Compare Audacity and Avid Pro Tools 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$599
Audacity
Star Rating
(459)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AudacityAvid Pro Tools
Star Rating
(121)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$599
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Audacity easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Audacity overall.
- Reviewers felt that Avid Pro Tools meets the needs of their business better than Audacity.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Audacity is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Audacity over Avid Pro Tools.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Audacity
No pricing availableFree Trial
Audacity
No trial information availableAvid Pro Tools
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
405
9.1
115
Ease of Use
8.5
410
7.5
113
Ease of Setup
8.7
54
7.4
13
Ease of Admin
8.3
37
7.6
11
Quality of Support
7.9
265
7.7
100
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
28
7.6
7
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
400
7.2
113
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Audacity and Avid Pro Tools are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Audacity has no unique categories
Avid Pro Tools has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Audacity
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
Entertainment
7.5%
Media Production
6.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Music
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
5.1%
Other
70.0%
Music
37.5%
Entertainment
15.8%
Broadcast Media
10.8%
Media Production
10.8%
Motion Pictures and Film
4.2%
Other
20.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Audacity free and safe?
4 Comments
LA
Yes. Audacity is absolutely free and safe to use.Read more
What is audacity software used for?
4 Comments
DB
Audacity is a free, open-source, multitrack audio recording and editing software. Read more
Audacity noise reduction
4 Comments
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
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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