Compare Audacity and GarageBand 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
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 AudacityGarageBand
Star Rating
(276)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GarageBandAudacity vs GarageBand
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GarageBand easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that GarageBand was easier to do business with overall. However reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Audacity meets the needs of their business better than GarageBand.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GarageBand is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GarageBand over Audacity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Audacity
No pricing availableGarageBand
No pricing availableFree Trial
Audacity
No trial information availableGarageBand
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
405
8.6
244
Ease of Use
8.5
410
8.7
245
Ease of Setup
8.7
54
8.7
36
Ease of Admin
8.3
37
8.9
23
Quality of Support
7.9
265
8.4
171
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
28
8.9
19
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
400
8.4
239
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Audacity and GarageBand are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Audacity has no unique categories
GarageBand has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Audacity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GarageBand
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
19.0%
Entertainment
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
6.6%
Broadcast Media
4.0%
Higher Education
4.0%
Other
55.3%
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 kind of software is GarageBand?
2 Comments
NR
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...Read more
Is GarageBand a good software?
1 Comment
ES
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...Read more
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