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At a Glance
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Star Rating
(1,056)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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Principle
Principle
Star Rating
(15)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Principle

Adobe After Effects vs Principle

  • Reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects meets the needs of their business better than Principle.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe After Effects over Principle.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing available
Principle
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information available
Principle
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
923
7.6
11
Ease of Use
7.1
930
8.3
11
Ease of Setup
8.5
187
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.2
787
8.1
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
920
5.8
11
Features by Category
8.4
127
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.2
122
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
123
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
Principle
Principle
Adobe After Effects and Principle are categorized as Animation
Unique Categories
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects is categorized as Video Effects
Principle
Principle 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.)
11.9%
Principle
Principle
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
53.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects
Marketing and Advertising
12.1%
Graphic Design
9.0%
Design
8.9%
Media Production
8.3%
Animation
4.6%
Other
57.1%
Principle
Principle
Design
40.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Retail
6.7%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
6.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.7%
Other
20.0%
Alternatives
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects Alternatives
Blender
Blender
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Unity
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Maya
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Cinema 4D
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Principle
Principle Alternatives
Animaker
Animaker
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Unity
Unity
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Vyond
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Renderforest
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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
Principle
Principle Discussions
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Principle has no discussions with answers