Head-to-head · Interactive Video Software
Show by Animaker vs Clixie
Show by Animaker leads on 1 check, Clixie on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreShow by Animaker · 8.6/10
- Lowest starting priceClixie · $19/mo
- Free planonly Show by Animaker
- Free trialonly Clixie
- Most featuresClixie · 5 of 5
Show by Animaker scores higher on our rubric for interactive video software: 8.6 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.
Show by Animaker offers free plan; Clixie doesn't. Clixie is cheaper to start at $19/mo against $29/mo.
Show by Animaker is the better fit for marketing-focused interactive video. Clixie is the better fit for affordable full-featured interactive video.
- Show by Animaker fits best
Marketing-focused interactive video
- Clixie fits best
Affordable full-featured interactive video
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Side by side
| Feature | Show by Animaker 8.6/10 Visit ↗ | Clixie 8.3/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Ranking | #5 in Interactive Video Software | #8 in Interactive Video Software |
| Best for | Marketing-focused interactive video | Affordable full-featured interactive video |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | $29/mo | $19/mo (best) |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7 | Email, Phone |
| Integrations | 3 integrations | 20+ integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Show by Animaker 4/5 · Clixie 5/5 | ||
| Branching paths | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive hotspots | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quizzes and assessments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annotations | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCORM or xAPI | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Specs | ||
| Video length limit | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Show by Animaker is a web-based interactive video platform for businesses, marketers, educators, and training teams. It combines video hosting, embedding, and sharing with branching paths, clickable calls to action, forms, quizzes, polls,… Read the review → |
Clixie is a cloud-based interactive video platform for training, onboarding, sales enablement, education, and certification teams. Its no-code authoring interface supports conditional branching, adaptive video paths, hotspots, buttons,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Show by Animaker — where it wins
- Branching paths redirect viewers to different video segments
- Forms, quizzes, polls, surveys, and clickable CTAs support engagement
- HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, API access, and analytics support workflows
Where it doesn't
- The Free plan limits email sending to 100 emails per month
- Advanced analytics and reporting start on the Pro plan
- Enterprise uses custom pricing rather than a published rate
Clixie — where it wins
- Branching, hotspots, quizzes, forms, chapters, and overlays
- AI-generated transcripts, subtitles, chapters, and quiz questions
- SCORM, xAPI, API access, SSO, and white-label player options
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Lite limits teams to one editor and three interactive videos
- Enterprise pricing is not published
- Show by Animaker8.6/10 · Free plan
A marketing-focused video platform with branching, lead capture, analytics, and CRM integrations.
Try Show by AnimakerFull verdict → - Clixie8.3/10 · 14-day trial
A broad interactive video toolkit with an accessible starting price and scalable plans.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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