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Head to head · 2026

Async vs Gling

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Async

Chat-driven video editing that works like having an editing team on call

3.8$15/mo

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Gling

Removes silences, filler words and bad takes from video before you start editing

4.0$20/mo

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Async

    From $15/mo against from $20/mo

  • Free plan

    Tie

    Both have one

  • Higher rating

    Gling

    3.8 against 4.0

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Video tools

Side by side

Compared onAsyncGling
Our rating3.84.0Better
Starts at$15/moBetter$20/mo
Free planYesYes
CategoryVideoVideo
Plans
  • FreeFree
  • Storyteller$15/mo
From $20/mo
Key features
  • Conversational editing: describe the change and it is applied
  • Automatic removal of pauses and filler from raw takes
  • Browser-based, with no local editing software required
  • Successor to Podcastle, now focused on video rather than audio
  • Free tier available to test on your own footage
  • Silence and filler-word removal
  • Bad take detection
  • Text-based trimming
  • Automatic captions
  • Short clip generation
Pros
  • Removes the tool-proficiency barrier that stops most people editing
  • Fast route from raw take to a usable cut
  • No local software or hardware requirement
  • Removes the most tedious stage of video editing
  • Text-based trimming beats timeline scrubbing for talking-head footage
  • Published pricing with a free tier
Cons
  • Less precise than a timeline editor for frame-exact work
  • Different product from the Podcastle many reviews still describe
  • Automatic cuts need review where a pause is deliberate
  • Built around talking-head video, less useful for other formats
  • Free tier is limited
CompanyPodcastle, founded 2020Gling

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260813. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Async better than Gling?

In our reviews Async scores 3.8 and Gling scores 4.0. The better pick depends on the job. Async: Chat-driven video editing that works like having an editing team on call. Gling: Removes silences, filler words and bad takes from video before you start editing.

Which is cheaper, Async or Gling?

Async has the lower starting price: from $15/mo for Async and from $20/mo for Gling.

Do Async and Gling have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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