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Compare Lumen5 and Wave Software 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (94.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$16.00
Lumen5
Star Rating
(69)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 5 pricing plansWave.video
Star Rating
(83)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (94.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$16.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansLumen5 vs Wave.video
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Wave.video is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Wave.video overall.
- Reviewers felt that Wave.video meets the needs of their business better than Lumen5.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Wave.video is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lumen5 over Wave.video.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lumen5
Community
Free
For casual video enthusiasts
- Unlimited videos
- Contains Lumen5 watermark
- 720p video resolution
Wave.video
Streamer
$16.00
For those who just started streaming or plan to take your streaming to a new level while keeping simplicity
- Multi streaming to FB, Youtube, LinkedIn, Twitch, RMTP, Amazon Live and more
- 5 channels, 10 guests, up to 4 hours/stream, 1080
- 2 Cameras and 3 Screen/Video Shares per guest
Free Trial
Lumen5
No trial information availableWave.video
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
56
9.1
54
Ease of Use
9.0
56
9.0
54
Ease of Setup
9.0
13
9.7
13
Ease of Admin
8.2
11
9.4
11
Quality of Support
8.7
49
8.8
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
9
9.7
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
53
9.2
45
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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Logistics
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Software Options
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Audience Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Streamer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
8
Management
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insights
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Platform
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Security
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Agentic AI - Video Hosting
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
9.1
16
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.1
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
8.0
10
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
Agentic AI - Video Effects
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
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Social Media
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
8.3
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Content Creation
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Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
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Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
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Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
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Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lumen5 and Wave.video are categorized as Video Editing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lumen5
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wave.video
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
Information Services
12.7%
Marketing and Advertising
9.5%
Internet
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.5%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Other
54.0%
Marketing and Advertising
28.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.8%
E-Learning
7.8%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Entertainment
3.9%
Other
45.5%
Discussions
Is lumen5 good?
1 Comment
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Lumen5 is very good, easy to use, you can create engaging videos in really short time even with the free version.Read more
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