LenoFX vs ProductionCrate

LenoFX sells Final Cut Pro plugins and templates for titles, lower thirds, transitions, effects, motion graphics, slideshows, themes, social assets and project openers. Its Absolute Pack costs $49, paid once purchase, with no subscription, and requires Final Cut Pro 10.6.5 or newer. The pack lists more than 175 plugins and 7,050 elements; its installer is 26.28 GB. Several new plugins are excluded, and LenoFX reserves the right to leave future products out. Downloadable free products include titles, transitions, overlays and other Final Cut Pro templates. A purchase grants one non-transferable license for one user on up to two owned machines, with unlimited projects and clients. Commercial use and editable source files are included, with 4K resolution available. Updates are free when made, but creating updates is not promised. Refunds may be requested within 30 days. Support is offered by email or site chat.

ProductionCrate is a library and toolset for VFX artists, creators, filmmakers, and motion designers. Its resources include visual effects footage, 3D models, royalty-free music, and plugins; the service says it hosts over 10,000 custom-made HD production resources. Free accounts can use basic libraries and download up to five items per day. PRO provides access to all libraries, higher-quality downloads, three times as much exclusive content, and faster CDN downloads. The PRO plan costs $49 a month and allows up to 50 downloads per day. FootageCrate materials are available in ProRes, MP4, and PNG sequences for import into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, and After Effects; the homepage describes video encoding up to 4K. ProductionCrate Portal installs, manages, and updates plugins, and includes an asset manager for downloaded media. FootageCrate Blender connects assets to Blender through a web link. Downloaded materials may be used in commercial or non-commercial projects, but the asset files themselves cannot be redistributed.