Crayo vs Syllaby
As of October 9, 2026, Crayo is the better pick if you clip footage: AutoClip turns a podcast, stream or interview into 1 to 20 ranked, face-aware clips, one of Hobby's 250 credits per finished clip at $19 a month, with a timeline editor on every plan. Syllaby has no clipper and is the better pick if you want generated videos, a content calendar that posts for you, idea research, avatars or a cloned voice. The evidence is below.
Pick Crayo if
- You clip podcasts, streams and interviews: AutoClip turns a YouTube or TikTok link or a file up to 3 hours into 1 to 20 ranked clips with face-aware reframing and four layouts, and Syllaby has no clipper at all.
- You pay per finished clip, not per minute: 32 clips a month use 32 of Hobby's 250 credits at $19, while Syllaby Basic is $29 for 500 credits at 13 credits per generated minute, rounded up, which its own pricing page says is about 38 videos.
- You want to edit the clip on a timeline with a camera track, keyframes, zooms, 32 caption styles and 56 spoken languages; Syllaby's editor page lists trimming, cropping, filters and transitions only.
- You want to see the ranked moments before spending: Find Viral Moments lists up to 50 and a credit is spent only when you cut, and a 34-endpoint API with webhooks is on every plan; Syllaby's API is Enterprise-gated.
Pick Syllaby if
- You want the tool to post for you. Syllaby's Content Calendar and Bulk Scheduler publish to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn and report Social Analytics; Crayo has no scheduler and no post analytics.
- You want research before scripting. Syllaby's idea discovery and keyword research cost 15 credits per idea; Crayo has an AI brainstorm but no keyword tool.
- You want a cloned voice or an avatar. Syllaby includes 1, 3 or 5 voice clones on Basic, Standard and Premium, plus Avatars 2.0 and Real Clone twins; Crayo has hundreds of voices but no cloning and no avatars.
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At a glance
| At a glance | Crayo | Syllaby |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Hobby $19/mo or $160/yr (about $13.33/mo) | Starter $9/mo; annual Not offered or not published |
| What the entry plan buys | 250 clips (workflow credits), 2 hours of export, 25GB storage, the timeline editor and the API; also 30 voiceover minutes, 100 AI images and 1 tracked account | 100 credits, about 7 faceless videos, no voice clone, 1 GB storage, monthly billing only |
| Metering unit | 1 workflow credit per finished clip, plus export minutes | 13 credits per minute of faceless video, 50 per minute of avatar video, 15 per discovered idea, billed by the whole minute |
| Free tier | None. Twelve free browser tools need no account and never upload the file. | No free plan. The homepage offers a free first video plus 50 credits at signup. |
| Export resolution | Up to 1080p | Full-resolution export on every plan; no numeric resolution published |
| Auto clipping | IncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per run | Not includedScript-to-video only, no source clipping |
| Face-aware reframing | IncludedFace-aware camera track | Not includedOne-click resize in the editor only |
| Timeline editor on every plan | IncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps | PartialTrim, crop, filters, transitions; no timeline described |
| Native scheduling | Not includedDownload and post yourself | IncludedContent Calendar and Bulk Scheduler |
| Public API | Included34 endpoints on every plan | PartialEnterprise-gated, talk to their team |
| Cancel in app | IncludedOne click in Settings | Not statedNot described on the pricing page |
Syllaby facts from syllaby.io/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Crayo facts from the live plan table at crayo.ai/pricing.
Pricing side by side
A worked example for a clipper's month, then every plan from both vendors. Syllaby prices were checked Oct 8, 2026.
| A typical month | Crayo | Syllaby |
|---|---|---|
| Plan needed | Hobby | No equivalent |
| Cost | $19/mo or about $13.33/mo yearly | n/a |
| Allowance used | 32 of 250 workflow credits and about 32 of 120 export minutes | Syllaby generates videos from a script or an idea and has no long-to-short tool, so 240 source minutes have nowhere to go; the nearest substitute, 32 generated one-minute videos, is 416 of Basic's 500 credits at 13 a minute for $29 a month, with any video past a whole minute rounded up |
| Note | Prices from the live plan table. You post the 32 files yourself. | Metering and prices from the Syllaby pricing page, Oct 8, 2026; no clipper in its features list. |
Scenario: One 60-minute source a week, eight clips each: 240 source minutes and 32 clips a month.
