Adobe Premiere Pro vs. Filmora

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

771 Reviews and Ratings

Filmora

Filmora

69 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Adobe Premiere Pro	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Adobe offers their video editing platform Adobe Premiere Pro, supporting video and audio editing as well as VR presentations, available as part of the company's Creative Cloud suite or as a standalone application.	$22.99 per month
Filmora	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Filmora from Wondershare is the company's video editing software available for a monthly or annual subscription, with support for 4k editing and a wide (and growing) range of available effects.	$7.99 per month

Pricing

Adobe Premiere Pro

Filmora

Editions & Modules

Premiere Pro Single App: $22.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps: $59.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - Students and Teachers: $59.99
per month
Adobe Creative Cloud - Business: $89.99
per month per seat

Educational: $7.99
per month
Subscription Plan: $39.99
per year
Perpetual Plan: $69.99
one-time fee
Bundle Subscription Plan: $99.87
per year
Business Annual Plan: Starting at $155.88
per year

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Adobe Premiere Pro	Filmora
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Discounts available for student and teacher plan.

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Adobe Premiere Pro	Filmora
Considered Both Products	Adobe Premiere Pro Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Too complicated Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro After evaluating our other options, it became clear that Adobe Premiere Pro had all the features we needed at the best value. We cancelled our Camtasia license and went all in on Adobe Premiere Pro. Final Cut has many of the same professional features, but was far more … Incentivized Helpful? TN Tyler Newman Marketing Director Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Premier Pro is a better version of Final Cut Pro. Adobe offers a more comprehensive suite that allows communication between programs. Adobe is also a much more widely used program in comparison to Final Cut Pro. Premiere is going to be the best option for video editors, as it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I have also used Adobe Premiere Rush (a less capable but more streamlined and easier to use version of Adobe Premiere Pro) and Canva to produce video content. Ultimately I will choose to use Adobe Premiere Pro every time. I always end up wanting to do something in Rush that I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro is equivalent to Premiere in terms of capability, but our organization is completely Windows based, as are most corporate office environments, and PowerDirector offered an adequate solution but lacked the full suite of tools that we were looking for. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I like the interface and features way more than iMovie. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro has all the tools you are looking for. It is easy to find things, you can save unfinished projects in a location. Other applications do not have all the available transitions, tools similar to Adobe Premiere Pro. Blender has for example a complex interface … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Craven Owner/President/CEO Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Davinci Resolve works nicely (though some things have a different flow compared to Adobe Premiere Pro). More importantly though, whenever I ran into a limitation with Davinci Resolve, I can always find a solution with Adobe Premiere Pro. Incentivized Helpful? Ignacio Lopez Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro works great on both Mac OS and Windows OS. Avid not so much. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro integrates relatively well with the rest of the Creative Cloud suite. The challenges come down to individual workflows. Each product has its own separate hotkeys and workflows that may make sense individually, but collectively they're a hassle to keep … Incentivized Helpful? Arthur Zepeda Owner Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I have used APP for so long, it was hard to try other editing applications. Adobe stands on its own. FCPX normally has to try to live up to APP. Incentivized Helpful? Travis Brown Account Manager and Tactical Projects Leader Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Not even close. iMovie is a good starter set, Adobe Premiere Pro is the real deal. iMovie is a great entry point for you to learn the basics, but when you are ready to take your editing to the next level, Adobe Premiere Pro is the way to go. Incentivized Helpful? Emily Hammell Marketing and Communications Manager Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We had looked at Camtasia due to an industry referral and although it offers a much more simplistic interface and took less time to learn, it wasn't able to compete with some of the upscale Adobe options. That being said, we do use it for small projects that focus more on … Incentivized Helpful? ANDREW TOUTANT Motion Graphic Designer & Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Compared to other editing software, it's a cleaner layout, faster render, and much more easy to learn some of the more complex features. Similar platforms take too long to set up and give commands in one step as opposed to 3 or 4 steps in some software, which saves time. Incentivized Helpful? Andy Ryan Launch Engineer Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Camtasia is a lower end video editing software. There is limited features and not any integrations with other apps. I think Camtasia is good for super simple video edits. But Adobe Premiere Pro is going to give you all the latest video editing tricks and tools to produce … Incentivized Helpful? Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We actually took time in 2020 to test out Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve to see if they would be better suited for our department but ended up sticking with Premiere. Each has [its] strong suits, but the non-linear editing style of Resolve was too complicated to grasp when … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is so much better than iMovie, but iMove is great for people who are just starting out and want a slimmed-down version of Adobe Premiere Pro. Adobe Premiere Pro does have a learning curve and is not as easy to pick up and learn in comparison to iMovie. Incentivized Helpful? Andrew Folts YouTube Filmmaker Chose Adobe Premiere Pro I had no problems with Final Cut. It was also easy to use and very powerful. However, Adobe Premiere Pro is part of the Adobe ecosystem, so it just makes sense to use it instead of Final Cut Pro. Of course, some people may prefer to pay a one-time fee of $300 with Final Cut vs … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Huisjen Director of studentLife Chose Adobe Premiere Pro We used Final Cut for a while before switching to Premiere. Overall we found Premiere to be a better and more professional video editor with a number of great and easy to use features. Couple that with the fact that it's a part of the Creative Suite and compatible with all the … Incentivized Helpful? FZ Fabio Zenoardo Media Creator Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Probably better for the color part, and free, but very very unintuitive and slower