Adobe Premiere Pro vs. PowerDirector

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

613 Reviews and Ratings

PowerDirector

PowerDirector

8 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Premiere Pro	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Adobe offers their video editing platform Adobe Premiere Pro, supporting video and audio editing as well as VR presentations, available as part of the company's Creative Cloud suite or as a standalone application.	$22.99 per month
PowerDirector	Score 5.0 out of 10	N/A	CyberLink in Taiwan offers PowerDirector as a consumer-grade video editing platform with a wide array of features and capability of publishing to social media sites.	N/A

Pricing

Adobe Premiere Pro

PowerDirector

Editions & Modules

Premiere Pro Single App: $22.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps: $59.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - Students and Teachers: $59.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - Business: $89.99
per month per seat

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Adobe Premiere Pro	PowerDirector
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Discounts available for student and teacher plan.

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Community Pulse
	Adobe Premiere Pro	PowerDirector
Considered Both Products	Adobe Premiere Pro Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I have also used Adobe Premiere Rush (a less capable but more streamlined and easier to use version of Adobe Premiere Pro) and Canva to produce video content. Ultimately I will choose to use Adobe Premiere Pro every time. I always end up wanting to do something in Rush that I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro is equivalent to Premiere in terms of capability, but our organization is completely Windows based, as are most corporate office environments, and PowerDirector offered an adequate solution but lacked the full suite of tools that we were looking for. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I like the interface and features way more than iMovie. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro has all the tools you are looking for. It is easy to find things, you can save unfinished projects in a location. Other applications do not have all the available transitions, tools similar to Adobe Premiere Pro. Blender has for example a complex interface … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Craven Owner/President/CEO Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Davinci Resolve works nicely (though some things have a different flow compared to Adobe Premiere Pro). More importantly though, whenever I ran into a limitation with Davinci Resolve, I can always find a solution with Adobe Premiere Pro. Incentivized Helpful? Ignacio Lopez Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro works great on both Mac OS and Windows OS. Avid not so much. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro integrates relatively well with the rest of the Creative Cloud suite. The challenges come down to individual workflows. Each product has its own separate hotkeys and workflows that may make sense individually, but collectively they're a hassle to keep … Incentivized Helpful? Arthur Zepeda Owner Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I have used APP for so long, it was hard to try other editing applications. Adobe stands on its own. FCPX normally has to try to live up to APP. Incentivized Helpful? Travis Brown Account Manager and Tactical Projects Leader Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Not even close. iMovie is a good starter set, Adobe Premiere Pro is the real deal. iMovie is a great entry point for you to learn the basics, but when you are ready to take your editing to the next level, Adobe Premiere Pro is the way to go. Incentivized Helpful? Emily Hammell Marketing and Communications Manager Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We had looked at Camtasia due to an industry referral and although it offers a much more simplistic interface and took less time to learn, it wasn't able to compete with some of the upscale Adobe options. That being said, we do use it for small projects that focus more on … Incentivized Helpful? ANDREW TOUTANT Motion Graphic Designer & Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Compared to other editing software, it's a cleaner layout, faster render, and much more easy to learn some of the more complex features. Similar platforms take too long to set up and give commands in one step as opposed to 3 or 4 steps in some software, which saves time. Incentivized Helpful? Andy Ryan Launch Engineer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Camtasia is a lower end video editing software. There is limited features and not any integrations with other apps. I think Camtasia is good for super simple video edits. But Adobe Premiere Pro is going to give you all the latest video editing tricks and tools to produce … Incentivized Helpful? Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We actually took time in 2020 to test out Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve to see if they would be better suited for our department but ended up sticking with Premiere. Each has [its] strong suits, but the non-linear editing style of Resolve was too complicated to grasp when … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is so much better than iMovie, but iMove is great for people who are just starting out and want a slimmed-down version of Adobe Premiere Pro. Adobe Premiere Pro does have a learning curve and is not as easy to pick up and learn in comparison to iMovie. Incentivized Helpful? Andrew Folts YouTube Filmmaker Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I had no problems with Final Cut. It was also easy to use and very powerful. However, Adobe Premiere Pro is part of the Adobe ecosystem, so it just makes sense to use it instead of Final Cut Pro. Of course, some people may prefer to pay a one-time fee of $300 with Final Cut vs … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Huisjen Director of studentLife Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We used Final Cut for a while before switching to Premiere. Overall we found Premiere to be a better and more professional video editor with a number of great and easy to use features. Couple that with the fact that it's a part of the Creative Suite and compatible with all the … Incentivized Helpful? FZ Fabio Zenoardo Media Creator Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Probably better for the color part, and free, but very very unintuitive and slower workflow. Incentivized Helpful? WA Walter Aho Creative Director Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Each editor has its pros and cons. I tend to not like node-based editing, so the sliders, faders, and effects that I feel comfortable with in Photoshop and other similar programs are reflected in PPs UI. The more recently added hardware acceleration makes editing RAW 4K footage … Incentivized Helpful? Kenny Madison Video Editor, ChiveTV Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro X was better at handling footage playback. Red footage playback was instantaneous. But I couldn't make heads or tails of the layout. It was so radically different and I didn't have time to relearn how to use editing software. Premiere provides fairly smooth … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve is a powerful editing and color-grading application, and the base version is free. However, I've found that with the Lumetri Color panel in Premiere, I really have no need for Resolve as it meets all of my needs. Additionally, I've found Resolve to be lacking in … Incentivized Helpful? Karee Smith STEM teacher Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Spark is better for the average user who does not have video editing experience or even for student use. Premiere Pro is definitely more of a professional software. Incentivized Helpful? Mark Anderson Digital Marketing Specialist Chose Adobe Premiere Pro This is the only software of it's kind that I have worked with. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is the less advanced version of Adobe After Effects. It gets the job done to create quality videos and some of the features are included in Adobe After Effects. Adobe After Effects is more about putting finishing touches or extra effects on your video. iMovie … Incentivized Helpful? PE Paul Emporellis District Network Manager Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We selected Adobe Premiere Pro not only because it was included with our Suite but because it covered all bases from beginners to advanced users. As times have gone on our users were looking for a feature rich software to be able to edit videos and Premiere fit the bill. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere has the capability to edit audio, video, and graphics. While we still use Adobe After Effects for more complicated motion graphics and animation, Premiere is where we do most of our work and final exports. Incentivized Helpful?	PowerDirector Neil Sipe IT & Digital Marketing Manager Chose PowerDirector I choose PD because it is user-friendly and easy to learn. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose PowerDirector I think I may have tried one or two others over the years (even if just mobile apps), but PD is probably the best I've tried. (I don't remember the names of others). I did try iMovie a very long time ago, though. Incentivized Helpful? Matt James Junior Systems Administrator \| POS Programming Specialist Chose PowerDirector Although I do have Premiere Pro and PowerDirector AND use them BOTH. I find that I do go back to PowerDirector when I need to get something done in a hurry or for a smaller project. That's not to say that PowerDirector is insignificant or small, but more along the lines of … Incentivized Helpful?

