Comparisons · checked September 2026
Scaldeo vs Vidrush
Vidrush is built around real footage pulled from the web and bills per minute. Scaldeo is built around one illustrated image per scene, made on your own PC, and is paid for once.
| Scaldeo | Vidrush | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $600, once | $99 – $639 a month |
| How you are charged | Not metered. Your own accounts’ daily limits apply | Credits, about $1.56–$2.18 per minute |
| Where the video is made | On your own PC | In their cloud |
| What you need | A Windows 10/11 PC, Chrome, a Google account | A browser, any computer |
| Setup | Done with you: audit, a custom format, first video on a call | Self-serve (invite or waitlist) |
| Copy a style from a YouTube link | Yes, up to three links, free per use | Not advertised |
| Consistent characters | Yes, a reference sheet per character, per format | Not advertised |
| Visuals | One AI image per scene (Google Flow), with motion | Real web footage |
| AI animation and avatars | No | No |
| Voice cloning | Yes, locally on your PC | Not advertised |
| Vertical (Shorts) | Yes, 9:16 | No (their site says it is not for vertical) |
| Languages | English | English (German experimental) |
| API or MCP for agents | No | Not advertised |
| Support | 30 days with onboarding, then a Report a problem button | 24/7 chat |
Vidrush’s column is read from its public pages as of September 2026. “Not advertised” means we could not find it stated there, not that it is missing. Prices change; check theirs before you decide.
Pricing
$99, $239 or $639 a month (about 20% less yearly). Credits work out to roughly $2.18 down to $1.56 per minute (45, 136 and 409 minutes), with rollover up to 1.5× a month’s credits.
Scaldeo is a lifetime licence from $600, paid once, with onboarding and updates included. It uses your own free accounts for images, voice and script, whose own daily limits still apply.
Where Vidrush wins
- Real footage. If your channel’s look is stock and archival clips, that is their core and not ours.
- It shows the whole plan, including cost, before generating.
- Round-the-clock chat support.
- Runs in any browser, Mac included.
Where Scaldeo wins
- Paid once, no minute counter.
- Illustrated styles you define, including copying a look from a YouTube link.
- Vertical Shorts as well as long-form.
- Everything is made and kept on your own PC.
Choose Vidrush if…
Channels whose look is real footage, and anyone on a Mac.
Choose Scaldeo if…
Illustrated, narrated channels that want their own style and a one-time price.
Moving over from Vidrush
Bring the links of a few videos you are happy with. During onboarding we paste them into the Format Builder, which reads their transcripts, frames and pacing and drafts a format with the same shape and look, then we make your first video with it together.