Google Vids has some helpful features, but Descript’s text-based editing and wildly useful AI make it the superior choice for teams that want to produce a lot of video. And it requires no Googling, because you already know how to use it.
These companies use Descript. Not bad!
From easy-to-use text-based editing, to an AI assistant that can help make your video dreams come true, Descript helps you scale video faster than Google Vids ever could.
If you know how the backspace key works, or how to copy-and-paste, then you know how to make video in Descript. Unlike Google Vids, Descript uses text-based editing, which makes editing video as fast as typing in a doc.
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Descript comes with Underlord, a built-in editing assistant; Google Vids doesn’t. Clean up your look, fix your audio, and let Underlord make all the tedious, annoying edits in just a few clicks.
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Descript can translate your video to maximize your reach. Google Vids? No, nein, nunca. Once your video is done, you can instantly add captions and dub your video in more than 20 languages using our eerily natural AI voices or a voice clone.
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Descript and Google Vids share some features, but at the price of $24 per month, Descript gives you so much more. Like easy text-based editing, a powerful AI editing assistant, translation, a voice clone, the ability to add studio sound, and a bag of chips.
| Feature |  | Google Vids |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| Transcription |  |  |
| Text-based editing | | |
| Translation | | |
| AI-assisted editing | | |
| Voice clone | | |
| Layouts | | |
| Slides -> video | | Limited |
| Stock media library | | |
| Multi-track timeline editor | | |
| Studio sound | | |
| Security & compliance | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | | |
| GDPR compliant | | |
| SSO/SAML | | |
| SCIM | | |
| Data encryption | 256-bit AES | 256-bit AES |
| Enterprise features | ||
| User provisioning | | |
| Integrations | | |
| Scalability | ||
| Seat limits | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited |
With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
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“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
Descript is the all-in-one video creation platform that enables your whole team to produce high-quality videos, fast, at scale. And they already know how to use it.