TrustRadius Insights
	Adobe Premiere Pro	PowerDirector
Highlights	Research Team Insight Published August 21, 2020 Adobe Premiere Pro and PowerDirector are both video editing tools that businesses can use to create professional video content. Adobe Premiere Pro is part of Adobe’s creative cloud suite and is designed to provide high level editing features at an affordable rate. PowerDirector, in addition to editing features provides a library of visual effects that can be easily added to videos. Both Adobe Premiere Pro and PowerDirector are used by businesses of all sizes, and are particularly popular with smaller businesses. Features Adobe Premiere Pro and PowerDirector both provide essential video editing features, but they also have some standout features that set them apart from each other. Adobe Premiere Pro provides an easy to use interface along with a library of resources beginners can use to learn the software. Being one of the most common tools in the industry, businesses can also expect that most video editors will at least have some familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro. Adobe Premiere Pro also includes features such as facial recognition and haze removal that simplify the editing process. All in all, Adobe Premiere Pro is a strong choice for new and experienced editors alike. PowerDirector includes a standalone audio editing tool that allows users to professionally tune their audio, easily add audio effects, and more. Businesses looking to add effects to their videos will also appreciate PowerDirectors deep library of visual effects that are coupled with color correction tools to make it easy to add effects to any video. PowerDirector is a strong choice for businesses looking to add effects to their video, or who need professional audio editing tools in addition to video editing. Limitations Though Adobe Premiere Pro and PowerDirector can both be used to create professional videos, they also have some limitations that are important to consider. Adobe Premiere Pro provides a simple to use interface, and some audio editing options, but it doesn’t include a standalone audio editing tool. Businesses looking for a granular level of control over their audio may prefer PowerDirector, and the audio editing tool it provides. Additionally, While Adobe Premiere Pro does include a library of visual effects, they aren’t as varied or easy to implement as the library provided by PowerDirector. PowerDirector provides a standalone audio editing tool and a library of visual effects, but new users will have a more difficult time learning it than other options. As the interface has changed significantly with newer versions, even users that have used the software in the past will have to take time to refamiliarize themselves with the tool. Businesses looking for an easy to use tool may prefer Adobe Premiere Pro. Pricing Adobe Premiere Pro can be purchased as a standalone tool for $33.99 per month per license. It can also be purchased as part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite, which costs $79.99 per month per license and includes other tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator. PowerDirector is available for $19.99 per month per license.

