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At a Glance
Lightworks
Lightworks
Star Rating
(30)3.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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iMovie
iMovie
Star Rating
(557)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about iMovie

Lightworks vs iMovie

  • Reviewers felt that iMovie meets the needs of their business better than Lightworks.
  • 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 iMovie over Lightworks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lightworks
No pricing available
iMovie
No pricing available
Free Trial
Lightworks
No trial information available
iMovie
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.2
26
8.4
503
Ease of Use
6.4
26
8.9
509
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.4
50
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.1
36
Quality of Support
7.2
20
8.3
330
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
32
Product Direction (% positive)
6.0
26
7.6
505
Features by Category
Not enough data
7.4
209
Editing
Not enough data
7.3
184
Not enough data
7.0
107
Not enough data
7.3
178
Not enough data
7.7
148
Not enough data
7.8
165
Not enough data
8.9
203
Not enough data
8.1
194
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
177
Not enough data
8.2
182
Not enough data
7.7
108
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.3
15
Not enough data
4.3
15
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lightworks
Lightworks
iMovie
iMovie
Lightworks and iMovie are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Lightworks
Lightworks has no unique categories
iMovie
iMovie has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lightworks
Lightworks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
78.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
10.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.7%
iMovie
iMovie
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Lightworks
Lightworks
Marketing and Advertising
14.3%
Media Production
10.7%
Broadcast Media
10.7%
Plastics
7.1%
Retail
3.6%
Other
53.6%
iMovie
iMovie
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Higher Education
5.2%
Entertainment
5.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.9%
Education Management
4.9%
Other
71.4%
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iMovie
iMovie Alternatives
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Discussions
Lightworks
Lightworks Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Lightworks has no discussions with answers
iMovie
iMovie Discussions
How to put text in image
4 Comments
Jennie R.
JR
Putting in text is easiest with Titles, but you are limited to the styles iMovie gives you and the fonts they provide. If the Titles option works for you,...Read more
Is iMovie a paid app?
3 Comments
Amey M.
AM
No, it comes with iOS on a Mac So it's free.Read more
Is iMovie completely free?
3 Comments
Vivek P.
VP
Yes its completely FREE for Mac users. Read more