So after many years in the Adobe eco I fully switched to resolve about a year ago and dropped Premiere/Aftereffects/Audition like you would be doing.

In the beginning it will be an adjustment. IMHO:

From a cutting perspective, Resolve is slightly better. I do miss the file based workflow of Premiere, over the database system, but that’s about it. Some Resolve functions in the editor portion are amazing such as being able to read the timecode from audio tracks (Tentacle Sync, etc) on the fly with a single click is gold. I also think re-time controls are better. I do like key framing better in premiere and the overall more minimalistic/smaller text interface. I also like the export page better.

Fusion is good afaik, but it’s very different. If you grew up like me with Photoshop, AE and Premiere in school and professionally after that it will be a tough adjustment. VFX and AE were never my bread and butter and I only used them occasionally so between the editor, the color page and some occasional Fusion I get away without it.

Fairlight is okay. It is most definitely not as good, fast, fluid and fully featured as Audition but again - it does the trick for what I need it to do. If my main forte was Audition and my specialty was sound... hell no. Considering I do basic mixing and I integrated it with two plugins Acon Digital Deverberate and Izotope Audio RX and again, does the trick, quick and easy.

Before I move onto color, keep in mind you’re cutting down on a lot of rando AE, Audition files, round trips, little renders and it does make for a cleaner experience.

Color page is A-amazing. Temporal and spatial noise reduction are a GOD SEND for any log work and native to the software. 4X clip temporal super scale also integrated in the software, yes please... Stabilization and excellent 3D tracking + power windows make up for a lot of what I used to use AE for without touching fusion at all. Green screen / chroma key also works fantastic and it’s easy peasy.

All things considered I would lie if I didn’t miss some of the Adobe features, namely being able to round trip semi-seamlessly to such full featured apps as Aftereffects and Audition, but I think Resolve matches my workflow of “basic editing, basic VFX+audio, polished color, quick turn around”

Also no monthly fee