Compare DaVinci Resolve and iMovie 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
DaVinci Resolve
Star Rating
(212)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DaVinci ResolveiMovie
Star Rating
(568)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about iMovieDaVinci Resolve vs iMovie
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found iMovie easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with iMovie overall.
- Reviewers felt that DaVinci Resolve meets the needs of their business better than iMovie.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that iMovie is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of DaVinci Resolve over iMovie.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DaVinci Resolve
No pricing availableiMovie
No pricing availableFree Trial
DaVinci Resolve
No trial information availableiMovie
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
174
8.4
515
Ease of Use
7.8
176
8.9
521
Ease of Setup
8.5
38
9.4
62
Ease of Admin
8.0
18
9.1
36
Quality of Support
8.2
134
8.3
340
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
16
9.0
32
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
167
7.6
515
Features by Category
Editing
8.8
48
7.4
189
7.7
27
7.0
107
8.5
46
7.4
185
8.5
38
7.7
150
9.2
41
7.9
169
9.2
52
9.0
214
9.0
47
8.2
202
Platform
9.1
45
8.3
179
9.1
45
8.3
186
8.4
31
7.7
108
Generative AI
8.3
8
5.7
15
7.7
8
4.7
15
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DaVinci Resolve and iMovie are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
DaVinci Resolve has no unique categories
iMovie has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DaVinci Resolve
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
iMovie
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
21.0%
Marketing and Advertising
12.2%
Entertainment
8.3%
Motion Pictures and Film
7.8%
Computer Software
5.4%
Other
45.4%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Higher Education
5.3%
Entertainment
5.1%
Education Management
5.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Other
71.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is DaVinci Resolve really free?
2 Comments
KF
Yes.Read more
Do professionals use DaVinci Resolve?
1 Comment
HC
Yes, professionals do use DaVinci Resolve. DaVinci Resolve is a powerful and widely used video editing, color correction, and post-production software. It is...Read more
How to put text in image
4 Comments
GW
You can go to Titles at the top bar of iMovie and select one of those to put text over an image. Otherwise, you can create text in an image in Canva or...Read more
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