# Adobe Audition, Logic Pro X vs GarageBand Comparison | | Adobe Audition | Logic Pro X | GarageBand | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 420 | 177 | 277 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (61.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (86.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (72.6% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $199.99 | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Adobe Audition Pros: - Audio Editing (8 reviews) - Audio Features (7 reviews) Cons: - Difficulty/Complexity (3 reviews) - File Management (3 reviews) ### Logic Pro X Pros: - Audio Features (2 reviews) - Easy Recording (2 reviews) Cons: - Audio Issues (1 reviews) - Limited Audio Editing (1 reviews) ### GarageBand Pros: - Content Creation (1 reviews) - Ease of Use (1 reviews) Cons: - Poor Guidance (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Adobe Audition | Logic Pro X | GarageBand | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (371 reviews) | 9.2 (152 reviews) | 8.6 (245 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.0 (375 reviews) | 8.4 (153 reviews) | 8.7 (246 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (47 reviews) | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 8.7 (37 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (26 reviews) | 8.6 (14 reviews) | 8.9 (23 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (288 reviews) | 8.3 (118 reviews) | 8.4 (172 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.5 (27 reviews) | 9.7 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (364 reviews) | 9.3 (151 reviews) | 8.4 (240 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Adobe Audition #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Logic Pro X #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Standard Edition Price: $199.99 [Learn more about Logic Pro X](https://www.g2.com/products/logic-pro-x/reviews) #### Free Trial No ### GarageBand #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Audio Editing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/audio-editing) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Adobe Audition | Logic Pro X | GarageBand | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 61.7% | 86.8% | 72.6% | | **Mid-Market** | 24.0% | 9.2% | 18.2% | | **Enterprise** | 14.3% | 4.0% | 9.1% | ### By Industry #### Adobe Audition - **Media Production:** 10.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 9.2% - **Broadcast Media:** 8.0% - **Entertainment:** 6.3% - **Higher Education:** 6.3% - **Design:** 4.6% - **Music:** 4.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 4.4% - **Internet:** 2.9% - **Animation:** 2.7% - **Other:** 41.1% #### Logic Pro X - **Music:** 41.6% - **Entertainment:** 9.2% - **Media Production:** 7.5% - **Higher Education:** 5.2% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.0% - **Religious Institutions:** 2.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 1.7% - **Internet:** 1.7% - **Motion Pictures and Film:** 1.7% - **Professional Training & Coaching:** 1.7% - **Other:** 22.5% #### GarageBand - **Music:** 19.0% - **Entertainment:** 10.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.6% - **Broadcast Media:** 4.0% - **Higher Education:** 4.0% - **Religious Institutions:** 4.0% - **Media Production:** 3.3% - **Computer Software:** 3.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 2.9% - **Education Management:** 2.6% - **Other:** 39.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Adobe Audition - [Audacity](https://www.g2.com/products/audacity/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (459 reviews) - [Ableton Live](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (159 reviews) - [Avid Pro Tools](https://www.g2.com/products/avid-pro-tools/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (122 reviews) - [FL Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/fl-studio/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (102 reviews) - [Cubase](https://www.g2.com/products/cubase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (64 reviews) - [Studio One](https://www.g2.com/products/studio-one/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (54 reviews) - [Sound Forge](https://www.g2.com/products/sound-forge/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (52 reviews) - [WavePad](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (34 reviews) - [Reaper](https://www.g2.com/products/reaper/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (28 reviews) - [Music Maker](https://www.g2.com/products/music-maker/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (15 reviews) ### Alternatives to Logic Pro X - [Audacity](https://www.g2.com/products/audacity/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (459 reviews) - [Ableton Live](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (159 reviews) - [Avid Pro Tools](https://www.g2.com/products/avid-pro-tools/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (122 reviews) - [FL Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/fl-studio/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (102 reviews) - [Studio One](https://www.g2.com/products/studio-one/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (54 reviews) - [Sound Forge](https://www.g2.com/products/sound-forge/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (52 reviews) - [Reaper](https://www.g2.com/products/reaper/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (28 reviews) - [Reason](https://www.g2.com/products/reason/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (24 reviews) - [ACID Pro](https://www.g2.com/products/acid-pro/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (15 