Head of Delivery · Marketing agency · 11–50 employees
5.0
July 20, 2026
“Cancelled Creative Cloud and did not look back”
Used daily for 1–2 years
We were paying about £700 a year per editor. Resolve does everything we were using Premiere for, grades better, and cost us £295 once for Studio. Two months of retraining, then it was simply better and free.
Pros
Colour page is in a different league. Fairlight replaced our separate audio tool.
Cons
Our older workstation could not cope and needed a GPU upgrade first.
Problems it solves
Removed a recurring four-figure subscription from the studio budget.
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Isabella R.
Founder · E-commerce · Self-employed
5.0
June 2, 2026
“Free version is genuinely enough”
Used weekly for 1–2 years
I make YouTube videos and have never hit a limit in the free version. 4K export, no watermark, multicam, decent audio. It is difficult to believe this is given away until you have used it for a year.
Pros
No cost, no watermark, no catch. Studio upgrade available if I ever need it.
Cons
Took me about three months to feel competent. The page system confused me for weeks.
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Marcus C.Validated Reviewer
Product Manager · SaaS · 201–1,000 employees
4.0
April 20, 2026
“Powerful, and I went back to Premiere”
Used weekly for 6–12 months
Resolve is objectively more capable. But every freelancer we hire knows Premiere, our After Effects round-trip is seamless, and handing a project to a colleague takes no explanation. Capability was not the constraint.
Pros
Excellent software, particularly for colour.
Cons
Team and freelance ecosystem is much thinner. That cost us more than the licence saved.
