Side-by-side comparison · Video & Audio
Captions vs ElevenLabs
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
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At a glance
Pick it if: Founders, coaches and marketers who post talking-to-camera videos on social media every week.
Pick it if: Anyone who needs narration, voiceovers or spoken audio without hiring voice talent or a studio.
Overview
| Attribute | Captions | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Phone and web app that edits talking-head videos and adds animated captions for you. | Lifelike AI voiceovers, dubbing and audiobooks from text, in thousands of voices. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $24.99/mo | $6/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Captions | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.9 | 4.6Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Captions | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Access & platform | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | – |
| Browser extension | No | Yes |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | ||
| Team workspace | – | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | – | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No |
| AI abilities | ||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | – | No |
| Makes images | Yes | No |
| Makes video | Yes | No |
| Writes code | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | – | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 8/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Captions | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | Free Free Trying it out with simple trims and captions. | Free Free Trying voices and personal projects. |
MaxOur pick $24.99/mo Anyone posting talking-head videos every week. | Starter $6/mo, or $5/mo billed yearly Occasional voiceovers you'll publish. | |
Frontier $69.99/mo Heavy users and small teams making lots of AI video. | CreatorOur pick $22/mo, or $18/mo billed yearly Anyone producing audio every week. | |
Enterprise Custom Brands producing video at volume. | Pro $99/mo, or $83/mo billed yearly High volume and API work. | |
Scale $299/mo, or $249/mo billed yearly Small teams and products built on voice. | ||
Enterprise Custom Large or regulated organisations. | ||
| Which plan to pick | Start on Free to see if the caption styles suit your brand. If you post most weeks, Max is the plan to pay for; only move to Frontier if you keep running out of credits. Prices shown are the iPhone prices and yearly plans are cheaper, so compare before you buy. | Starter at $6 is enough for occasional voiceovers with a commercial licence. Most creators land on Creator at $22 for the professional voice clone and more minutes. Pro and Scale are for teams or anyone building products on the API. |
Key features
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Captions or ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs scores highest overall in our ratings (Captions 3.9/5 and ElevenLabs 4.6/5). Captions is best for captioned reels, TikToks and Shorts and cleaning up talking-head clips. ElevenLabs is best for video voiceovers and cloning your own voice.
Which is cheaper, Captions or ElevenLabs?
Captions: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $24.99/mo. ElevenLabs: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $6/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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