Priced by the minute of source
€0.025 per minute on Starter, before VAT, whatever the number of shorts, up to 20 per video on the Studio plan. 30 minutes are free at sign-up, no card.
COMPARISON
Dumme alternative: shortshort vs Dumme.
shortshort cuts one long video into vertical shorts chosen to end where the sentence ends, frames the face with automatic zooms, and costs €0.025 per minute of video before VAT. Below, side by side with Dumme: the numbers first, then 18 criteria with a check or a cross, then the plans of both.
30 free credits, no cardUp to 2 GB per videoMP4 · 9:16 or 4:5
shortshort vs Dumme: the short answer
shortshort turns one long video of up to 2 GB into 9:16 shorts chosen to end where the sentence ends, framed on the face on screen with automatic zooms, captioned word by word, for €0.025 per minute of source video before VAT. 30 minutes are free, no card.
Dumme turns videos into shorts, and is currently behind a waitlist.
- Price per minute of video
- €0.025 here; Dumme's site does not say
- Free plan
- 30 credits once here; Dumme's site does not say
- Largest file
- 2 GB per file here; Dumme's site does not say
Facts checked against the product on . Prices before VAT.
Why shortshort
Four things the product does by design; the table below checks the rest, both ways.
Cuts that finish the sentence
The AI reads the whole transcript and picks complete, quotable passages, chosen to open and close on a sentence rather than on a timer; the end of each short is checked against the transcript.
Framing that follows the face, with motion
The 9:16 crop follows the face on screen and adds automatic zooms between x1.0 and x1.6; slides and wide shots stay whole. Framing is automatic; cuts, title and captions stay editable.
One page, nothing to learn
Drop the file, choose how many shorts and how long, check the proposals, export the MP4s. No timeline, no template to configure.
18 criteria, side by side
One line per criterion, the same shape on both sides. The Dumme column is derived from Dumme's own site: the number after a cell points to the source, and the exact wording is under the table.
Reading note. dumme.com is a single page with a waitlist form; no pricing page, plan or limit is published.
| Criterion | shortshort | Dumme |
|---|---|---|
| Getting the video in | ||
| Longest video | Set by the 2 GB file size, 12 hours at mostOne file of up to 2 GB and at most 12 hours, on every plan; below that, how many hours fit in 2 GB depends on the bitrate. | Not stated on their siteNo source length limit is published anywhere on the official domain. |
| Largest file | 2 GB per fileMP4, MOV or WebM. | Not stated on their siteNo upload size limit is published anywhere on the official domain. |
| How the video gets in | File upload or a YouTube linkMP4, MOV or WebM from your disk, or a public or unlisted YouTube link of your own, downloaded on our servers at up to 720p with its audio. | Upload or link from YouTube, Spotify, Twitter [1]Imports an existing video from YouTube, Spotify, Twitter or anywhere else, or takes a direct video file upload. |
| What comes out | ||
| Crop follows the face | Follows the face, zooms x1.0 to x1.6The 9:16 crop follows the face with automatic zooms; slides, screens and wide shots stay whole; framing is set automatically. | Not stated on their siteThe site says Dumme reformats your content into shorts and finds clip-worthy moments, but not how it frames the picture or whether it tracks faces. |
| Automatic captions | Word by word, 4 stylesSpotlight, Impact, Karaoke, Minimal; timed on the audio; SRT import and export. | Yes, captions, titles and descriptions [1]Dumme captions, titles and describes each short; no caption template count or word-level highlighting is stated. |
| Aspect ratios | 9:16, or 4:5 for the Instagram feedChosen at export for the whole series; a 4:5 export tracks the face again for that frame. No 1:1 or 16:9. | Not stated on their site |
| Export | MP4 1080 × 1920 or 1080 × 1350, 30 fpsH.264, rendered on our servers on every plan: 1080 × 1920 in 9:16, 1080 × 1350 in 4:5. | Not stated on their site |
| Editing and export | ||
| Manual editor | Yes, on the AI proposals, with a free accountClips and their bounds, title, description, caption words and caption style of each AI proposal; the editor and the MP4 export need a free account. | Not stated on their siteThe headline promises you never edit shorts again; no manual editor is described. |
| Brand presets | One preset, Studio planCaption colour and font, preselected on every new video. | Not stated on their site |
