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Compare Ableton Live and Avid Pro Tools 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$599
Ableton Live
Star Rating
(155)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Ableton LiveAvid Pro Tools
Star Rating
(120)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$599
Browse all 3 pricing plansAbleton Live vs Avid Pro Tools
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ableton Live easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Ableton Live overall.
- Reviewers felt that Ableton Live meets the needs of their business better than Avid Pro Tools.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ableton Live is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ableton Live over Avid Pro Tools.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ableton Live
No pricing availableFree Trial
Ableton Live
No trial information availableAvid Pro Tools
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
139
9.1
114
Ease of Use
8.2
140
7.5
112
Ease of Setup
8.2
17
7.2
12
Ease of Admin
8.7
15
7.6
11
Quality of Support
8.6
117
7.7
99
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
14
7.6
7
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
134
7.2
112
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ableton Live and Avid Pro Tools are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Ableton Live has no unique categories
Avid Pro Tools has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ableton Live
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Avid Pro Tools
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Music
39.9%
Entertainment
7.2%
Media Production
5.2%
Religious Institutions
4.6%
Internet
3.9%
Other
39.2%
Music
37.0%
Entertainment
16.0%
Media Production
10.9%
Broadcast Media
10.9%
Motion Pictures and Film
4.2%
Other
21.0%
Discussions
Maybe I am missing it now, but is it there any ways I can get more skins for Ableton?
1 Comment
CS
YES, just type Ableton live themes Read more
Ableton Live has no more discussions with answers
What would be the best way to transfer these audio files to Sony programs?
1 Comment
EN
Export the individual tracks and mono or stereo .wav files that all have the same start and end time so that they can be imported and stay aligned. You can...Read more
Avid Pro Tools has no more discussions with answers
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