Compare Audacity and GoldWave
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.4% 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
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GoldWave
Star Rating
(29)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Audacity vs GoldWave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GoldWave easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that Audacity is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Audacity meets the needs of their business better than GoldWave.
- 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 GoldWave.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Audacity
No pricing availableGoldWave
No pricing availableFree Trial
Audacity
No trial information availableGoldWave
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
405
8.5
19
Ease of Use
8.5
410
8.7
19
Ease of Setup
8.7
54
8.6
6
Ease of Admin
8.3
37
8.3
6
Quality of Support
7.9
265
7.7
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
28
9.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
400
7.3
17
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Audacity and GoldWave are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Audacity has no unique categories
GoldWave has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Audacity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GoldWave
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%
Marketing and Advertising
13.8%
Computer Software
13.8%
Music
10.3%
Broadcast Media
6.9%
Education Management
6.9%
Other
48.3%
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
GoldWave has no discussions with answers
