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Why pay for Adobe After Effects when Blender

What you get free

Node-based compositing, motion tracking and a built-in video editor, plus 3D.

What you miss

After Effects' layer-based motion design, large plugin ecosystem and expression workflow.

All free options for Adobe After Effects, best first

  1. Blender Node-based compositing, motion tracking and a built-in video editor, plus 3D.
  2. Natron Node-based compositing, rotoscoping and tracking for VFX work, free and open source.