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Adobe Premiere Pro
Star Rating
(1,611)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.3% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(830)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
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- G2 reviewers report that Adobe Premiere Pro excels in providing a comprehensive set of editing tools, with users appreciating its presets and color grading features. Many find the interface intuitive, making it easier to achieve professional results without the complexity often associated with other software.
- Users say that Descript stands out for its ease of use, particularly for beginners. Reviewers highlight its effective use of AI, which simplifies tasks like transcription and meeting minutes, making it a great choice for those who need quick and efficient editing solutions.
- According to verified reviews, Adobe Premiere Pro has a higher overall satisfaction score, indicating that users feel more positively about their experience. Many mention that it runs seamlessly without lag, which is crucial for maintaining workflow during intensive editing sessions.
- Reviewers mention that while Descript is user-friendly, it may not offer the same depth of features as Adobe Premiere Pro. Users looking for advanced editing capabilities might find Adobe's extensive toolset, including clip editing and text animation, more suitable for their needs.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Adobe Premiere Pro's setup process is straightforward, with many users noting the intuitive onboarding that helps them get started quickly. In contrast, Descript's setup is also praised, but some users feel it may require a bit more customization to fit their specific workflows.
- Users report that both products provide solid support, but Descript edges out slightly with a higher quality of support rating. Reviewers appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of Descript's support team, which can be a significant factor for users who may need assistance during their editing projects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Premiere Pro
No pricing availableDescript
Free
$0.00
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Adobe Premiere Pro
No trial information availableDescript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
1,358
8.9
665
Ease of Use
8.0
1,368
8.5
680
Ease of Setup
8.5
264
9.0
430
Ease of Admin
8.5
159
8.5
112
Quality of Support
8.1
1,165
8.4
452
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
154
8.7
103
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,333
9.1
643
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.2
22
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.9
24
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.3
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
6.1
17
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
6.8
18
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
314
Not enough data
7.9
395
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
373
Not enough data
8.6
358
Not enough data
8.8
339
Not enough data
7.9
173
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
314
Not enough data
7.8
157
Not enough data
8.8
372
Not enough data
7.5
139
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
280
Not enough data
7.3
241
Not enough data
8.6
320
Not enough data
8.1
266
Not enough data
7.5
253
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
122
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
106
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
Not enough data
7.9
113
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
89
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Editing
8.8
195
7.8
270
8.5
177
9.0
278
8.4
187
7.6
262
8.7
186
7.9
244
9.0
181
8.2
258
9.6
195
8.6
275
9.0
190
8.8
266
Platform
8.8
185
8.6
250
8.9
191
8.7
262
8.1
162
8.1
231
Generative AI
7.4
95
7.8
226
6.8
90
7.7
226
Agentic AI - Video Editing
7.2
36
8.3
22
7.3
38
8.5
22
7.8
41
8.3
21
7.5
37
8.3
20
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
6.4
114
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
123
Social Media
Not enough data
7.3
123
Planning
Not enough data
6.2
117
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
125
Not enough data
7.5
123
Not enough data
7.8
122
Not enough data
6.4
112
Not enough data
6.4
110
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.8
15
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
8.9
213
Not enough data
7.4
183
Not enough data
7.3
193
Not enough data
7.7
200
Not enough data
7.8
184
Not enough data
8.1
183
Not enough data
7.6
187
Not enough data
8.0
181
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
170
Not enough data
8.8
202
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.2
163
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
185
Not enough data
7.9
180
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
7.8
187
Not enough data
6.9
159
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
179
Not enough data
7.6
166
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
9
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Premiere Pro and Descript are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Premiere Pro has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Premiere Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Media Production
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
10.1%
Entertainment
5.3%
Design
5.2%
Higher Education
4.7%
Other
63.3%
Marketing and Advertising
12.3%
Media Production
10.4%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
4.9%
Other
60.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Adobe Premiere Pro used for?
5 Comments
RH
Adobe Premiere Pro is used for video editing. If you want to edit premium-quality videos then Adobe Premiere Pro is the best video editing software for you. Read more
How can I color correct multiple footages at the same time?
4 Comments
23
Color correct one individual clip, and then copy the effect from that clip (lumetri color or whatever color correction effect you are using). Then you can...Read more
Why not combine After Effect into same software?
4 Comments
SS
One main reason is that they technically use two different render engines. While the idea makes complete sense to have them under the same roof, it would be...Read more
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
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