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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Descript
Star Rating
(825)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansLightworks
Star Rating
(30)3.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LightworksSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Descript excels in ease of use, scoring 8.4 compared to Lightworks' 6.4. Reviewers mention that Descript's intuitive interface and features like Overdub and screen recording make it accessible for beginners.
- Reviewers say that Descript offers a free entry-level price point, while Lightworks does not provide a free version, making Descript more appealing for small businesses looking to minimize costs.
- Users on G2 highlight that Descript has a significantly higher total number of reviews (801) compared to Lightworks (28), indicating a more established user base and potentially more reliable feedback on its features.
- Reviewers mention that Descript's quality of support is rated at 8.4, while Lightworks only scores 7.2. Users report that Descript's customer service is responsive and helpful, particularly when navigating its unique features.
- G2 users indicate that Descript has a better product direction score of 9.1 compared to Lightworks' 6.0, suggesting that Descript is more aligned with user needs and continuously evolving its features based on feedback.
- Users report that Lightworks struggles with setup and administration, while Descript scores a perfect 9.0 for ease of setup and 8.5 for ease of administration, making it a more user-friendly option for those new to video editing software.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 media hour / month
Lightworks
No pricing availableFree Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Lightworks
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
659
7.2
26
Ease of Use
8.4
674
6.4
26
Ease of Setup
9.0
424
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.5
111
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.4
447
7.2
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
102
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
638
6.0
26
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
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Voice
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.8
393
Not enough data
Transcription
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
Editing
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
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
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Customization
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
Analytics
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
Editing
7.8
267
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
7.6
259
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.2
255
Not enough data
8.6
272
Not enough data
8.8
263
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.1
228
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.7
224
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
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
6.4
114
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
122
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
122
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
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
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
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
Descript and Lightworks are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Lightworks has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lightworks
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
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Marketing and Advertising
14.3%
Media Production
10.7%
Broadcast Media
10.7%
Plastics
7.1%
Retail
3.6%
Other
53.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
Lightworks has no discussions with answers
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