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Compare Audacity and Camtasia 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (54.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$39.00 Per Year
Audacity
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 AudacityCamtasia
Star Rating
(1,631)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansAudacity vs Camtasia
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Camtasia easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Camtasia overall.
- Audacity and Camtasia both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Camtasia is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Camtasia over Audacity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Audacity
No pricing availableCamtasia
Starter
$39.00
Per Year
For better screen captures
- Image capabilities:
- Capture full-screen, window, region, panoramic, and steps
- Video capabilities:
Free Trial
Audacity
No trial information availableCamtasia
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
401
9.0
1,411
Ease of Use
8.5
406
9.0
1,440
Ease of Setup
8.7
50
9.3
601
Ease of Admin
8.3
37
9.0
261
Quality of Support
7.9
261
8.8
1,001
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
28
9.0
249
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
396
8.8
1,389
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
765
Not enough data
8.1
669
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
760
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
631
Not enough data
7.5
558
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
5.7
34
Platform Features
Not enough data
9.4
99
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
98
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
9.5
99
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
7.5
91
Not enough data
7.3
90
Not enough data
8.2
91
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.4
90
Analytics
Not enough data
6.7
89
Not enough data
6.6
88
Not enough data
6.6
89
Editing
Not enough data
8.0
532
Not enough data
7.2
455
Not enough data
8.1
537
Not enough data
8.0
483
Not enough data
8.4
498
Not enough data
9.1
569
Not enough data
8.8
545
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
515
Not enough data
8.7
529
Not enough data
7.3
437
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
363
Not enough data
6.0
357
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
5.6
35
Not enough data
5.6
36
Not enough data
6.4
35
Not enough data
5.9
36
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
5.8
192
Publishing
Not enough data
7.8
202
Social Media
Not enough data
7.1
199
Planning
Not enough data
5.7
204
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
155
Not enough data
5.4
152
Not enough data
5.3
151
Not enough data
5.3
149
Not enough data
5.3
149
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.8
26
Not enough data
5.8
26
Not enough data
5.6
26
Not enough data
5.7
26
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
11
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
9.2
353
Not enough data
7.4
333
Not enough data
8.0
343
Not enough data
7.6
334
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
217
Not enough data
6.5
321
Not enough data
7.0
331
Not enough data
7.7
321
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
318
Not enough data
8.6
334
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
305
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.4
311
Not enough data
8.0
311
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
210
Not enough data
7.6
316
Not enough data
6.3
196
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
5.7
21
Not enough data
5.5
20
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Audacity and Camtasia share no categories
Unique Categories
Audacity is categorized as Audio Editing
Camtasia is categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Communications, Content Creation, Video Editing, and Screen and Video Capture
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Audacity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Camtasia
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
7.6%
Media Production
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Music
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Other
70.4%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Higher Education
7.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
E-Learning
5.1%
Other
59.3%
Discussions
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
Is Camtasia easy to use?
6 Comments
RM
Obviously, if you have any video editing experience (DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, or other products), you will be able to navigate the program quite...Read more
Can you get Camtasia for free?
5 Comments
TJ
Yes you can get Camtasia for free for 30 days, which is sufficient to evaluate the product if it works for you.
You may want to check this page...Read more
What other products are using to compliment Camtasia?
4 Comments
DY
Our company also uses Finalcut pro to edit video content and Adobe audition for higher quality audio for VO and longer narration.Read more
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