint, not a verdict
• −Starter is monthly-only, so the annual discount applies only from Pro up
• −Full API access and custom integrations sit behind quote-only Business; Pro gets limited API access

Is ClipFinder cheaper than OpusClip?

Both publish the same entry price, $15/mo. The difference is what each plan includes, which the fact table above sets side by side.

Does ClipFinder or OpusClip have a free tier?

Both: ClipFinder has a free tier, and OpusClip has a free tier.

Which has a public API, ClipFinder or OpusClip?

OpusClip ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for ClipFinder is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.