--- description: Learn more about Filmora price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Filmora Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Editing Software](/directory/20022/video-editing/software) > [Filmora](/software/186540/filmora) # Filmora Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/186540/filmora Page: 1 / 30\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/186540/filmora?page=2) > Make your video clips unique with solution that allows everyone to add audio, special effects, movie filters, moving titles and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 730 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 730 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Wondershare - **Founded**: 2003 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$19,99 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Filmora is available across multiple pricing plans, outlined below. It also offers a free trial. Filmora9 (Windows), Individual plans: • Annual Price - $39.99/year • Lifetime Plan - $69.99/one-time payment • Annual Bundle Plan - $99.87/year Filmora9 (Mac), Individual plans- • Annual Price - $44.99/year • Lifetime Plan - $69.99/one-time payment • Annual Bundle Plan - $104.87/year Filmora9 (Windows), Student plan- • Monthly plan - $7.99/month • Quarterly plan - $15.99/quarter • Annual plan - $31.99/year • Lifetime plan - $48.99/one-time payment Filmora9 (Mac), Student plan- • Monthly plan - $7.99/month • Quarterly plan - $15.99/quarter • Annual plan - $35.99/year • Lifetime plan - $48.99/one-time payment Filmora9 (Windows \& Mac), Business plan - $155.88/year Please contact Wondershare directly for Filmora9 Educator and FilmoraGo pricing. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: French, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada ## Features - Animation - Content Management - Customizable Branding - Drag & Drop - Media Library - Templates - Text Overlay - Video Creation - Video Editing ## Integrations (1 total) - Vimeo ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Video Editing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20022/video-editing/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Editing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20022/video-editing/software) - [Video Making Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31677/video-making/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Fast learning curve You can start editing within minutes No complicated setup like advanced software 4. Good balance of power + simplicity Has useful features like green screen, motion tracking, and keyframing But still not as overwhelming > > **Cons**: Very simple to use The interface is clean and easy to understand—even if you’ve never edited a video before, you can start quickly without confusion. 2. Ready-made effects \& templates It comes with lots of built-in transitions, filters, titles, and animations. You can make your video look professional without needing advanced skills. 3. Drag-and-drop editing You just drag clips, music, or effects into the timeline. This saves time and makes editing smooth. > > Very easy to use: Clean drag-and-drop interface, ideal if you’re new to editing. Fast editing workflow: You can create social media videos, YouTube content, or basic projects quickly. Good built-in effects: Transitions, filters, titles, music, and templates are ready to use. AI features (new versions): Includes tools like auto cut, background removal, and text-to-video features. Decent performance: Runs smoothly on mid-range laptops compared to heavier pro editors. ----- ### "Perfect high mid-level Video Editor." — 5.0/5 > **Frederick** | *10 April 2026* | Animation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Perfect, step up from the free micro applications. The interface is simple and easy to use. It uses plain language that anyone can understand. The starter pack of effects is top-notch.It's everything you will need to get started, and they offer a very good deal on effects, packages and music subscriptions. All in all a good buy for your money. > > **Cons**: Gets a little unstable under heavy loads, a high stacked timeline. I have had to save and continue . > > It is a wonderful overall experience.I have learned so much about making short films , reels and eclipse from this platform that will advance me to the next level. ----- ### "Failed Colossally" — 2.0/5 > **Matthew** | *08 September 2025* | Alternative Medicine | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: After several communications with the AI Support bot, At least a project manager invited me to have a video conference to get my experience in depth. > > **Cons**: The software sounds great in theory but 90% of what I tried to accomplish was non-functional, documentation was not well written. Leaving me to wrestle with the AI support bot most of the the time. No continuity between mobile and desktop/laptop apps. > > My overall experience with Filmora was wrought with frustration, feeling mislead and having to pay to test their malfunctioning software. I spent a few weeks going around in circles with one problem or another trying to produce content with Filmora. Ultimately, I didn't accomplish one piece of content. Leaving me to feel as though I paid to tell them what is not working. I was grateful that I caught the attention of a product manager who was very courteous and professional. He invited me to have a video conference so they can get a thorough intake on my series of experiences. This was a good move on their part. However, as to what the outcome would be for improving the software, I have no idea because I will never use their apps again. Not only is the software not performing they way they market it, their pricing structure is confusing to the point of mind numbing. I couldn't make sense of what I was getting with any given subscription for either the service or access to media? As someone who developed educational software for five years, my take away is, this company is far too big to keep a handle on all the software components. Too many cooks in the kitchen while they roll out all this AI stuff that needs far more testing before it's rolled out to the public. The mobile versus desktop laptop apps are very different animals leading one to feel like they are almost completely separate from each other. Features in one platform where not available in the other. Leading to questioning my sanity?? They just didn't coalesce as one would hope in an efficient, cohesive workflow. The project manager who kept in touch, stated that his hands were tied because certain things where not in his department. He dealt with the desktop based apps, not mobile apps. I really can't fault him at all. He was doing the best he could with what he had to work with. At least he was professional, honest and responsive and for that, I give him, as an employee five stars. Caveat Emptor - try at your own risk. I hope you have time and money to waste to see if it works for you. If it does, then GREAT\! It just failed colossally in my experience. I don't always feel comfortable writing negative reviews but in order to be honest, these things need to be stated. I have spent hundreds of dollars on the latest and greatest AI content creation tools. Only to have wasted more time and money with experiences like this. If we don't share our experiences on platforms such as Capterra, the problems will not be addressed by the developer because they live in their own bubbles with their priorities first. So, someone's got to say it or more people will end up paying to test software, frustrated and with lost time. ----- ### "Excellent features with slow speed" — 4.0/5 > **Abhishek** | *10 June 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The most liked feature of filmora for me was Picture in picture, where we can add a blank background colour and then add more layers above it. This helped to make a collage of videos. The video crop feature and adjustable feature where I was able to rotate the video at some angle helping me to align the video. > > **Cons**: Every changes that I made took a lot of time to get processed, timeout happens a lot. Sometimes the process never ends and keep on loading. Only if it could have been more faster in making the changes, it would have been great product. > > My overall experience has been good not very excellent as it takes a lot of time to process, it messes up with the overall experience. Even though it has really good customisable features and which are easy to learn and understand from a new user perspective. Video processing takes too long to respond. ----- ### "Great video editor for Beginners" — 4.0/5 > **Ankit** | *09 March 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: For beginners it is the best program to start learning video editing from scratch. It offers user-friendly interface, AI integration and free to use elements for quick creation and editing of any raw video. > > **Cons**: The program is still lacks some advanced features like motion tracking and color grading that are available in similar other programs. It is not suitable for low end computer systems. > > Overall I find it a good program as I am beginner in video editing field. 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