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At a Glance
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,050)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Star Rating
(203)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DaVinci Resolve

Adobe After Effects vs DaVinci Resolve

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DaVinci Resolve easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Adobe After Effects, along with administration.

  • Adobe After Effects and DaVinci Resolve both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Adobe After Effects and DaVinci Resolve provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of DaVinci Resolve over Adobe After Effects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing available
DaVinci Resolve
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information available
DaVinci Resolve
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
918
9.3
168
Ease of Use
7.1
925
7.8
170
Ease of Setup
8.5
182
8.4
32
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
8.0
18
Quality of Support
8.2
784
8.2
130
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
8.9
16
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
915
9.5
162
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.6
46
Editing
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
9.2
39
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
8.9
44
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.4
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
123
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.2
118
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.2
119
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
118
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
9.4
119
Not enough data
9.1
118
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Effects
6.7
12
Not enough data
7.0
43
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Animation
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Adobe After Effects and DaVinci Resolve share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects is categorized as Video Effects and Animation
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve is categorized as Video Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
22.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.7%
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
4.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Marketing and Advertising
12.0%
Graphic Design
9.0%
Design
9.0%
Media Production
8.3%
Animation
4.5%
Other
57.2%
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Media Production
21.1%
Marketing and Advertising
12.6%
Entertainment
8.5%
Motion Pictures and Film
8.0%
Computer Software
5.5%
Other
44.2%
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Adobe After Effects
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DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve Alternatives
Camtasia
Camtasia
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Discussions
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects Discussions
How to Remove unwanted objects from your video with the appropriate fill tool.
8 Comments
william r.
WR
It's a fantastic and helpful piece of information. I appreciate you sharing this useful information with us. Please keep us informed in this manner. I just...Read more
What are your top plugins for After Effects?
3 Comments
Jed F.
JF
Hey Dani, is there a specific use case you're trying to solve for in a new plugin?Read more
What is Adobe After Effects used for?
3 Comments
Ejaz S.
ES
Adobe after effects is leading vfx and industry used video editing software where people do post postproduction of movies adding visual effects and animation...Read more
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve Discussions
Is DaVinci Resolve really free?
2 Comments
KF
why has davinci resolve 16 got so many problems? is it in the Hope's users will upgrade?
1 Comment
Luis Enrique R.
LR
I think it's mainly because their main product it's not video editor, but color correction and around that, they built a capable video editor that perhaps,...Read more
he been dancing on that nigga like he mean it bro just tryna make some money plox lmao hehehe i do love kid so much oh wow oh wow oh wow oh wow
1 Comment
Cassandra P.
CP
Is this a question?Read more