No brief. No chasing. No waiting a week for one video.
Send Roilo your product photos. It even comes up with the ideas. Then it makes the video, checks it against your photos and posts it after you say yes. Keep your freelancer for the big shoots.
A freelancer is the right call for a shoot that needs a person.
A launch, a campaign video, a day on location.
A good freelancer brings an eye, a camera and real people in a real place. For a product launch, a hero video or a one-off shoot, that is hard to beat, and the result is worth the fee.
At about RM300 a video, a weekly rhythm adds up, and you still plan and post.
A typical rate for a short vertical video of 15–60 seconds in Malaysia.
A freelance short video costs about RM300. Some creators charge less and some charge more, so treat it as a typical rate, not a rule.
A steady rhythm means that fee each time, plus the work around it: a brief, a wait, a review, a revision, then you decide what the next one is about and post it yourself. That is how posting ends up happening only when there’s time.
Typical rates: Aliq Studio, marketing spend benchmark for Malaysian SMEs, Apr 2026.
A 30-second video at the top quality setting costs from RM80 (US$20), and Roilo plans and posts it too.
It makes the videos and posts from your photos. You approve the plan and each post.
| A typical freelancer short video | Roilo, top quality setting | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per video | About RM300 (a typical rate) | From RM80 (US$20) |
| Length | 15–60 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Who plans what to make | You | Roilo proposes the month; you approve it |
| Who posts it | You | Roilo, after your yes |
| Who shows what worked | You | Roilo, in Insights |
| Shoots on location | Yes | No. It works from your photos. |
Price per video
- A typical freelancer short video
- About RM300 (a typical rate)
- Roilo, top quality setting
- From RM80 (US$20)
Length
- A typical freelancer short video
- 15–60 seconds
- Roilo, top quality setting
- 30 seconds
Who plans what to make
- A typical freelancer short video
- You
- Roilo, top quality setting
- Roilo proposes the month; you approve it
Who posts it
- A typical freelancer short video
- You
- Roilo, top quality setting
- Roilo, after your yes
Who shows what worked
- A typical freelancer short video
- You
- Roilo, top quality setting
- Roilo, in Insights
Shoots on location
- A typical freelancer short video
- Yes
- Roilo, top quality setting
- No. It works from your photos.
Want a smaller start? A video on the default setting costs from US$8.
Every video is checked before you see it: the product matches your photos, the caption is true and the details are right.
Sign-up is free, and your first video starts with the US$5.80 trial pack (two 15-second videos).
“It saved me the cost and the back-and-forth with freelancers. Most of my products have a few videos up on social now.”
One shot, no back and forth fighting with AI.
Keep your freelancer for the launch, and let Roilo carry the weeks in between.
The two work well together.
Book your freelancer for the shoot that needs a person on location. Use Roilo for the product videos and weekly posts between those days. Your freelancer is not in competition with it, and you keep the say on every post.
Questions, answered
Is RM300 what every freelancer charges?
No. It is a typical rate for a short vertical video. Some creators charge less and some charge more. We quote a typical rate so you can check it against your own quotes.
Can I use Roilo and my freelancer together?
Yes. Keep your freelancer for the shoots and use Roilo for the weekly rhythm.
How long is a Roilo video?
30 seconds at the top quality setting today.
Who writes the captions and picks what to post?
Roilo proposes the plan and writes each caption. You approve the plan and each post, and you can change anything.