I’ve been a paying Replit user, running a real SaaS with active customers and recurring revenue. At first, Replit seemed like a powerful platform for quickly deploying production apps. That changed when a billing system error from Replit took my entire business offline without warning, causing real financial losses and customer churn.
What happened:
Replit’s own interface displayed clear suspension deadlines, stating:
“If payment is not made by [date], your usage-based services will be suspended.”
I followed those dates in good faith.
Despite this, my services were suspended prematurely, before the deadline they themselves displayed.
My SaaS went offline. Customers requested refunds. I lost revenue and trust.
I ended up refunding over R$700 (Brazilian reais) and had to rebuild my entire product from scratch.
Replit’s response?
They admitted the messaging was misleading.
They refused compensation, stating “usage fees are non-refundable.”
Their final “solution” was to offer $40 in credit, which does not cover even 10% of the damage caused by their own system.
Be extremely cautious about relying on Replit for commercial use.
Their billing system can suspend your app at any moment due to internal failures, and you will carry 100% of the consequences, even if the failure originates from Replit itself.
Love this launch from the team at Replit! :)
Animated Videos is a new feature inside Replit Agent that lets you create professional motion graphics just by describing what you want in plain English.
What is it?
Replit Animated Videos allows you to generate programmatic, React-based motion graphics through conversation. You describe the video... a product launch, explainer, brand promo... and the Agent builds it for you. You can iterate via chat and export it as an MP4 in 720p or 1080p.
Who is it for?
Indie Hackers launching new products
Startup founders announcing features or fundraising milestones
Marketers creating social content
Developers who want polished visuals without learning video tools
Agencies looking to speed up creative production
The problem
Creating launch videos is painful:
Editing tools are complex (and time-consuming to learn)
Hiring a video agency is expensive
AI video tools often generate “cinematic clips” but not structured explainer motion graphics
Iteration is slow and disconnected from your product workflow
The solution
Replit turns video creation into a conversational, iterative workflow:
Type a prompt → get a working animated video
Refine it via chat (“make transitions smoother”, “add a logo reveal”)
Export server-side as an MP4
It’s video creation that feels like coding with an AI pair programmer.
Why it’s different
This isn’t AI-generated cinematic footage like @RunwayML or @Sora by OpenAI. It’s programmatic animation built with React and animation libraries, meaning:
Clean, structured motion graphics
Text overlays, smooth transitions, UI-style animations
Repeatable, controllable outputs
Built directly inside your dev workflow
It’s closer to “designing with code” than generating random AI clips.
Key Features
Prompt-based video creation
Iterative refinement via chat
Text overlays + transitions + AI-generated images
720p / 1080p export (30fps / 60fps)
Server-side rendering
Auto-play preview
Available even on the free tier
Use Cases
Product Hunt launch videos
Feature announcements
Explainer videos (30–60 seconds)
Landing page hero animations
Social media motion graphics
Investor milestone updates
The benefits
Faster launches.
Unlimited iterations.
Lower production cost.
Now builders who want to ship storytelling as fast as they ship code.
And it lives inside the same environment where you’re already building your app.
Over to you!
How do you build your launch videos? Are you going to use Replit for it?
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Those animations are pretty useful. I think that video editors will not lose their jobs, because founders will not have time to "babysit" AI to create something, just video editors will do this but possibly will make output faster.