Eklipse alternative: an honest comparison with ClipClap
Figures below were read on 19 August 2026. One caveat stated up front, because it matters: Eklipse's pricing page refused our request twice, so its prices here come from Eklipse's own blog and a pricing-change announcement, and the figures for subscribers who joined after 1 January 2026 could not be read at all.
The short version
Eklipse is built for one audience and does not pretend otherwise: Twitch and YouTube gaming streamers. Its highlight detection is tuned for gameplay, and it has the reviews to go with it - around 899 Trustpilot reviews, averaging 4.2 out of 5 as of April 2026. ClipClap is newer: Launched in 2026. In the last 30 days 450+ creators signed up and 1,100+ clips were made (as of 2026-10-03). ClipClap on Product Hunt.
Eklipse's free tier gives 15 highlights per stream, kept 14 days, at 720p and with a watermark. Premium is $24.99 a month, or roughly $12.50 a month - about $3.47 a week - if you pay for a year, and it removes the watermark and lifts output to 1080p.
ClipClap costs €3.99 ($4.49) a week for 60 minutes of source video, or€12 ($13.99) a month for 200 minutes, €29 ($32.99) for 450 and €89 ($99.99) for 1500. It runs inside a Telegram bot, so the clips arrive in a chat rather than a dashboard.
The price comparison is less lopsided than it looks. Month to month ClipClap is a great deal cheaper; on a yearly commitment Eklipse comes down to about $3.47 a week, near ClipClap's $4.49 weekly rate. What actually separates them is the shape of the deal - Eklipse asks for a year to reach that price, ClipClap asks for a week.
Side by side
| ClipClap | Eklipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | €3.99 ($4.49) a week, or €12 ($13.99) a month | $24.99 a month, about $12.50 a month on annual billing |
| Free tier | No free plan right now | 15 highlights per stream, 14-day storage, 720p, watermarked |
| Unit you buy | Minutes of source video | Highlights per stream |
| Longest source accepted | 3 hours on paid plans | Not published on a page we could read |
| Webcam and gameplay in one vertical frame | Yes | Not confirmed either way from public pages |
| Where it runs | Telegram bot and browser | Browser, with support through Discord |
| Connects to your Twitch account | No - paste a link or send the file each time | Not confirmed either way from public pages |
| Public reviews | Newer: on Product Hunt | About 899 on Trustpilot, 4.2 average |
"Not confirmed either way" means exactly that: we could not read it on a public page, so this table does not guess. It is not a claim that the feature is missing.
The one thing worth testing on a gameplay VOD
A stream recording is a hard case for automatic vertical cropping, because there are two things on screen that matter and a 9:16 frame is not wide enough for both if you crop naively. Most tools pick one - usually the face - and the reaction survives while the thing being reacted to does not.
ClipClap places the webcam and the gameplay together in the vertical frame instead, so the moment and the reaction to it stay in the same clip. This is the feature to try first on your own VOD, because when a tool gets it wrong you can see it in two seconds and no feature list will tell you in advance.
Where ClipClap is the worse choice
Eklipse has around 899 Trustpilot reviews and a 4.2 average; ClipClap is newer.Launched in 2026. In the last 30 days 450+ creators signed up and 1,100+ clips were made (as of 2026-10-03). If your rule is to wait for a longer public record, that rule points away from ClipClap and it is a reasonable rule.
There is no Twitch account connection either. ClipClap needs you to paste a link or send a file after every stream, every time. If you want clips waiting for you when you wake up without touching anything, ClipClap does not do that - and a tool built around your Twitch account may well be the better fit.
And ClipClap does not specialise. Eklipse's detection is built for gameplay specifically; ClipClap treats a stream, a podcast and an interview with the same pipeline. On pure gameplay that generality is a disadvantage, not a feature.
What people report about each
Eklipse's 4.2 average is a real score on a real sample, and the recurring complaints underneath it are worth reading before subscribing: support only through Discord with bot replies that reviewers call unhelpful, uneven clip selection with key moments missed, a strict no-refund policy, and one reviewer reporting captions wrong every time. Reviewers also note that no company address or team is listed.
ClipClap has nothing to show here at all. That is missing evidence, not good evidence. If you are choosing between these two, the useful test is to run the same VOD through both and compare which moments each one picked.
Questions
Is ClipClap cheaper than Eklipse?
On monthly billing, clearly: ClipClap is €3.99 ($4.49) a week or €12 ($13.99) a month against Eklipse Premium at $24.99 a month. On annual billing the gap almost closes - Eklipse's annual rate works out at roughly $12.50 a month, about $3.47 a week, which is close to ClipClap's $4.49 a week. The honest summary is that ClipClap is much cheaper if you do not want to commit to a year, and similar if you do.
Does ClipClap keep the webcam visible on gameplay clips?
Yes. On a stream recording, ClipClap places the webcam and the gameplay in one vertical frame rather than cropping to whichever the face detector prefers, so a reaction and what caused it stay in the same clip. This is the feature most worth testing on your own VOD, because it is where a wrong choice is most obvious.
Does ClipClap connect to my Twitch account?
No. There is no account connection and no automatic import of new VODs - you paste a Twitch, YouTube or TikTok link, or send the video file, each time. If you want clips to appear without you doing anything after a stream, ClipClap does not do that.
Which one should I not use?
Do not use ClipClap if you need years of public reviews before you trust software: Eklipse has around 899 Trustpilot reviews and ClipClap is newer (Launched in 2026. In the last 30 days 450+ creators signed up and 1,100+ clips were made (as of 2026-10-03). It is also on Product Hunt). Do not use Eklipse if a watermark on free output or 720p is a blocker, or if you want to pay by the week. Both have documented complaints about clip selection, which is a reason to run the same VOD through both before paying either.
Try it on your own VOD
Paid plans start at €3.99 ($4.49) a week, and the first week is €1.99 ($2.29) for new customers. Send a Twitch link or the file to the bot and the clips come back in the same chat.
Open the botNo Telegram? Use it in your browser - same clips, same plans.
For stream footage specifically, read about our Twitch clip maker. Clippers working Whop campaigns can start from the Whop clipping tool page. Streaming on Kick? Read the AI clipper for Kick streams page, or see how to turn a Twitch VOD into shorts on your phone.
Eklipse is a product of its respective owner and is named here only to identify the product being compared. Eklipse figures were read on 19 August 2026 from Eklipse's own blog and a pricing-change announcement, because its pricing page returned an error to us; ClipClap figures are its own current prices. Both may have changed since.