Comparison
Envato vs Artlist (2026): which subscription is worth it for video editors?
October 15, 2026 · 6 min read
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Envato and Artlist are the two subscriptions video editors argue about most. They look alike — unlimited downloads, music, footage, templates — but they are built the opposite way. Envato sells one big library at one price. Artlist sells smaller, curated libraries in tiers, and you pay more for each one you add.
At a glance
Billed yearly, USD before tax. Envato from its pricing page, Artlist from its own pricing guide, both checked 15 October 2026. Prices vary by region.
| Envato | Artlist | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Core: $16.50/mo billed yearly ($198) | Music & SFX Social: $9.99/mo billed yearly, $14.99 monthly |
| What the cheapest plan includes | Music, SFX, stock video, video templates, photos, fonts, graphics | Music and sound effects |
| Everything in one plan | Every plan — higher tiers only add AI credits | Max: from $39.99/mo billed yearly |
| Pay monthly | Not listed on the pricing page | Music & SFX Social and the AI plans only |
| Client work and paid ads | Included in Core | Pro-licence plans only; Social is for your own channels |
| How the licence works | One licence per project | Per channel: 1 per platform (Social), 3 (Pro) |
| YouTube claims | Claim Clear on marked tracks, while subscribed | Clearlist for your channels and single videos |
| After you cancel | Finished projects stay covered | Published projects stay covered |
| Refunds | None on cancelled subscriptions | Within 14 days if nothing was downloaded |
Envato: the widest library for the price
Envato's library holds 29+ million assets: music (174,000+ tracks, including the PremiumBeat collection), sound effects, stock video, photos, fonts, graphics and video templates for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion and DaVinci Resolve. Every plan gets the same library. Plus ($39/mo) and Ultimate (from $168/mo) only add AI credits for generating images, video and voice — Core comes with 20 a month.
Best for: editors who use templates, music and B-roll every week and do client work.
Artlist: curated, and built in tiers
Artlist splits its catalogue into plans. Music & SFX Social covers your own channels, one per platform. Music & SFX Pro ($24.92/mo, yearly only) adds client work, ads and three channels per platform. Footage & Templates ($31.99/mo) brings footage up to 8K in ProRes and DNxHR, plus templates and Rec.709 LUTs; RAW and LOG files cost about $20 a month more. Max (from $39.99/mo) puts everything — music, SFX, footage, templates, plugins and AI credits — on one Pro licence.
Best for: filmmakers who want a consistent, graded look and are happy to pay for it.
The licence: per project or per channel
01
Envato
Download, then license it to this one project
02
Artlist
Add your channel to the Clearlist once
03
Publish
Content ID leaves the video alone
Envato's Claim Clear works on tracks marked «Claim Clear ready» and only while you're subscribed.
Both keep finished work safe after you cancel. What you lose is the right to put old downloads into new videos — so don't hoard files for later.
Which one should you pick?
- You edit for clients, or need templates: Envato Core. Nothing else covers this much for $16.50 a month.
- Music for your own YouTube channel only: Artlist Music & SFX Social — and it's the only one of the two you can pay month to month.
- You grade footage and want one cinematic library: Artlist Footage & Templates, or Max if you need music too.
Questions
Is Envato or Artlist cheaper?
For footage, Envato: Core is $16.50/mo billed yearly against $31.99 for Artlist's cheapest footage plan. For music alone, Artlist Social is cheaper at $9.99/mo billed yearly.
Can I pay monthly?
Artlist lets you pay monthly for Music & SFX Social ($14.99) and its AI plans; everything else is yearly. Envato's pricing page lists yearly billing only.
Can I use them for client work?
Envato Core includes client projects and paid ads. On Artlist you need a Pro-licence plan — Music & SFX Pro, a footage plan or Max — because Social covers only your own channels.
What happens to my videos if I cancel?
They stay covered: Envato keeps finished projects licensed, Artlist keeps projects published while you were subscribed. You just can't use the downloads in new videos.
Do they include LUTs?
Artlist includes Rec.709 LUTs in Footage & Templates and Max. Envato has LUTs in its library too. For free film looks, Editor Hub's LUT library lets you try them on your own frame first.
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