G2 Vendor Directory

Media Composer

by Avid Technology

69

Reviews

4.1

Star rating

#74

Rank in Video Editing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Video Editing
  • High Quality

Cons

  • Editing Limitations
  • Outdated Technology

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for Media Composer.

Page views and citations · Media Composer

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Winning from

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Losing to

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Key stats

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32

Small Business

1

Adoption by company size

SegmentShare of reviews
Small Business58.0%
Mid-Market27.5%
Enterprise14.5%

Quarterly history

QuarterReviewsStar rating
2026 Q112.5

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use7.2
Ease of Setup7.7
Quality of Support7.8
Meets Requirements9.0

What reviewers say

Solid, but Editing Workflow Feels Outdated and Old-School

2.5

“Media Composer is a solid program overall. It has a few quirks compared to other editing platforms, but within the Avid ecosystem it works very well and feels well integrated.”

Lead Director/ Technical Director

Media Composer, an industry standard for a reason.

5.0

“Avid Media Composer is a very mature product that gives you complete control over your project. It was the first to integrate a closed captioning data track. It doesn't do things automatically for you, although it does automatically link to a large variety of file formats. It'”

Principal Owner

One of the best editing software

5.0

“Easy to learn, edit, export media files is a simple process Titles can be added easily. Good software”

Assistant News Editor & Primetime Anchor