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At a Glance
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,059)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Natron
Natron
Star Rating
(4)3.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Natron
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing available
Natron
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information available
Natron
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
925
Not enough data
Ease of Use
7.1
933
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
8.5
190
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.2
789
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
922
Not enough data
Features by Category
8.4
130
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.2
123
Not enough data
9.0
117
Not enough data
9.2
120
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
122
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
9.4
124
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
7.1
44
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
8.0
9
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Natron
Natron
Adobe After Effects and Natron are categorized as Video Effects
Unique Categories
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects is categorized as Animation
Natron
Natron has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
65.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.8%
Natron
Natron
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
75.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Marketing and Advertising
12.1%
Graphic Design
9.0%
Design
8.9%
Media Production
8.2%
Animation
4.6%
Other
57.1%
Natron
Natron
Motion Pictures and Film
50.0%
Design
25.0%
Animation
25.0%
Other
0.0%
Alternatives
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects Alternatives
Blender
Blender
Add Blender
Unity
Unity
Add Unity
Maya
Maya
Add Maya
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Add Cinema 4D
Natron
Natron Alternatives
Blender
Blender
Add Blender
Nuke
Nuke
Add Nuke
Async Creator
Async Creator
Add Async Creator
Fusion
Fusion
Add Fusion
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
Natron
Natron Discussions
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