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Compare Sound Forge and WavePad 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$39.95 1
Sound 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 ForgeWavePad
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 plansSound Forge vs WavePad
- Reviewers felt that WavePad meets the needs of their business better than Sound Forge.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that WavePad is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of WavePad over Sound Forge.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Sound Forge
No pricing availableWavePad
Standard Edition
$39.95
1
All Master's Edition features without VST plugins support nor SFX Library
Free Trial
Sound Forge
No trial information availableWavePad
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
37
9.1
27
Ease of Use
8.3
37
9.4
27
Ease of Setup
9.0
7
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.2
6
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.9
30
8.3
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
6
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
38
7.8
27
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Sound Forge and WavePad are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Sound Forge has no unique categories
WavePad has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Sound Forge
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
Broadcast Media
20.0%
Entertainment
12.0%
Music
10.0%
Online Media
6.0%
Media Production
6.0%
Other
46.0%
Music
12.5%
Entertainment
12.5%
Telecommunications
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Other
56.3%
Discussions
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
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 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
Can I split large MP3 files into smaller tracks and burn to CD?
3 Comments
RT
you can split mp3 tracks yes, but i dont think it burns to a CDRead more
Can WavePad turn format X (eg. wav) to format Y (eg. mp3)?
3 Comments
RT
most definitely, with many options on quality Read more
WavePad has no more discussions with answers
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