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Wave.video
Social video editing with stock, undercut by free.
YES
why this verdict
Cancel it — switch to CapCut
CapCut and Canva now cover the same core job on a free tier, so the $20/mo is optional.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Free short-form editors with AI features. Google, May 20, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers all of it editorial call
- The whole core job — the thing the subscription was actually for.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: CapCut and Canva.
- What the call is worth $240/yr
- $20/mo at the entry paid tier — $240 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Since
- May 20, 2025
- List price
- $20/mo
- Per year
- $240
The backstory
Wave.video bundles a browser editor, stock library, thumbnail maker and live streaming for social marketers. CapCut covers the editing free with better short-form templates, and generation covers the stock. A bundle only works when at least one component is scarce.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $240/yr C 
CapCut Free editor with auto-captions and templates.
capcut.com open_in_new C 
Canva Free video and thumbnails.
canva.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.