Honest comparison · facts checked 4 November 2026
Veedio vsLumen5
Lumen5 turns blog posts, scripts and documents into on-brand videos for business teams, with brand kits, a licensed stock library and videos up to 10 minutes. Veedio generates a narrated short from your topic, shows you the script first, and posts it to TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Everything in Lumen5’s column comes from their own public pages, read on 4 November 2026 and linked at the bottom of this page, so you can check every claim yourself. We have not audited any of it.
Lumen5 is built for marketing and communications teams that need on-brand video without an editor. Its pricing page describes starting from a link, a script or a document and letting AI build the first cut, with 50M+ stock photos and videos from Starter, Shutterstock editorial media on Pro, 1,000+ AI voices, brand kits, custom fonts and watermarks, multiple workspaces, and on its Team plan bespoke templates, translations, approval workflows and SSO. For a company turning its articles into branded video, with the brand team signing off, it is the more complete product.
Veedio does not do brand kits or approvals. It does the short: you give it a topic, a script or a link, read the script and shot list before anything renders, and get a vertical video with a scene for each line, narration and word-timed captions, which you publish to TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts from the video’s page. Their stock library shows real footage; our scenes are generated for the line they sit under, or matched from Pexels when the subject is a real thing.
Be honest first
What Lumen5 does better
Five things, unhedged. If any of them is what you are buying, they are the better purchase and this is the paragraph that says so.
Brand control for teams
Brand kits from Starter, custom watermarks and fonts on Pro, and on Team bespoke branded templates and a video approval workflow, per their pricing page. We have no brand kit and no custom font.
A licensed stock library
50M+ stock photos and videos from Starter, and Shutterstock editorial media on Pro. Our stock matching uses Pexels, a much smaller library.
Articles and documents in
Their pricing page says to start with a link, a script or a document and let AI build the first cut, and lists media and music uploads. We read a link or a PDF too, but no video or audio goes in.
Longer videos and more voices
Paid plans make videos up to 10 minutes, with 1,000+ AI voices and voice clones from Starter. Our ceiling is three minutes, with 20 voices.
A free plan and a review record
Their free plan makes 5 videos a month up to 2 minutes, at 720p with a Lumen5 outro, and no card is needed to start; their pricing page shows 4.6/5 on G2 and Capterra from 200+ reviews. We have no review score.
And what we lose at, on every page
- 20 stock voices, and that is the entire catalogue. They narrate 29 languages, but cloning your own voice is Pro and Studio only, in the app, and there is no accent picker and no marketplace of voices to pick from for a different niche.
- No video or audio goes in. Footage you already filmed cannot be captioned, clipped, dubbed or repurposed — an image or a PDF can be uploaded as a source, but the video is always built from scratch.
- No 4K. Every render is 1080-class, and there are 8 caption styles, all burned in, with no subtitle file and no custom font.
- Three minutes is the ceiling. No face swap and no translation of an existing video. Presenter scenes on Pro and Studio pick from a roster of 4 hosted faces or one made from your own photo — but nothing puts your face into footage you already have.
- No review score, because we are new. A made-up one is the fastest way to deserve a bad one.
Where we are ahead
What Veedio does better
Publishing to TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Publish from the video’s own page to all three platforms, and read each post’s views, likes, comments and shares back in the same place. Posting to social platforms is not described on their pricing page.
The script before anything renders
On any plan, every tool page writes the real script and shot list for your topic before the render spends credits on frames, so you judge the writing first.
Scenes made for each line
Every scene is generated for its own line of narration — or matched from stock when the subject is a real thing — so the pictures follow the script rather than the nearest keyword.
A lower entry price, at 1080
Our Mini plan is $7 a month, billed monthly, at 1080-class. Lumen5’s Basic is $29 a month billed monthly, or $19 billed yearly, at 720p; 1080p starts on Starter at $79 a month, or $59 billed yearly.
A 7-day money-back guarantee
Not for you? Email us within seven days of the first payment for a full refund. Lumen5’s FAQ says you can cancel any time and keep access to the end of the billing period; it states no refund policy.
Side by side
12 rows, and who each one favours
Lumen5's column is their own published information, read on 4 November 2026 and not audited by us.
By our own count: 3 rows to us, 6 to Lumen5, 3 even.
