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Doron
Verified reviewer
Media Production, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Great possibilities and outstanding support
Everything is well thought out and documented, when we ran into problems support was super fast and helpful
CONSMaking it write in Hebrew took some time
Bo
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Best of its kind in the market
My overall experience with Shotstack has been fantastic. The product is amazing and it exactly addresses our needs of generation movies based our input medias and instructions. The support has been super helpful as well, as we always get timely responses from the team. Lastly, the price is also very reasonable. We hope to establish long term strategic relationship with this company and grow our products together.
PROSShotstack product architecture is clean and service API is well documented and very comprehensive. We can easily consume the services and receive the expected outcome
CONSThere are three languages support available. I would still hope to see Python API becoming available at some point as our product is developed using Python.
John
Staffing and Recruiting, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Clear to use API and (more importantly) great dev support
We came across Shotstack in Jan 2020 when we were looking for a simple video processing SaaS. They charged for only what was used (at the time), the API had good examples and was straight forward to setup, there was a sandbox that was easy to access and most importantly dev support was quick and helpful. Once our integration was setup we could leave it do it's thing and have not had any real problems since.
PROSClear examples, with logical process to build the video and no fuss, plus there was an easy to use sandbox mode to test beforehand (no complicated setups). Most importantly dev support was quick and helpful even when my initial understanding was clearly of an amateur.
CONSInability to get stills from the video (at the time - may have changed since). It would be nice if the videos could be processed instantaneously rather than having to pre-render the video (that way we could make bespoke videos for prospective clients on the fly).
Maury
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
Great tool with lots of flexibility
Great value, dependable and easy to use.
PROSShotstack powers our editing capabilities. The customer service has been excellent and they continue to add functionality to the product.
CONSAlways wish the product roadmap was faster.
Chinmaya
Animation, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
Easy to Use and Implement and one of the best Shotstack support
I have made video editing simpler because of Shotstack , now people can use my platform to make video by simply uploading images , so i have managed to make this service possible due to shotstack
PROSI like how easily it can be integrated in any software and most importantly it's documentation in so well that you can learn to code so easily , yes it's very easy to use as well.
CONSI am looking for more no of transitions and effects in Shotstack , The team is continuously giving number of updates on new transitions and effects which is the a great thing.
Reason for choosing Shotstack
I think shotstack was apt for my requirement
Mark
Photography, 1 employee
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
Great tool for automated slideshow production
Shotstack fills a gap in the market (as far as I can determine), and the API appears quite comprehensive in its capabilities. With not much effort, you can achieve quite a professional result. I have no doubt there is plenty of potential for Shotstack to further improve my slideshow production workflow.
PROSThe Shotstack API enables the possibility to develop a workflow to pump out slideshows from a bundle of publicly accessible images and video clips, with very little effort (once you have set up the workflow). Creation of workflows is made much easier with the provided Zapier and Integromat integrations (saving the effort of developing your own bespoke front-end to the Shotstack API).
CONSThe ability to utilise integration tools such as Integromat and Zapier means that only a subset of API parameters can be used, so using these mechanisms is definitely a compromise (compared to coding for own front-end to the Shotstack API). For example, only one transition type can be used for the entire slideshow, and motion effects (such as Ken Burns) are not currently possible via these integration tools. For those features, you need to code your own front-end to the API.
Patrick
Consumer Services, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
No-frills, but powerful video editing API
Shotstack enabled us to roll our own online video editing tool for our customers to easily design marketing videos with a custom drag and drop interface. We’ve had great success using shotstacks APIs, and intend to use them for multiple new projects.
CONSThe positioning features in the API are a bit clunky. Not a huge fan of the anchor system.
Kevin
Online Media, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Worth the money
Shotstack provided a render engine that was needed for many different projects we had going on. Being able to batch render and automate creation was an amazing benefit.
PROSThe developers behind this product are passionate about the success. They go to great lengths to build what is needed and support those using the platform. The platform is an amazing tool that has performed as expected and been a key component in workflows.
CONSSome of the documentation. It could also be user error.
Kevin
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2021
Great for automated marketing
Rendering is quick and of good quality. Support is fast to answer and very helpful.
CONSDocumentation is a little brief and the JSON format hard to get around when starting off.
Aouse
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2021
Excellent software
Great product, excellent customer support.
PROSTakes the load off trying to build high quality videos.
CONSI found it difficult to add in certain transitions, like circular fade in, this may have been added now though.
Jeremy
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Great tool for on the fly video creation
Offloaded the compute, fast, easy to use api, took multiple media types and easily combined them for what we needed.
CONSNothing comes to mind. We had a great experience.
Reason for choosing Shotstack
Reliability, easy of use
Hersh
Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
An excellent video editing API! Highly recommended
Was easily able to integrate this API into my product. Worked like a charm. The free version was more than perfect for my needs.
CONSCan't think of any improvements for this product thus far!