Animaker vs. Filmora

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Animaker
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Animaker is the eponymous platform from the company headquartered in Palo Alto, that enables beginners, non-designers & professionals to create Animation and Live-Action videos for every moment, featuring drag-and-drop editing, a character builder, a catalog of stock images and videos to use, and templates to ease video creation.
$20
per month
Filmora
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Filmora from Wondershare is the company's video editing software available for a monthly or annual subscription, with support for 4k editing and a wide (and growing) range of available effects.
$7.99
per month
Pricing
AnimakerFilmora
Editions & Modules
Basic
$20
per month
Starter
$35
per month
Pro
$79
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Educational
$7.99
per month
Subscription Plan
$39.99
per year
Perpetual Plan
$69.99
one-time fee
Bundle Subscription Plan
$99.87
per year
Business Annual Plan
Starting at $155.88
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnimakerFilmora
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details50% discount for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
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User Ratings
AnimakerFilmora
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnimakerFilmora
Likelihood to Recommend
Animaker is best suited for short projects that are well-defined. We have found it very useful for developing our explainer videos, concept illustrations for pitching new product functions or iterations, and also for creating content quickly and easily. For an illustration of bigger and more complex projects, they might be less adequate and more difficult to execute seamlessly.
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It is a good program when you just start editing videos to get into it and have successful end products. If you have more requirements on a program you might need to be able to look into something more advanced. But it is totally sufficient to start out with when editing the first videos.
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Pros
  • Extreme flexibility with subtitling style, positioning, and transition options
  • Character customization options -- from facial features to costumes, gestures, etc.
  • They have great options in a wide array of templates to choose from.
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  • Edits videos very well.
  • Records the screen of your computer perfectly. This is great if you are an architect because you can show on a video how you make your renderings and plans with Autocad, chief architect premier, Adobe photoshop or even revit.
  • You can cut videos perfectly and add music to them easily.
  • You can use several predesigned themes to create any video you desire.
  • You can add as much text as you want to your videos
  • There are several filters you can use to improve the images on the recordings.
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Cons
  • It would be great to have more sound track options to choose from.
  • Add more scene templates that feature group interactions of multiple customizable characters
  • Direct voice-over enhancements when developing projects
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  • Filmora needs to improve the motion tracking feature.
  • Filmora needs to improve the green screen feature to make smoother removing of background.
  • Filmora needs to improve the editing feature that can allow user to manipulate more the texts, shapes and other elements.
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Usability
No answers on this topic
Filmora is an all rounder video editing software. Besides editing videos, you can generate videos, images, and music! So, even if you are not shooting any videos on your own, you can create highly engaging explainer videos, demo videos, or any kind of information videos. Filmora is powerfully useful to content creators, video editors, podcasters, or even for enthusiasts!
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
I'm giving this a ten because I haven't needed the support in any way, however, I've gotten correspondence from them letting me know that they are available if needed. I've seen reviews saying the support is lacking but those were years ago. I'm assuming they've figured everything out by now.
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Alternatives Considered
Animaker is a lot more user-friendly and easier to get used to as a beginner
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Adobe Premiere Pro is the gold standard for video editing but it was overkill for our needs, which entails educational and advertising videos on Youtube and other social media platforms. The cost and learning curve to train staff made it unusable so we switched to Filmora where we now have several staff trained on how to use it. It's just more fun all around and easier to use than Premiere Pro.
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Return on Investment
  • Ever since we switched from using only actual demo videos to adding animated explainers, our conversion rates have increased significantly.
  • Our productivity when creating presentations and materials for client engagement has more than tripled since we started using Animaker. We can go from storyboard to final output in 3 days or less. Previously, each output took at least 2 weeks to complete.
  • Creating projects in Animaker is just way more fun. Team members no longer dread having to work on a new concept. And our outputs are a lot more engaging.
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  • I have saved a lot of money and time by not outsourcing the work to the videographer
  • I have started posting more on social media by repurposing the long videos using Filmora's "Smart Short Clips" feature
  • Now, any idea can be quickly converted into video using Filmora's "An Idea To Video" feature. It is just like Google's "Veo 2"
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