A Klap alternative with a free plan every month
Klap and LumeClip both cut long videos into vertical clips with captions. LumeClip has a monthly free plan with no card and monthly billing. Klap offers a trial, and the price shown on its page is the annual plan.
| Feature | LumeClip | Klap |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $7.99/mo | $14/mo on the annual plan (the full monthly price is not stated) |
| Billing currency | US dollar | US dollar |
| Free plan | 30 min/mo, with watermark (60 min in the first 7 days) | One-time trial, no monthly free plan |
| Finds the best moments in a long video | Yes | Yes |
| Portuguese captions | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic 9:16 reframing | Yes | Yes |
| Animated captions | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes, plus an MCP server | Not stated on the official page |
| Schedules and publishes to social networks | Yes, to YouTube | Yes |
Klap details checked on 9/26/2026 on the official pages: klap.app/pricing
When to choose each one
Choose LumeClip if
- You want to use it for free every month, not just try it once.
- You prefer a monthly subscription over paying a year upfront.
- You use Claude and want to request clips from the chat through MCP.
- Your videos are in Portuguese or Spanish as well as English.
Stay with Klap if
- You publish to several networks and want every account connected in one tool; LumeClip's scheduled publishing is YouTube only.
- Paying a year upfront is not a problem for you.
What changes in practice
- Free every month, no card
- LumeClip's free plan renews every month: 30 minutes of video with a watermark, and 60 minutes in the first 7 days. You can really use it before deciding to pay.
- Monthly, no lock-in
- Plans are billed month to month and you can cancel whenever you want.
- Word-by-word karaoke captions
- Each word lights up the moment it is spoken, synced to the audio. Paid plans include four caption styles, and captions keep the accents and punctuation of the language you speak, including Portuguese and Spanish.
- Ask Claude for clips (MCP)
- LumeClip ships an MCP server: in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor you can say "cut this video into five clips" and follow the whole job from the chat, without opening the dashboard. In claude.ai you connect with your account, no key to copy.
- A video longer than your balance is not rejected
- If the video runs 90 minutes and you have 40 left, LumeClip analyzes the part that fits, with the edges aligned to pauses in speech, instead of returning an error. You get clips from what was analyzed and decide later whether you want the rest.
- Product photos become a narrated video
- For affiliate sellers: send the photos of a product and LumeClip builds a vertical video with narration and captions, ready for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
Frequently asked questions
Is LumeClip free?+
There is a free plan: 30 minutes of video per month, with a watermark, and 60 minutes in the first 7 days. No card required. Paid plans remove the watermark and unlock all four caption styles.
Does it work with videos that are not in English?+
Yes. LumeClip was built in Brazil and is tested with Portuguese and Spanish videos as well as English ones, so captions keep each language's accents and punctuation. The app and support are available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
How do I switch from Klap?+
There is nothing to import: send LumeClip the same original video (upload or YouTube link) you would send to Klap. The clips you already downloaded stay yours. Try the free plan before you cancel the other subscription.
Does LumeClip publish straight to social networks like Klap?+
Today LumeClip schedules and publishes to YouTube. For Instagram and TikTok you download the finished 9:16 clip and post it from the network's app.
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