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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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DaVinci Resolve
Star Rating
(203)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(822)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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- Users report that DaVinci Resolve excels in video editing capabilities, particularly with features like "Clip Editing" and "Overlays and Watermarks," which received high ratings of 9.1 and 9.0 respectively. In contrast, Descript's editing features, while solid, do not reach the same level of sophistication, with "Clip Editing" rated at 8.7.
- Reviewers mention that Descript shines in transcription accuracy, boasting a score of 9.0 for its "Transcription" feature, making it a preferred choice for users focused on audio-to-text conversion. DaVinci Resolve, while competent, scored lower at 7.5 in this area.
- G2 users highlight that DaVinci Resolve offers superior audio mixing capabilities, rated at 8.8, which is crucial for users looking to create high-quality soundtracks. Descript, however, received a lower score of 7.8 for its audio mixing, indicating it may not meet the same professional standards.
- Users on G2 report that Descript's ease of use is a significant advantage, with a score of 8.4 for "Ease of Use," making it more accessible for beginners. In comparison, DaVinci Resolve's score of 7.8 suggests a steeper learning curve, which may deter novice users.
- Reviewers say that DaVinci Resolve's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.2, indicating a reliable support system for users facing challenges. Descript's support is slightly better at 8.4, which may be a deciding factor for users who prioritize customer service.
- Users report that both platforms have strong integration capabilities, but DaVinci Resolve's "Application Integration" score of 7.8 suggests it may not be as seamless as Descript's higher score of 8.1, which could be crucial for users looking to incorporate the software into existing workflows.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DaVinci Resolve
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$0.00
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DaVinci Resolve
No trial information availableDescript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
168
8.9
658
Ease of Use
7.8
170
8.5
672
Ease of Setup
8.4
32
9.0
422
Ease of Admin
8.0
18
8.5
110
Quality of Support
8.2
130
8.4
445
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
16
8.7
101
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
162
9.1
636
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
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.8
393
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
316
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
105
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
123
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
105
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
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
88
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
8.9
45
7.8
267
7.8
26
9.0
275
8.4
44
7.6
259
8.5
37
7.9
241
9.2
39
8.2
255
9.2
46
8.6
271
8.9
44
8.8
263
Platform
9.1
44
8.6
247
9.1
44
8.7
259
8.4
31
8.1
228
Generative AI
8.3
8
7.8
224
7.7
8
7.7
224
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
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
122
Social Media
Not enough data
7.3
122
Planning
Not enough data
6.2
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
124
Not enough data
7.5
122
Not enough data
7.8
121
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
8.1
19
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
7.6
14
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
194
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
7.4
182
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
7.7
198
Not enough data
7.7
183
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
7.6
185
Not enough data
8.0
179
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
DaVinci Resolve and Descript are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
DaVinci Resolve has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DaVinci Resolve
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
21.1%
Marketing and Advertising
12.6%
Entertainment
8.5%
Motion Pictures and Film
8.0%
Computer Software
5.5%
Other
44.2%
Marketing and Advertising
12.5%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.4%
Computer Software
5.9%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is DaVinci Resolve really free?
2 Comments
KF
Yes.Read more
why has davinci resolve 16 got so many problems? is it in the Hope's users will upgrade?
1 Comment
LR
I think it's mainly because their main product it's not video editor, but color correction and around that, they built a capable video editor that perhaps,...Read more
he been dancing on that nigga like he mean it bro just tryna make some money plox lmao hehehe i do love kid so much oh wow oh wow oh wow oh wow
1 Comment
CP
Is this a question?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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