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Compare Audacity and Sound Forge 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
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 AudacitySound Forge
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Sound ForgeAudacity vs Sound Forge
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Audacity easier to use. However, Sound Forge is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sound Forge overall.
- Reviewers felt that Audacity meets the needs of their business better than Sound Forge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Audacity and Sound Forge provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Audacity over Sound Forge.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Audacity
No pricing availableSound Forge
No pricing availableFree Trial
Audacity
No trial information availableSound Forge
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
401
8.7
37
Ease of Use
8.5
406
8.3
37
Ease of Setup
8.7
50
9.0
7
Ease of Admin
8.3
37
9.2
6
Quality of Support
7.9
261
7.9
30
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
28
9.2
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
396
6.6
38
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Audacity and Sound Forge are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Audacity has no unique categories
Sound Forge has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Audacity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sound Forge
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%
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
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
What is Sound Forge used for?
2 Comments
DM
SoundForge is a recording and audio management software. You can use it to record sound via microphone, manipulate the sound (add effects, etc.) and export...Read more
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
Is sound forge better than audacity?
1 Comment
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
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