VideoScribe Review (2026)Whiteboard Animation From €13.75
By Daan Haket · Researched and written with an AI assistant · who does what
Payments are non-refundable according to the help centre, and a monthly plan must be cancelled at least three business days before the next payment.
trainers and L&D, HR and marketing teams that want hand-drawn whiteboard explainer videos without hiring an animator.
you need presenter or avatar videos, live-action editing or videos longer than 20 minutes; or you want to try a paid plan with a refund window, since payments are non-refundable.
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Pricing (2026)
✓ Pricing re-verified 18 Oct 2026
Three paid plans, priced per licence. Lite is €34.00 a month billed monthly, or €13.75 a month billed annually at €165.00: 5 video downloads a month, videos up to 5 minutes, watermarks only on premium images. Core is €55.00 monthly, or €22.92 a month at €275.00 a year: 30 downloads a month, videos up to 10 minutes, 5M premium images and icons, no watermark on videos, preview links and training bundles.
Max is €70.00 monthly, or €29.17 a month at €350.00 a year: unlimited downloads, videos up to 20 minutes, reseller rights, custom fonts and a brand kit. All plans include unlimited projects, the music library and Full HD MP4 downloads. The AI tools are metered per month: image generation 5, 20, 50 and 100 on Free, Lite, Core and Max; script generation 2, 30, 75 and 150 minutes; AI voiceover none on Free and Lite, 75 minutes on Core and 150 on Max.
The free trial lasts 7 days with no credit card: 3 downloads, videos up to 5 minutes, watermarked. VideoScribe's help centre says payments already made are non-refundable, with refund requests about unresolved technical problems considered individually. Plans change — always verify the live price on their site.
Category context: Operations & Workflow. Across the 53 tools in this category that we researched with a public US-dollar price, the median entry price is $29 a month (lowest paid plan as listed, per seat where the vendor prices per seat). Compare pricing conditions in the Software Cost Atlas →
What the pricing page doesn’t say
Lite still watermarks premium images and caps you at 5 downloads of up to 5 minutes a month; AI voiceover starts on Core. Monthly billing costs more than twice the annual rate.
What VideoScribe does
Whiteboard and hand-drawn animation software for explainer and training videos: build scenes from a large image library, add text, music and voiceover, with AI tools for scripts, images and voiceovers; priced per licence by downloads and video length.
Core is the first plan without a watermark
The plan follows from two numbers: how many videos you export a month and how long they run. Lite allows 5 downloads of up to 5 minutes and still watermarks premium images. Core is the first plan with no watermark on videos, 30 downloads of up to 10 minutes and AI voiceover (75 minutes a month), which makes it the realistic plan for business use. Max adds unlimited downloads, 20-minute videos, a brand kit, custom fonts and reseller rights, which the page says are only included in Max.
Annual billing is where the price falls: Lite costs €165 a year against €408 for twelve monthly payments, Core €275 against €660 and Max €350 against €840, our arithmetic from the two views of the page. The catch is that payments are non-refundable, so the annual price is only cheaper if you are sure after the trial.
How to actually use VideoScribe
Use the 7-day trial, which needs no credit card, to build one real video. VideoScribe describes the flow as creating a project, adding images from the library, adding text and audio, applying animations, arranging everything on the timeline, and then previewing and sharing. The trial allows 3 downloads of up to 5 minutes, watermarked, which is enough to judge the style and how long a video takes you. Count the videos you will export each month and their length before you buy; those two limits decide the plan.
On a monthly plan you cancel with 'Cancel subscription' in the Manage menu on the subscription card, at least three business days before the next payment, because payments already made are not refunded.
Distilled from VideoScribe's own pages: videoscribe.co/pricing, read in a browser on 18 October 2026 in the monthly and annual view from a Netherlands connection (euros); help-centre articles on help.videoscribe.co about AI voiceover and image generation, cancelling a subscription and refunds; and Sparkol's payment terms at sparkol.com/payment-terms on cancelling three business days before a payment, read on 15 October 2026. Prices may show in another currency from elsewhere. The annual savings are our arithmetic. VideoScribe is an affiliate partner of ours through Awin. We have not used VideoScribe ourselves.
VideoScribe vs Synthesia, side by side
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The natural comparison is Synthesia — Synthesia is in our dossiers too and also sells to training teams, but it makes a different kind of video: AI avatars reading a script, metered in credits, with Starter at $29 a month or $18 billed yearly when we read it on 1 October 2026. VideoScribe makes whiteboard and hand-drawn animation, priced per licence by downloads and video length. Choose by format: a presenter on screen points to Synthesia, a drawn explanation to VideoScribe..
Frequently asked questions
How much does VideoScribe cost?
Read 18 October 2026 from a Netherlands connection, in euros per licence: Lite €13.75 a month billed annually (€165) or €34 monthly, Core €22.92 (€275 a year) or €55 monthly, and Max €29.17 (€350 a year) or €70 monthly. Prices may show in another currency where you are.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, 7 days with no credit card: 3 video downloads of up to 5 minutes, with a watermark.
Can I get a refund?
VideoScribe's help centre says payments already made are non-refundable; requests about unresolved technical problems are considered on their merits.
How do I cancel?
Choose 'Cancel subscription' from the Manage menu on your subscription card. Sparkol's payment terms say to cancel at least three business days before the next scheduled payment to stop it.
Is this a hands-on review of VideoScribe?
This is a researched assessment, not a hands-on test — where we've used a tool ourselves, we say so explicitly. We name what each tool is good and bad at, and we earn a commission only if you sign up, at no cost to you.
- Read 2026-10-18 in a browser on videoscribe.co/pricing in the monthly and annual view, from a Netherlands connection, prices shown in euros; the cards do not say whether tax is included.
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