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What is the best video editor for YouTube: as of 20 Sep 2026 the top 4 by fit per dollar are DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, CapCut and Filmora, with DaVinci Resolve scoring 0.944.

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What is the best video editor for YouTube?

Computed on from capability fit and cheapest monthly cost. No manual overrides.

DaVinci Resolve

Blackmagic Design
#1
Fit
0.94
Cost
free
free plan qualifies
Value
0.944

Best fit per dollar of the 11 tools ranked for this job.

Facts verified

Final Cut Pro

Apple
#2
Fit
1.00
Cost
$4.08/mo
Value
0.871
Facts verified

CapCut

ByteDance
#3
Fit
0.83
Cost
free
Value
0.833
Facts verified

Filmora

Wondershare
#4
Fit
0.83
Cost
free
Value
0.833
Facts verified

Full ranking

# Tool Fit Cost Value Facts verified
1 DaVinci Resolve 0.94 free 0.944
2 Final Cut Pro 1.00 $4.08/mo 0.871
3 CapCut 0.83 free 0.833
4 Filmora 0.83 free 0.833
5 Adobe Premiere Pro 1.00 $21.99/mo 0.664
6 Adobe Express 0.50 free 0.500
7 Nuke 0.39 free 0.389
8 Canva 0.39 free 0.389
9 Blender 0.28 free 0.278
10 Adobe After Effects 0.28 $21.99/mo 0.185
11 Google Flow 0.17 $4.99/mo 0.142

Weights used

  • Multitrack timeline Required
  • Automatic captions
  • Colour grading
  • Proxy editing
  • Vertical and social presets

Capability support behind the scores

Capability support for the top 4
Capability DaVinci ResolveFinal Cut ProCapCutFilmora
Multitrack timeline
Automatic captions
Colour grading
Proxy editing
Vertical and social presets