Alternatives · 2026
A VidDay & Tribute alternative you make yourself
The short answer
VidDay and Tribute build a group video by collecting short clips from many people. If you don't want to herd contributors — or you want an original song you can hear in full before paying, inside a film of your own photos — My Video Gift is the alternative: a cinematic film plus a song that names the recipient, previewed in full inside the film, for $49 flat.
VidDay and Tribute are built for one job: gathering video messages from a group into a single montage. That's perfect for a retirement send-off or a team goodbye — and a chore when you just want to make something heartfelt yourself and send it today.
The difference is what the gift is made of. Group-video tools depend on other people's clips and a song from a library (VidDay now offers a paid custom-song add-on too, but it's generated after you pay, with no free preview). My Video Gift is made from the photos already on your phone, set to an original song written about the recipient — no contributors, no waiting on anyone.
| My Video GiftFilm + song | VidDay | Tribute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you get | A film + an original song | A group montage (+ song add-on) | A group video montage |
| Original song that names them | Yes | Paid add-on, made after payment | No — you add music |
| Cinematic film from your own photos | Yes | No — uploaded clips | No — uploaded clips |
| Free real preview before you pay | Yes — the full named song, in the film | Draft montage free; song add-on unpreviewed | Free draft, pay to finish |
| One-time price | $49 flat, everything included | From ~$5 by length; +~$29.99 song add-on | ~$5 DIY up to ~$100–200 concierge |
| Typical turnaround | Minutes to preview; final often within the hour | Days to weeks (collecting clips) | Days to weeks (collecting clips) |
| Collecting clips from other people | Not needed | Required | Required |
Prices and turnaround are approximate and verified July 7, 2026; they can change, so check each provider's current pricing. VidDay, Tribute.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Tribute if
the point is to gather messages from a whole group — a team, a class, a big family — into one shared video, and there's time to collect everyone's clips.
Choose VidDay if
you want the simplest way to collect video messages from a group — or its add-on song is enough for you, knowing it's a lyric-caption video generated after payment, without a free preview to hear first.
Choose My Video Gift if
you want a film AND a song about the same person, made from photos you already have, without paying artist prices or collecting anything from anyone else.
See what your gift looks like — free, before you pay.
A cinematic film from your photos and an original song that names them, previewed free. One flat $49 if you keep it.
Common questions
- What is a good alternative to VidDay or Tribute?
- If you specifically need to collect messages from a group, VidDay and Tribute are built for that. If you'd rather make the gift yourself from your own photos — with an original song about the person, and nothing to collect from anyone — My Video Gift is the alternative, at a flat $49 with a free preview.
- Do I have to collect clips from other people?
- With VidDay and Tribute, yes — the gift is assembled from contributors' clips. With My Video Gift, no. It's made from the photos you already have, so there's no one to chase and nothing to wait on.
- Does VidDay or Tribute include an original song?
- Tribute doesn't — you add existing music. VidDay now sells a custom-song add-on (about $29.99 as of 2026): two mp3s and a lyric-caption video, generated after you pay, with no free preview. My Video Gift writes an original song that names the recipient, sets your photos to it, and lets you hear the full song inside the film before you pay.
- Can I make a group-style video gift the same day?
- Group videos depend on how fast contributors send clips, which can take days. Because My Video Gift uses your own photos, the free preview is ready in minutes and the final film is often ready within the hour.
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Last updated July 7, 2026 · Written by Adam Kling, founder of My Video Gift.