Short-form video is the highest-leverage content format for small businesses right now, and also the most tedious to produce. Editing a single 30-second Reel with captions, pacing, music and platform-safe framing can eat an hour, which is why a whole industry of productized editing services has grown up around TikTok, Reels and Shorts. We compared 11 of them on what they actually charge, what you get per video, how fast they deliver, and whether they do anything with the clip after it is edited.
Every price below was checked against the provider's live pricing page in July 2026, and we link each source in our comparison pages. Full disclosure: Feedbird is our service, and it's first on this list. We think the per-video math makes the case on its own, so check the numbers yourself before taking our word for anything.
Short-form video editing services compared
| Service | Starting price | Public reviews | Clients praise | Most common complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feedbird | $149/mo (5 videos) | 4.6/5 (800+ public reviews) | Content quality for the price, fast turnaround, easy approval flow | Productized scope, not a bespoke big-agency retainer |
| Tasty Edits | $94/video ($80 in 30-packs) | 4.7/5 (Trustpilot, 53) | quality work, super responsive, fast 48-hour edits | correcting b-roll choices and occasional repeated mistakes |
| VidChops | $495/mo | Few public reviews | ||
| Vidpros | $1,000/mo | 4.4/5 (Trustpilot, 27) | fast turnaround, great communication, precise edits | |
| beCreatives | $899/mo ($809 quarterly) | 4.3/5 (Trustpilot, 119) | high quality edits, stellar communicative editors | projects weeks late despite 24 hour unlimited editing claims |
| Kimp | $699/mo | 4.9/5 (Trustpilot, 350+) | professional team, consistently quick turnaround, spot-on quality | some projects need too many revisions and reworks |
| Flocksy | $1,199/mo (quarterly) | 4.7/5 (Trustpilot, 136) | talented, responsive team, quick and affordable | inconsistent quality and weak project management on some jobs |
| Fiverr Pro | ~$50-150/clip | 3.5/5 (Trustpilot, 14,700+) | quality work, diverse freelancers, competitive prices | poor customer service, refund difficulty, account suspensions |
The pattern in the reviews: Across video editing subscriptions, the complaints that repeat in reviews are inconsistent edit quality that forces extra revision rounds, turnaround that slips behind the advertised promise, and in several cases a review footprint so thin that there is little independent signal at all. Even well rated services draw comments about editors missing the brief or needing to be corrected on style and b-roll. Feedbird is structured to reduce those risks rather than eliminate them: every video is approved by you before it ships, revisions are included, pricing is flat and published, and there are no contracts or notice periods to exit through. A dedicated team handles the work, and creative services including videos carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.
1. Feedbird, $149/mo for 5 videos (about $30 each, posting included)
Feedbird's short-form video service starts at $149/mo for 5 edited videos, which works out to roughly $30 per video, and scales to $279 for 10, $389 for 15, and $549 for 25 (about $22 per video). Every video is a 20 to 60 second vertical cut built for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, edited from your own footage, premium stock, or AI-generated footage. Each one ships with on-brand overlays, captions, trending hashtags, royalty-free music and platform-ready pacing. The part nobody else on this list does: we schedule and post the finished videos to your channels for you, so the service is done-for-you end to end, not just done-for-you editing.
- Lowest per-video cost on this list for full creative editing ($22-$30 per video)
- Posting and scheduling to your channels included, not just file delivery
- 3 revision rounds in your first month, 1 per video after that
- No contract, and a 14-day money-back guarantee
- First delivery in about a week
Watch out for: we edit from your clips, stock, or AI footage, and we never film on location, so if you want original filmed footage of your storefront or team, you supply the raw clips. See full pricing or recent examples.
2. Tasty Edits
Tasty Edits is the best-known pay-per-video option: $94 per vertical video, dropping to $80 each if you buy a 30-pack. There is no subscription lock-in, turnaround is 24 hours, and revisions are unlimited, which makes it a genuinely good fit for one-off projects or unpredictable volume. The catch is the math on an ongoing calendar: at $80-$94 per video you are paying roughly 3x Feedbird's effective per-video cost, the bulk discount requires committing to 30 videos upfront, and you still schedule and post everything yourself.
What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.7 from 53 reviews) Tasty Edits clients praise consistently quality work and fast, responsive communication, while the complaints that surface involve having to correct b-roll choices and occasional repeated mistakes on niche content.
See the full Feedbird vs Tasty Edits comparison.
3. VidChops
VidChops is one of the most established names in subscription video editing. $495/mo buys 4 editing credits, which stretch to roughly 16 shorts if you spend every credit on vertical clips, with a dedicated editor, 1-2 day turnaround and a money-back guarantee. It is built primarily around YouTube creators with steady volume. The catches: the plan does not include custom motion graphics or voiceovers, the entry price is more than 3x Feedbird's, and finished files are delivered back to you to post yourself.
What clients say: VidChops has almost no footprint on independent review platforms like Trustpilot, G2 or Capterra, so you are relying mostly on its own testimonials, which is worth weighing for a service you will pay monthly.