All Syllaby plans (5)ShowHide
| Syllaby plan | Monthly | Annual | What is metered | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StarterThe pricing page lists Starter as monthly only. | $9/mo | Not offered or not published | 100 credits per month, 13 credits per faceless video minute |
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| Basic | $29/mo | $24.67/mo ($296/yr) | 500 credits per month, 13 credits per faceless video minute |
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| Standard | $78/mo | $66.33/mo ($796/yr) | 1,500 credits per month, 13 credits per faceless video minute |
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| Premium | $153/mo | $130.08/mo ($1561/yr) | 5,000 credits per month, 13 credits per faceless video minute |
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| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom credits |
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From syllaby.io/pricing, checked Oct 8, 2026. Pricing page and Terms fetched directly on Oct 8, 2026. Monthly prices, annual per-month and annual totals for Basic ($24.67, $296), Standard ($66.33, $796) and Premium ($130.08, $1,561), the credit allowances and the 13-credits-per-minute rule all come from syllaby.io/pricing. The trial contradiction is between the pricing page title, the pricing FAQ and the homepage. Third-party only, not used as fact: a card-required 7-day trial and scheduling caps per plan from aifunnelinsider.com.
All Crayo plans (3)ShowHide
| Crayo plan | Monthly | Yearly | Clips (credits) | Export | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $19/mo | $160/yr (about $13.33/mo) | 250 per month | 2 hours | 25GB |
| Clipper | $39/mo | $327/yr (about $27.25/mo) | 1,000 per month | 10 hours | 100GB |
| Pro | $79/mo | $664/yr (about $55.33/mo) | 3,000 per month | 30 hours | 500GB |
Read from the live plan table, the same source as crayo.ai/pricing. Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over; one-time top-up packs are separate.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Crayo | Syllaby |
|---|---|---|
| Clipping | ||
| Long video to short clips | IncludedAutoClip, 1 to 20 clips per run | Not includedScript-to-video only, no source clipping |
| Moment ranking | IncludedVirality ranking in AutoClip and Find Viral Moments | Not included |
| Face-aware reframing | IncludedFace-aware camera track | Not includedOne-click resize in the editor only |
| Max source length | 3 hours or 4 GB per upload | Not statedGenerates from scripts, no source upload to clip |
| Layouts | Speaker, streamer, split, full | Not statedNot enumerated on the pricing page |
| Captions and editing | ||
| Timeline editor on every plan | IncludedCamera, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps | PartialTrim, crop, filters, transitions; no timeline described |
| Caption styles | 32 styles | Not statedNo style count published |
| Caption languages | 56 spoken languages | Not statedSays multiple languages, no count |
| B-roll | PartialAdd your own clips in the editor | PartialStock footage and generated scenes |
| 4K export | Not included1080p maximum | Not statedSays full-resolution, no number |
| Distribution | ||
| Native scheduling | Not includedDownload and post yourself | IncludedContent Calendar and Bulk Scheduler |
| Post analytics | PartialSocial Tracker, not per-post stats | IncludedSocial Analytics for connected accounts |
| Creator tracking | IncludedInstagram, YouTube, TikTok; 1 to 10 accounts | Not included |
| Public API | Included34 endpoints on every plan | PartialEnterprise-gated, talk to their team |
| Webhooks | Included | Not statedNot on the API page as fetched |
| Platform | ||
| Web app | Included | Included |
| Desktop app | Not included | Not includedNot advertised |
| Mobile app | Not includedBrowser app only | Not statedNot stated on the pricing page |
| Team seats | Not included | Not statedNot stated on the pricing page |
| Billing | ||
| Free tier | Not includedFree browser tools only | PartialFree first video and 50 signup credits |
| Free trial | Not included | Pages conflict: 7 days vs none |
| Metering | 1 credit per finished clip | 13 credits per faceless minute, whole minutes |
| Credit rollover | Not includedTop-up packs are separate | Not includedCredits do not roll over |
| Refund policy | No refunds, all sales final | FAQ says 30 days; Terms say non-refundable |
| Cancel in app | IncludedOne click in Settings | Not statedNot described on the pricing page |
| Also included | ||
| AI images | Included100 to 500 per month by plan | Included18 styles plus Veo, Seedance, Kling scenes |
| AI voiceover | IncludedHundreds of voices, 30 to 180 minutes by plan | IncludedPreset voices, engine not named |
| Voice cloning | Not included | Included1, 3 or 5 clones by plan, none on Starter |
| AI avatars | Not included | IncludedAvatars 2.0 and Real Clone twins |
| Reddit story videos | Included | PartialScript-to-video, no Reddit importer |
| Fake text videos | IncludediMessage-style | Not includedNot on the features page |
Included, Partial and Not included describe what each product publishes as of the prices-checked date. Not stated means the vendor does not publish it.
