Eklipse vs FragCut

Eklipse

Built specifically for streamers rather than adapted from a generic clipper, and it shows: game-aware detection across 3,000-plus titles, Kick and console support, and a stack of free Twitch utilities around it. The free tier is real. Premium is not cheap at $24.99 a month, and buying it inside the mobile app costs $3 more for the same thing.

Pros

• +Game-aware highlight detection across 3,000+ titles
• +Handles Twitch, Kick, YouTube and console sources
• +Free tier includes highlights, studio, publisher and the mobile app
• +Voice command to mark a moment mid-stream
• +Free Twitch emote, panel, badge and VOD tools alongside the paid product

Cons

• −Premium at $24.99/month is high for a single-purpose clipper
• −In-app purchase on iOS and Android costs $27.99 for the same plan
• −No public API
• −Terms grant Eklipse the right to use any video you process as promotional material

FragCut

A focused tool that does the tedious part of streaming: scrubbing a four-hour VOD for the thirty seconds worth posting. Pulling directly from a Twitch URL rather than requiring a download is the detail that saves the most time. It is one person's product priced like a funded one, though a 14-day money-back guarantee now makes a first month low-risk.

Pros

• +Imports straight from a Twitch VOD URL as well as uploaded MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV
• +Detection is tuned to gameplay events like kills, aces and clutches rather than generic scene changes
• +Outputs vertical 9:16 or horizontal 16:9 with optional burned-in subtitles
• +14-day money-back guarantee on any payment

Cons

• −No free tier; a paid plan is required before any video is processed
• −No company or legal entity named on the site; the terms only state Colorado law
• −Single-developer product with no public API found and no stated uptime commitment
• −Processing takes 15 to 30 minutes per video, longer for Twitch imports

Is Eklipse cheaper than FragCut?

On published entry prices, FragCut starts lower — $19.99/mo against $24.99/mo for Eklipse. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Eklipse or FragCut have a free tier?

Eklipse has a free tier; FragCut has paid plans only.