Renderforest Video vs. VideoScribe

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Renderforest Video
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Renderforest Video is an online video production platform that promises to allow individuals and businesses to create “broadcast quality” videos for private or business use. It is free to use and anyone can register as a user in a few simple steps. Renderforest features paid upgrades or subscription plans. Main features of Renderforest include: - HQ videos - Large Gallery of Video Production and Animation Templates and stories - 195,000+…
$14
month/billed annually
VideoScribe
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
British company Sparkol offers VideoScribe, a video editing application supporting whiteboard style animations and presentations.
$14
per user/per month
Pricing
Renderforest VideoVideoScribe
Editions & Modules
Amateur
$14.00
month/billed annually
Pro
$29.00
month/billed annually
Popular
$39.00
month/billed annually
Agency
$49.00
month/billed annually
Yearly Plan
$14
per user/per month
Monthly Plan
$35
per user/per month
Team of 20+ Users
$145
per user
Team of 10+ Users
$150
per user
Team of 5+ Users
$155
per user
One Off
$800
per single user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Renderforest VideoVideoScribe
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$49 Per 10 HD 720 exportsNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
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Renderforest VideoVideoScribe
Small Businesses
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.2 out of 10
iMovie
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Renderforest VideoVideoScribe
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(43 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Renderforest VideoVideoScribe
Likelihood to Recommend
Renderforest
  • Well Suited
    • Conveying company growth and progress to employees
    • Explaining how products work
    • Explaining how to use products (as a users manual)
    • Introducing employees to new workflows and IT systems
    • Pitching ideas to investors
    • Creating visual portfolio maps and growth paths for departments
  • Less Appropriate
    • Presenting financial figures to shareholders
    • For content that requires a lot of focus on specific details for extended periods of time
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Sparkol
If you need to spice up your presentations but don't have the money/budget/team for full video production or animation, this software is for you. In skilled hands it can also look as good if not better than productions that would cost 5-6x more, including turnaround time. I think the basics of video still apply here, you want to have a story, a narrative, some storyboarding and an idea of where you want to go, but the tools this software provides will help you achieve that (and edit it later) quickly and efficiently
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Pros
Renderforest
  • It's a great place for anyone who wants to improve their business by appearing very professional.
  • Easy to use and to create astonishing vibes with your clients.
  • Communication is very professional and really, really short response period.
  • For those who are more professional but have no time or ideas about what to make for their own business, inspiration is a place called Renderforest
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Sparkol
  • It's fast and customizable! You can import your own vector graphics and PNGs to utilize or take advantage of their huge library of resources, from graphics to icons and sound
  • You don't have to have a background in animation or graphics (though it doesn't hurt) to utilize the program, really expanding who in your company can take advantage of it
  • The support and resource documentation is amazing. From multiple series of videos to text-based help and I believe if i remember correctly even emails when I first signed up, it's hard to feel frustrated or lost with how to start with all the support available
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Cons
Renderforest
  • Uploading video is slow, processing time and rendering video are often jammed.
  • Some templates have more restrictions, such as the number of words in the title, the number of pictures, the size of pictures and so on.
  • Prices for individual users are not very friendly.
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Sparkol
  • Some of the vector rendering for imported pieces could still use work, I've discovered a workaround for adding a stroke to images to help smooth the edge but this can be tiring
  • The PNG rendering often seems to be under a super heavy compression and can pixellate even higher-res images that are brought in. I utilize almost exclusively custom created graphics to use in this program so seeing that fixed would be great
  • It would be nice if there was a super-basic audio editor in the program, even something that didn't do much but let you edit the start and end of clips
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Usability
Renderforest
It was very easy. They have a nice help video to guide you along the way that you can turn off if you chose. But It was a quick process and everything tied together very well. I am very pleased with the final product. I will definitely use them again.
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Sparkol
No answers on this topic
Performance
Renderforest
Renderforest Video has great performance. In all the time I have used it, I haven't ever really had to wait for anything to be done, except for the rendering time. The reason for not giving the product a full 10 out of 10 is that the page load times in the wizard have left me frustrated at times. This, though, is most likely the result of internet service in a 3rd world country, as opposed to a slow server.
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Sparkol
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Renderforest
Renderforest is far superior. More intuitive and has a bunch of helpful templates. I've found that iMovie lacked in any direction and though there is a lot of freedom, for people who need to make quick and effective media, Renderforest is the better choice. I have really enjoyed my use of it.
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Sparkol
Every video or graphics program has its own purposes, VideoScribe is very specifically for taking images, moving them around with nice visual transitions and having something come together quickly. I've also used it to animate infographics in far less than half the time it would have taken me in Premiere. It definitely has serious limits in the type of animation you can do, which is important to be aware of, but if that works within the framework and scope of your budget, then it's incredible.
Remember - the only limits to how sophisticated you can make this look are how creative you are, to begin with. I did things with this program I don't think I'd seen in any of their samples, simply because I have a background in it all and had a new set of tools to play with.
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Return on Investment
Renderforest
  • More time can be spent on interviewing clients and researching and development instead of creating quality graphics.
  • The subscription payment option saves money since we know we need them constantly in the future.
  • The quality of the content is superior to the ability of our on-site graphic design team at less than half the cost.
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Sparkol
  • Won over $300k+ in new biz by changing from an old PowerPoint deck to a short (4-5 min) video and reframing how we shared the information
  • Modified the same deck to be shown at annual conventions as a less "pitch" and more "informational" way of educating the audience, and never saw as many people visiting our booth for information. Likely could attribute additional new biz leads to this effort as well
  • Got to save a LOT of money in the time and production of the deck which was then able to be utilized instead on other things to make future decks better, like a new microphone and better monitors. Seriously I can't believe how inexpensive this program is
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