Listing Reel Maker vs Reel-E (2026): Honest Comparison and Reel-E Pricing Explained
Is Reel-E good for listing videos? A fair side-by-side with Listing Reel Maker: features, prices as of November 2026, the per-video vs monthly price question, and where we're weaker.
Yes, Reel-E is a good tool for listing videos, and it is faster than us. It turns your photos into a video with 3D camera moves quickly, gives you every format at once, and adds photo edits, virtual staging and a website for each listing, on a monthly or yearly plan priced per listing. Listing Reel Maker is the simpler, cheaper way to make one or two short reels: your first reel is free, you can pay for one reel with no plan, Zillow and Realtor.com links import, and there are iPhone and Android apps. If you list several homes a month and want the extras, pick Reel-E. If you want one reel now without a subscription, pick us.
Written by the Listing Reel Maker team, so read it with that in mind. Every fact about another tool comes from that company's own pages, with a link and the date we checked it.
Side by side
| Feature | Listing Reel Maker | Reel-E |
|---|---|---|
| Import from a listing link | YesZillow or Realtor.com link.source | PartlyRedfin, Compass, Coldwell Banker, RE/MAX or brokerage links, for listings you represent. Zillow and Realtor.com links don't import.source |
| Upload your own photos | Yes3 to 15 photos.source | Yes3 to 40 photos.source |
| AI motion from still photos | YesEach photo becomes a 5-second AI clip. Check the clips match the home before you post.source | Yes3D camera moves from each photo; AI+ adds motion inside the scene on a few shots.source |
| Pick a camera move per photo | PartlyCinematic style only (2 credits a photo): drone orbit, crane up, fly-in, gimbal arc, glide through or push-in. Standard is a push-in on every photo.source | YesPush in, pull out, orbit, boomerang or AI+ per shot.source |
| AI-written script | YesOr write your own.source | Yessource |
| AI voiceover | Yes6 voices.source | YesOr record your own voice.source |
| Clone your own voice | Nosource | NoYou can record or upload your own voice instead.source |
| Music library | Yessource | YesLibrary, your own track, or an AI-made instrumental.source |
| On-screen text | YesBurned-in captions and listing text.source | Yessource |
| Your logo or headshot | YesLogo and headshot.source | YesHeadshot, contact card, logo.source |
| Vertical 9:16 video | Yessource | Yessource |
| Landscape 16:9 video | Yes16:9 is an option.source | YesPlus 1:1.source |
| Free start | PartlyOne free watermarked reel per account to make and watch; downloading it costs its normal credits.source | NoA 7-day trial with a card, no free plan.source |
| Pay per video, no plan | YesCredits at $2.50 with no plan.source | NoNo per-video price; an extra listing needs a paid plan.source |
| Virtual staging | Nosource | YesSix styles.source |
| AI photo edits | PartlyAI upscale of low-res photos only (1 credit). No sky, declutter or staging.source | YesTwilight skies, lawns, sign removal, declutter.source |
| Manual timeline editor | NoAfter a reel is made you can change the script, order, music or captions, or drop a photo, free. No timeline.source | YesKeylight Studio, plus a chat editor in beta.source |
| Several users on one account | NoOne login per account.source | NoEach agent needs their own account.source |
| Phone app | YesiPhone and Android.source | NoNo app found; its editor runs in a phone's browser.source |
| API | YesGrowing Team and Brokerage plans.source | Nosource |
| Done-for-you service | YesFor You: $100 a reel.source | PartlyOnly for multifamily leasing teams, custom price.source |
| Time to a finished video (their claim) | About 10 minutessource | "A first cut in under 2 minutes"source |
Pick Reel-E if
- You want the video fast: Reel-E says a first cut in under 2 minutes, and ours take about 10 minutes.
- You want every format (vertical, landscape, square, branded and unbranded) from one listing.
- You want a website for each listing with a lead form and view stats.
- You want photo edits and virtual staging that carry into the video.
- You want a full editor with a camera move per shot.
- Your listings are on Redfin, Compass or your brokerage's site and you want to paste that link.
Pick Listing Reel Maker if
- You want to see a reel of your own listing free before you pay, with no card.
- You want to pay for one reel with credits, with no subscription.
- Your listings are on Zillow or Realtor.com: Reel-E says those links don't import, and ours do.
- You want an iPhone or Android app.
- You'd rather send us the photos and have our team make the reel.
Where we're weaker
- Our reels take about 10 minutes; Reel-E says it is much faster.
- No recording or uploading your own voiceover: 6 AI voices only.
- Up to 15 photos a reel; Reel-E takes 20 to 40 a listing.
