Lightworks review

Lightworks is a video editing tool: Desktop video editing software for Windows, macOS and Linux with a timeline editor, effects, colour tools and export presets, offered in Free, Create and Pro editions.

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Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score: Not ranked
Coverage (3 of 7 criteria): 55%
Free plan: Yes

LightworksVisit

There is a free plan.

Lightworks is not ranked among video editing tools yet: only 55% of the scorecard weight (3 of 7 criteria) has verified data, under the 60% we require.

Lightworks at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.

Pricing model: Free source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: No source, Oct 14, 2026

How Lightworks scores

The video editing tools scorecard applied to Lightworks's verified data: not ranked (insufficient verified data: 3 of 7 criteria, 55% of the weight (needs 60%)), based on 3 of 7 criteria.

Score

Not ranked

Partial score 89/100

Coverage 55%

3 of 7 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Not ranked: insufficient verified data: 3 of 7 criteria, 55% of the weight (needs 60%)

Full ranking of video editing tools How we score

Entry price
100/100
Weight 45%Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 27%Free plan source
Pricing transparency
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Verified features
60/100
Weight 27%3 of 10 tracked features verified: templates, 4k export, stock media library source
API, integrations and export
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Storagecategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

Lightworks features

3 of the 10 features we compare video editing tools on, as Lightworks publishes them.

Templates: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
4K export: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Stock media library: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

10 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

Lightworks alternatives

The highest-scoring of 104 comparable tools.

Top Lightworks alternatives
#	Tool	Score	Coverage	From, billed monthly	From, billed yearly	Free plan	Public API	Checked
1	ScreenPal	100/100	80%5 of 7 criteria	Not offered	$4/mo	Yes	–	Oct 14, 2026
2	Clipchamp	98/100	65%4 of 7 criteria	Free	Free	Yes	–	Oct 14, 2026
3	Fliki	94/100	75%5 of 7 criteria	Free	Free	Yes, 3 credits per month	Yes	Oct 14, 2026
4	Vizard	94/100	75%5 of 7 criteria	Free	Free	Yes, 60 credits per month	Yes	Oct 14, 2026
5	Wave.video	93/100	65%4 of 7 criteria	Free	Free	Yes	–	Oct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

All 104 Lightworks alternatives, ranked

More ways to weigh up Lightworks

Competitors, cheaper and open-source options, computed from the same verified data as this page.

Questions, answered from the data

Does Lightworks have a free plan?

Yes: Lightworks has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does Lightworks score?

Lightworks is not ranked among video editing tools yet: only 55% of the scorecard weight (3 of 7 criteria) has verified data, under the 60% we require.

What are the best Lightworks alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are ScreenPal (100/100), Clipchamp (98/100) and Fliki (94/100).

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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.