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The 4 Best Promo Video Makers To Check Out In 2026

Nikitas Stamoulis
https://colossyan.com/posts/the-4-best-promo-video-makers-to-check-out-in-2026

What Makes a Good Promo Video Maker?

Promo videos have become essential for any business looking to get noticed online. But not every promo video maker is equal. In 2026, AI tools have changed how teams create these videos. From “make a video in five minutes” promises to thousands of templates and automated editing, there’s a lot to evaluate.

Here’s what I look for when picking a platform: speed, ease of use, real results, and-most importantly-tools that don’t limit creativity or brand consistency. Stats from the leading video platforms keep repeating the same claim: you shouldn’t need design chops to make something that works.

The 4 Best Promo Video Makers For 2026

1. PromoAI (Promo.com)

PromoAI claims to turn “months of work into captivating content in just five minutes.” Their integration with Getty Images-giving users access to over 275 million royalty-free assets-removes the old headache of tracking down photos and videos. Their chat-based AI editing lets you swap clips or adjust pacing in seconds.

The platform has features for planning, scheduling, and posting directly to most social channels, along with built-in tools for ad budgeting. I see a focus on saving time, especially for agencies handling lots of brands. They even make a point that producing a video with Promo has led users to rack up “50 Facebook shares and about 10,000 views in one week.” Source

Does it deliver on those promises? In my view, PromoAI is strong for social-first teams and agencies. It’s best for quick marketing pushes, not in-depth internal training or knowledge transfer.

2. FlexClip

FlexClip highlights “creating promo videos in minutes”-a similar promise, but aimed more at individuals and small businesses. There’s a stat cited that “74% of viewers watching a promo video end up buying.” Source While I always scrutinize dramatic numbers, it’s clear video does impact buying behavior.

FlexClip leans into AI tools: auto-subtitles, translation, text-to-video, background removers, and voice cloning. This makes it forgiving for people who don’t want to edit by hand. There are over a million stock assets and templates for different platforms-think ads, explainers, and event teasers.

The templates feel basic, but if you want fast results and don’t need to fuss over every detail, FlexClip works. If your primary audience is global, their AI translation removes the stress of localizing your content.

3. InVideo

With more than 25 million users worldwide, InVideo is popular for a reason. Their AI engine writes scripts, generates images and video, and handles voiceovers and subtitles. Magic Box-their text-edit command suite-means you can adjust most aspects of your video with simple instructions, not wrestling with timelines and tracks.

They recommend promo videos be 30 seconds to 2 minutes, focusing on clear hooks and calls to action. This platform is best suited for polished social clips-event promos, testimonials, or product intros. InVideo also supports live collaboration, so multiple people can work on content together. This matters more as content teams go remote and need to sync often.

I like their transparency around limits on free plans, and their workflow is clear. But again, the main focus is on outbound marketing-these aren’t training modules or deep educational videos.

4. Colossyan

I work at Colossyan, and I’ll say straight up: we’re not chasing “viral marketing” for the sake of it.

Colossyan stands out because we focus on turning complex learning, onboarding, and training materials into videos people will actually finish. In my opinion, too many promo video makers pour everything into making social content and forget about internal communication and real-world training. Our platform is designed for teams that need scalable, trackable, and on-brand video-fast.

For Learning & Development or enablement teams, we offer features other “promo” platforms simply don’t. For example, our doc-to-video and PPT/PDF import means you upload your source material and generate full video scenes instantly, complete with customizable avatars and accurate AI voices. You don’t need to rebuild old slide decks or hand off to an editor. Our templates and brand kits guarantee everything matches your guidelines without manual tweaks.

Unlike solutions built for one-off ads, we handle analytics, quiz scoring, real multi-language support, SCORM export, and secure workspace roles. That means your videos work in LMS platforms and you can measure exactly how learners engage. Our conversational video mode allows realistic role-plays or scenario training-these can’t be achieved by dropping generic stock clips into a timeline.

The real benefit? You don’t have to ask a designer or video expert every time you need a content refresh. Anyone on your learning or HR team can update scripts, change avatars, or even add interactive questions. And if you need your CEO’s likeness or voice, you can create an instant avatar and voice clone right in the tool.

If I compare our approach to what I see from typical promo platforms: they help businesses push out quick social media assets. We help organizations build foundational training and knowledge pieces that look professional, stay on-brand, and actually measure what people learn.

So Which Promo Video Maker is Best For You?

If your goal is fast ads, social content, and quick-turnaround posts, PromoAI, FlexClip, or InVideo work fine. They’re built for marketing and shareable snippets. Just keep in mind you’ll be limited by templates, basic asset swaps, and simple voiceovers-great for buzz, not so much for depth.

If you want enterprise-level video for onboarding, compliance, or global team enablement, I believe Colossyan offers much better tools. We give non-designers real power to make interactive, branded, and trackable learning videos at scale. And we’re not just a “promo” tool; we support serious business needs.

In the end, it’s about matching your content to your outcome. If you just want shares and quick views, almost anything here will get you started. But if you want measurable impact-especially on training and internal communications-you’ll need a platform that treats video as core business infrastructure, not just a flashy add-on.

I don’t think there’s a “perfect” promo video maker-each tool fits a different audience. But in 2026, with AI now mainstream in video, I believe you should expect more from your platform. Don’t settle for just fast outputs. Insist on control, measurement, and a process any teammate can use tomorrow.

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Nikitas Stamoulis
Senior Brand and Content Manager at Colossyan

Nikitas leads brand and content at Colossyan, shaping how knowledge is communicated, experienced, and scaled. He spends most of his time fighting unnecessary complexity and reminding people that clarity is not boring.

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