workflow. Incentivized Helpful? WA Walter Aho Creative Director Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Each editor has its pros and cons. I tend to not like node-based editing, so the sliders, faders, and effects that I feel comfortable with in Photoshop and other similar programs are reflected in PPs UI. The more recently added hardware acceleration makes editing RAW 4K footage … Incentivized Helpful? Kenny Madison Video Editor, ChiveTV Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro X was better at handling footage playback. Red footage playback was instantaneous. But I couldn't make heads or tails of the layout. It was so radically different and I didn't have time to relearn how to use editing software. Premiere provides fairly smooth … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Adobe Premiere Pro DaVinci Resolve is a powerful editing and color-grading application, and the base version is free. However, I've found that with the Lumetri Color panel in Premiere, I really have no need for Resolve as it meets all of my needs. Additionally, I've found Resolve to be lacking in … Incentivized Helpful? Karee Smith STEM teacher Chose Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Spark is better for the average user who does not have video editing experience or even for student use. Premiere Pro is definitely more of a professional software. Incentivized Helpful? Mark Anderson Digital Marketing Specialist Chose Adobe Premiere Pro This is the only software of it's kind that I have worked with. Incentivized Helpful?	Filmora Prashant Chaudhari Strategic Brand & Marketing Consultant Chose Filmora Firstly, Adobe Premiere Pro's price is too high as comapared to Filmora's price. Secondly, Adobe Premiere Pro is not easy to get started. You need to invest a lot of time to learn it. It also reauires more powerful computer whereas Filmora's requirements are not that high. The … Incentivized Helpful? Marvin Malinao Online Course Designer Chose Filmora You can purchase Filmora for only one-time payment, unlike those software that have monthly plans to pay for you to be able to use their softwares. So, if you're looking for affordable, reliable but good editing software. Filmora is the best! Incentivized Helpful? Rocio Maria Macoritto Architect and Interior Designer Chose Filmora I like both Filmora and Adobe premiere pro but it is worth noting that Filmora has some advantages over Adobe Premier pro. It makes as professional looking videos as Adobe premier pro but faster and it is much easier to use and straightforward. Filmora has many video effects, … Incentivized Helpful? Chris Malinger Photographer/Author Chose Filmora There is no comparison, except the price; you get what you pay for. Buy cheap crap and you get cheap crap. I think Filmora relies on the price of their product to seduce customers and then only offers a meager amount of product, which is actually very substandard. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Filmora An incredibly more powerful tool. More costly up front, but full-suite, no nickel-and-dime business strategy, and no nonsense or issues. Records video and screengrabs simultaneously, but adds them as separate tracks to edit individually. Pleasurable experience, and simple … Incentivized Helpful? Adnan Sohail Akhtar Freelancer Chose Filmora I truly do not utilize Adobe Premiere Professional and DaVinci Resolve. However, the time when I'm beginning to study to video edit for a faculty challenge. I used the trial of Adobe and DaVinci however I actually don't get the way to use them even after watching loads of … Incentivized Helpful? JE JOHN MICHAEL EUBRA FACULTY Chose Filmora Wondershare The best video editing program is Filmora. If you're new to video editing and want to make new videos for your Youtube channel or for promotional purposes, this should be your first choice. In comparison to other expensive video editors, the pricing is also very … Incentivized Helpful? Gary Shouldis Founder & CEO Chose Filmora Adobe Premiere Pro is the gold standard for video editing but it was overkill for our needs, which entails educational and advertising videos on Youtube and other social media platforms. The cost and learning curve to train staff made it unusable so we switched to Filmora … Incentivized Helpful? AK Ann Korb Chose Filmora Filmora is easy enough to use after you get started. There are other programs with more functions but that depends on what you need it for. Just for cutting and small editing Filmora is really great and useful. Movavi has more functions, or at least it felt like it but … Incentivized Helpful? Shivam Sharma Video Editor Chose Filmora DaVinci, despite having a paid version, has a totally free version that allows us to make a good number of edits to our video. Of course, we will have to know the environment to control all the parameters it includes and have a powerful computer. Among some of its advantages: … Incentivized Helpful? Preston Bramley Engineering Executive Chose Filmora The only other one I have used was Movie Maker and this is much better. Incentivized Helpful? CW Chris Waters The Architect Chose Filmora Think of Filmora as the sweet spot between iMovie and one of the bigger editing software like Final Cut or Adobe Premiere. If you're just putting together videos or you have a YouTube channel and need a simple way to edit videos and add some bells and whistles, this is for you. … Incentivized Helpful? MS Mihai George Sorohan Music Teacher Chose Filmora I tried iMovie on iPad, Adobe Premiere and the default video program that came with my Asus laptop. iMovie is easy to use, good quality output but very little options, Premiere had very hard to use/ understand interface and the default Asus program had catastrophic quality, … Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Städeli CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose Filmora Filmora is great for quick video edits and is quick to load and operate on lower-end PC. It lacks some of the more advanced features, but for some of the training and promotional videos, these are not needed. Filmora is easy to learn for any type of user, it doesn't require … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Filmora From what I remember, Final Cut seemed quite expensive and therefore used it on a free trial. The Apple Macs in the office aren't particularly new and didn't cope very well with the software. I can easily and quickly use Filmora on my Windows PC and also when remoting in from … Incentivized Helpful? Bill Greganti Owner Chose Filmora I had very limited time to spend with a Premiere Pro trial and didn't manage to accomplish much in that time. It is a very capable and professional program but leaves an amateur editor pretty bewildered. It was easy enough to add media and trim out unnecessary footage, but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Filmora Filmora is a good video editor with many of the capabilities of Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro. However, it was the more user-friendly of the three to people who have no experience in video editing. I cannot speak to what a professional video editor would say, but as … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Germino Owner of DragonBlogger.com Chose Filmora Filmora has a better effects, transition option pack than other services and it is less than half the price of Camtasia. However, it is limited to 2 video tracks only where Avid One which is free allows 4 video tracks. Camtasia has better layered video on top of video … Incentivized Helpful?