Best Alternatives
	Adobe Premiere Pro	PowerDirector
Small Businesses	iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10	iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10	iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises	Adobe Express Score 8.8 out of 10	Adobe Express Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Adobe Premiere Pro	PowerDirector
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	3.2 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adobe Premiere Pro	PowerDirector
Likelihood to Recommend	Adobe Premiere Pro seems to be industry standard for video editing. For any type of video promotion or production Premiere is a great software for tidying up and correcting video color and audio as well as an easy editor to bring multiple clips together into a seamless production. Because it is the professional version, for casual video editing it may be too much program. Incentivized Jeff Huisjen Director of studentLife Read full review	Definitely suited for a business that has a presence on the internet. It is a relatively easy program to use and will make your video quality look professional. It doesn't matter what business you are into, if video is something that will take your company to another level than this is a good program to get the job done. Incentivized Chad Von Dette Director / Lead Presenter Read full review
Pros	The audio output of this program is better than those of other video editing software. You can make cuts from other videos and make a unique video. When you edit a video you can put audio, images, letters and other things. Incentivized FP Franchesco Petrizzo Colsultor de Marketing Digital Read full review	Video Editing Audio Editing Presentations Cropping, Splitting, Effects & Transitions Incentivized Neil Sipe IT & Digital Marketing Manager Read full review
Cons	GPU utilization- While Premiere utilizes the GPU occasionally and during exports, it's mostly a CPU intensive program. Unless you have a powerful CPU, your computer may struggle to playback high-resolution footage. The Graphics panel is very useful and has come a long way but still needs some work. I need more templates available to me since I'm paying monthly for this service. Incentivized John Uibel Creative Specialist Read full review	Could have more features available. Incentivized Vijay Kumar Founder & CEO Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Adobe Premiere Pro saves time and cost and it does a great job. When you see the output you know that you have made the right investment in the right application. Adobe does not require a lot of support to work good. There are thousands of videos in case you are looking for a particular thing to do during your work on your videos therefore it is well supported. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Premiere Pro is a very powerful tool, but it's not intuitive - it's virtually impossible to use without some kind of training or instruction. That being said, once you've learned how to use the product so that you can take advantage of its various video editing and creation options, it's an incredible program in terms of features and tools. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	The customer support was extremely slow, being passed to multiple departments, having calls dropped and need to start all over. I basically had to hold THEIR hand through the process so they could fully understand the situation. The most effective part was when I finally spoke with someone who was able to access my computer and walk through the issues themself. However, they came to the same conclusion after an entire hour, and had no idea why or that it was an issue that could be escalated to the technical team. Ultimately this communicates that Adobe Premiere has no interest in refining their platform, which solidified my ZERO user confidence in this video editing platform. JC Jesse Carrey-Chan Co-Founder Read full review	Again, I haven't tried a whole lot of different video editing software over the years, but of the ones I tried, PowerDirector seemed to be the right fit for me and the team I worked with. It helped solve the need for tutorial videos and it allowed us to create a bunch of videos in a very small time frame. I recommend it especially for people without a lot of video editing experience Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
In-Person Training	Utilizing one of the many books available on Adobe Premiere Pro, each video editor can learn at their own pace. Incentivized Michael Craven Owner/President/CEO Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	We actually took time in 2020 to test out Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve to see if they would be better suited for our department but ended up sticking with Premiere. Each has [its] strong suits, but the non-linear editing style of Resolve was too complicated to grasp when already working in linear programs for so long. Their features aren't as robust and Premiere (outside of color). Final Cut is always a great tool, but if we were to switch to using PC it would become a problem down the road. And not being able to seamlessly use After Effects within Final Cut was the final nail in the coffin. Incentivized Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Read full review	I think I may have tried one or two others over the years (even if just mobile apps), but PD is probably the best I've tried. (I don't remember the names of others). I did try iMovie a very long time ago, though. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	It allows my company to produce products. Full stop. There is no more valuable tool than Premiere for our entire company. Premiere's slow export time consumes the entirety of my computer. This means I often need to go to another machine to continue working. It's frustrating. Premiere also slows down when handling videos larger than 1080p. This slows down my workflow. Every second of my workday needs to make things go faster. Anything that slows it down is a serious problem. Incentivized Kenny Madison Video Editor, ChiveTV Read full review	Positive. Makes my life easier as the "go to guy" for editing videos that need to be done "yesterday" Positive. The price point is fantastic for a full feature video editor. Positive. Saves on us having to have an Adobe license just for Premiere Pro. Incentivized Matthew James Junior Systems Administrator \| POS Programming Specialist Read full review
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