Stop Paying for 5 Video Tools — Here's the Only 3 You Actually Need

AI video tools exploded this year, but most people waste money on overlapping subscriptions.

After testing a dozen, I keep coming back to three that cover 100% of use cases:

1. Runway — best for text-to-video and motion editing. The Gen-4 model is the closest thing to "type a prompt, get a scene."
2. Pictory — best for turning blog posts into short-form videos. Paste a URL, get a talking-head video with captions.
3. Synthesia — best for avatar/explainer videos. 140+ languages, no camera needed.

The mistake isn't buying these — it's buying three tools that do the same thing.

My rule: one for raw generation, one for repurposing content, one for explainers. Anything else is overlap.

What's your stack? Drop it below.

If you want the full comparison (pricing, use cases, which to skip), I put everything on one page: aivideotest.com