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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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Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Star Rating
(147)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Unreal Engine

Adobe After Effects vs Unreal Engine

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Unreal Engine easier to use. However, Adobe After Effects is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe After Effects overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Adobe After Effects meets the needs of their business better than Unreal Engine.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Unreal Engine is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Unreal Engine over Adobe After Effects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe After Effects
No pricing available
Unreal Engine
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe After Effects
No trial information available
Unreal Engine
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
918
9.0
127
Ease of Use
7.1
925
7.6
128
Ease of Setup
8.5
182
8.0
37
Ease of Admin
8.2
117
8.1
24
Quality of Support
8.2
784
8.4
117
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
115
8.5
25
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
915
9.3
127
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.8
46
Visual Fidelity
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
9.1
45
Creation Tools
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.5
40
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
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Adobe After Effects and Unreal Engine share no categories
Unique Categories
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects is categorized as Video Effects and Animation
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine is categorized as Game Engine, AR Game Engine, and VR Game Engine
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%
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
70.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.0%
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%
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Computer Games
38.4%
Entertainment
8.9%
Computer Software
7.5%
Animation
6.2%
Higher Education
4.8%
Other
34.2%
Alternatives
Adobe After Effects
Adobe After Effects Alternatives
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Maya
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Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine Alternatives
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Unity
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Nuke
Nuke
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3ds Max Design
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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
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine Discussions
What is Unreal Engine used for?
2 Comments
Pranav S.
PS
Game designing primarily but you can use it to render 3d cinematics as well.Read more
What is a
1 Comment
Ross T.
RT
It is nothingRead more
Unreal engine questions
1 Comment
Denny L.
DL
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