Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Video Editing (2026)
The cheapest video editing is DaVinci Resolve Studio at $0/mo. 2 offer a free tier (DaVinci Resolve Studio, Descript). This page compares 4 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
4 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: DaVinci Resolve Studio at $0/mo (DaVinci Resolve (free)).
- Typical paid price: from $12.99/mo, median $22.99/mo, up to $24/mo — across 3 with published pricing.
- Free tier: DaVinci Resolve Studio, Descript.
- Tracked: 4 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Video Editing | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DaVinci Resolve Studio | $0/mo DaVinci Resolve (free) | Yes | — | — | Colorists and color-grading-focused post-production workflows | blackmagicdesign.com |
| 2 | Descript | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Podcasters and video content creators who edit by transcript | descript.com |
| 3 | Final Cut Pro | $12.99/mo Apple Creator Studio | No | — | — | Mac-only professional editors seeking a perpetual-license alternative to subscriptions | apple.com |
| 4 | Adobe Premiere Pro | $22.99/mo Premiere Pro (single app) | No | — | — | Professional video editors and post-production houses | adobe.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest video editing?
DaVinci Resolve Studio has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (DaVinci Resolve (free)), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does video editing cost per month?
Across the 3 video editing with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $22.99/mo, ranging from $12.99/mo to $24/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 2 also offer a free tier.
Which video editing have a free plan?
DaVinci Resolve Studio, Descript offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Each plan was independently verified by fetching the provider's live official page on the accessed date. Providers whose figures could not be confirmed on a live official page were dropped: CapCut (official capcut.com/pricing returns HTTP 404; only the Teams help page renders, and it is quote-only), Camtasia (official techsmith.com store renders prices in EUR only, so the claimed USD tiers could not be confirmed), VEED.io (official veed.io/pricing renders pricing behind a JavaScript picker that returns no figures on fetch), and Movavi (official movavi.com store geolocates to EUR and shows no perpetual/lifetime license, contradicting the prior USD figures). Perpetual one-time-purchase licenses (DaVinci Resolve Studio, Final Cut Pro for Mac) carry monthlyUsd null with the one-time price in setupFeeUsd/notes. Minutes/calls/overage fields are null throughout since this vertical does not meter usage that way; every retained figure was read off the provider's live page.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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