TrustRadius Insights
	Adobe Premiere Pro	Filmora
Highlights	Research Team Insight Published February 1, 2024 Users of both Adobe Premiere Pro and Filmora have highlighted the versatility of these video editing software products in accomplishing professional and creative projects. Customers have been using Adobe Premiere Pro for more complex and sophisticated tasks due to its broad range of advanced features. They have often recommended it for filmmakers and professional video editors who require an extensive set of tools and control over the smallest details. On the other hand, Filmora users often appreciate its user-friendly interface and simplicity. They’ve commonly used it for creating personal vlogs, social media posts, and small-scale marketing videos. Adobe Premiere Pro users have acknowledged its steep learning curve, often requiring hours of training and practice to master due to its in-depth and complex features. Conversely, Filmora customers frequently mention its ease of use and quick learning process, which makes it an accessible choice for beginners or those looking for a more straightforward editing platform. Another notable difference lies in the suitability of each software for collaborative work. Adobe Premiere Pro users have pointed out the software’s cloud-based collaboration feature as a significant advantage. They’ve often utilized this feature for team-based projects, where multiple individuals need to work on a project simultaneously. In contrast, Filmora users haven’t expressed much use of the software in a collaborative environment, as it primarily caters to individual content creators and small-scale projects. On the whole, the choice between the two depends greatly on the user’s proficiency level and their specific project requirements.

