Animoto vs. Pinnacle Studio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Animoto
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
New York-based Animoto offers their video editing platform supporting individual video creators and businesses with different tiers of service up to their business plan for marketing teams wishing to create high quality to distribute across social media sites.
$0
per month
Pinnacle Studio
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Corel Corporation offers the Pinnacle Studio video editing, containing a wide range of features and tools supporting HD and 3D video, split screen, stop motion, and other kinds of video.
$54.95
Pricing
AnimotoPinnacle Studio
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Professional
$29.00
per month
Team
$79.00
per month
Studio
$54.95
Studio Plus
$89.95
Studio Ultimate
$109.95
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnimotoPinnacle Studio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Best Alternatives
AnimotoPinnacle Studio
Small Businesses
iMovie
iMovie
Score 9.6 out of 10
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iMovie
Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
iMovie
iMovie
Score 9.6 out of 10
iMovie
iMovie
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Presenter
Adobe Presenter
Score 9.0 out of 10
Adobe Presenter
Adobe Presenter
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
AnimotoPinnacle Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnimotoPinnacle Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
Animoto
Animoto is great for small to mid-sized business looking for control over their own video marketing. Allows someone with initiative and "scrapbooking mentality" to create professional-looking videos with ease. If you have even the smallest of marketing budgets, Animoto is perhaps the most worthwhile investment--that is, if you're able to get decent photographs or video clips to build from.
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Alludo
It is easy to use with very little explanation. It seems well suited for a creative individual looking to make a professional video.
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Pros
Animoto
  • Online editor, no download required.
  • Music library to add sound to your video.
  • User friendly tools in the interface.
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Alludo
  • Allows for quick and easy "commercials" for our announcements..
  • Used to create pre and post worship service videos to help people begin and end worship.
  • Used to create special videos for special music.
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Cons
Animoto
  • Great visual tool that lets you intelligently communicate what you are seeking to explain to your audience. More features I might suggest would be anything that makes it more interactive with the viewer in real-time.
  • For the price , it is a great deal as is.
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Alludo
  • Importing files is easy but sometimes difficult to locate.
  • This might be user error but making folders within the imported files would be nice to have.
  • I don't use special effects that often but sometimes they are difficult to find again.
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Usability
Animoto
No answers on this topic
Alludo
It could use slight improvements. But overall a wonderful product.
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Support Rating
Animoto
We haven't actually needed much support so that in itself says a lot about the software. It was easy to use and had great tool tips that guide you through the tool so you don't even need to reach out to support. There are help files that are there when needed, and some of these are helpful to us as well because again, we didn't have to reach out and wait for support.
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Alludo
I've only had to call one time in several years and they were supportive and helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
Animoto
We had invested in making our own videos using YouTube, and even Camtasia. But they were still us interpreting on behalf of our audience which took forever. Once we found Animoto, it was so much easier to upload the pics our audience would send us. From there we had a 100% positive response, that we had indeed captured what they were trying to say.
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Alludo
I have not used other products like Pinnacle Studio.
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Return on Investment
Animoto
  • we created many video clips that deliver the exact message we want to the audience leads to more business and more profits for us.
  • Good for beginners to start making their own videos
  • free version of this software put watermark while exporting videos.
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Alludo
  • I believe using Pinnacle Studio and what I produced from it aided in doubling our worship attendance.
  • No negative impacts.
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