Where Crayo wins
- 01
Crayo clips long videos; Syllaby does not clip at all.
Syllaby's Opus Clip alternative post, published Aug 17, 2026, argues that a clipping tool sits idle without source footage, and its features list has no long-to-short tool. Crayo's AutoClip takes YouTube and TikTok links or files up to 3 hours and returns 1 to 20 ranked clips with face-aware framing, plus Find Viral Moments and Clip Cutter. Source
- 02
Crayo meters by finished clip; Syllaby meters by the minute and rounds up.
Syllaby charges 13 credits per minute of faceless video and bills by the whole minute: its own pricing page example says a 5 minute 13 second video is charged as 6 minutes, or 78 credits. Avatar video is 50 credits a minute and Veo 3 Fast scenes are 4 credits a second. One Crayo credit is one finished clip regardless of length. Source
- 03
Crayo gives more finished clips per dollar than Syllaby gives videos on every tier.
Syllaby's pricing page, checked Oct 8, 2026, prices Starter at $9 a month for 100 credits, which it converts to about 7 faceless videos, and Basic at $29 a month or $296 a year for 500 credits, about 38 videos. Crayo Hobby is $19 a month or $160 a year for 250 workflow credits, one per finished clip, with 2 hours of export and 30 voiceover minutes. Source
- 04
Crayo includes a timeline editor on every plan; Syllaby's editor trims, crops and filters.
Syllaby's video editor page, checked Oct 8, 2026, lists trimming, cropping, text overlays, filters and transitions and describes no timeline or layers; its reframing is one-click resizing. Crayo's editor has a camera track, keyframes, zooms, speed ramps, 32 caption styles with keyword highlight and 56 spoken languages, and it opens every AutoClip clip on Hobby and up. Source
- 05
Crayo's billing terms are stated once and plainly; Syllaby's pages disagree with each other.
On Oct 8, 2026 the Syllaby pricing page title said Free Trial Included while its FAQ said there is no free trial, and the FAQ said refunds are accepted within 30 days while section 16 of the Terms says subscription fees are non-refundable except case by case. Crayo states no trial, no refunds and one-click cancellation from Settings. Source
Where Syllaby wins
- 01
Syllaby schedules, posts and reports; Crayo exports a file.
Syllaby's short-form page, checked Oct 8, 2026, lists a Content Calendar and Bulk Scheduler to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn, and a Social Analytics page for connected accounts. Crayo's Social Tracker follows other creators' cadence and outliers; it does not post or report on your own posts. Source
- 02
Syllaby researches ideas and keywords before you script.
Idea discovery is a metered feature at 15 credits per idea on Syllaby's pricing page. Crayo has an AI brainstorm inside the app but no keyword research. Source
- 03
Syllaby offers voice cloning, AI avatars and generative scene models that Crayo does not.
