# Shotcut vs VEED

**Leader by Vioscale score:** VEED

| Attribute | Shotcut | VEED |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.1 (8% (low)) | 59.5 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A free video editor that runs on multiple platforms and supports hundreds of audio and video formats natively. It provides professional editing capabilities including color grading, multitrack audio mixing, GPU-accelerated effects processing, and support for 4K/8K video. | VEED is a web-based AI video platform that lets teams generate, edit, and brand videos rapidly using features like automated subtitles, lip sync, background removal, and customizable brand elements. It offers both a consumer-facing app with a free tier and a developer API with usage-based pricing for integration into other applications. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hdr_4k8k":true,"free_or_oss":true,"codec_breadth":"Hundreds of formats via FFmpeg, including AV1, HEVC, image sequences, and animat","color_grading":true,"pricing_model":"open_source","gpu_acceleration":true,"platform_breadth":"Windows, macOS, Linux","professional_nle":true,"screen_recording":true}` | `{"hdr_4k8k":true,"multicam":false,"ai_features":true,"free_or_oss":true,"codec_breadth":"VP9 with alpha","color_grading":false,"gpu_acceleration":false,"platform_breadth":"Web","professional_nle":false,"screen_recording":false,"cloud_collaboration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"FFmpeg","native":true,"category":"codecs"},{"name":"Blackmagic Design","native":true,"category":"hardware"},{"name":"After Effects","native":true,"category":"animation"},{"name":"JACK","native":true,"category":"audio"},{"name":"PulseAudio","native":true,"category":"audio"}]` | `[{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Dolby"},{"name":"Cleanvoice"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://shotcut.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-31T15:10:51.972Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier available","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with paid upgrades. API usage-based: $0.008–$0.20 per second/minute/frame depending on feature and quality.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.veed.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:18:06.479Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Video Editing Software)

| Capability | Shotcut | VEED |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Editing** |  |  |
| Professional NLE (multi-track finishing) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Colour grading | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multicam editing | - | ✗ |
| **Technical** |  |  |
| 4K/8K + HDR support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Codec breadth (ProRes / HEVC / AV1 / RAW) | Hundreds of formats via FFmpeg, including AV1, HEVC, image sequences, and animat | VP9 with alpha |
| GPU acceleration | ✓ | ✗ |
| **AI** |  |  |
| AI features (captions / text-to-video / voice) | - | ✓ |
| **Capture** |  |  |
| Screen recording built-in | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Platform breadth (Win / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android / Web) | Windows, macOS, Linux | Web |
| **Collaboration** |  |  |
| Cloud collaboration / team review | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing model | Open-source | - |
| Free / open-source available | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:05:49.435Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*