Highlightly vs MakeRoll

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Highlightly compared with MakeRoll
Detail	Highlightly	MakeRoll
What it does	Turn articles, PDFs, and transcripts into source-backed social media graphics and captions	AI clip maker that turns long videos into short vertical clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	Not given	FR
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free plan with 20 credits. Pro: $15/month with 200 credits/month. Creator: $39/month with 800 credits/month. Agency: $99/month with 3,000 credits/month. Annual billing saves 20%. Source ingestion costs 6 credits for Faithful Extract, 8 for Clean Rewrite, 10 for Research Brief. Article search costs 2	Free: 60 credits/month. Creator: €9/month (€108 yearly, save €72); Pro: €17.40/month (€208.80 yearly, save €139.20). All prices include VAT. 1 credit equals 1 minute of source video. Editing and exporting are unlimited and free.
Key features	Extract quotes, stats, and hooks from articles, PDFs, and transcripts Multi-format input: article URLs, PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, YouTube transcripts, text paste, and article search Pre-filled quote cards, stat cards, carousels, and screenshots Brand kit application across all assets Multiple export ratios for different platforms Platform-specific captions for LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Reddit Screenshot capture, slicing, and annotation LinkedIn carousel sequence builder Session auto-save and cloud sync AI-powered carousel and graphic generation	Text-based editing: edit by modifying the transcript Auto-reframing to vertical format (9:16, 1:1, 16:9) Animated captions with multilingual transcription Caption translation to English, French and Spanish Save and apply templates for consistent branding Direct publishing to TikTok and Instagram Integration with ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor Browser-based with no installation required Background processing on GPU servers
What makes it different	Real quotes and stats extracted from actual sources with no hallucination Source-backed extraction preserves attribution and credibility One source becomes a full content kit in under 60 seconds Automatic brand consistency applied across all assets Ready-to-edit templates reduce design time from 2 hours to seconds	Whole story clips: every clip carries its own setup and payoff, not cut mid-story Unlimited editing and exporting with no additional cost AI-powered scoring explains why each clip is recommended Launch pricing locked for as long as subscription stays active
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	16 −1 (down) since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	21	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	85	14

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