| Edit export | JSON edit plan on every planThe studio exports the plan of the open short on every plan; the Studio plan adds the plan of every saved short from My projects. | Not stated on their site |
| Extras | ||
| Translation or dubbing | Not offeredCaptions in the language spoken, transcribed by OpenAI's whisper-1 (98 languages according to OpenAI); nothing is translated or dubbed. | Not stated on their siteThe site lists 20+ supported languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Italian) as input languages only, with no translation or dubbing stated. |
| Virality score | None, by designThe AI keeps complete, quotable sentences; you choose what goes out. | Not stated on their site |
| B-roll, music, titles | None addedThe short is your video, reframed and captioned. | Not stated on their siteThe site says Dumme titles your shorts, but no b-roll, stock footage or music is stated. |
| Publishes to social | YouTube on a calendar, TikTok in early accessConnect a YouTube channel, pick a day and time per short or auto-fill the calendar. TikTok is in early access. One MP4 per short, or a ZIP, for the rest. | Upload from Dumme, no platforms or scheduling named [1]You pick which shorts to keep and upload anywhere straight from Dumme, but no platform and no scheduling feature is named. |
| Team and price | ||
| Team seats | One account, one login | Not stated on their site |
| API | None | Not stated on their site |
| Free plan | 30 credits once, no cardThe account never expires; the 30 credits are given once, not every month. Up to 3 shorts per video, watermarked, exports join the public community. | Not stated on their siteNo free tier, trial or watermark policy is published; the site only offers a waitlist. |
| How you pay | 1 credit = 1 minute of videoWhatever the number of shorts. Plans from 12 EUR a month for 480 minutes, before VAT. Unused credits roll over and never expire, even after cancelling. | Not stated on their siteNo pricing page exists; the only call to action on dumme.com is a join-the-waitlist email form. |
- Offered
- On some plans, or with a limit
- Not offered
- A fact, not a yes or no
- Not stated on their site
The exact wording of each Dumme cell, as read on their site
- Longest video
- Not stated on their site.
- Largest file
- Not stated on their site.
- How the video gets in
- Import existing video from YouTube, Spotify, Twitter or anywhere else; or upload a video file directly [1]
- Crop follows the face
- Not stated on their site.
- Automatic captions
- Dumme captions, titles and describes your shorts (no template count or word-level highlighting stated) [1]
- Aspect ratios
- Not stated on their site.
- Export
- Not stated on their site.
- Manual editor
- Not stated on their site.
- Brand presets
- Not stated on their site.
- Edit export
- Not stated on their site.
- Translation or dubbing
- Supports over 20 languages including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian (language support only; no caption translation or dubbing stated) [1]
- Virality score
- Not stated on their site.
- B-roll, music, titles
- Not stated on their site.
- Publishes to social
- Select which shorts to keep and upload anywhere, straight from Dumme (no platforms or scheduling named) [1]
- Team seats
- Not stated on their site.
- API
- Not stated on their site.
- Free plan
- Not stated on their site.
- How you pay
- Not stated on their site.
Sources for the Dumme column, read on 16 October 2026
Their pages can change after that date; the table does not update itself.
Dumme pricing (checked 16 October 2026)
Dumme's site, read on 16 October 2026, has no pricing page. shortshort: €0.025 per minute on Starter, before VAT. Every plan, per minute, in the price index.
Dumme
No plan table is stated on Dumme's pricing page.
shortshort
- Free€0, no card30 welcome credits given once, 30 minutes of videoUp to 3 shorts per videoWatermarked exportExported shorts join the community
- Starter€12 a month480 min of video a month, 8 hoursUp to 5 shorts per videoNo watermarkOption to keep your exports out of the public community gallery
- Creator€29 a month1,600 min of video a month, 26 h 40Everything in StarterUp to 10 shorts per videoCredit top-ups of 400, 1,200 or 4,000 credits
- Studio€79 a month6,000 min of video a month, 100 hoursEverything in CreatorUp to 20 shorts per videoOne brand preset: your caption colors and font, preselected on every new video
Prices before VAT, from the product. Annual billing: Starter €115 a year, Creator €278 a year, Studio €758 a year. Full detail on the pricing page.