reviews) - [Ardour](https://www.g2.com/products/ardour/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (11 reviews) ### Alternatives to GarageBand - [Audacity](https://www.g2.com/products/audacity/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (459 reviews) - [Ableton Live](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (159 reviews) - [FL Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/fl-studio/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (102 reviews) - [Cubase](https://www.g2.com/products/cubase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (64 reviews) - [Studio One](https://www.g2.com/products/studio-one/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (54 reviews) - [WavePad](https://www.g2.com/products/wavepad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (34 reviews) - [Reaper](https://www.g2.com/products/reaper/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (28 reviews) - [Reason](https://www.g2.com/products/reason/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (24 reviews) - [Music Maker](https://www.g2.com/products/music-maker/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (15 reviews) - [Ardour](https://www.g2.com/products/ardour/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (11 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Adobe Audition - Title: [What is Adobe Audition used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-adobe-audition-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Adobe Audition is a professional audio editing software widely used in the filmmaking and audio production industry. It offers a comprehensive set of tools..." - Title: [Is there a free version of Adobe Audition?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-a-free-version-of-adobe-audition) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Adobe offers a free trial for its creative cloud suite which includes Adobe Audition " - Title: [Is Adobe Audition good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-adobe-audition-good) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes, audition is the industry-standard software for audio editing." - Title: [How much does adobe audition cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-adobe-audition-cost) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "$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..." - Title: [How do I prevent artifacting of a sound clip when slightly adjust the pitch (while keeping time constant)?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30116-how-do-i-prevent-artifacting-of-a-sound-clip-when-slightly-adjust-the-pitch-while-keeping-time-constant) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "The only way to achieve the desired effect in an editing software like audition or any other, is to make different changes and undo when it does not achieve..." ### Logic Pro X - Title: [Is Logic Pro X subscription based?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-logic-pro-x-subscription-based) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "No" - Title: [Using logic to separate songs from song medleys](https://www.g2.com/discussions/using-logic-to-separate-songs-from-song-medleys) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I spend a lot of time on various forums and finally found some useful information that comes in handy in my daily life. It's https://ytmp3.audio - youtube to..." - Title: [I'm looking for Editing software for DJ edits (some live), and radio production work. Suggestions?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26637-i-m-looking-for-editing-software-for-dj-edits-some-live-and-radio-production-work-suggestions) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "There is a lot of them, but for what you need i recommend Ableton Live" - Title: [Is it possible to change the look of the background of Logic Pro X?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-it-possible-to-change-the-look-of-the-background-of-logic-pro-x) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Not that I am aware of. You can change region colours, but not the background. " ### GarageBand - Title: [What kind of software is GarageBand?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-kind-of-software-is-garageband) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "It's an all-in-one Music Editing software, with capabilities to connect to high-definition mics, and any instrument with MIDI capabilities. It's easy to use..." - Title: [what happened to the loops?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/37593-what-happened-to-the-loops) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "then download them" - Title: [Is GarageBand a good software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-garageband-a-good-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It depends a lot on what you are going to use it for .If you are using it to record your playing music on an instrument it could possibly be a intro "easy..." - Title: [What can you do with GarageBand?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-you-do-with-garageband) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "GarageBand is a remarkable tool for music enthusiasts, offering a creative playground to bring your musical ideas to life. This software allows you to embark..." - Title: [Which version of Garageband is best for podcasters?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51732-which-version-of-garageband-is-best-for-podcasters) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "10.3.5 but don't upgrade beyond Catalina OS . If all you need to do is use a Microphone you could use any new version on new operating Systems but if you..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/adobe-audition-vs-logic-pro-x-vs-garageband)