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# FMOD vs OpenAL Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**FMOD** [

4.1/5(22)

](https://www.g2.com/products/fmod/reviews#reviews)

**OpenAL** [

3.8/5(4)

](https://www.g2.com/products/openal/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**FMOD**
No pricing available

**OpenAL**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**FMOD**
Not enough reviews yet

**OpenAL**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**FMOD**
Not enough reviews yet

**OpenAL**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**FMOD**
$$$$$

**OpenAL**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**FMOD**
Not enough reviews yet

**OpenAL**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**FMOD**
Not enough data

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**FMOD**
 ![FMOD screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/31542/FMOD_screenshot1.jpg)

**OpenAL**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**FMOD**

8.0

8.017

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Ease of Use

**FMOD**

8.0

8.017

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Ease of Setup

**FMOD**
Not enough data

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**FMOD**
Not enough data

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**FMOD**

7.5

7.512

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**FMOD**
Not enough data

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**FMOD**

8.5

8.516

**OpenAL**
Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![FMOD](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_645fd108122893b5621d43a6c582450e/fmod.png "FMOD")](https://www.g2.com/products/fmod/reviews)

FMOD

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

81.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

19.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

[![OpenAL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_46ea024be25c25c9b97582f83eddfa67/openal.png "OpenAL")](https://www.g2.com/products/openal/reviews)

OpenAL

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

100.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

81.0%

100.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

19.0%

0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![FMOD](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_645fd108122893b5621d43a6c582450e/fmod.png "FMOD")](https://www.g2.com/products/fmod/reviews)
FMOD

Computer Games

66.7%

Music

9.5%

Higher Education

9.5%

Financial Services

4.8%

Computer Software

4.8%

Other

4.8%

[![OpenAL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_46ea024be25c25c9b97582f83eddfa67/openal.png "OpenAL")](https://www.g2.com/products/openal/reviews)
OpenAL

Computer Games

75.0%

Entertainment

25.0%

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Other

0.0%

Alternatives

**FMOD Alternatives**

 ![Wwise](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/51684b60ac218674575d860a0312018e/wwise.svg "Wwise")

[
Wwise
](/products/wwise/reviews)

 ![Miles Sound System](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_52c63419c9aaf3f56c0812ad407bf163/miles-sound-system.jpg "Miles Sound System")

[
Miles Sound System
](/products/miles-sound-system/reviews)

 ![SoLoud](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_34fde6d77dbb2f090ad745a6454654e2/soloud.png "SoLoud")

[
SoLoud
](/products/soloud/reviews)

 ![AstoundSound](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_1993ab570560539ad74435c8dbd1e500/astoundsound.jpg "AstoundSound")

[
AstoundSound
](/products/astoundsound/reviews)

**OpenAL Alternatives**

 ![Wwise](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/51684b60ac218674575d860a0312018e/wwise.svg "Wwise")

[
Wwise
](/products/wwise/reviews)

 ![SoLoud](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_34fde6d77dbb2f090ad745a6454654e2/soloud.png "SoLoud")

[
SoLoud
](/products/soloud/reviews)

 ![Miles Sound System](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_52c63419c9aaf3f56c0812ad407bf163/miles-sound-system.jpg "Miles Sound System")

[
Miles Sound System
](/products/miles-sound-system/reviews)

 ![AstoundSound](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_1993ab570560539ad74435c8dbd1e500/astoundsound.jpg "AstoundSound")

[
AstoundSound
](/products/astoundsound/reviews)