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DDaVinci Resolve vs Reduct
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DaVinci Resolve if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on macOS, Windows, Linux
- you're in its core audience: video editors, colorists
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Choose Reduct if…
- you need an API to build on
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: public defenders and legal teams, ux and qualitative researchers
Side by side
Feature DaVinci Resolve Reduct
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price—$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionTypically as long as providing services, plus up to six years—
Security and complianceGDPRSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA
NLE export—
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, LinuxWeb, API
CategoryVideo EditingTranscription
CompanyBlackmagic Design Pty LtdReduct
Based inAustralia—
Founded20012017
Part of——
Key features
D DaVinci Resolve
- Nonlinear editing with Cut and Edit pages, multicam support
- Primary and secondary color grading with HDR tools
- Node-based 2D/3D compositing in Fusion
- Fairlight audio post with up to 2,000 tracks
- Photo page with native RAW support and tethered capture
- AI Neural Engine: smart reframe, super scale, Magic Mask (Studio)
- AI voice isolation and music remixer
- Real-time multi-user collaboration via Blackmagic Cloud
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- Interactive transcript linked to video playback
- Transcription in over 90 languages
- Video and audio PII redaction
- Text-based editing with strikethrough cuts
- Live Capture for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
- Exact and fuzzy search across all recordings
- Multicam sync and timeline view
- Premiere Pro plugin for rough cuts
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci ResolveFree
DaVinci Resolve Studio$236 (listed down from $295)
Reduct
Personal$12/editor per month
Professional$40/editor per month
EnterpriseCustom (seat plans from $75/editor per month)
Strengths and limitations
DaVinci Resolve
- Free version includes collaboration and HDR grading
- Studio is a one-time purchase, not a subscription
- Editing, color, VFX, audio and photo in one app
- Runs on Mac, Windows and Linux
- AI Neural Engine features require the paid Studio version
- Free version is limited to 8-bit, 60fps and Ultra HD
- No mobile or web version listed
Reduct
- Free commenters on every plan
- Long silences are excluded from transcription billing
- Discounts for non-profits and academics
- Premiere Pro integration uses original source files
- Redaction and multicam sync require Professional or above
- Personal plan limited to 720p exports and 4GB files
- Document support only on Enterprise
- Transcription beyond the quota is charged per minute
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