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Avid Pro Tools vs. DaVinci Resolve

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pro Tools

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAvid offers Pro Tools, the company's flagship music and audio editing and recording suite.

    $29.99

    Per User / Per Month

    DaVinci Resolve

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAustralian company Blackmagic Design offers their video editing application DaVinci Resolve for a wide range of high quality ultra HD effects, render queue, and video uploading options among other features.

    $0

    Free

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    Pro ToolsDaVinci Resolve
    Editions & Modules
    Pro Tools
    $29.99
    Per User / Per Month
    Pro Tools - Ultimate
    $79.99
    Per User / Per Month
    Pro Tools - First
    Free
    DaVinci Resolve 17
    $0.00
    Free
    DaVinci Resolve Studio 17
    $295.00
    perpetual license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pro ToolsDaVinci Resolve
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Pro ToolsDaVinci Resolve
    Considered Both Products
    Avid Technology
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    Blackmagic Design
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    Whereas Cubase and Ableton are great for writing music (my primary job), Resolve is perfect for recording dialogue and editing together an entire timeline for a show. The post tools that are included are top-notch, and if you've ever used a DAW before, DaVinci Resolve will feel …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro are similar, but in leagues of their own. We often use both products interchangeably as they can certainly complement one another. Overall, because of the more intuitive workflow for finalizing and coloring a video in DaVinci Resolve, we …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    For a small business, DaVinci's price point (free / $300) makes it a strong competitor to Adobe Premiere. FCP costs roughly the same, but then DaVinci's color correction is better. If you do not need all the color correction options, then even the free version could be an option.
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Pro ToolsDaVinci Resolve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    1.4
    (5 ratings)