The 6-tool AI content stack we actually use at Kompozy
Transparent breakdown of the exact 6-tool stack — what we use, what we replaced, and what we built instead.
The direct answer
The Kompozy internal stack: our own product for end-to-end fan-out, OpusClip for clip detection on long-form videos, ElevenLabs Creator for voice cloning, HeyGen for avatar shorts, Notion for content planning, and Supabase + Trigger.dev for the underlying infrastructure. Total external tool cost: ~$120/month. We replaced ContentStudio, Buffer, Jasper, Castmagic, and an internal scheduling tool by consolidating onto our own product plus 5 specialists.
The most common question we get is: "What do you actually use at Kompozy?" This is the honest answer — the 6-tool stack we run our own marketing on, what each tool replaces, and the integration points that make the whole thing work.
This is not a sponsored breakdown. It is the actual stack as of mid-2026.
The 6 tools
Kompozy (our own product) — end-to-end fan-out, Persona Brief, cross-platform scheduling, autopilot.
OpusClip Pro ($29/mo) — clip detection on weekly founder podcast appearances and internal AMAs.
ElevenLabs Creator ($22/mo) — voice cloning for podcast ads, occasional voiceovers, and faceless shorts.
HeyGen Creator ($29/mo) — avatar shorts for product demo videos and travel days.
Notion (free tier) — Persona Briefs, content briefs, podcast guest tracker, idea log.
Substack (free) — newsletter distribution; copy is generated in Kompozy and pasted in.
What we replaced
Buffer + Hootsuite — replaced by Kompozy scheduling. We need cross-platform fan-out, not pure scheduling.
Castmagic + Riverside Magic Clips — replaced by Kompozy + OpusClip. Castmagic shownotes are good but redundant once Kompozy handles the same source.
Jasper — replaced by Kompozy long-form blog generation. Jasper is excellent at long-form but our Persona Brief methodology drives more consistent voice across multi-format.
CapCut + Submagic — captions are now produced inside Kompozy renders.
Internal scheduling tool — we built one in 2024, abandoned it 2026. Kompozy now handles all scheduling.
What we built instead of buying
Persona Brief methodology + UI. No existing tool offered the 5-section template with banned-words enforcement.
Multi-platform fan-out engine. We could not find a tool that produced 25-35 native outputs from one source.
BYOK orchestration. Most platforms force managed credits; we support both modes natively.
HyperFrames composition templates. For avatar shorts wrapped in branded templates.
The integration points
OpusClip → manual export → Kompozy ingest. We use OpusClip for clip detection only; reframing, captioning, and publishing happen inside Kompozy.
ElevenLabs → audio file → Kompozy faceless-short pipeline. ElevenLabs produces the voiceover; Kompozy assembles the visual + scheduling.
HeyGen → MP4 → Kompozy persona-shorts pipeline. HeyGen produces the avatar render; Kompozy handles the rest of the pipeline.
Notion → manual import → Kompozy. Notion holds the strategy layer; Kompozy executes against it.
What this stack costs us
External tools: ~$80/month. Internal infrastructure (Supabase + Trigger.dev + Vercel): ~$200/month at our scale. We dogfood our own product (no internal "agency tier" — we pay nothing internally for Kompozy, obviously). Total content-stack cost: ~$280/month. We ship 300-500 posts per month across 9 platforms.
Frequently asked questions
Why do you use OpusClip if Kompozy has clipping?
OpusClip's clip-detection model is currently best-in-class. We orchestrate around it rather than replicate it. Most users do the same — Kompozy ingests OpusClip output for further fan-out.
Do you use other writing tools beyond Kompozy?
No. Our Persona Brief is tight enough that Kompozy text outputs are publish-ready. We do not use Jasper, Copy.ai, or Writer internally.
How do you handle podcast transcription?
Kompozy handles it via Whisper integration. For podcast appearances on other shows, we use the host's transcript when available, otherwise feed the recording into Kompozy.
What about video editing for long-form?
We edit long-form in Descript for talking-head and CapCut for vertical. Kompozy handles short-form clipping and reframing. Long-form editing remains a manual craft.
Do you use AI for podcast booking and outreach?
No. Booking and outreach are relationship-driven. AI for that workflow is consistently lower-trust than a manually-written, founder-signed email.
How does this stack scale?
Linearly with content volume, not headcount. We have shipped 4x more content year-over-year with the same 1-person content function. The stack is the scaling lever, not headcount.
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