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Compare Adobe Audition and Audacity 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Adobe Audition
Star Rating
(410)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Adobe AuditionAudacity
Star Rating
(454)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AudacityAdobe Audition vs Audacity
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Audacity easier to use. However, Adobe Audition is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Adobe Audition overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Audition meets the needs of their business better than Audacity.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Audition is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe Audition over Audacity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Audition
No pricing availableAudacity
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Audition
No trial information availableAudacity
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
362
9.0
401
Ease of Use
8.0
366
8.5
406
Ease of Setup
8.9
38
8.7
50
Ease of Admin
8.6
26
8.3
37
Quality of Support
8.3
282
7.9
261
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
27
8.0
28
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
356
7.5
396
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Audition and Audacity are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Audition has no unique categories
Audacity has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Audition
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Audacity
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
Media Production
10.2%
Marketing and Advertising
9.5%
Broadcast Media
8.2%
Higher Education
6.5%
Entertainment
6.0%
Other
59.7%
Entertainment
7.6%
Media Production
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Music
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Other
70.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I prevent artifacting of a sound clip when slightly adjust the pitch (while keeping time constant)?
2 Comments
DK
Excellent Read more
How much does adobe audition cost?
2 Comments
SS
$20.99 per month, or $54.99 per month for the whole creative cloud. Which is way too much. I don't like having to pay a subscription fee for this software. I...Read more
Is Adobe Audition good?
2 Comments
LA
Yes, audition is the industry-standard software for audio editing.Read more
Audacity noise reduction
4 Comments
SR
after recording your audio, record a blank and select that part then go to effects and from there to noise reduction and click on get noise profile and after...Read more
What is audacity software used for?
4 Comments
CW
Short answer: It’s a non-linear multitrack audio editor
Longer answer: A multitrack audio editor lets you work with more than one audio track at the same...Read more
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