SermonShots is the most widely used sermon clip tool — and for good reason. This comparison is honest about where they're stronger and where we are.
Short version: same clips, about half the price, and captions that auto-match the language you preach in.
SermonShots pricing as of February 2026. Both tools offer monthly billing.
Clips only
SermonShots
$49.99/mo
SermonShots Plus — Unlimited clips, transcription, 10hr uploads
Sermon Clips
~50% less$23.99/mo
Sermon Clips Founding Pastor — AI-picked clips, word-timed captions, vertical reframing — rate locked for life (or $9.99/week, cancel anytime)
Clips + content generation
SermonShots
$67/mo
SermonShots Silver — Adds blog, devotional, guide, quote images, thumbnails
Sermon Clips
$43/mo less$23.99/mo
Sermon Clips Founding Pastor — We don't do text content (blog, devotionals) — clips only
Full suite
SermonShots
$97/mo
SermonShots Gold — Silver + 20hr uploads + SermonLive (coming soon)
Sermon Clips
$23.99/mo
Sermon Clips Founding Pastor — One flat rate, full features — no suite upsells
No spin — including where SermonShots has features we don't.
Starting price (clips + transcription)
$23.99/mo at the Founding Pastor rate — about half their price for equivalent clip functionality
AI sermon clip detection
Sermon transcription
Our AI transcribes internally to pick moments; a downloadable transcript isn't a feature
Auto-captions
Vertical reframing (9:16)
30+ language translation
Neither translates; our captions auto-match the language the sermon was preached in
Direct social publishing
Neither of us publishes for you today — download and post
Blog post generation
SermonShots Silver ($67/mo); we don't do text content
5-Day Devotional
SermonShots Silver ($67/mo)
Discussion guide
SermonShots Silver ($67/mo)
Quote image generator
SermonShots Silver ($67/mo)
Podcast audio export
SermonShots Plus and above
Free plan (self-serve)
Their free plan requires manual human processing with a wait time
SermonShots is a trademark of its respective owner. Comparison based on published features and pricing as of February 2026.
SermonShots lists “multiple languages” in their feature set without specifying which ones or how many. Sermon Clips auto-detects the language a sermon was preached in and burns word-timed captions in that language — across the most common languages in US congregations, including:
Whatever language your pulpit speaks — captions match it automatically. No translation, no setup.
We build a competing tool, so read this the way you would read any review written by a rival — with the bias declared up front. What follows is what SermonShots genuinely does well and where churches tell us they run into its edges. Where they are better than us, we say so.
If what you want is the whole content package — the clips plus a blog post, a devotional and a discussion guide from the same sermon — SermonShots Silver at $67/month does something we do not do at any price. That is a real reason to choose them, and if it describes you, choose them.
If what you want is Sunday's sermon back as vertical clips with captions, week after week, then you are paying $49.99/month for the clip tier and the extra features are not doing anything for you. That is the case we would make for switching, and it is the only case we would make.
The volume leader and faster-moving, but built for general creators — its captions have no reason to know how to spell a book of the Bible.
Audio-first, and strongest on podcast clips. Weaker on a full sermon video.
Church-specific and broader than clips alone — closer to a whole social-media workflow.
There's no contract, no migration, no data export headache. Upload your next sermon to Sermon Clips and see what you get. If the clips are better, switch. If they're not, stay where you are.
Your first two sermons are free. No credit card required.
Try It on Your Next SermonSermonShots' Plus plan (clips only) is $49.99/month. Their Silver Suite (clips + content generation: blog, devotional, guide, quote images) is $67/month. Gold Suite is $97/month and adds 20 hours of uploads plus their upcoming SermonLive streaming product.
Yes, significantly on clips. Sermon Clips is $23.99/month at the Founding Pastor rate (locked for life), or $9.99/week — vs SermonShots Plus at $49.99/month for equivalent functionality. That's about half the price for the same core output.
SermonShots lists 'multiple languages' in their feature set but doesn't publish a specific language list. Sermon Clips auto-detects the language a sermon was preached in and captions it in that language — Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, French, and more work with zero setup. Neither tool translates between languages.
SermonShots' Silver plan ($67/month) includes blog post generation, 5-day devotionals, discussion guides, quote image generators, and thumbnail generators. We don't do text content — Sermon Clips is clips only. If those features are your primary need today, SermonShots Silver may be the right choice.
SermonShots produces downloadable clips — you then upload them to social platforms manually. Sermon Clips works the same way: finished clips land in your dashboard and email with durable download links, and you post them wherever you like. Neither tool publishes for you.
It's a credible church-specific clip tool, and the entry tier suits a solo pastor posting occasionally. The limits show up as a church scales: caption styling is basic next to mobile-tuned alternatives, analytics after publishing are thin, and the smaller user base means fewer integrations. For weekly English output at a small church, it does the job.
The recurring praise is that it was built for churches rather than general creators, so the vocabulary and framing fit. The recurring complaint is price against what the clip-only tier delivers, since the suites climb quickly. Read any review — this one included — knowing who wrote it. We build a competing tool and say so on the page.