What reviewers say about Submagic's free tier
- "My first issue is its limited Free / Trial plan." (G2)
- Trial-to-paid friction shows up in the billing reviews too: "We don't do refunds. Ever. You already used the trial." (Trustpilot, July 2026)
Submagic's pricing page, read October 28, 2026, lists Starter at $19 a month ($12 billed yearly) as the entry paid plan: 45 credits, shown as about 15 videos, capped at 2 minutes each.
Why a free tier should show you the real product
A free plan is for finding out whether the finished video is something you would post. If the free tier strips the features that make the paid tier worth it, you learn nothing until you pay, and on an annual plan you learn it twelve months at a time. The useful test is a complete video, from your own recording, with everything the paid plan does.
What RealTake's free plan includes
Up to 5 finished videos a month, watermarked, no credit card. Every feature: smart cuts, AI captions, titles and hooks, b-roll from your own footage, stock or generation, 200+ motion graphics, camera moves, sound, a style, the Studio, and posting or scheduling to LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Paid plans add full editing strength and tight pacing and remove the watermark. Your library is kept 90 days on the free plan and forever on paid.
The pricing principle is the same on every RealTake plan: every feature is on every plan, you see the cost of a video before it is made, changes in the Studio before render cost nothing, and a failed render is never charged. Presence is $49 a month, or $29 billed yearly, for around 16 to 32 finished videos; Authority and Empire scale from there. Free: 5 watermarked videos a month, no card.
Upload one raw video and see the whole edit.
Free plan: 5 watermarked videos a month. No credit card.
Submagic vs RealTake free plans
| RealTake | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Free videos a month | Up to 5, finished, watermarked | Reviewers describe the free/trial tier as limited and watermarked |
| Credit card to start | No | Trial-to-paid friction reported in reviews |
| Features on free | Every feature, with a watermark | Limited, per reviewers |
| Entry paid plan | Presence $49, $29 billed yearly, around 16–32 videos | Starter $19, $12 billed yearly, about 15 two-minute videos |
Submagic facts from submagic.co and its public reviews, read October 28, 2026. Pro and Business dollar figures from our October 5, 2026 check.