- A camera move per photo only in our Cinematic style.
- No listing website.
- No virtual staging or AI photo edits beyond upscaling.
- No timeline editor.
- We make one format per reel, not every format at once.
Prices side by side
Prices as of November 2026, in US dollars, from each company's own pricing and help pages. Prices change, so check the source before you buy.
Listing Reel Maker
- Free first reel: FreeOne per new account: Standard style, up to 5 photos, watermarked. Make and watch it free with no card; to download it, pay the reel's normal credits. A limited number of free reels each day, at most 3 a day from one internet connection.listingreelmaker.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Credits, no plan: $2.50 a credit1 credit a Standard photo, 2 a Cinematic photo, 1 for a voiceover. 5 photos with a voiceover is 6 credits, $15.listingreelmaker.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Solo Agent: $29.99 a month, or $299.90 a year20 credits a month (about 3 reels of 5 photos), 3 free redos per reel, cancel anytime.listingreelmaker.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Growing Team: $79.99 a month100 credits a month (about 17 reels of 5 photos), API access.listingreelmaker.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Brokerage: $249.99 a month500 credits a month (about 83 reels of 5 photos), API access.listingreelmaker.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- For You (done for you): $100 a reel, or $200 for 3Our team makes the reel from your photos and headshot, delivered in under 12 hours.listingreelmaker.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
A credit is not a video: a reel of 5 photos with a voiceover uses 6 credits, $15 with no plan or about $9 on Solo Agent.
Reel-E
- 7-day trial: Free for 7 days, card required3 listings of up to 20 photos, 5 photo edits, 2 AI+ animations and voiceover; trial videos carry a Reel-E watermark. No free plan.reel-e.ai/trial-and-billing, checked 2026-11-04
- Essential: $59 a month billed monthly, or $44 a month billed yearly ($530 a year)3 listings a month, up to 20 photos each, 10 photo edits or staging per listing, 1080p. Unused listings bank up to 9.reel-e.ai/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Growth: $129 a month billed monthly, or $97 a month billed yearly ($1,160 a year)10 listings a month, up to 40 photos each, 20 photo edits per listing, clip downloads, priority support.reel-e.ai/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Pro: $599 a month billed monthly, or $449 a month billed yearly ($5,390 a year)50 listings a month, 4K, priority rendering.reel-e.ai/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Enterprise: CustomFor teams and brokerages: volume pricing and team onboarding.reel-e.ai/pricing, checked 2026-11-04
- Per listing (Reel-E's own average): About $9 to $15 a listing on yearly plans, $11.98 to $19.67 on monthly billingReel-E's FAQ figure: a plan's price divided by its listings. Not a price for one video: Reel-E sells no single videos.reel-e.ai, checked 2026-11-04
- Extra listing: $39 onceOne more listing, on a paid plan only.reel-e.ai/docs/billing/add-ons, checked 2026-11-04
Reel-E charges per listing, not per video: one listing includes its video in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1, branded and unbranded, plus a listing website.
Reel-E's price: per video or per month?
Other comparison pages quote Reel-E at a low price per video, while its pricing page shows a monthly plan. Both numbers come from Reel-E, and both are current. They measure different things.
The monthly price is the Essential plan: $59 a month billed monthly, or $44 a month billed yearly ($530 a year), for 3 listings a month. That is the cheapest way to start after the trial.
The per-video figure is an average per listing from Reel-E's own FAQ: About $9 to $15 a listing on yearly plans, $11.98 to $19.67 on monthly billing. The low end on monthly billing is the Pro plan's monthly price divided by its 50 listings. You can't buy one video at that price: Reel-E sells no single videos, and an extra listing is sold only on top of a paid plan (see the prices above).
FAQ
Is Reel-E good for creating real estate listing videos?
Yes. It is built for listing agents, it's fast, and one listing gets every format, photo edits and a listing website. The trade-offs are a subscription (no single videos), a card for the trial, and no Zillow or Realtor.com link import.
Does Reel-E have a free plan?
No. Reel-E has a free trial that needs a card, with watermarked videos. Our first reel is free to make and watch with a small watermark and no card; downloading it costs its normal credits.
Which one is faster?
Reel-E: A first cut in under 2 minutes. Listing Reel Maker: about 10 minutes. If speed matters most, Reel-E wins.
Can I use my Zillow listing link?
On Listing Reel Maker, yes: paste a Zillow or Realtor.com link and the photos load. Reel-E imports from brokerage sites for listings you represent; its page says Zillow and Realtor.com links don't import, so you'd upload the photos instead.
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