Runway alternatives
Runway video editing. These 5 tools do the same job or overlap with it (see all AI video editors).
Compared at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Platforms | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runway | Free plan · Paid from $12/mo (billed annually) | Mobile, API | Video editing |
| Kling AI | Pricing: see official site | API, Plugin or MCP | Video editing |
| Kapwing | Free plan · Paid plans: see official pricing | Web app | Automatic subtitle generation with AI |
| Synthesia | Free plan · Paid from $29/mo | API, Plugin or MCP | Avatar videos in 140+ languages |
| Descript | Free plan · Paid from $16/user/mo (billed annually) | — | Text-based video editing |
| invideo | Paid from $4/user/mo (billed annually) | — | Multiplayer editing with live cursors |
The alternatives
Kling AI is an AI image and video generation tool for creators, filmmakers, and e-commerce and advertising teams, with an API and plugin or MCP access.
Kapwing also does AI video creation and editing, generating videos from simple prompts alongside editing tools, so it overlaps with Runway's video editing work.
Choose Kapwing if you are a marketer, educator or content creator who wants videos generated from a simple text prompt with voiceover and subtitles
Synthesia also creates AI videos with avatars and voiceovers and translates and dubs videos, covering part of Runway's video work for business use.
Choose Synthesia if you are a business team making training, marketing or sales videos with AI avatars and voiceovers
Descript: edit video by changing its transcript, with transcription, AI tools and publishing, for creators, podcasters and teams making video.
Choose Descript if you are a creator or podcaster who wants to edit video by editing its transcript text
invideo is an AI agentic video editor that works on a multitrack timeline, so it matches Runway's video editing task with a timeline-based workflow.
Choose invideo if you are a serious creative or a team that wants AI agents working on a multitrack timeline
