Compare Lightworks and iMovie 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Lightworks
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 LightworksiMovie
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 iMovieLightworks 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 availableiMovie
No pricing availableFree Trial
Lightworks
No trial information availableiMovie
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.2
26
8.4
515
Ease of Use
6.4
26
8.9
521
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.4
62
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.1
36
Quality of Support
7.2
20
8.3
340
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
32
Product Direction (% positive)
6.0
26
7.6
515
Features by Category
Editing
Not enough data
7.4
189
Not enough data
7.0
107
Not enough data
7.4
185
Not enough data
7.7
150
Not enough data
7.9
169
Not enough data
9.0
214
Not enough data
8.2
202
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
179
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
7.7
108
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
15
Not enough data
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
Lightworks and iMovie are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Lightworks has no unique categories
iMovie has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lightworks
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
Marketing and Advertising
14.3%
Broadcast Media
10.7%
Media Production
10.7%
Plastics
7.1%
Animation
3.6%
Other
53.6%
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
Lightworks has no discussions with answers
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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