ShortMake vs QuickMagic
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Budget credits per minute, not per video
Turn ordinary video or a text prompt into editable 3D character animation, with no mocap suit or markers
- Free access
- ShortMake: Free access
- QuickMagic: Free access
- Paid from
- ShortMake: USD 19.99 per month
- QuickMagic: USD 14.90 per month
- Plans listed
- ShortMake: 4
- QuickMagic: 5
- Public API
- ShortMake: Not confirmed
- QuickMagic: Not confirmed
Where ShortMake and QuickMagic differ
- PlansShortMake lists 4 plans and QuickMagic lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| ShortMake | Fact | QuickMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 19.99 per monthStarter · billed monthly · annual view shows $20.00 per month | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 14.90 per monthBasic |
| Free start; paid from $19.99/month | Pricing model | Free plan with 50 V-Coins and FBX export (no commercial use); paid plans from $14.90 a month |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not required | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| No | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Faceless vertical shorts generated from a one-line idea | Built for | Animators, game developers and 3D creators who want rough-to-usable character motion from phone footage and will clean it up in their own 3D tool |
| Video & editing | CategorySame | Video & editing |
| Platforms |
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| Not listed | Works with |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 13, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
ShortMake
Prices confirmed · Oct 13, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- StarterUSD 19.99 per monthbilled monthly · annual view shows $20.00 per month
- CreatorUSD 29.99 per monthbilled monthly · annual view shows $21.00 per month
- ProUSD 49.99 per monthbilled monthly · annual view shows $34.99 per month
QuickMagic
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- BasicUSD 14.90 per month
- ProUSD 49.90 per month
- MaxUSD 179.90 per month
- StudioUSD 499.90 per month
Strengths and limits
ShortMake
Strengths
- Fast path from idea to draft: One prompt produces script, voice, visuals and captions together.
- No card to start: The FAQ says you can start free without a credit card.
- Clear credit rule of thumb: The pricing page states that a 60-second video uses about 100 to 120 credits.
Limits to plan around
- No refunds once credits land: The terms rule out refunds after credits are added to the account.
- Countdown discounts: A timed first-month discount sits beside the list price and can be mistaken for the regular rate.
- Dated legal pages: Terms date from February 2024 and describe the service as beta; the LLC country is not stated.
QuickMagic
Strengths
- No suit or markers: The Facts page says QuickMagic uses ordinary single-camera video from a phone, webcam or camera for markerless capture.
- Free plan with FBX export: The Facts page lists Free at $0 with 50 V-Coins, 30-second uploads and FBX export, so the workflow can be tried before paying.
- Wide export list on paid plans: Paid Video to Motion lists FBX, BVH, BIP, C4D, VMD and presets for Unreal, Mixamo, Unity Anim, CC & iClone and Roblox.
Limits to plan around
- Free plan is not commercial: Free does not include commercial use, and the Facts page does not state when its 50 V-Coins renew.
- Credit cost per clip is not published: The pricing FAQ says credits needed vary by feature, model, video duration, frame rate and processing method, and no per-clip cost is given, so a monthly credit allowance cannot be turned into a number of clips.
- No credit top-ups on personal plans: The pricing FAQ says there are no separate Monthly Credit top-up packages, and unused credits do not roll over; when credits run out you wait for refresh or buy a higher tier.
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