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Vidnoz is a template and avatar video maker with a generous free plan, 1,900+ avatars and 140+ languages, aimed at training, marketing and explainer videos. ShortFast makes faceless short videos in 27 styles and posts them to TikTok, Reels and Shorts every day.
Vidnoz and ShortFast are both called AI video generators, but they are built for different videos. Vidnoz centres on a presenter: pick one of 1,900+ avatars or animate a photo, choose one of 2,800+ templates, type the script and get a talking-avatar video for training, onboarding, marketing or an explainer, in more than 140 languages. Its free plan makes that easy to try.
ShortFast centres on a faceless short-form channel: it writes the script from a topic, builds every scene from licensed stock footage or an AI art style such as stick figures, anime or claymation, adds a voice and captions, and publishes to TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts on a schedule. It also makes UGC-style videos with AI actors.
Vidnoz is the better pick for presenter-led videos, many languages, templates, or a free start. ShortFast is the better pick for a TikTok, Reels or Shorts channel that posts daily without a presenter and without you uploading anything.
Side by side
| Dimension | ShortFast | Vidnoz |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Faceless short videos from a topic, published on a schedule. | Avatar, talking-photo and template videos; text and image to video in Vidnoz Gen. |
| On screen | No presenter in most styles: stock footage, AI video, or AI images. AI actors for UGC-style video. | 1,900+ avatars and talking photos; 2,800+ templates. |
| Languages | 40+ narration voices. | 2,000+ voices in 140+ languages; voice clone on Business or as a paid add-on. |
| Publishing | Automatic posting to TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. | Download or share. No social scheduling found. |
| Free plan or trial | 3-day trial for $1 on monthly plans. No free plan. | Free plan with daily credits, 720p, a watermark and videos up to 3 minutes. |
| Refunds | At ShortFast's discretion, per its terms; the $1 three-day trial lets you test first. | None on monthly plans; 7-day full refund on yearly plans, then pro rata for unused months. |
| Developer access | REST API, webhooks and an MCP server. | An API credentials page in the account; no public docs or pricing found. |
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ShortFast and Vidnoz plans
Prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly, per month | Credits a month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortFast Starter | $19 | $15 | 1,000 | About 80 stock-footage or 40 AI art-style videos (typical) |
| ShortFast Pro | $39 | $31 | 5,000 | 3 automations, up to 3 posts a day each |
| ShortFast Advanced | $99 | $79 | 10,000 | 6 automations, videos up to 15 minutes |
| Vidnoz Free | $0 | $0 | Daily free credits | 720p, watermark, up to 3 minutes |
| Vidnoz Starter (450 credits) | $26.99 | $19.99 | 450 | About 15 minutes of standard avatar video |
| Vidnoz Business (900 credits) | $74.99 | $56.99 | 900 | Voice clone, translation, team features |
Vidnoz sells several credit sizes per plan (Starter up to 1,800 credits, Business up to 2,700); the smallest of each is shown. Its FAQ prices standard avatar video at 0.5 credits per second, so 450 credits is about 15 minutes; expressive avatars cost 2 credits per second.
Sources: ShortFast pricing · Vidnoz pricing
Vidnoz is strongest when a person on screen is the point. It offers more than 1,900 avatars, talking photos that animate a still portrait, and 2,800+ templates for training modules, onboarding, product explainers and marketing videos, with 2,000+ voices across more than 140 languages. Business adds voice cloning, video translation, brand kits, SCORM export and team collaboration, which is why it appears in corporate training and HR use cases.
Faceless short-form channels usually do not want a presenter; viewers on history, psychology, finance or story channels read an avatar as a template. ShortFast builds those videos with no presenter: licensed stock footage matched to each line, or AI images in one of 27 styles such as stick figures, cartoon explainer, whiteboard, comic book, anime, 3D animation or claymation. When a product needs a face, its UGC-style videos use AI actors.
Vidnoz ends with a video to download or share, which suits a training module or a landing-page explainer. We found no scheduled posting to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube on its site.
ShortFast's automations publish for you: set a theme, a style and a schedule, and it writes, renders and posts a new short every day to TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts in your audience's timezone. Pro runs three automations with up to three posts a day each. Platforms reward original work, so vary the topics and check the first videos of a series before you let it run.
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The leading avatar tool, compared on the same points.
Learn moreComparisonText-to-video with avatars and 80+ languages.
Learn moreToolA topic turned into a faceless short.
Learn moreVideo styleExplainers without a presenter.
Learn moreUse caseShort videos for leads, on a schedule.
Learn moreThree days of full access. If Vidnoz suits you better, that's a useful thing to find out cheaply.