Video editing · Pricing

# How Much Does Premiere Pro Cost in 2026? Plans, Yearly Totals and Cheaper Options

Wisconsin Tech Shop · October 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Premiere Pro is only sold by subscription. Here’s what it costs per month, per year and over five years in 2026, and what you can buy once instead.

## Premiere Pro prices in 2026

- **Annual plan, billed monthly:** $22.99 a month, or $275.88 a year. It’s a 12-month commitment.
- **Month to month:** $34.49 a month, or $413.88 if you keep it all year. Cancel any time.
- **No one-time purchase.** Adobe has sold Premiere Pro only by subscription since 2013. Stop paying and you lose access to the app.

Premiere Pro on the annual plan: what you pay over time

- 1 year$275.88
- 3 years$827.64
- 5 years$1,379.40

At $22.99 a month, U.S. price in October 2026, before tax.

## What the subscription includes

You get Premiere Pro itself plus Adobe extras such as cloud storage and fonts. After Effects, Photoshop and Audition aren’t included; for those you need a bigger Creative Cloud plan.

## Editors you can buy once

Up-front price of editors you own outright

- Final Cut Pro (Mac only)$299.99
- DaVinci Resolve Studio$295
- Movie Maker Hollywood Pro (Windows)$20
- DaVinci Resolve (free version)$0

U.S. prices in October 2026, before tax.

| | Price | Windows | Mac | Best at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DaVinci Resolve | Free | ✓ | ✓ | Color and finishing on a budget |
| DaVinci Resolve Studio | $295 once | ✓ | ✓ | Color, effects and AI tools |
| Final Cut Pro | $299.99 once | — | ✓ | Fast editing on a Mac |
| [Movie Maker Hollywood Pro](https://wisconsintechshop.com/store/movie-maker-hollywood-pro/) | $20 once | ✓ | Coming soon | Editing plus animation and 3D |

Apple also includes Final Cut Pro in Apple Creator Studio, a $12.99-a-month bundle with Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro, but you can still buy Final Cut Pro once.

## Is Premiere Pro worth it?

If clients send you Premiere projects, you work in an Adobe team or you live in After Effects, the subscription pays for itself. If you edit your own videos, a free or one-time editor will usually do everything you need, and keep doing it without a monthly bill.

Prices change. These were checked on Adobe’s and Apple’s U.S. sites in October 2026.

## Try it yourself

Ready-made software from our [software store](https://wisconsintechshop.com/store/), installed on your PC or Mac.

[Movie Maker Hollywood ProA whole film studio on your PC: edit, animate, build 3D scenes and deliver.$20 · Windows (Mac soon) · Available now](https://wisconsintechshop.com/store/movie-maker-hollywood-pro/)

## Questions

### Can you buy Premiere Pro outright?

No. Adobe has sold Premiere Pro only by subscription since 2013.

### Is there a free version of Premiere Pro?

There’s a free trial but no free desktop version. DaVinci Resolve’s free version is the closest free alternative.

### Is the annual plan cheaper than month to month?

Yes: $22.99 a month instead of $34.49, but you commit to a full year.

## Want it done for you?

- [Professional Video Editing Services](https://wisconsintechshop.com/creative-media/video-editing-services/): Send us your footage and get back a polished video: cut, color-corrected, mixed, captioned and branded, ready for your website, YouTube or social media. (From $250)
- [YouTube Video Editing & Channel Setup](https://wisconsintechshop.com/creative-media/youtube-video-editing/): Edited YouTube videos with the pacing, graphics and thumbnails that keep people watching, plus channel setup, chapters and descriptions written to be found. (From $300)

## More from the blog

- [DaVinci Resolve vs Premiere Pro in 2026: Price, Features and Which to Pick](https://wisconsintechshop.com/blog/davinci-resolve-vs-premiere-pro/): DaVinci Resolve vs Premiere Pro in 2026: what each costs over three years, how editing, color, effects and audio compare, and which one fits your work. (October 31, 2026)
- [Video Editing Software Without a Subscription: Editors You Can Own in 2026](https://wisconsintechshop.com/blog/video-editing-software-no-subscription/): Tired of monthly fees? The best video editors you can own outright in 2026, free and paid, with prices, platforms and what each one is best at. (October 31, 2026)
- [The Best Premiere Pro Alternatives in 2026, for Every Kind of Video](https://wisconsintechshop.com/blog/premiere-pro-alternatives/): The best Premiere Pro alternatives in 2026 by need: professional editing, Mac, free and simple, and animation and 3D, with prices and side-by-side features. (October 31, 2026)

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