Overlap is an AI video clipping platform. Teams run it themselves, or Overlap's team runs managed clipping campaigns for them on accounts the customer owns, priced per delivered view.
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Overlap vs OpusClip: clipping software compared
OpusClip turns uploaded videos into ranked, captioned clips and publishes them to up to six platforms. Overlap automates clipping and posting from channels, folders, feeds or livestreams, with optional approval or campaign management. Choose OpusClip for one-off clipping; choose Overlap for ongoing automated or managed workflows.
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OpusClip
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Definitions
What each one says it is
Each company in its own words. The rest of the page is what those words mean in practice.
OpusClipOpusClip, in its own words
“turns any long videos into ready-to-post viral clips in one click”
OpusClip media kit · checked
Pricing
What Overlap and OpusClip cost
Every vendor figure is the one printed on its pricing page on the date shown. Overlap’s platform is a custom quote from sales, and the managed-campaign band is its published rate.
Two ways to buy. The platform is a subscription; the managed campaign is priced on the views it delivers.
- Platform
Custom quote
subscription
- Billed on processing hours and active workflows
- Team plan with up to 10 seats
- Connected accounts per platform set by plan
- Plan and pricing information inside the portal
- Managed campaigns
$0.50 to $2.50
CPM on delivered views
- You set a monthly ceiling
- Spend follows the views actually delivered and stops at the ceiling
- Runs on accounts you own
- Nothing charged for reach that did not land
- The platform is priced on a custom quote from our sales team. The CPM band is the managed-campaign rate.
Read from Overlap docs: billing, Overlap: clipping campaigns for brands · checked
OpusClip
Four plans, priced per month in credits. A credit is one minute of source video. Monthly credits expire after 60 days; annual credits arrive in full and expire after 12 months.
- Free
$0
per month
- 60 credits a month
- Watermark on every clip
- Clips exportable for 3 days
- No posting to social
- Starter
$15
per month, monthly billing only
- 150 credits a month
- Virality Score and animated captions
- Posts to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram
- No watermark
- Pro
$29
per month, or $174 a year
- 300 credits a month, or 3,600 a year up front
- Team workspace with 2 seats
- Scheduler and six publishing platforms
- Limited API access and MCP
- Business
Custom
priced on request
- Custom credits, seats and connections
- Full API and custom integrations
- MSA and priority support
- Publishing is plan-gated: none on Free, three platforms on Starter, six on Pro.
- Posting to X costs 1 credit per clip on top of processing.
Read from OpusClip pricing, OpusClip help centre: how credits are consumed · checked
Capabilities
Overlap and OpusClip, row by row
Twenty rows, the same on every comparison page, so the five tools line up. A cell is what the vendor’s own page says on the date it was checked. “Unknown” means no page we opened answers it.
| Criterion | OpusClip | |
|---|---|---|
| AI clip detection2 | OverlapYesFind Clips: highlights, montages or even clips, 10 to 600 seconds, steered by a prompt | OpusClipYesClipAnything multimodal clipping; prompt and topic search on Pro |
| Auto captions1 | OverlapYesGenerated from the transcript; named presets, per-speaker styles, keyword highlights | OpusClipYesAnimated caption templates on every plan; watermarked on Free |
| 9:16 reframing / speaker tracking1 | OverlapYesConvert to Vertical follows the active speaker; split view for two or more | OpusClipYesReframeAnything with object tracking; moving-object tracking on Pro |
| B-roll1 | OverlapYesImage search, YouTube or your own B-roll library, at a frequency you set | OpusClipYesImage and stock B-roll from Starter; AI video B-roll on Pro |
| Music1 | OverlapYesSearch a library or upload a track | OpusClipYesPro and Business plans only |
| Brand kit1 | OverlapYesLogo, colours, fonts and voice, imported from a domain | OpusClipYes1 brand template on Free and Starter, up to 4 on Pro |
| Virality / ranking score1 | OverlapYesEvery clip carries a virality score | OpusClipYesVirality Score from Starter up |
| Languages1 | OverlapUnknownThe docs publish no language count | OpusClipYesCaptions in 20+ languages; dubbing on Pro |
| Team workspace1 | OverlapYesTeam plan with up to 10 seats | OpusClipYesPro: 2 seats per pack, up to 4. Business: unlimited |
| Direct publishing4 | OverlapYesNine platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube incl. Shorts, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Snapchat, Bluesky | OpusClipYesNone on Free. Starter: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram. Pro adds LinkedIn, Facebook Pages and X (beta). Threads not listed |
| Scheduling1 | OverlapYesSocial Calendar: cadence rules, approval, reschedule | OpusClipYesScheduler on Pro; Starter posts in real time only |
| Sources supported3 | OverlapSeven kinds of sourceManual upload, YouTube channel or playlist, Dropbox, RSS and podcast feeds, audio livestream URL, RTMP/HLS livestream, Frame.io | OpusClipUpload and 10+ linksYouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, Vimeo, Zoom, Twitch and more; 10+ sources on Pro. No RSS |
| REST API6 | OverlapYesTrigger a saved workflow, poll results, edit clips and transcripts, render | OpusClipYesREST API with SDKs; limited on Pro, full on Business |
| MCP server7 | OverlapYesmcp.overlap.ai with 30 tools; Codex and Claude Desktop | OpusClipYesHosted MCP server on Pro and Business |
| Zapier / Make8 | OverlapNoNo Zapier or Make app | OpusClipPartialOfficial Zapier app on Pro; no official Make app |
| Webhooks10 | OverlapNoThe API is polled; watched sources start runs instead | OpusClipYesSigned job-lifecycle webhooks |
