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Final Cut Pro pricing
Final Cut Pro publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- $12.99/month
- Model
- Not recorded
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
Final Cut Pro plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Creator Studio | $12.99/month | 7 | Entry tier |
| Apple Creator Studio Annual | $129/year | 2 | +$116.01/year, 2 more features |
| One-Time Purchase | $299.99/month | 2 | +$170.99/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Apple Creator Studio
$12.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers final cut pro, logic pro, motion, compressor, mainstage, pixelmator pro.
Apple Creator Studio Annual
$129/yearOver Apple Creator Studio, this tier adds:
- All apps included
- Yearly billing discount
One-Time Purchase
$299.99/monthOver Apple Creator Studio Annual, this tier adds:
- Full access to all Final Cut Pro features
- Permanent license for macOS
What the product covers
The full Final Cut Pro feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Magnetic Timeline
- Multicam editing
- 360° video editing
- HDR support
- Motion graphics
- Color grading
- Audio editing
- Real-time effects
Integrations
- Motion
- Compressor
- Logic Pro
- Photos
- iMovie
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- Frame.io
Security
- Local processing
- Secure media handling
Deployment
- Local deployment
Platform
- Macos support
Localization
- English language support
- Spanish language support
- French language support
- German language support
- Italian language support
- Portuguese language support
- Japanese language support
- Chinese language support
- Korean language support
People bring Final Cut Pro in for professional film editing, tv production, documentary editing, commercial production, youtube content. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Final Cut Pro are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Film & TV
Across the 3 film & tv tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $22.99/month. Final Cut Pro starts at $12.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Cut Pro (this page) | $12.99/month | - | - | |
| Adobe After Effects | $22.99/month | subscription | - | vs Final Cut Pro |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | $22.99/month | - | - | vs Final Cut Pro |
| DaVinci Resolve | Free | - | - | vs Final Cut Pro |
| Maya | Free, then $245/month | - | - | vs Final Cut Pro |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Final Cut Pro badges page.
Before you pay for Final Cut Pro
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $12.99/month and $299.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Final Cut Pro against the tools that do have one before committing.
Final Cut Pro runs on macos, ipados, and is published by Apple Inc of Cupertino, CA. The full record is on the Final Cut Pro review, and the rest of the category is under best film & tv tools.
Final Cut Pro pricing questions
- How much does Final Cut Pro cost?
- Final Cut Pro publishes 3 tiers, from $12.99/month for Apple Creator Studio up to $299.99/month for One-Time Purchase. The cheapest paid tier is $12.99/month.
- Does Final Cut Pro have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Apple Creator Studio and Apple Creator Studio Annual on Final Cut Pro?
- Apple Creator Studio Annual costs $129/year against $12.99/month, and adds all apps included, yearly billing discount.
- Is the One-Time Purchase plan on Final Cut Pro worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is full access to all final cut pro features, permanent license for macos. It costs $299.99/month against $12.99/month for Apple Creator Studio. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Final Cut Pro expensive for a film & tv tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 3 film & tv tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $22.99/month; Final Cut Pro starts at $12.99/month.
- Which film & tv tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 4 film & tv tools listed alongside Final Cut Pro have a free tier: DaVinci Resolve, Maya.
- What am I actually paying for with Final Cut Pro?
- The record lists 29 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for professional film editing, tv production, documentary editing.
- Does Final Cut Pro charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Final Cut Pro prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Final Cut Pro against before paying?
- The closest film & tv tools in this directory are Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Maya. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Final Cut Pro covering price, platforms and features.