Shotstack
Video rendering and editing API, billed per minute of video made.
＋ Build a stack with Shotstack Website Official pricing GitHub
Price
from $10
after the free tier; plans from $39/mo
Free tier
Yes
10 free credits to start
SDK downloads
839
npm shotstack-sdk · PyPI shotstack-sdk
Status
—
no public status page
How Shotstack compares
Shotstack is one of 15 APIs in the Video generation APIs category on AgentGid. Its cheapest paid plan ($39 a month) is the 8th cheapest of the 8 here with a monthly plan. It is one of 5 that can be started for free. 6 of them ship an official MCP server; Shotstack does not. Its official SDK is the 5th most downloaded in the category (839 a week). See the full table.
Pricing
| Free tier | 10 free credits to start |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $39 a month |
| Usage price | Pay as you go: $10 for 50 minutes |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 22, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | No MCP server found |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install shotstack-sdk |
| PyPI | pip install shotstack-sdk |
| GitHub | shotstack/shotstack-sdk-node · 38 stars · last push Oct 20, 2026 |
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