--- title: Fusion Reviews meta\_title: 'Fusion Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 13 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Fusion works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 13 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Video url: https://www.g2.com/categories/video --- # Fusion Reviews & Product Details Advanced Visual Effects Compositing * * * Seller [Blackmagic Design](https://www.g2.com/sellers/blackmagic-design) Discussions [Fusion Community](https://www.g2.com/products/fusion/discuss) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Fusion. ### Basic EMR $29 Per User ### Enhanced EMR $29 Per User [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/fusion/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Adobe After Effects](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe After Effects") Adobe After Effects 4.6/5(1,094) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-after-effects/reviews) [ ![Blender](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Blender") Blender 4.6/5(319) ](https://www.g2.com/products/blender/reviews) [ ![Nuke](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nuke") Nuke 4.5/5(64) ](https://www.g2.com/products/nuke/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/fusion/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 13 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Brannon C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brannon C.") BC Brannon C. Senior Video Editor & Cinematographer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/23/2023 "A great After Effects alternative!" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Fusion? I like being able to do VFX work within DaVinci Resolve, and not having to outsource to another program, like I would with Adobe Premiere and After Effects. I can keep everything under one project file and one program, which makes rendering much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? It is hard, very hard when coming from After Effects. But I still prefer the GPU utilization that Blackmagic offers, so I refuse to switch back to After Effects for now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm able to key in transparent effects (supers, explosions, VFX, etc) and overlay it onto my timeline. Additionally, I use certain effects (film grain emulation, etc) in Fusion atop of my source footage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Heten D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Heten D.") HD Heten D. CG Lead Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/3/2021 "Less feature rich than industry standard, yet more than enough for smaller studios." 4/5 What do you like best about Fusion? Black Magic Design Fusion has been my go-to software for compositing for several years. I love its intuitiveness. Each node has just enough options while not being overly populated with parameters and not being excessively scant with options—just the right balance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? Fusion's handling of 32Bit multichannel exrs definitely could do with an overhaul; as it stands currently, one has to create a copy of the input source to extract individual channels, which does affect memory performance. Also, the fact that one needs to make additional tweaks in composite/viewer/settings for true 32Bit linear workflow is something new users might not know. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? BMD Fusion's Camera Tracker and Stabilizer are pretty fast and have saved me on several occasions. Also, it is significantly cheaper than competing alternatives, works in its favor while deciding on a purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Paul S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Paul S.") PS Paul S. Guest / Freelance - Colour Grading and Editing Tutor Media Production Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/13/2019 "Wonderful compositing and VFX" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Fusion? The fact it works and is usable from the word go, it open any file and can complete VFX and Film Compositing work to a professional and cinema level ! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? Nothing at all I dislike with a fusion it works great and does what you script or commend it to go extremely well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? Working with a variety of VFX and compositing shots for Commercial projects and short films and bei able to inter work Da Vinci Resolve is a wonderful link up Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JT jennie t. Software Developer Computer Hardware Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/10/2018 "fusion is a great company they provide a excellent service for business" 5/5 What do you like best about Fusion? virtual reality visual effects motion graphics and workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? me as a business owner i was very pleased with everything they had to offer me and my business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Fusion: use them they are the best of the best in what they offer and you will not find another business like fusion that will offer what they do for the price and quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? it helped my business create more visually pleasing designs for our clients. the benefits have help my business get more clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Michael M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Michael M.") MM Michael M. 3D Technical Artist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/28/2016 "Nodal Composting for All" 5/5 What do you like best about Fusion? No doubt one of the best features of Fusion is the business model. As a freelancer, having the opportunity to work on a high level compositing environment for free enables you to use the technology on low budget projects. On a technical level, the short learning curve and 3D features, deep channels and scripts are clearly a big plus for Fusion, enabling really great results. It opens a new level of creative freedom to compositors searching for a cost effective solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? I still miss more advance tracking features and a tighter connection with Resolve, perhaps even a blended version to take editing, color grading and compositing in one seat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Fusion: I really encourage new user to explore the deep channels and 3D features. They are really powerful and versatile, giving the artist a new level of freedom to adjust things in post. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? Finishing projects, composing takes, cleaning plates, stabilizing shots, retouching footages, finishing 3D multi channel sequences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/9/2023 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film") UM Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/8/2018 "Good product " 4/5 What do you like best about Fusion? I like this product a lot it provides a lot of great features and is very reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? I wish it had more automated sequences features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? Fusion helps me brings together the compontes of my business all in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") IF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/14/2018 "Easy to use" 4/5 What do you like best about Fusion? I like that you can use it easily but the design is also very modern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? The bugs that can sometimes occur (or at least whenever I used it with my company). