Compare Descript and Lightworks 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Descript
Star Rating
(863)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.1% 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.
- G2 reviewers report that Descript excels in user-friendliness, with many users highlighting its intuitive interface that allows for quick audio editing by words, making the process significantly faster compared to traditional methods.
- Users say that Lightworks offers advanced editing capabilities, particularly for those familiar with timeline-based editing. Reviewers appreciate its ability to handle multiple timelines simultaneously, which is ideal for creating various video formats.
- According to verified reviews, Descript's ease of use is a standout feature, with users mentioning that the software's prompts make them feel like experts right from the start, enhancing their overall editing experience.
- Reviewers mention that while Lightworks is praised for being free and convenient, some users find it challenging to configure for their specific workflows, which can hinder the editing process for those less experienced.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Descript not only provides a professional editing experience but also offers a seamless setup process, making it accessible for small businesses looking to produce high-quality content without a steep learning curve.
- Users report that while Lightworks has a solid feature set, its lower overall satisfaction ratings suggest that it may not meet the expectations of all users, especially when compared to Descript's higher ratings for support and product direction.
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
691
7.2
26
Ease of Use
8.5
710
6.4
26
Ease of Setup
9.0
458
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.5
117
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.4
467
7.2
20
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
108
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
672
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
129
Not enough data
8.6
136
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
138
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
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
9.3
23
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Voice
8.0
315
Not enough data
7.9
399
Not enough data
Transcription
8.3
377
Not enough data
8.6
360
Not enough data
8.8
342
Not enough data
7.9
174
Not enough data
Editing
8.4
316
Not enough data
7.9
159
Not enough data
8.8
378
Not enough data
7.5
141
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
281
Not enough data
7.3
242
Not enough data
8.6
322
Not enough data
8.1
268
Not enough data
7.5
255
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
106
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
124
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
123
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
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.9
113
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
89
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
272
Not enough data
9.0
285
Not enough data
7.6
262
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.2
263
Not enough data
8.7
291
Not enough data
8.8
270
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
250
Not enough data
8.7
263
Not enough data
8.1
233
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
227
Not enough data
7.7
230
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
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
123
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
124
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
117
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
125
Not enough data
7.5
123
Not enough data
7.8
123
Not enough data
6.4
112
Not enough data
6.5
111
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
8.2
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
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.8
15
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
196
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
7.4
183
Not enough data
7.3
193
Not enough data
7.7
200
Not enough data
7.8
185
Not enough data
8.1
184
Not enough data
7.6
187
Not enough data
8.0
181
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
170
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.2
163
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
185
Not enough data
7.9
181
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.0
195
Not enough data
7.8
187
Not enough data
6.9
159
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
179
Not enough data
7.6
166
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
9
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
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
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
9.3
5
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
12.0%
Media Production
10.1%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.2%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.2%
Other
60.6%
Marketing and Advertising
14.3%
Broadcast Media
10.7%
Media Production
10.7%
Plastics
7.1%
Animation
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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