See the full Feedbird vs VidChops comparison.
4. Vidpros
Vidpros sells a fractional dedicated editor: $1,000/mo gets you 2 hours of editing per day with overnight turnaround and proofing through Frame.io. Each editor is capped at 4 clients, so you get real attention rather than a shared queue. It suits teams with enough daily footage to keep those 2 hours busy. The catches are the price, which is nearly 7x Feedbird's entry plan, design work that is template-based only, and the fact that publishing the finished clips remains your job.
What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.4 from 27 reviews) Vidpros clients praise the fast turnaround, communication and precise edits, though the review base is still small enough that there is limited independent signal either way.
See the full Feedbird vs Vidpros comparison.
5. beCreatives
beCreatives runs an unlimited video editing subscription at $899/mo, or $809/mo billed quarterly, with a dedicated team that handles Reels and TikTok as well as YouTube. Unlimited requests and revisions sound infinite, but the entry plan works one request at a time, so actual monthly output depends entirely on turnaround speed and how quickly you approve drafts. It is a reasonable middle option for mixed long-form and short-form needs, at 6x Feedbird's entry price and without posting.
What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.3 from 119 reviews) beCreatives earns praise for high quality edits and communicative editors, while the most pointed complaints describe projects running weeks late despite the advertised unlimited editing in under 24 hours.
6. Kimp
Kimp Video is a flat-fee unlimited plan at $699/mo covering video design, editing and motion graphics with a dedicated team and unlimited requests and revisions. Motion graphics depth is a real strength that most short-form editing shops lack. The trade-offs: only 2 requests are active at once, complex edits take 2-4 days each, and at $699/mo for video alone ($995/mo with graphics) you need serious, sustained volume across design and video to make the subscription math work.
What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.9 from 350+ reviews) Kimp clients call the team professional with consistently quick turnaround, while the recurring gripe is that some projects need too many revisions before the design brief is understood.
See the full Feedbird vs Kimp comparison.
7. Flocksy
Flocksy is an all-in-one creative team subscription at $1,199/mo on quarterly billing, where video editing sits alongside graphic design, copywriting and 140+ other services. If you want one subscription to replace several vendors, that breadth is the pitch. It is also the weakness for this list: video is one service among many rather than a specialty, so a business that primarily needs a steady stream of sharp TikToks and Reels is paying generalist prices for generalist output.
What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.7 from 136 reviews) Flocksy users highlight a talented, responsive team at an affordable monthly rate, while critics report inconsistent quality across project types and project managers who do not adequately manage.
8. Fiverr Pro
Fiverr Pro gives you a marketplace of vetted freelance editors, with short clips typically running $50-150 each. The choice is enormous and you pay per project with no commitment. The trade-offs are structural: you manage the freelancer yourself (briefs, revisions, deadlines, quality control), quality varies between sellers and even between orders, and Fiverr's 20% platform economics are baked into every gig. It is a sourcing tool, not a service.
What clients say: Fiverr Pro has no separate review profile, and on Trustpilot the wider Fiverr marketplace sits at 3.5 from 14,700+ reviews, where buyers praise the range of freelancers and competitive prices while the loudest complaints target customer service, refund difficulty and account suspensions.
See the full Feedbird vs Fiverr comparison.
How much should short-form video editing cost?
Based on live July 2026 pricing, the market splits into clear bands. Caption-only services run about $10 per video. Marketplace freelancers charge roughly $50-150 per clip (Fiverr Pro). Productized pay-per-video editing lands at $80-94 (Tasty Edits). Dedicated-editor subscriptions cluster between $495 and $1,000+ per month (VidChops, beCreatives, Vidpros), and unlimited creative subscriptions run $699-1,199 (Kimp, Flocksy). Premium motion agencies charge thousands per video. Feedbird's $22-30 per video sits below all of the full-editing options, and it is the only one where the price includes posting. The biggest predictor of value is not the sticker price but throughput: a $899 "unlimited" plan that processes one request at a time may deliver fewer finished videos than a $149 plan with a fixed count of 5.
How to choose a short-form video service
- What is the true per-video cost at your realistic monthly volume, including throughput limits like "one active request"?
- Does the service post to your channels, or does the work land back in your lap as files?
- Are captions, music, overlays and hashtags included, or is it cuts-only editing?
- What footage does it work from, and do you have (or can you shoot) the raw clips it needs?
- Can you leave? Look for no contracts and a money-back guarantee before committing to quarterly billing.
The bottom line
If you want short-form videos edited, captioned, scored and actually posted to your channels, Feedbird at $149/mo for 5 videos is the cheapest full-service option on this list by a wide margin, and the only one that handles publishing. If you have unusual needs (a dedicated long-form editor, heavy motion graphics, or a one-off project), one of the other ten may fit better. Start with the service page or pricing, both covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee with no contract.
Head of Content at Feedbird, where she helps thousands of small businesses turn social media into a steady source of customers. Ten years in content and SEO, still obsessed with what actually makes people click.
