Adobe Premiere Pro vs Shotcut

Name: Shotcut
Brand: Shotcut
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.2 (42 reviews)

Video Editing pricing comparison · 2026

Adobe Premiere Pro pricing ranges from $19.99–$34.49/month, while Shotcut uses custom pricing.

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Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry-standard video editing software used by professionals w

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Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open-source video editor that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux with full

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Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Annual, Paid Monthly

$6.9K/yr

year 1 license · $23/seat

Pricing model unknown

no public list price found

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

Median annual

$297/yr

Vendr · n=155

No Vendr data

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Not in Vendr's deal flow

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 17 sourced facts

12 hidden-cost · 3 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence Medium confidence

Sources 16 sourced facts

14 hidden-cost · 2 review platforms

Last verified 2mo ago

Confidence Limited confidence

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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

4 documented

Early Cancellation Fee

$90-$165

4 sources
Unexpected Charges After Free Trial

$22-$34/user/month

4 sources
Upsell Add-Ons During Checkout

5-15% of license costs

2 sources
Annual Price Escalation Risk

5-10% of license costs

2 sources

5 documented

Hardware Requirements

1 source
Storage

1 source
Learning Curve

1 source
Third-Party Plugins/Assets

1 source
Internet Access

1 source

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

Trustpilot

1.2out of 5 (25)

Best for

Short-term users or those wanting monthly flexibility

Watch out

Early cancellation fees on annual plans trap users who want to cancel

Trustpilot

2.8out of 5 (20)

4.2out of 5 (42)

Watch out

Confusing and Outdated Interface

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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