3 hand-picked tools · 9 verified reviews · pricing fact-checked
Free in this category ranges from a watermarked trial to genuinely professional software given away to sell cameras. Two of these are complete tools with no catch, which is unusual in any software category.
Best value in professional video — free, with the highest ceiling
Resolve is the best value in creative software: a professional editing, grading, VFX and audio suite given away free to sell cameras. Its ceiling is the highest here and its learning curve is steep.
Free plan
paid from $295/mo
Best for short-form vertical social video
CapCut is the fastest tool for vertical social video, free for most of what people need, and owned by ByteDance — which is a procurement consideration for some organisations.
Free plan
paid from $7.99/mo
Best for podcasts, interviews and talking-head video
Descript edits video the way you edit a document: delete a sentence and the footage goes with it. Transformative for talking-head and podcast content, and unsuited to anything visually complex.
Free plan
paid from $12/mo
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$12/mo
Median starting price
67%
Offer a free trial
100%
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