Compare GarageBand and WavePad 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$39.95 1
GarageBand
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 GarageBandWavePad
Star Rating
(34)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.95 1
Browse all 2 pricing plansGarageBand vs WavePad
- Reviewers felt that WavePad 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 WavePad.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GarageBand
No pricing availableWavePad
Standard Edition
$39.95
1
All Master's Edition features without VST plugins support nor SFX Library
Free Trial
GarageBand
No trial information availableWavePad
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
244
9.1
27
Ease of Use
8.7
245
9.4
27
Ease of Setup
8.7
36
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.9
23
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.4
171
8.3
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
19
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
239
7.8
27
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GarageBand and WavePad are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
GarageBand has no unique categories
WavePad has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GarageBand
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WavePad
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
Music
19.0%
Entertainment
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
6.6%
Broadcast Media
4.0%
Higher Education
4.0%
Other
55.3%
Music
12.5%
Entertainment
12.5%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Computer Software
6.3%
Events Services
6.3%
Other
56.3%
Discussions
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
Can WavePad turn format X (eg. wav) to format Y (eg. mp3)?
3 Comments
Official Response from WavePad
Yes, you can convert files in WavePad.Read more
Can I split large MP3 files into smaller tracks and burn to CD?
3 Comments
Official Response from WavePad
Yes, you can do this using either the Auto Split feature or the Regions feature.Read more
WavePad has no more discussions with answers
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