Shotstack

Founded by Jeff Shillitto

A cloud-based REST API that lets developers create, edit, and render videos at scale using JSON-based templates.

Cost

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (<1 hour to sample render)

You can use Shotstack when you need to automate video creation with code—no desktop tools required. Define your edit via JSON (specifying clips, transitions, text, and audio), hit the API, and get back professional videos or images fast. It's great for generating personalized marketing videos, highlight reels, real estate promos, or embedding a white-label video editor in your app.

What Shotstack does

Design video edits via JSON templates (clips, transitions, audio, titles)Render videos, images, or audio files via API callsScale up video creation for personalized contentEmbed white-label video editor inside applicationsGenerate dynamic templates for bulk or templated videosUse AI-generated assets (text-to-image, text-to-speech) in videosFully programmatic, scalable video editing via REST + JSONHigh-speed cloud rendering for mass video creationEmbedded, white-label Studio video editor UISupport for images, audio, text, transitions, and filtersGenerative AI capabilities: text-to-image, text-to-speech, text-to-videoFlexible pricing: pay-as-you-go or subscription with sandbox testing