Descript vs Runway: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 27 companies use Descript and 34 use Runway. 2 companies use both, including Amazon and Microsoft. Descript leads among the Media & Publishing companies on usedby that use either tool, Runway among the Schools & Universities companies.Latest check Oct 5, 2026: 45 of 61 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses Descript, Runway, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
25
use only Descript
2
companies use both
32
use only Runway
25 companies use only Descript, 32 use only Runway and 2 use both, out of the 59 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 2, 2026.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 2, 2026.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company |
|---|
 Amazon |
 Microsoft |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Descript, Runway or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Descript onlyBothRunway only
More common with Descript
- Media & Publishing5 of the 6 Media & Publishing companies on usedby that use either tool use Descript.
- DevTools & Infrastructure4 of the 5 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Descript.
More common with Runway
- Schools & Universities6 of the 6 Schools & Universities companies on usedby that use either tool use Runway.
- Streaming & Content4 of the 6 Streaming & Content companies on usedby that use either tool use Runway.
Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
DescriptRunwayWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Descript
How Descript makes a branded podcast possible in 2 hours a week
Revelo
Vendor case study, descript.com, captured Oct 2, 2026
70% faster video production—from 13 hours for a single episode to 4
Cloudinary
Vendor case study, descript.com, captured Oct 2, 2026
Runway
reallocated more than €50,000 that would otherwise have gone to outside production
Bonjour
Vendor case study, runway.com, published Sep 28, 2026
How Paramount uses Runway
Paramount
Vendor case study, runway.com, published Aug 3, 2026
Questions about Descript and Runway
Which is used more, Descript or Runway?
Runway has more customers on usedby: 34 against 27 for Descript. Descript leads among the Media & Publishing companies on usedby that use either tool, Runway among the Schools & Universities companies.
Do companies use both Descript and Runway?
Yes. 2 companies use both on usedby, including Amazon and Microsoft.
Who uses Descript?
27 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Descript.
Who uses Runway?
34 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Runway.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.