DaVinci Resolve is complete professional editing software (color, audio, VFX), whose Studio version ($295 one-time purchase) includes AI features such as transcription and smart multicam. But Resolve is an editor that competes with Premiere: using it means migrating your whole edit. Rushly is a plugin that brings meaning-aware AI Cleanup and transcription directly into Premiere, without switching tools. Resolve is still the best pick if you want cinema-grade all-in-one software, built-in smart multicam, or a one-time payment rather than a subscription.
Rushly vs DaVinci Resolve, line by line.
Resolve is a remarkable editor. We compare what relates to cleanup.
DaVinci Resolve Studio price checked on June 21, 2026 ($295, one-time purchase). AI scope subject to change (Resolve 21 in beta). Check blackmagicdesign.com.
Why a Premiere editor picks Rushly instead of migrating.
You don't switch software.
Using Resolve's AI means migrating your whole edit to another editor. Rushly adds AI cleanup to Premiere, where you already work, with your b-roll and your sound design.
Clips and captions on top of cleanup.
Beyond cleanup, Rushly's Smart Clips score the strong moments of a long video and Captions drops templated captions into your timeline, all inside Premiere.
Cleanup by meaning.
Resolve removes silences; picking the best take goes through third-party plugins. Rushly's AI Cleanup reads the meaning of your words and picks the best take.
Switch software, or add AI to yours.
DaVinci Resolve is one of the best editors on the market: cinema-grade color, Fairlight audio, Fusion VFX, all in one application, with a surprisingly complete free version. Its Studio version ($295 one-time purchase) adds an AI engine: transcription, text-based editing, smart multicam (SmartSwitch), auto reframe.
The catch for a Premiere editor: Resolve is a competing editor. Using its AI means leaving Premiere and migrating your whole workflow to other software. And those AI features are reserved for the paid Studio version.
Rushly doesn't ask you to switch tools: it's a plugin that brings meaning-aware AI Cleanup and transcription directly into Premiere, along with Smart Clips, Multicam and Captions.
When DaVinci Resolve is still the right pick
Pick DaVinci Resolve if you want professional all-in-one editing software (cinema-grade color, Fairlight audio, Fusion VFX), or if you prefer a one-time purchase (Studio at $295) to a subscription. Resolve is an exceptional editor, and its free version is very capable. Rushly doesn't replace an editor: it adds AI cleanup to the one you already use, Premiere.
Rushly or DaVinci Resolve, in plain terms.
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Does Rushly's panel come in English?
Resolve, or Premiere + Rushly?
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