At a glance
| DoneEdit | beCreatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Per video | Monthly plan |
| Published price | $27 founding, then $67 | Scale $999/month billed quarterly |
| Team | AI-assisted, human-checked | Dedicated editing team and account manager in Slack |
| Revisions | 2 | Unlimited, per its page |
| Thumbnails | +$10 | Included with every video, per its page |
| Formats | Short talking-head, 1 speaker | Cuts, b-roll, motion graphics, captions, resizing |
What beCreatives includes
Its YouTube page lists the cut, b-roll and stock footage, animations and motion graphics, audio cleanup, colour correction, captions and resizing to 16:9, 4:5, 1:1 and 9:16, with a quality check before delivery. It also says month-to-month plans cost more than the quarterly price. That's a broad scope for teams producing lots of content across channels.
Where beCreatives is the better choice
- High volume across formats and platforms.
- Thumbnails bundled with every video.
- Working in Slack with a team and account manager.
- Motion graphics and animation, which DoneEdit doesn't offer.
Where DoneEdit is the better choice
- No subscription and no quarterly billing.
- Low volume: one or a few short videos a month.
- Testing outsourcing before committing a larger budget.
What DoneEdit is (and isn't)
DoneEdit is a done-for-you editing service run by Vadim Soin. You send one raw talking-head video and get back a finished edit with captions, punch-in zooms, b-roll and music within 48 hours. AI does the repetitive work and a person checks the result. Two revisions are included, and if the second revision still misses, you get a refund. Files are deleted after 30 days.
It's deliberately narrow: one English speaker, up to 10 minutes of raw footage and up to 5 finished minutes. It doesn't edit multi-speaker podcasts or long-form videos. The founding price is $27 per video for the first 20 customers, then $67, with thumbnails for +$10. DoneEdit is new, so we don't publish customer results yet.
Worked example: when does a monthly plan pay off?
At $999 a month, the per-video cost depends entirely on how many videos you send. Divide the plan price by the videos you'd realistically send in a month. If that number is far above what a per-video service charges for your type of video, the subscription isn't for you yet. If you'd send many videos plus thumbnails and resized versions, the plan may be good value.
The real commitment on beCreatives' Scale plan
beCreatives lists its Scale plan at $999 a month billed quarterly. Billed quarterly means about $2,997 every three months, so treat it as a three-month decision, not a one-month trial. Its pricing also lists month-to-month at $1,199 and a Pro plan at $1,999.
What you get, according to its YouTube services page: a dedicated editing team, an account manager in Slack, unlimited revisions and a thumbnail with every video. That's a lot of service, and it makes sense if you'll keep the team busy.
Will you use a dedicated team?
The question with any flat-rate team is volume. Look at your last quarter: how many videos did you publish, and how many more would you publish if editing weren't the bottleneck? A team in Slack with unlimited revisions is great value for a channel or brand publishing several videos a week. It's poor value for someone posting one short talking-head video a fortnight.
For that lighter workload, DoneEdit charges per video, $27 for the first 20 customers and $67 after that, with two revisions and a refund if the second still misses. Thumbnails are +$10.
Signs a dedicated team is worth it
You publish several videos a week, you want thumbnails handled with every video, and you'd use a Slack channel with an account manager daily. If that's you, beCreatives' model fits. If you'd send a video every couple of weeks, the team would sit idle, and paying per video is the leaner option.
Decision checklist
- Do you need multiple formats and thumbnails every week? beCreatives.
- Do you want a team in Slack? beCreatives.
- Do you have a few short solo videos? DoneEdit.
Bottom line
beCreatives suits brands and channels publishing at volume that want a dedicated team, Slack access and unlimited revisions, and can commit to quarterly billing. DoneEdit suits individuals with short single-speaker videos and no regular volume. If you're unsure about volume, the month-to-month price ($1,199) costs more but lets you test before committing to a quarter.