vioscaleAI
Comparison

Kdenlive vs Runway

No clear leader: Kdenlive (46.2) and Runway (45.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Kdenlive full profile →Runway full profile →
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Kdenlive46
Runway45
Score
vioscaleAI score
Kdenlive46 / 100high · 77%
Runway45 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Kdenlive✓
Runway✓
Model
Kdenliveopen_source
Runwayfreemium
Price level
Kdenlivefree
Runwaylow
Transparent
Kdenlive✓
Runway✗
Integrations
Count
Kdenlive6
Runway2
Security
Scorecard
Kdenlive4.5
Runway–
Soc2
Kdenlive–
Runway✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Kdenlive✓
Runway✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Kdenlive0
Runway–
Github stars
Kdenlive5,865
Runway–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Kdenlive100
Runway–
License
Spdx
KdenliveGPL-3.0
Runway–
Language
Primary
KdenliveC++
Runway–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Kdenlive7 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)
Kdenlive✓
Runway✓
Colour grading
Kdenlive✓
Runway✓
Multicam editing
Kdenlive✓
Runway-
Technical
4K/8K + HDR support
Kdenlive✗
Runway✓
Codec breadth (ProRes / HEVC / AV1 / RAW)
KdenliveFFmpeg-based codec support, handles nearly all video and audio formats
Runway-
GPU acceleration
Kdenlive✓
Runway-
AI
AI features (captions / text-to-video / voice)
Kdenlive✓
Runway✓
Capture
Screen recording built-in
Kdenlive-
Runway-
Platform
Platform breadth (Win / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android / Web)
KdenliveWindows, macOS, Linux
RunwayWeb, iOS, Android
Collaboration
Cloud collaboration / team review
Kdenlive✗
Runway✓
Pricing
Pricing model
KdenliveOpen-source
RunwayFreemium
Free / open-source available
Kdenlive✓
Runway✓

What each one is

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

Kdenlive

A non-linear video editor available for Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD systems.

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.

Kdenlive

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source, no licensing fees

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
Kdenlive✗
Runway✓
macOS
Kdenlive✓
Runway✗
Windows
Kdenlive✓
Runway✗
Linux
Kdenlive✓
Runway✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kdenlive✗
Runway✓
Self-hosted
Kdenlive✓
Runway✗

Integrations

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

Kdenlive

6 total
  • Piave
  • Natron
  • Blender
  • Ardour
  • Elgato Stream Deck
  • OpenTimelineIO
Independently observed

Runway

2 total
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
Independently observed
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Kdenlive or Runway: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.