Compare Adobe Audition and Sound Forge

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At a Glance
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Star Rating
(417)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Sound Forge
Sound Forge
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Adobe Audition vs Sound Forge

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sound Forge easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sound Forge overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Adobe Audition meets the needs of their business better than Sound Forge.
  • 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 Sound Forge.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Audition
No pricing available
Sound Forge
No pricing available
Free Trial
Adobe Audition
No trial information available
Sound Forge
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
368
8.7
37
Ease of Use
8.0
372
8.3
37
Ease of Setup
8.9
44
9.0
7
Ease of Admin
8.6
26
9.2
6
Quality of Support
8.3
286
7.9
30
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
27
9.2
6
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
361
6.6
38
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Sound Forge
Sound Forge
Adobe Audition and Sound Forge are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition has no unique categories
Sound Forge
Sound Forge has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
61.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
14.4%
Sound Forge
Sound Forge
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
76.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Media Production
10.0%
Marketing and Advertising
9.3%
Broadcast Media
8.1%
Higher Education
6.4%
Entertainment
6.1%
Other
60.0%
Sound Forge
Sound Forge
Broadcast Media
20.0%
Entertainment
12.0%
Music
10.0%
Online Media
6.0%
Media Production
6.0%
Other
46.0%
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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
Sound Forge
Sound Forge Discussions
Is Sound Forge Free?
2 Comments
RE
No, it's not free, but they do have a free trial. Also, they put out new versions constantly, (which is the only complaint I have) and there's always a...Read more
What is Sound Forge used for?
2 Comments
RE
Audio editing.Read more
Is sound forge better than audacity?
1 Comment
Deepak M.
DM
It's difficult to state which software is better, because it's all subjective. Some people think that Audacity is better because it's free and does a lot of...Read more