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User Ratings
	Adobe Premiere Pro	Filmora
Likelihood to Recommend	9.2 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.1 (0 ratings)	8.8 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	3.2 (0 ratings)	9.3 (0 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Adobe Premiere Pro	Filmora
Likelihood to Recommend	Adobe Premiere Pro seems to be industry standard for video editing. For any type of video promotion or production Premiere is a great software for tidying up and correcting video color and audio as well as an easy editor to bring multiple clips together into a seamless production. Because it is the professional version, for casual video editing it may be too much program. Incentivized Jeff Huisjen Director of studentLife Read full review	It is a good program when you just start editing videos to get into it and have successful end products. If you have more requirements on a program you might need to be able to look into something more advanced. But it is totally sufficient to start out with when editing the first videos. Incentivized AK Ann Korb Read full review
Pros	The audio output of this program is better than those of other video editing software. You can make cuts from other videos and make a unique video. When you edit a video you can put audio, images, letters and other things. Incentivized FP Franchesco Petrizzo Colsultor de Marketing Digital Read full review	Edits videos very well. Records the screen of your computer perfectly. This is great if you are an architect because you can show on a video how you make your renderings and plans with Autocad, chief architect premier, Adobe photoshop or even revit. You can cut videos perfectly and add music to them easily. You can use several predesigned themes to create any video you desire. You can add as much text as you want to your videos There are several filters you can use to improve the images on the recordings. Incentivized Rocio Maria Macoritto Architect and Interior Designer Read full review
Cons	GPU utilization- While Premiere utilizes the GPU occasionally and during exports, it's mostly a CPU intensive program. Unless you have a powerful CPU, your computer may struggle to playback high-resolution footage. The Graphics panel is very useful and has come a long way but still needs some work. I need more templates available to me since I'm paying monthly for this service. Incentivized John Uibel Creative Specialist Read full review	Filmora needs to improve the motion tracking feature. Filmora needs to improve the green screen feature to make smoother removing of background. Filmora needs to improve the editing feature that can allow user to manipulate more the texts, shapes and other elements. Incentivized Marvin Malinao Online Course Designer Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Adobe Premiere Pro saves time and cost and it does a great job. When you see the output you know that you have made the right investment in the right application. Adobe does not require a lot of support to work good. There are thousands of videos in case you are looking for a particular thing to do during your work on your videos therefore it is well supported. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Premiere Pro is a very powerful tool, but it's not intuitive - it's virtually impossible to use without some kind of training or instruction. That being said, once you've learned how to use the product so that you can take advantage of its various video editing and creation options, it's an incredible program in terms of features and tools. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Filmora is an all rounder video editing software. Besides editing videos, you can generate videos, images, and music! So, even if you are not shooting any videos on your own, you can create highly engaging explainer videos, demo videos, or any kind of information videos. Filmora is powerfully useful to content creators, video editors, podcasters, or even for enthusiasts! Incentivized Prashant Chaudhari Strategic Brand & Marketing Consultant Read full review
Support Rating	The customer support was extremely slow, being passed to multiple departments, having calls dropped and need to start all over. I basically had to hold THEIR hand through the process so they could fully understand the situation. The most effective part was when I finally spoke with someone who was able to access my computer and walk through the issues themself. However, they came to the same conclusion after an entire hour, and had no idea why or that it was an issue that could be escalated to the technical team. Ultimately this communicates that Adobe Premiere has no interest in refining their platform, which solidified my ZERO user confidence in this video editing platform. JC Jesse Carrey-Chan Co-Founder Read full review	I'm giving this a ten because I haven't needed the support in any way, however, I've gotten correspondence from them letting me know that they are available if needed. I've seen reviews saying the support is lacking but those were years ago. I'm assuming they've figured everything out by now. Incentivized CW Chris Waters The Architect Read full review
In-Person Training	Utilizing one of the many books available on Adobe Premiere Pro, each video editor can learn at their own pace. Incentivized Michael Craven Owner/President/CEO Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	We actually took time in 2020 to test out Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve to see if they would be better suited for our department but ended up sticking with Premiere. Each has [its] strong suits, but the non-linear editing style of Resolve was too complicated to grasp when already working in linear programs for so long. Their features aren't as robust and Premiere (outside of color). Final Cut is always a great tool, but if we were to switch to using PC it would become a problem down the road. And not being able to seamlessly use After Effects within Final Cut was the final nail in the coffin. Incentivized Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Read full review	Adobe Premiere Pro is the gold standard for video editing but it was overkill for our needs, which entails educational and advertising videos on Youtube and other social media platforms. The cost and learning curve to train staff made it unusable so we switched to Filmora where we now have several staff trained on how to use it. It's just more fun all around and easier to use than Premiere Pro. Incentivized Gary Shouldis Founder & CEO Read full review
Return on Investment	It allows my company to produce products. Full stop. There is no more valuable tool than Premiere for our entire company. Premiere's slow export time consumes the entirety of my computer. This means I often need to go to another machine to continue working. It's frustrating. Premiere also slows down when handling videos larger than 1080p. This slows down my workflow. Every second of my workday needs to make things go faster. Anything that slows it down is a serious problem. Incentivized Kenny Madison Video Editor, ChiveTV Read full review	I have saved a lot of money and time by not outsourcing the work to the videographer I have started posting more on social media by repurposing the long videos using Filmora's "Smart Short Clips" feature Now, any idea can be quickly converted into video using Filmora's "An Idea To Video" feature. It is just like Google's "Veo 2" Incentivized Prashant Chaudhari Strategic Brand & Marketing Consultant Read full review
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