The verdict: Dumme or shortshort
shortshort for the cuts and the framing. Both lists come from the table.
Where shortshort comes out ahead
- Cuts on complete sentencesEach short is cut on word boundaries and aims for the end of a sentence, with a 25% margin around the target length; the ending is checked against the transcript.
- Framing that follows the face, with automatic zoomsFace and scene tracking move the 9:16 crop; automatic zooms between x1.0 and x1.6; slides and wide shots stay whole.
- One page, nothing to learnDrop, choose the count and the length, check, export. No timeline or template to set up.
- A public before-and-after galleryEach short next to the video it came from, with the transcript of each short, so the result can be judged before trying.
Where Dumme may fit better
Dumme's site states none of the points checked here: longer videos or larger files; a crop that follows whoever is speaking; square or landscape exports; a crop you set by hand; translation or dubbing; a virality score; B-roll, music or titles added; team seats; an API. The side-by-side page has every row.
What shortshort produces, on a real video
A published transformation from the community: the original on top, the shorts it became below. Click one to see it next to the original video.
3 of 6 shorts shown · The Override That Saved Humanity · watch it in the community, with the transcript of each short
Demo footage: Tears of Steel © Blender Foundation, licensed CC BY 3.0. Cut, cropped and captioned by shortshort.
How shortshort cuts, frames and captions
Three things the table can only name. The passage, the frame and the captions below are illustrations; the community shows the real thing.
1 · The cut ends on the sentence
Cut at the target
The reason most clips fail is that they stop before the idea lands, and a viewer who never hears the end of the sentence has no reason to share it. ✂ mid-sentence
Cut at the sentence
The reason most clips fail is that they stop before the idea lands, and a viewer who never hears the end of the sentence has no reason to share it. ✂ on the full stop
Same passage, same 30-second target. shortshort keeps going to the end of the sentence, 37 seconds here, which is inside the 25% margin it allows.
2 · The 9:16 crop follows the face on screen
3 · Captions timed word by word
Spotlight, one of the four caption styles. Impact, Karaoke and Minimal use the same word timing.
Dumme alternative: questions people ask
How much does Dumme cost?
Dumme's site does not state its pricing (their own site, read on 16 October 2026); see their site. shortshort charges 1 credit per minute of source video, whatever the number of shorts: Starter is 12 EUR a month for 480 credits, Creator 29 EUR for 1,600 and the Studio plan 79 EUR for 6,000, before VAT, and every account starts with 30 free credits, given once.
What is a free alternative to Dumme?
shortshort can be tried for free: 30 credits given once at sign-up, no card, which cover 30 minutes of video, with up to 3 shorts per video and a small watermark on the export. Your upload stays private until you export; exported shorts join the public community gallery by default. It is a one-time allowance, not free minutes every month: the tools that give free minutes every month are listed, with the limits of their free plans, in the price per minute index.
Is shortshort a good Dumme alternative?
It depends on what you need. shortshort turns one long video of up to 2 GB into vertical shorts, 3 per video on the Free plan and up to 20 on the Studio plan, cut on complete sentences, framed on the face on screen and captioned word by word in one of four styles. If the job is cutting long talks into shorts, try it with the 30 free credits and compare the result with what you get from Dumme.
How do captions compare between Dumme and shortshort?
shortshort times every word on the audio, in one of four styles (Spotlight, Impact, Karaoke, Minimal), with SRT import and export. On Dumme: yes, captions, titles and descriptions (their own site, read on 16 October 2026).
Can I try shortshort before leaving Dumme?
Yes. The 30 free credits cover 30 minutes of video, with up to 3 shorts per video, no card needed. Your upload and drafts stay private until you export: an exported short is published to the community with its full source video and the transcript of the short, unless your account is set to keep it out, which every paid plan can do.
Cuts that finish the sentence, at a price by the minute.
The fastest comparison is your own video: 30 minutes are free, no card. Your upload stays private until you export; exported shorts join the community with their source video by default, and any paid plan can keep them out.