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Both cover video editing. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
A full desktop editor without a studio price
Browser editing that renders in the cloud
Filmora | Flixier | |
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| Starting price (they differ) | From $49.99 | From $19 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on (they differ) | macOS, Windows | Web |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
A full desktop editor without a studio price
Filmora is Wondershare's video editor and the one a lot of creators land on after outgrowing a phone app and balking at a professional subscription. The timeline, keyframes, masking and motion tracking are all there, with an asset library and AI tools layered over the top. It runs on Mac and Windows and a free version exports with a watermark, so the editor can be judged properly before paying. Assets and AI credits are sold as separate add-ons.
Our note
Check what is in the plan and what is an add-on before comparing the yearly price with anything else, because the assets and AI credits are billed on their own. DaVinci Resolve is free and more capable if you are willing to spend the time learning it.
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Browser editing that renders in the cloud
Flixier edits in a browser tab and does the rendering on its own machines, so an export finishes at the same speed on a cheap laptop as on a workstation. Footage can be pulled in from Drive, Dropbox and a phone without a download step first. The free tier watermarks and caps exports at ten minutes a month, which is enough to judge it and not enough to work with. Seats are what get billed, and the AI credits included per seat are the other thing separating the plans.
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| Covers | Video Editing, Motion Graphics & Animation | Video Editing |
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| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
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| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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Our note
This earns its keep when your export queue is the bottleneck, and not otherwise, so time one render on your current machine before deciding. Kapwing and VEED are the direct comparisons, and the tiebreaker is usually which one already connects to where your footage lives.