Lightworks vs. Synthesia

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lightworks
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Lightworks is a video editing tool from LWKS, including dynamic video and audio editing, vibrant colour, visual effects, and sharing features.
$9.99
per month per user
Synthesia
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Synthesia is an AI video generation platform that can be used by companies to turn boring docs, PowerPoints or PDFs into more engaging training, marketing or how-to videos.
$30
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LightworksSynthesia
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
LightworksSynthesia
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
LightworksSynthesia
Likelihood to Recommend
LWKS
Lightworks is a great tool for a non-designer to use because it provides a number of tools and capabilities that can be quickly learned. For someone who is an advanced video editor, it may not provide every tool they will need. Given how much can be accomplished through the free version, I think it's a great tool for making simple videos for social media, YouTube and other basic applications.
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Synthesia
If you need to create explanatory content or videos where the narrator isn't on the front page, Synthesia is a great ally. AI is not welcomed by everyone, or, to put it differently, people don't want to learn from AI, it feels fake, or takes out value. People want to engage with a real human, especially in a learning enviroment. I'd suggest using Synthesia because it saves you a lot of time, but if the avatar is the center of video, it might be an issue. You can note by the way the mouth moves that it's AI. There are ways in Synthesia where you can remove the avatar and just hear its voice (which are great btw) or make them smaller so your atention doesn't go there all the time.
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Pros
LWKS
  • Drag and drop all videos easily.
  • Easy to split videos and strip.
  • You can work with multiple sequences.
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Synthesia
  • Engaging customer service
  • Easy-to-learn user interface
  • Plentiful, high-quality learning materia
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Cons
LWKS
  • I have had it crash on me while using; thought content is saved
  • The user interface could be updated/modernized
  • Hot-keys commands are not always intuitive
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Synthesia
  • Cost
  • AI voice match to avatar
  • Realness in avatar personality
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Usability
LWKS
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Synthesia
Synthesia is very good with someone needing to create videos and not a lot of knowledge on the matter. It's easy to use, intuitive and has a lot of tutorials on how to use their features
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Alternatives Considered
LWKS
Adobe is a great tool that is very competitive and I still use it depending on what PC I have on hand and how fast the job needs to get done but I selected Lightwork because I think that it is less complicated to browse and was able to learn the shortcuts fast, making my time more productive.
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Synthesia
Synthesia is the best in the business.
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Return on Investment
LWKS
  • It has helped us create more video content that we had not been able to do in the past
  • Given that we can use the free version in almost every situation, there has been no direct cost to use
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Synthesia
  • Compliance training
  • Translation costs
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