Watermark on free exports
Captionly never watermarks. Kapwing's free tier adds a watermark to every export — you remove it by upgrading to Pro.
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A free Kapwing alternative — no watermark, no upload
Captionly vs Kapwing — side by side
Both add subtitles to video. Captionly is free forever and runs in your browser, with no watermark on any export. Kapwing watermarks every free export and requires a Pro plan to remove it.
Kapwing is a Swiss-army-knife online editor — it does a lot. But if all you need is captions, you pay a watermark tax on the free tier and your video goes to the cloud. Captionly does one thing: subtitle generation, locally, free, watermark-free. This page lays out the trade-off so you can pick the right tool for the job.
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✦ Where Captionly and Kapwing differ
Where Captionly and Kapwing differ
Five concrete differences for creators who just need clean captions.
Local vs cloud processing
Captionly runs Whisper + WebCodecs in your browser. Kapwing uploads to its servers and renders on their cloud.
Price
Captionly is 0 € forever. Kapwing Pro is around $16/month for watermark removal, full HD export and longer minute caps.
Signup and account
Captionly needs no account. Kapwing requires sign-in and ties exports to your seat.
Caption styles
Both offer preset styles. Captionly ships 12 viral presets and per-word + per-phrase control without paywalls.
When to pick Kapwing
If you need a full online video editor — trims, layers, transitions, AI tools beyond captions — Kapwing covers more ground. For pure subtitle workflows, Captionly wins on cost, speed and watermark.
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✦ FAQ
Captionly vs Kapwing — direct answers
What you actually need to know before swapping Kapwing's caption tool for a free one.
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Drop a clip, pick a style, ship a captioned MP4 with zero watermark. The free Kapwing alternative for pure subtitle workflows.