TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Pricing
    DaVinci Resolve
    Editions & Modules
    DaVinci Resolve 17
    $0.00
    Free
    DaVinci Resolve Studio 17
    $295.00
    perpetual license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DaVinci Resolve
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    DaVinci Resolve
    Considered Both Products
    Blackmagic Design
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    I learned so much from this instructional exercise, and I appreciated how the educator is an expert all-day colorist. The section on sound reduction was particularly instructive. I noticed a few inconsistencies between certain methodologies in this instructional exercise and …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve

    DaVinci has been our preferred tool versus Adobe Premiere. One reason is that its cleaner interface helps make learning easier. Secondly, it handles work on audio components absolutely way better than Adobe does. Thirdly, the features that come with the free version of DaVinci …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    We attempted to give Resolve a chance. Never again
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    DaVinci Resolve has a comparable learning curve to the other video editing platforms that I have used. I like the DaVinci Resolve allows me to export videos for free and without a watermark, and still has just as many features as Adobe Premiere. It definitely renders faster …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    I am selecting this for cool transitions, effects, and titles. I can export my files to any of the formats such as mp4, mov, mpeg, etc. DaVinci Resolve workspace is very easy to use. I can edit the video in very easy steps with sound, effect, color touch-up, and HDR Grading.
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    It is very easy to use rather than the other professional tools. Can handle with an easy layout of each tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    It has a free version that is very complete. It lets everyone on the team use a lot of very good tools for video editing that would be very expensive while using other solutions that are equally excellent but not as generous. The cost is a very good reason but not the only one, …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    I believe DaVinci Resolve is doing a great job facing Premiere Pro.
    First it's free but still really complete and lets you do a LOT of [different] things.
    It's also have many good options or effects.
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    Davinci Resolve is MUCH cheaper than Adobe's video tools, but is harder to learn and lacks the rest of Adobe's image editing and design tools. Pricing is comparable to Final Cut Pro X, but Final Cut is Mac-only, and you have to purchase motion graphics and compression tools …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    Adobe Premiere Pro is now a subscription-based software. The yearly cost is fairly high and keeps increasing. There is no option to pay once, you keep paying as long as you want to use it. I have been able to do everything I want/need to do in DaVinci Resolve, with no cost for …
    Incentivized
    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
    Adobe Premier Pro is a great software suit that provides a comprehensive suit of complementing video production features. Whilst it is one of the stand-out products world wide, it comes with a steep price tag, whereas Da Vinci Resolve is priced more favorably.

    Final Cut Pro X is …
    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
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    I've also used Adobe Speedgrade and the built-in color correction capabilities within Adobe Premiere. Neither one of those are as robust or perform to the caliber that DaVinci Resolve does. It is on the next level in terms of color correction and creating a high-quality look …
    Incentivized
    Chose DaVinci Resolve
    DaVinci Resolve is a fantastic free option. For a while, we utilized DaVinci Resolve as our primary video editing software as it allowed us to produce high-quality videos for our marketing and services with low start-up cost. However, as our needs progressed, we eventually made …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    User Ratings
    DaVinci Resolve
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.4
    (5 ratings)