Compare Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,085)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Star Rating
(3,284)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe After Effects vs Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe Photoshop Lightroom easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects meets the needs of their business better than Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe After Effects over Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing availableAdobe Photoshop Lightroom
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information availableAdobe Photoshop Lightroom
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
945
9.1
2,777
Ease of Use
7.1
953
8.5
2,794
Ease of Setup
8.5
212
8.8
427
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
8.8
258
Quality of Support
8.2
804
8.5
2,260
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
9.0
242
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
939
8.6
2,708
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.2
132
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.2
121
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
129
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
9.4
137
Not enough data
9.1
122
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
52
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Effects
6.9
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
160
Not enough data
7.0
132
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
Not enough data
8.0
80
Generative AI
6.7
43
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
6.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe After Effects is categorized as Video Effects and Animation
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is categorized as Photo Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe After Effects
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.2%
Design
9.0%
Graphic Design
8.8%
Media Production
8.1%
Animation
4.6%
Other
57.3%
Photography
19.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Design
8.0%
Graphic Design
5.8%
Higher Education
3.2%
Other
55.2%
Discussions
How to Remove unwanted objects from your video with the appropriate fill tool.
8 Comments
M
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What can after effect do?
3 Comments
KE
Aftereffects is useful in making video illustrations and animations Read more
How do you keep it organized?
5 Comments
AD
Hi Brittany: If I'm understanding your question, assuming that you are not speaking about files that you edit in Photoshop that are originally in Lightroom....Read more
What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom used for?
3 Comments
FS
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a photo editing software that is used for a variety of purposes, including
Importing and organizing photos
Editing...Read more
