Adobe Premiere vs Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere and Avid Media Composer score the same, 8.0 out of 10 among the professional video editors we rate, so the choice comes down to who you are.
Too close to call: 8.0 each
Avid Media Composer's free edition costs nothing, and though it once sold outright licences, current plans are subscription only. Adobe Premiere costs $22.99 a month on the annual plan, with a 7 day free trial. Premiere generates new frames to extend a clip and translates captions, features Avid does not have. Avid instead lets several editors share one project through patented bin-locking.
Pick Adobe Premiere if you want AI frame generation and caption translation in the editor.
Pick Avid Media Composer if you want a free start and bin-locked collaboration across editors.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- HDR editing and export: Adobe Premiere yes, Avid Media Composer does not say
- Camera raw video: Adobe Premiere yes, Avid Media Composer does not say
- Generates new frames or footage: Adobe Premiere yes, Avid Media Composer no
- Translates captions or audio: Adobe Premiere yes, Avid Media Composer no
- Reframes to vertical or square by itself: Adobe Premiere yes, Avid Media Composer no
- Built-in stock media: Adobe Premiere yes, Avid Media Composer no
- Free edition you can keep using: Avid Media Composer yes, Adobe Premiere no
- Cheapest way to pay, monthly: $0 against $22.99
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other professional video editors we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Adobe Premiere leads on 3 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (12)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Premiere
Avid Media Composer
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Premiere review and Avid Media Composer review.
Adobe Premiere vs Avid Media Composer: common questions
Which is better, Adobe Premiere or Avid Media Composer?
They score the same, 8.0 out of 10 among the professional video editors we rate. Adobe Premiere is ahead on pro editing, aI in the editor and workflow and teams. Avid Media Composer is ahead on pricing.
Is Adobe Premiere or Avid Media Composer cheaper?
Adobe Premiere's cheapest paid plan is $22.99/mo billed annually (Premiere single app) and Avid Media Composer's is Free (First); paid from $39.99/mo (Standard). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Adobe Premiere do that Avid Media Composer cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: generates new frames or footage, translates captions or audio, reframes to vertical or square by itself and built-in stock media.
What can Avid Media Composer do that Adobe Premiere cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: free edition you can keep using.
