Side-by-side comparison · Video & Audio
Castmagic vs OpusClip
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: Businesses and agencies running a podcast, webinar series or YouTube channel who need the written content to go with it.
Pick it if: Creators, podcasters and marketers who record themselves talking and need a steady stream of short-form videos.
Overview
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Castmagic | OpusClip |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.0 | 4.3Winner |
| 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. | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Castmagic | OpusClip |
|---|---|---|
| Access & platform | ||
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | No |
| Desktop app | No | No |
| Browser extension | No | No |
| API access | Yes | – |
| Teams & business | ||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No |
| AI abilities | ||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | – | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | No | Yes |
| Writes code | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | – | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | Yes | 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 | Castmagic | OpusClip |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | Hobby $19/mo billed yearly ($239/yr) A single show publishing a few episodes a month. | Free Free Trying it on a few videos. |
StarterOur pick $48/mo billed yearly ($579/yr) Businesses with a regular podcast or webinar series. | Starter $15/mo Solo creators posting a few shorts a week. | |
Team $139/mo billed yearly ($1,669/yr) Agencies and teams working on several shows. | ProOur pick $29/mo Anyone posting daily or running a team. | |
Business & Scale From $699/mo Studios, publishers and platforms. | Business Custom Agencies and media companies at volume. | |
| Which plan to pick | Hobby is enough to test it on one show. Starter is the sensible plan for a business publishing every week, and the one that adds API access. Hours are a running total, not a monthly allowance, so estimate how much you will upload in a year. | Free is enough to see if the clips are any good. Starter removes the watermark, but Pro is the plan most people end up on: it adds the scheduler, all 9 posting platforms, extra brand templates, 16:9 and 1:1 reframing and export to Premiere. Business only makes sense for agencies or media teams. |
Key features
Pros and cons
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Castmagic or OpusClip?
OpusClip scores highest overall in our ratings (Castmagic 4.0/5 and OpusClip 4.3/5). Castmagic is best for podcast show notes and timestamps and LinkedIn posts from interviews and webinars. OpusClip is best for turning podcasts into shorts and editing talking-head videos.
Which is cheaper, Castmagic or OpusClip?
Castmagic: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $19/mo. OpusClip: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $15/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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