Adobe Premiere vs Vegas Pro
Adobe Premiere scores 8.0 to Vegas Pro's 7.9 among the professional video editors we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Adobe Premiere wins, 8.0 to 7.9
Vegas Pro sells as a yearly subscription or a one time outright purchase, with a 15 day trial and no free tier. Adobe Premiere never sells a perpetual licence, only a subscription at $22.99 a month on the annual plan, with a 7 day trial. Premiere adds Frame.io collaboration, caption translation and AI generated footage, none of which Vegas Pro offers, and Premiere also runs on Mac while Vegas Pro is Windows only.
Pick Adobe Premiere if you need Mac support, team collaboration or AI footage generation.
Pick Vegas Pro if you want to own a licence outright 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.
- Generates new frames or footage: Adobe Premiere yes, Vegas Pro no
- Translates captions or audio: Adobe Premiere yes, Vegas Pro no
- Several editors on one project: Adobe Premiere yes, Vegas Pro no
- Where it runs: Windows, Mac against Windows
- Sells a licence you own outright: Vegas Pro yes, Adobe Premiere no
- Free trial: 15 days against 7 days
- Cheapest way to pay, monthly: $8.33 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 2 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 (15)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Adobe Premiere
Vegas Pro
For everything else about each tool, read the full Adobe Premiere review and Vegas Pro review.
Adobe Premiere vs Vegas Pro: common questions
Which is better, Adobe Premiere or Vegas Pro?
Adobe Premiere scores 8.0 and Vegas Pro 7.9 out of 10 among the professional video editors we rate. Adobe Premiere is ahead on aI in the editor and workflow and teams. Vegas Pro is ahead on pricing.
Is Adobe Premiere or Vegas Pro cheaper?
Adobe Premiere's cheapest paid plan is $22.99/mo billed annually (Premiere single app) and Vegas Pro's is $99.95/yr (Vegas Pro). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
What can Adobe Premiere do that Vegas Pro cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: generates new frames or footage, translates captions or audio and several editors on one project.
What can Vegas Pro do that Adobe Premiere cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: sells a licence you own outright.
