# FFmpeg Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 FFmpeg Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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FFmpeg

## What is FFmpeg?

FFmpeg is an open-source, cross-platform solution for recording, converting, and streaming audio and video. The platform provides documentation, forums, mailing lists, and other resources for developers and users of this complete framework. Key features highlighted include support for a wide range of formats, extensive filtering capabilities, hardware acceleration, and a command line tool for conversion and streaming.

## What is FFmpeg used for?

[Audio Editing](https://www.capterra.com/audio-editing-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 6 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### FFmpeg

4.7 (6)

VS.

[### Reason](https://www.capterra.com/p/235878/Reason/)

[4.9 (11)](https://www.capterra.com/p/235878/Reason/#reviews)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

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Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.3 (6)

Ease Of Use

4.3 (11)

Value For Money

4.8 (4)

Value For Money

5.0 (11)

Customer Service

3.8 (4)

Customer Service

4.8 (9)

## FFmpeg alternatives

[Music Maker](https://www.capterra.com/p/234118/Music-Maker/)

[4.3 (19)](https://www.capterra.com/p/234118/Music-Maker/reviews/)

Starting price

$59.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/234118/Music-Maker/)

[Bitwig Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/217818/Bitwig-Studio/)

[4.5 (6)](https://www.capterra.com/p/217818/Bitwig-Studio/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/217818/Bitwig-Studio/)

[Boom 3D](https://www.capterra.com/p/233938/Boom-3D/)

[4.1 (7)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233938/Boom-3D/reviews/)

Starting price

$12.01

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/233938/Boom-3D/)

[DRmare Spotify Music Converter](https://www.capterra.com/p/233246/DRmare-Music-Converter/)

[4.2 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233246/DRmare-Music-Converter/#reviews)

Starting price

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[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/233246/DRmare-Music-Converter/)

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/234817/FFmpeg/alternatives/)

## Pricing

Value for money

4.8 (4)

### Starting price

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Value for money

4.8 (4)

4.8

Based on 4 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.8 (4)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.8 (4)

3.8

Based on 4 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.7

Based on 6 reviews

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5(4)

4(2)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

FF

Fernando F.

Administrador

Computer Software

### "Súper recomendable"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 29, 2023

Pros

La facilidad de resolver las dudas generales.

Cons

Se podría facilitar el acceso a diferentes ventanas.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Creador de contenido

Entertainment

### "Pros y contras"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

November 12, 2023

Bastante accesible con el tema de la incorporación en el código, es una opción a los productos y servicios de empresas similares como Cloudinary

Pros

La facilidad para poder llevar primero el paquete al backend, y posterior la facilidad de interacción con el video o audio que tenemos que editar o manipular.

Cons

ya existen otros productos en el mercado con características similares por lo cual los precios se hacen competitivos,

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Randy F.

Manager

Information Technology and Services

### "Excelente opcion"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 7, 2023

Mi experiencia general con FFmpeg es la de una herramienta poderosa y versátil para el procesamiento de archivos multimedia, pero también con ciertas complejidades y desafíos.

Pros

Puede convertir, editar y reproducir una amplia gama de archivos multimedia, lo que lo convierte en una herramienta valiosa para profesionales y aficionados de la edición de video y audio.

Cons

Para usuarios no familiarizados, FFmpeg puede resultar intimidante debido a su interfaz de línea de comandos y la complejidad de sus comandos y sintaxis. Esto puede dificultar su uso para principiantes

Switched from

[Adobe Audition](https://www.capterra.com/p/214606/Adobe-Audition/)

Review source

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AL

Andres L.

IT Manager

Computer Software

### "my experience"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 24, 2023

Pros

They are the best tools right now on the market for manipulating images and videos. In my case, what helps me the most is being able to validate file extensions and manipulate videos or photos before uploading them to the back, saving me costs in transformation APIs.

Cons

At times, the documentation about the tool is very common.

Alternatives considered

[Firebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/160941/Firebase/)

[Cloudinary](https://www.capterra.com/p/135074/Cloudinary/)

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MK

Marcin K.

Senior Technical Engineer

Information Technology and Services

### "Swiss knife for media processing with CLI use cases "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

October 6, 2022

Pros

Huge featureset offered by the solution. Expendable or interfaced with by 3rd party hardware accelerators. Very thorough documentation. Fine tuning is extremely useful. Easy to incorporate in scripts or other pipelines.

Cons

You really need to learn all the tricks and very specific tunables to get best results out of the invocation. Can have troubles with MKVs or multiple sources with multiple streams into single output file (results in stuttering) where MkvToolnix works without issues with same streams.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Backend Developer

Computer Software

### "The most versitile solution for anything media-related"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 29, 2022

There is no alternative tool with the same feature set as ffmpeg.

Pros

Whenever I need to perform any media related processing, conversion, editing or recording, I know that no matter the task's complexity - ffmpeg can do it. The ffmpeg command line program allows me to convert literately any media file into, again, literately any media file. This includes advanced processing, editing and encoding using the best open source encoders available for any format.

Cons

You definitively have to dig deep into the documentation when doing anything more advanced with ffmpeg, meaning that it may take some time to accomplish what you want. This is however expected from such a powerful command line tool.

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