Syllaby's pricing page includes 1 clone on Basic, 3 on Standard and 5 on Premium from a 1 to 2 minute recording, and its short-form page lists Avatars 2.0, Real Clone Lite and Studio twins, and scenes from Veo 3, Seedance and Kling. Crayo has hundreds of preset voices and AI images, with no cloning, no avatars and no generative video scenes. Source
- 04
Syllaby has a $9 entry plan, unlimited video length, and a trial that third parties say exists.
Starter is $9 a month, monthly only, for about 7 videos on Oct 8, 2026, and every plan lists unlimited video length. A third-party review says the 7-day trial asks for a card; Syllaby's own pages conflict on whether a trial exists. Crayo starts at $19 with no trial. Source
Billing and cancellation
Each side's published terms. At most two dated user quotes, each tied to a row in the table above. No scores.
Crayo
- No free tier and no trial.
- No refunds. All sales are final.
- Cancel any time in one click from Settings. The plan stays active to the end of the cycle and nothing further is charged.
- Credits reset monthly and do not roll over; top-up packs are separate.
Source: crayo.ai/refund-policy
Syllaby
- Refunds: The pricing FAQ says refund requests are accepted within 30 days of payment. Section 16 of the Terms says paid subscription fees are non-refundable except case by case, with credits refunded only for a verified technical error.
- Cancellation: Cancellation steps are not described on the pricing page. The Terms say a trial converts and the card is charged on the last day of the trial unless you cancelled.
- Syllaby Starter is monthly only; Basic, Standard and Premium bill monthly or yearly at $296, $796 and $1,561. Credits do not roll over, faceless minutes are rounded up to the whole minute, and the pricing FAQ and the Terms disagree on refunds (30 days versus non-refundable) and on whether a trial exists.
Source: syllaby.io/terms-and-conditions, checked Oct 8, 2026
“I can't even cancel it through.”
Hands-on test
Superiority claims need a described test behind them. This is the test and its status.
- Status
- Scheduled, not yet run
- Source
- A 20-minute single-speaker talking-head video owned by Crayo, with the same written topic brief given to both tools for the faceless run
- Plans
- Syllaby Starter and Crayo Clipper, same file where accepted, same day, defaults first then one tuned run each
Until this test runs, the page shows no timings, clip counts or screenshots, and every claim above comes from published pricing and documentation. The results table replaces this note when it is done.
Show the protocolProtocol
- Same source file through both tools on the same day, defaults first, then one tuned run each.
- We pay for the competitor's entry paid plan and Crayo's Clipper plan and record browser, date and plan.
- We record time to first clip, total wall time, clips produced, clips judged usable, credits spent, list-price dollars for the run, export resolution, caption word errors on a fixed 60-second segment, and whether the speaker stayed framed.
- Usable means: starts and ends on a complete sentence, hook in the first two seconds, speaker framed, captions accurate enough to post without edits. Two reviewers, disagreements noted.
- If the competitor wins a row, it stays. If a run fails, we say so and show the error.
Switching from Syllaby to Crayo
- 01
Paste a link or upload the file
AutoClip accepts YouTube and TikTok links or file upload (up to 4 GB, 1 minute to 3 hours). Nothing to migrate from the other tool.
- 02
Pick a layout and an intensity
Speaker, streamer, split or full layout; subtle, balanced, dynamic or max editing; 1 to 20 clips per run.
- 03
Export at 1080p or open the editor
Download the clips as they are, or open any clip in the timeline editor to change captions, camera, zooms and music.
Your source files are yours on both sides. Crayo does not need an export from Syllaby; it works from the original video, and clips you already made in Syllaby stay wherever you saved them.
Questions clippers ask
Try it on your own clips
Try it on your own video
Paste a YouTube or TikTok link or upload a file. Every tool is on every plan.
About this page
What changed and when. The updated date above only moves when something here does.
- First published. Syllaby prices checked Oct 8, 2026: Starter $9/mo monthly-only for 100 credits, Basic $29/mo or $24.67/mo billed yearly ($296/yr) for 500 credits, 13 credits per faceless minute rounded up.
Syllaby is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product compared. Sources: syllaby.io/pricing, syllaby.io/terms-and-conditions.
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