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# Adobe After Effects vs FinalCut Pro Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Adobe After Effects**

**$31.49** Flat Rate Per Month · Adobe After Effects

**$52.99** Flat Rate Per Month · Creative Cloud All Apps - Individuals

**$19.99** Flat Rate Per Month · Creative Cloud All Apps - Students and Teachers

**$33.99** Per User Per Month · Business

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**FinalCut Pro**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Adobe After Effects**
$$$$$

**FinalCut Pro**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Adobe After Effects**
8%

**FinalCut Pro**
Not enough reviews yet

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Time to Implement

**Adobe After Effects** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**FinalCut Pro** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Adobe After Effects** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**FinalCut Pro** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Adobe After Effects**

Ease of Use (29)

Animation (19)

Learning Curve (13)

Expensive (12)

**FinalCut Pro**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Adobe After Effects**
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Adobe

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Illustrator

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Adobe Media Encoder

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Photoshop

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**FinalCut Pro**
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Illustrator

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Photoshop

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Screenshots

**Adobe After Effects**
 ![Adobe After Effects screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/36240/AdobeAfterEffects_screenshot1.jpg)

**FinalCut Pro**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Adobe After Effects**

**9.3** /10

Based on 982 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**9.2** /10

Based on 44 responses

Ease of Use

**Adobe After Effects**

**7.1** /10

Based on 992 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**8.6** /10

Based on 45 responses

Ease of Setup

**Adobe After Effects**

**8.5** /10

Based on 252 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**8.6** /10

Based on 15 responses

Ease of Admin

**Adobe After Effects**

**8.2** /10

Based on 124 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**8.8** /10

Based on 8 responses

Quality of Support

**Adobe After Effects**

**8.2** /10

Based on 839 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**8.2** /10

Based on 32 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Adobe After Effects**

**8.6** /10

Based on 122 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**9.2** /10

Based on 8 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Adobe After Effects**

**8.7** /10

Based on 975 responses

**FinalCut Pro**

**9.2** /10

Based on 42 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Video Effects

**8.4** /10

Based on 184 responses

**7.7** /10

Based on 38 responses

Animation

**7.5** /10

Based on 68 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
11.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
11.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
74.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
17.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
8.0%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
74.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
17.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
8.0%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Adobe After Effects](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3ec85167aa9dde878519b67f8d1020cc/adobe-after-effects.svg "Adobe After Effects")](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-after-effects/reviews)
Adobe After Effects

Marketing and Advertising
12.0%

Design
8.8%

Graphic Design
8.7%

Media Production
8.0%

Animation
4.5%

Other
58.0%

[![FinalCut Pro](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b0cff0549499fef2fc232ba51a209a83/finalcut-pro.jpg "FinalCut Pro")](https://www.g2.com/products/finalcut-pro/reviews)
FinalCut Pro

Marketing and Advertising
11.5%

Information Technology and Services
8.0%

Media Production
6.9%

Entertainment
4.6%

Graphic Design
4.6%

Other
64.4%

Alternatives

**Adobe After Effects Alternatives**

 ![Blender](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6112c138e20f80a02a073469ac6e865c/blender.gif "Blender")

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Unity
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 ![Maya](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ee4d500357b47c4bcf3c276a370e1750/maya.svg "Maya")

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Maya
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Cinema 4D
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**FinalCut Pro Alternatives**

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Blender
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LTX
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