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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.3% 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
(557)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.3% 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
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
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 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%
Media Production
10.7%
Broadcast Media
10.7%
Plastics
7.1%
Retail
3.6%
Other
53.6%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Lightworks has no discussions with answers
How to put text in image
4 Comments
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
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