A Kapwing alternative that keeps your projects.
Kapwing is a capable editor whose free plan exports small and forgets quickly. REQO exports at full HD for free, keeps every project, and edits by the transcript.
- Full HD exports free
- Nothing to install
- Projects kept
Full HD, kept, edited by the words
Higher quality on the free plan
Kapwing’s free exports come out at 720p. REQO’s free exports go up to Up to 1080p, 30fps, which is what most platforms show anyway.
Projects that stay
Kapwing deletes free projects after 3 days, with no way to restore them. A free REQO project stays in your account until you delete it.
Edit by the transcript
Delete a sentence in the transcript and the video is cut to match. Transcript editing and automatic captions are on the free plan.
Recorder to share link, one tab
Record your screen and camera, edit, and send a link from the same tab. Both tools record; REQO is built around it.
REQO and Kapwing, plan by plan
Free export quality
Free projects kept
Watermark
Remove it for one video
Real-time collaboration
Price
| Feature | REQO FreeBest | REQO Pro | Kapwing Free | Kapwing Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free export quality | Up to 1080p, 30fps | Up to 4K, 60fps | 720p | 4K |
| Free projects kept | Until you delete them | Until you delete them | Deleted after 3 days | Kept |
| Watermark | Small badge | None | On export | None |
| Remove it for one video | $2 once | Not needed | Paid plan only | Not needed |
| Real-time collaboration | No | Shared workspace | Included | Included |
| Price | $0 | $19/mo | $0 | From $16/member/mo (annual) |
| Start free |
Kapwing is the stronger tool for teams and templates; REQO is the better free plan for one person. Kapwing’s own pages disagree on its free export length and upload size, so neither is listed here. Kapwing figures are from the published plans as of October 2026, and can change.
Kapwing vs REQO, answered
What is a free alternative to Kapwing?
REQO is a browser video editor with free exports at Up to 1080p, 30fps, projects that are kept until you delete them, automatic captions and editing by transcript. Free exports carry a small REQO badge; Pro removes it, or a one-off payment removes it from a single video.
Why did my Kapwing project disappear?
On Kapwing’s free plan, projects are deleted after 3 days and cannot be restored. REQO does not delete projects on a free account.
When is Kapwing the better choice?
For a team editing together in real time, for AI dubbing into many languages, or for large stock and template libraries. Kapwing is more mature at all three, and REQO does not try to match its template catalogue.
Is REQO cheaper than Kapwing?
Slightly, for one person: REQO Pro is $19 a month or $190 a year, and Kapwing Pro is $16/member/mo billed annually ($24 monthly). The bigger difference is a single video: REQO sells one clean file for $2, and Kapwing has no one-off option.
Edit it, keep it.
A browser video editor with full HD exports on the free plan.