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Comparison

DaVinci Resolve vs Runway

On the evidence we track, DaVinci Resolve leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★DaVinci Resolve59
Runway45
Score
vioscaleAI score
DaVinci Resolve59 / 100low · 37%
Runway45 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓
Model
DaVinci Resolvefreemium
Runwayfreemium
Price level
DaVinci Resolvelow
Runwaylow
Transparent
DaVinci Resolve✗
Runway✗
Integrations
Count
DaVinci Resolve–
Runway2
Security
Gdpr
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway–
Soc2
DaVinci Resolve–
Runway✓
Reliability
Status page
DaVinci Resolve–
Runway✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DaVinci Resolve6 items
Runway6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for video editing software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Editing
Professional NLE (multi-track finishing)
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓
Colour grading
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓
Multicam editing
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway-
Technical
4K/8K + HDR support
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓
Codec breadth (ProRes / HEVC / AV1 / RAW)
DaVinci Resolve-
Runway-
GPU acceleration
DaVinci Resolve-
Runway-
AI
AI features (captions / text-to-video / voice)
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓
Capture
Screen recording built-in
DaVinci Resolve-
Runway-
Platform
Platform breadth (Win / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android / Web)
DaVinci ResolveWindows, macOS, Linux
RunwayWeb, iOS, Android
Collaboration
Cloud collaboration / team review
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓
Pricing
Pricing model
DaVinci ResolveFreemium
RunwayFreemium
Free / open-source available
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

DaVinci Resolve

Leader

Comprehensive post-production software used by professional colorists and editors that combines editing, color grading, visual effects, motion graphics, and audio processing with photo editing capabilities in a unified interface.

Independently observed

Runway

Runway offers a cloud-based creative workspace with AI-driven tools to generate and edit video, images, and audio content. It provides three interfaces: a creative platform for teams and individuals, developer APIs for building with AI models, and enterprise components powered by their General World Model technology.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

DaVinci Resolve

Leader
from $295/mofreemiumFree tier

Free version available; Studio $295

  • FreeFree
    • Editing
    • Color correction
    • Visual effects
    • Motion graphics
    • Audio processing
    • +1 more
  • Studio$295
as of verify ↗

Runway

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Team Plan for 2–9 seats.

  • Team Plan-
    • shared projects
    • pooled credits
    • Brand Kits
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
DaVinci Resolve✗
Runway✓
macOS
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✗
Windows
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✗
Linux
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DaVinci Resolve✓
Runway✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

DaVinci Resolve

Leader

Not documented yet.

Runway

2 total
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
Independently observed
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