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At a Glance
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Star Rating
(414)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Audacity
Audacity
Star Rating
(458)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Audacity

Adobe 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 available
Audacity
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe Audition
No trial information available
Audacity
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
366
9.0
404
Ease of Use
8.0
370
8.5
409
Ease of Setup
8.8
42
8.7
53
Ease of Admin
8.6
26
8.3
37
Quality of Support
8.3
284
7.9
264
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
27
8.0
28
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
360
7.5
399
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Audacity
Audacity
Adobe Audition and Audacity are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition has no unique categories
Audacity
Audacity has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
61.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.5%
Audacity
Audacity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
66.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Media Production
10.1%
Marketing and Advertising
9.4%
Broadcast Media
8.1%
Higher Education
6.4%
Entertainment
6.2%
Other
59.9%
Audacity
Audacity
Entertainment
7.5%
Media Production
6.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Music
5.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.1%
Other
70.1%
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Discussions
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition Discussions
What is Adobe Audition used for?
2 Comments
Hernán A.
HA
Adobe Audition is a professional audio editing software widely used in the filmmaking and audio production industry. It offers a comprehensive set of tools...Read more
Is there a free version of Adobe Audition?
2 Comments
HT
Adobe offers a free trial for its creative cloud suite which includes Adobe Audition Read more
Is Adobe Audition good?
2 Comments
Lalit A.
LA
Yes, audition is the industry-standard software for audio editing.Read more
Audacity
Audacity Discussions
Is Audacity free and safe?
4 Comments
Lalit A.
LA
Yes. Audacity is absolutely free and safe to use.Read more
What is audacity software used for?
4 Comments
Damon B.
DB
Audacity is a free, open-source, multitrack audio recording and editing software. Read more
Audacity noise reduction
4 Comments
Bill B.
BB
Under the "Effect" menu there is a "Noise Removal" tool. Select that, then sample a portion of the sound profile you want to remove. You can hear a sample...Read more