Video Production · pricing
Kdenlive pricing
Kdenlive publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the video production tools listed alongside it.
As of 29 August 2026, Kdenlive pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Open-source
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
Kdenlive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
Where Kdenlive stops being free
Free, Free
- Full editor
- All effects and transitions
- Community support
No paid tier on record
Kdenlive lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Kdenlive 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
- Multi-track timeline
- Proxy editing
- Wide format support
- Titler tool
- Effects and transitions
- Cross-platform
People bring Kdenlive in for free video editing for hobbyists, linux-native video production, educational video editing, community/open-source project video work. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Kdenlive are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Video Production
Too few video production tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kdenlive (this page) | Free | open-source | - | |
| LiveFaceSwap AI | Free, then $12/month | subscription | - | vs Kdenlive |
| MiniMax H3 Generator | Free, then $9.9/one-time | freemium | - | vs Kdenlive |
| Ray32 | $9.9/one-time | one-time | - | vs Kdenlive |
| ScreenFlow | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Kdenlive |
| Nuke | On request | quote | - | vs Kdenlive |
| Brightcove | On request | quote | - | vs Kdenlive |
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 Kdenlive badges page.
Before you pay for Kdenlive
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: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Kdenlive runs on windows, mac, linux, and is published by KDE e.V.. The full record is on the Kdenlive review, and the rest of the category is under best video production tools.
Kdenlive pricing questions
- How much does Kdenlive cost?
- Kdenlive publishes a single tier, Free, at Free.
- Does Kdenlive have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers full editor, all effects and transitions, community support.
- Which video production tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 video production tools listed alongside Kdenlive have a free tier: LiveFaceSwap AI, MiniMax H3 Generator.
- What am I actually paying for with Kdenlive?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: core. In practice it is brought in for free video editing for hobbyists, linux-native video production, educational video editing.
- Does Kdenlive charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 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 Kdenlive 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 Kdenlive against before paying?
- The closest video production tools in this directory are LiveFaceSwap AI, MiniMax H3 Generator, Ray32, ScreenFlow. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Kdenlive covering price, platforms and features.