What it is built around
EvenLumen5: On-brand business video from blogs, scripts and documents
Veedio: Narrated vertical shorts from a topic, a script or a link
Plans
EvenLumen5: Free; Basic $29/mo or $19 billed yearly; Starter $79 or $59; Pro $199 or $149; Team custom
Veedio: $7/mo Mini, $19 Starter, $49 Pro, $149 Studio, billed monthly
Starting free
Lumen5Lumen5: 5 videos a month, up to 2 minutes, 720p, with a Lumen5-branded outro
Veedio: No free tier: a plan first, from $7 a month, with a 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment
Resolution
VeedioLumen5: 720p on Free and Basic; 1080p from Starter
Veedio: 1080-class on every plan
Longest video
Lumen5Lumen5: 2 minutes on Free; 10 minutes on paid plans
Veedio: Three minutes
Branding
Lumen5Lumen5: Brand kits from Starter; custom watermarks and fonts on Pro; bespoke templates on Team
Veedio: None
Stock library
Lumen5Lumen5: 50M+ stock photos and videos from Starter; Shutterstock editorial on Pro
Veedio: Generated scenes, or Pexels stock matched per line
Voices
Lumen5Lumen5: 1,000+ AI voices; 1 voice clone on Starter, 3 on Pro
Veedio: 20 stock voices; cloning your own on Pro and Studio
Script before the render
EvenLumen5: AI Script Composer on paid plans, per their FAQ
Veedio: The script and shot list come back before the render spends credits on frames
Publishing to TikTok, Reels and Shorts
VeedioLumen5: Not described on their pricing page
Veedio: TikTok, Reels and Shorts from the video’s page, with post stats read back; 1 account on Mini up to 25 on Studio
Teams
Lumen5Lumen5: Multiple users, approval workflow and SSO on Team
Veedio: One account per plan
Refunds
VeedioLumen5: Not stated; cancel any time and keep access to the end of the period
Veedio: A 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment
| Lumen5 | Veedio | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is built around | On-brand business video from blogs, scripts and documents | Narrated vertical shorts from a topic, a script or a link | Even |
| Plans | Free; Basic $29/mo or $19 billed yearly; Starter $79 or $59; Pro $199 or $149; Team custom | $7/mo Mini, $19 Starter, $49 Pro, $149 Studio, billed monthly | Even |
| Starting free | 5 videos a month, up to 2 minutes, 720p, with a Lumen5-branded outro | No free tier: a plan first, from $7 a month, with a 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment | Lumen5 |
| Resolution | 720p on Free and Basic; 1080p from Starter | 1080-class on every plan | Veedio |
| Longest video | 2 minutes on Free; 10 minutes on paid plans | Three minutes | Lumen5 |
| Branding | Brand kits from Starter; custom watermarks and fonts on Pro; bespoke templates on Team | None | Lumen5 |
| Stock library | 50M+ stock photos and videos from Starter; Shutterstock editorial on Pro | Generated scenes, or Pexels stock matched per line | Lumen5 |
| Voices | 1,000+ AI voices; 1 voice clone on Starter, 3 on Pro | 20 stock voices; cloning your own on Pro and Studio | Lumen5 |
| Script before the render | AI Script Composer on paid plans, per their FAQ | The script and shot list come back before the render spends credits on frames | Even |
| Publishing to TikTok, Reels and Shorts | Not described on their pricing page | TikTok, Reels and Shorts from the video’s page, with post stats read back; 1 account on Mini up to 25 on Studio | Veedio |
| Teams | Multiple users, approval workflow and SSO on Team | One account per plan | Lumen5 |
| Refunds | Not stated; cancel any time and keep access to the end of the period | A 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment | Veedio |
Feature and pricing details checked 4 November 2026 on lumen5.com/pricing (plans, comparison table and FAQ). Spotted something outdated? Email us and we will fix it.
Which one you should actually buy
Choose Lumen5 if
- You turn your company’s blog posts and documents into branded video.
- You need brand kits, custom fonts or an approval workflow.
- You want a large licensed stock library, including editorial media.
- You need videos up to ten minutes.
- You want a free plan to start.
Choose Veedio if
- You make vertical shorts for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- You want to publish to all three from one page and read each post’s stats there.
- You want to read and change the script before anything renders.
- You want 1080 from the cheapest plan.
- You want monthly billing from $7 with a refund window on the first payment.
Try it rather than read about it
The tools people switch for
Each one writes a real script and shot list on the page, so you can judge the writing before you make the whole video. A plan comes first.
Blog Post to Video Generator
Paste a blog post you already wrote and get its strongest idea back as a narrated, captioned vertical short, written only from what the post says.
Try it outURL to Video Generator
Hand the composer a link to an article, a product page, a YouTube video or a PDF, or paste the page’s text here, and get a new narrated short written only from what the page says.
Try it outLinkedIn Video Generator
One point, one minute, square and readable on mute in a professional feed.
Try it outQuestions
Is Veedio a Lumen5 alternative?
For narrated vertical shorts published to TikTok, Reels and Shorts, yes. For branded business video from blog posts and documents, with brand kits, a licensed stock library, approvals and team seats, Lumen5 does far more than we do.
Which is cheaper, Lumen5 or Veedio?
Lumen5’s Basic plan is $29 a month billed monthly or $19 billed yearly, at 720p; it also has a free plan with 5 videos a month. Veedio’s Mini plan is $7 a month and Starter is $19, billed monthly.
Can Veedio turn a blog post into a video?
Yes: paste the link and Veedio writes a short script from it, shows it to you, then narrates and illustrates it as a vertical short of up to three minutes. Lumen5 is built for longer branded versions with your company’s fonts and templates.
Can I get a refund on either one?
Lumen5’s FAQ says you can cancel any time and keep access to the end of the billing period; it does not state a refund policy. Veedio has a 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment.
Where did these numbers come from?
Lumen5’s own pricing page — yearly and monthly cards, comparison table and FAQ — read on 4 November 2026 and linked below. We have not audited any of it and their plans change.
Try ours before you decide
Every tool page needs a plan before it writes anything. Plans from $7/month (Mini), and the first payment has a 7-day money-back guarantee. Ten seconds of reading is enough to judge whether the writing is any good.