Overview
Shotstack renders video in the cloud from JSON edit definitions, so one template can produce hundreds of variations. Content marketers use it to automate personalised ads, product videos and social cuts at scale, driving it from code, an automation workflow or an MCP client instead of a manual timeline.
Key Features
- ✓Cloud rendering from JSON edit definitions
- ✓Hosted MCP server at mcp.shotstack.io (beta)
- ✓REST API with Node, Python, PHP and Ruby SDKs
- ✓Reusable templates with merge-field placeholders
- ✓Generative AI image, video and text-to-speech assets
Related tools
Other AI Video & Audio Tools tools to consider:
HeyGen
AI avatar video generator for marketing and training content
Free (3 videos/mo) / $29/mo Creator
Otter.ai
AI meeting transcription and collaboration platform
Free (300 min/mo) / $8.33/mo Pro (annual)
Murf.ai
AI voice generator with 200+ realistic voices
Free (10 min) / $19/mo Creator
Opus Clip
AI-powered tool to turn long videos into viral short clips
Free (60 credits/mo) / $15/mo Starter
Riverside.fm
Remote recording platform for podcasts and video interviews
Free (2hr limit); $19/mo Standard annual