| Workflow builder (chained steps)2 | OverlapYesTrigger, editing nodes and an export, saved and reused | OpusClipPartialNo multi-step builder on any page checked; auto-import from YouTube, plus API and Zapier chaining |
| Managed campaigns / done-for-you12 | OverlapYesOverlap’s team runs the campaign on accounts you own | OpusClipNoSoftware only; no done-for-you service on any page checked |
| Pay-per-view pricing5 | OverlapYesManaged campaigns are billed per delivered view, under a ceiling you set | OpusClipNoCredits: 1 per minute of source video |
| Owns the accounts4 | OverlapYesOn the platform and on managed campaigns | OpusClipYesYou connect your own accounts |
- 01OpusClip pricing · checked
- 02OpusClip homepage · checked
- 03OpusClip help centre: video sources supported · checked
- 04OpusClip help centre: social account FAQ · checked
- 05OpusClip help centre: how credits are consumed · checked
- 06OpusClip API reference · checked
- 07OpusClip MCP server · checked
- 08OpusClip blog: Zapier integration · checked
- 09Make: Opus Clip community app · checked
- 10OpusClip blog: webhooks vs polling · checked
- 11OpusClip media kit · checked
- 12OpusClip for business · checked
- 13Overlap docs: workflows · checked
- 14Overlap docs: Find Clips · checked
- 15Overlap docs: Style Video · checked
- 16Overlap docs: Convert to Vertical · checked
- 17Overlap docs: brand kits and B-roll libraries · checked
- 18Overlap docs: linking social accounts · checked
- 19Overlap docs: social calendar · checked
- 20Overlap docs: API reference · checked
- 21Overlap docs: MCP server · checked
- 22Overlap docs: teams · checked
- 23Overlap docs: billing · checked
- 24Overlap: clipping campaigns for brands · checked
- 25Overlap docs: Add Music · checked
- 26Overlap docs: node config overrides · checked
Each row’s footnote is the OpusClip source. Overlap’s column is read from its documentation and its own site, listed as sources 13 to 26.
Switching notes
Moving from OpusClip to Overlap
What a team gives up and what it gains, in the same voice. The number after each line is its source in the list under the table.
What you give up
A published monthly price. OpusClip prints every plan; Overlap’s platform is a custom quote from sales.1
A free tier. OpusClip gives 60 credits a month with a watermark; Overlap publishes no free tier.1
Zapier and webhooks. OpusClip has an official Zapier app and signed job webhooks; Overlap has neither, and its API is polled.8
A printed language count and dubbing. OpusClip lists captions in 20+ languages and video dubbing on Pro; Overlap’s docs list neither.1
Premiere and DaVinci export. OpusClip exports XML for both on Pro; Overlap exports finished video.1
What you gain
Runs that start on their own. A workflow listens to a YouTube channel or playlist, a Dropbox or Frame.io folder, an RSS or podcast feed, an audio livestream or an RTMP/HLS stream.13
Nine publishing platforms, including Threads, Snapchat and Bluesky, with cadence rules, approval and a calendar.18
Chained editing steps. Find Clips, Convert to Vertical, Style Video, B-roll, music, filler and curse-word removal and routing nodes in one saved workflow.13
An MCP server with 30 tools and a REST API that can trigger any saved workflow.21
The option to hand it over. Managed campaigns run by Overlap’s team on accounts you own, priced per delivered view.24
Overlap vs OpusClip, answered
Yes, for the clipping itself. Both find moments in a long video, caption them, reframe them to 9:16 and post them. They differ in how a run starts and who does the work. OpusClip processes the video you hand it. Overlap runs a workflow that starts on its own when a YouTube channel, a Dropbox folder, an RSS feed or a livestream has something new, and Overlap’s team can run the whole campaign for you on accounts you own.
Overlap posts to nine platforms from accounts you connect: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube including Shorts, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Snapchat and Bluesky. OpusClip’s Starter tier posts to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, and its Pro tier adds LinkedIn, Facebook Pages and X, which it lists as a beta. Its free tier does not post, and Threads is not listed on any OpusClip page we checked.
OpusClip publishes its prices: Free at $0 with 60 credits a month, Starter at $15 a month, Pro at $29 a month or $174 a year, and Business on request. A credit is one minute of source video, and monthly credits expire after 60 days. Overlap’s platform is priced on a custom quote; contact sales for one. It is billed on processing hours and active workflows, and managed campaigns are priced at $0.50 to $2.50 CPM on delivered views, up to a monthly ceiling you set.
Both do. OpusClip offers a REST API with SDKs, limited on its Pro plan and full on Business, a hosted MCP server, an official Zapier app and signed webhooks. Overlap offers a REST API that triggers any saved workflow, polls results and renders clips, and an MCP server with 30 tools for Codex and Claude Desktop. Overlap has no Zapier app and no webhooks; its watched sources start runs instead.
Yes. Overlap’s team runs managed clipping campaigns on accounts you own. It picks the clips, edits them, publishes them and reports back, and you keep the accounts, the followers and the posts. OpusClip sells software only. None of the pages we checked offers a done-for-you service.
Two ways to buy
Run it yourself, or have us run it.
Overlap is an AI video clipping platform. Teams run it themselves, or Overlap's team runs managed clipping campaigns for them on accounts the customer owns, priced per delivered view.
The platform
See the AI video clipperRun it yourself
Connect the sources you already publish from, set the brand rules once, and let the workflow turn long recordings into edited, captioned clips. Your team reviews and posts to nine platforms from one calendar.
Managed campaigns
Plan a clipping campaignOr have us run it
Overlap's team runs the clipping campaign on accounts you own. You set a monthly ceiling, spend follows the views that were delivered, and the accounts, the posts and the audience stay yours.