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? getting constituents to interact Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jim T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jim T.") JT Jim T. Senior Industrial Designer Medical Devices Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/18/2016 "Almost great" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Fusion? Visually, Fusion 360 has a clean and easy to understand interface. It is generally intuitive and there are many tutorial videos that are available. The feature that sets Fusion apart from competitors like solidworks is its "Sculpt" modeling workbench. This freeform tool is great for roughing out what would normally be very complex surfaces and is handy for creating ergonomic models like handles. The ability to blend sculpted forms with a more parametric modeling system is similar to the capabilities one might have in Catia using Imagine and Shape. This is however a more simplified version. The price is also a hard aspect not to like. Free for enthusiasts and $300/year for businesses is impossible to beat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? While Fusion has many positive features, It does have some quirks that make it feel like a work in progress relative to some of the more mature 3D modeling platforms. One area that could use improvement is the sketching function. There are a number of issues here. The most annoying is the inability to reference model geometry without projecting it into the sketch. In larger models, sketching also becomes tedious when sketching on a plane that is in the middle of other components in the model. It makes it nearly impossible to select and edit the sketch. A solution to this might be to be able to toggle the visible geometry in the model on and off while in the sketch so that it is unselectable when not needed. A few other quirks: There does not seem to be any function to make parts transparent (other than changing the material). This gets very irritating in more complex models. Difficult to quickly change the color of parts (without changing the material) True 3D sketching is lacking In the Sculpt workbench, when creating bodies, if multiple are created in the same instance (sometimes I will create multiple iterations of a form and then only use one), if bodies are hidden, they dont always stay hidden which can often show way more surfaces than is necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Fusion: Great for independent designers, startups and designers interested in low cost complex modeling. Still leaves a bit to be desired for more complex surfacing but is an excellent tool which will hopefully improve even further. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? Fusion has been an excellent tool for design concept models, specifically for ergonomically dependent products that have handles and more sculpted forms. In our business, SolidWorks is the dominant standard with clients but as a designer, this offers much of the capability that SolidWorks offers, plus some added benefits. That being said, solidworks in a few areas has the feel of a more mature program. I hope that given some more development and time to set in to the marketplace, Fusion will become a more standard software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mike G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mike G.") MG Mike G. Director Motion Pictures and Film Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2016 "Fusion" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Fusion? What is not to like with Fusion as its entry cost is free, unlike a lot of free apps, Fusion's free version allows you to create commercial projects (with a maximum resolution of 1080p). Fusion comes with a full suite of compsoiting tools, and is much friendlier than the main competition, NUKE. 3D compositing is well supported with full alembic and FBX support. With a great particle system and now with Fusion 8, a mac version Fusion is well placed to become the nodal compositor of choice for many artists. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? Like many nodal compositors there is a lot to get your head around, and training is lacking in some areas. Compared to After Effects some of the motion graphics toolsets are lacking. Fusion feels 'slower' than NUKE when working at full speed, and there is always the feeling that Blackmagic don't quite know what they have, and its the lesser brother compared to resolve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Fusion: The great thing with Fusion is that you can dive straight in as there is no cost to entry unless your outputting 4k, even then Fusion is fraction of the cost compared to it's competitors on the market. It is excellent when used in conjuction with After Effects where it can solve some problems that After Effects simply isn't able to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? Fusion is able to tackle any compositing task with a good strong motion graphics toolset, it can be integrated well with any pipeline and is well suited to freelancers looking for a companion to After Effects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![David S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "David S.") DS David S. Freelance Filmmaker Media Production Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/30/2016 "Still amazed that this is free." 4/5 What do you like best about Fusion? This isn't HitFilm. This isn't Premiere Elements. This is a full-featured VFX powerhouse program. I am so impressed with the capabilities of this program. Though its interface is unfamiliar, and its integration with Resolve doesn't (yet) exist, there's a lot here (and I think a bright future). For free, you cannot do better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Fusion? The interface needs updating—not just in design but in workflow and user experience. It's an isolated system that's unfamiliar for the crowd I'm certain Blackmagic wants to attract. For this program to really become a big deal, too, it needs to be accessible for the average editor and it needs to integrate nearly seamlessly with Resolve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Fusion: Get acquainted with the program, give it a shot for fun, and watch some tutorials—but I'd use other programs in the meantime. I believe this program will achieve greatness one day, but I'd invest time in better, fuller featured programs if you have the budget. If you're looking for a mograph tool, this can certainly do it, but you're better off with After Effects/C4D. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Fusion solving and how is that benefiting you? This is a free program capable of anything I've asked of it. Additionally, a node-based compositor can save a lot of time in certain workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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