Adobe Premiere vs Filmora
Filmora scores 8.6 to Adobe Premiere's 8.0 among the professional video editors we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Filmora wins, 8.6 to 8.0
Filmora keeps a free tier plus a Perpetual one time licence, selling its AI features as separate credits. Adobe Premiere has no free tier for the desktop app and never sells a perpetual licence, only a subscription at $22.99 a month on the annual plan. Premiere adds camera raw import and Frame.io collaboration for several editors on one project, both missing from Filmora. Filmora answers with a free way in and a licence you can own outright instead of renting forever.
Pick Adobe Premiere if you need camera raw import and multi editor collaboration.
Pick Filmora if you want a free tier or a one time licence instead of renting.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Camera raw video: Adobe Premiere yes, Filmora no
- Several editors on one project: Adobe Premiere yes, Filmora no
- Scripting or workflow API: Adobe Premiere yes, Filmora no
- But Filmora leads on where it runs: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android against Windows, Mac
- Free edition you can keep using: Filmora yes, Adobe Premiere no
- Sells a licence you own outright: Filmora 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 (14)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Premiere
Filmora
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Premiere review and Filmora review.
Adobe Premiere vs Filmora: common questions
Which is better, Adobe Premiere or Filmora?
Filmora scores 8.6 and Adobe Premiere 8.0 out of 10 among the professional video editors we rate. Filmora is ahead on pricing. Adobe Premiere is ahead on pro editing, workflow and teams and privacy and support.
Is Adobe Premiere or Filmora cheaper?
Adobe Premiere's cheapest paid plan is $22.99/mo billed annually (Premiere single app) and Filmora's is Free; paid from $49.99/yr (Basic). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Adobe Premiere do that Filmora cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: camera raw video, several editors on one project and scripting or workflow API.
What can Filmora do that Adobe Premiere cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: free edition you can keep using and sells a licence you own outright.
