--- title: Ableton Live Reviews meta\_title: 'Ableton Live Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 159 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Ableton Live works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 159 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Design url: https://www.g2.com/categories/design --- # Ableton Live Reviews & Product Details Ableton makes Live, Push & Link software and hardware for writing, recording and performing music. * * * Seller [Ableton](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ableton) Discussions [Ableton Live Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Audacity](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Audacity") Audacity 4.5/5(459) ](https://www.g2.com/products/audacity/reviews) [ ![Adobe Audition](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Adobe Audition") Adobe Audition 4.4/5(420) ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-audition/reviews) [ ![GarageBand](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GarageBand") GarageBand 4.3/5(277) ](https://www.g2.com/products/garageband/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 159 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Ableton Live Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") FL Studio ](https://www.g2.com/products/fl-studio/reviews) Show More ![Maheshwara M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Maheshwara M.") MM Maheshwara M. Audio Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2021 "Delightful DAW for production" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? I love the midi capabilities of Ableton and it makes my production work very easy. It is easy to quickly get a hang of and plugins just work as a drah and drop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? What I hate most is the DAW's inability to find plugins properly and only work with one specific folder. It becomes a hassle to find and place all your plugins in one folder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? The proble I'm solving is my production needs. Ableton provides a great platform to record, draw or sample midi clips. You can also create your own midi player with Ableton features like simpler or groove extraction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Peter O.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Peter O.") PO Peter O. Collaborator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/14/2021 "The best DAW available" 5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? The Ableton designers anticipated features producers need throughout the songwriting process while leaving plenty of flexibility for individual approaches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? Ableton feels slightly more difficult to use on a PC than Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: Some other DAWs night be more appropriate for the occasional user, but Ableton is far superior for professional production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? Great integration with analog gear. Clip viewer makes iterating on ideas as easy as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite MR Matthew R. Creative Producer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/15/2020 "Ableton Live: Exceptional Power in One Place" 5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? Ableton Live has so much creative potential buried in its unassuming layout. The stock effects and instruments are incredibly diverse and sound wonderful. In addition, this software has a tremendous amount of workflow optimizations via keystrokes, interface, and routing options. Not only will you be able to create virtually anything you want with Ableton and its stock tools, but your productivity will increase exponentially as you learn all the features it has to offer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? The only criticism I can really give Ableton Live is that there are some features I would love to create automations for that are currently unable to do so. Specifically, I would like to see richer automation options for manipulating and warping waveforms in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: Don't be alarmed by its non-traditional interface. It looks very different from DAWs such as Logic and Pro Tools, but is incredibly powerful once you get the hang of the layout. Also, make sure to watch a lot of Youtube tutorials or anywhere else you can find them on the 'hidden' features of Ableton. There are many, and they are all useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? I create music for myself as well as for commercial use (podcasts, commercials, short films, Youtube channels etc.). Ableton allows me to work under strict time constraints while still allowing me to be as creative as possible in the moment. At the same time, when I have all the time in the world, Ableton cultivates my sound design experimentation sessions wonderfully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Liam C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Liam C.") LC Liam C. Music Professional Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/16/2021 "Ableton for beginners" 4/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? The endless amount of possibilities: live performance, music production, sound design... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? It is not as intuitive as other DAWs at first Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: If you are a DJ, or a one man band, or a live performer who needs technology, ableton is the best platform to supply your needs. Once you crack it, you will enjoy its countless benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? I use ableton live for live sets. Great tool for using loop based performances Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Brandon B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brandon B.") BB Brandon B. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/21/2020 "Great Tools for Building Beats" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? My favorite thing about Ableton is that I can record MIDI instruments. I also like that I use plugins to manipulate the sounds of instruments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? There is definitely a learning curve to getting started with Ableton. It takes time. I'm also not a big fan of the user interface, it's rather dry in my opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: I recommend trying out the production software that is available before purchasing Ableton. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? I am able to add production to beats I found online and also to make beats that will compliment my rapping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Music](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Music") UM Verified User in Music Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/15/2021 "Highly Recommended!! A++++" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? Love the GUI and speed of workflow. Grouping and routing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? Lack of playlists VST Plugin Management Price Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: If you require a DAW to enable quick workflow with your production, look no further! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? Quick Bespoke Production, Quick Edits Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Chance N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chance N.") CN Chance N. CEO Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/26/2020 "Amazing DAW for Live Performance & EDM Production" 4/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? Ableton has the best MIDI Controllers & they are all configured and mapped so using them is a breeze. The Ableton Push 2 is truly a game changer for any musician. Anyone who is looking to elevate their live performances or has an interest in producing EDM music should definitely invest Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? The multiple View & Layout of the DAW can be hard to pick up right away & it does take awhile to really grasp everything Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm able to find inspiration for new music much easier using Ableton Live & The Push & the different midi controllers I use in Studio at the Excitable One Studio. I'd also recommend checking out the Trigger Finger Pro & the Impulse 49 for Midi controllers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Francesco A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Francesco A.") FA Francesco A. Graphic Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/1/2020 "Ableton Live: a powerful tool to make your music!" 5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? Ableto Live is one of the best software DAW leader of the market. This software is really good because it helps musicians making their music. with this software you can rec your performance track by track without worrying about complexity or trouble interface. I like best the clean and simple interface, the great compatibility with vst, plugin and other functions that integrate the software with other third part applications, such as native Instrauments, Kontakt, Guitar Rig Pro etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? I don't like so much of the software the absence of specific tools that helps you to edit in an efficient way the tracks. For that purpose I recommend Adobe Audition if you are a CC user or if you are a free user Audacity. With the combination of these tools you can create really good music in few hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: I really recommend this software to all musicians or music producers because it is a really powerful tool and it can be used for every kind of purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? Before using Ableton I used FL studio by Fruity Loops that is a really good software but is a bit more complex to use than Ableton. So I decided to choose Ableton because I figured put that could help me a lot in my rec sessions. I use also a Focusrite scarlett 2i2 as audio device and I'm really satisfied in terms of compatibility with that without problems. I am able to record my composition with both guitar and mic and keyboard at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Joseph B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Joseph B.") JB Joseph B. Order Processing Associate Music Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/2/2019 "All the tools to make great music at your fingertips" 5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? Live is the most intuitive and well-designed DAW on the market today. Whereas other DAWs are based on the classic tape machine & console workflow, Live breaks out of that paradigm and implements new ways of making music geared toward a new generation of computer musicians in the digial age. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? There are key features missing that I have to use in Logic Pro and Pro Tools such as audio-comping (aka playlisting), integrated pitch correction tools, destructive midi effect plugins (such as humanize). Ableton also limits the amount of bussess, sends, and returns you can use in a project which for bigger . projects can be hard to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: I highly recommend Live to any one out there making electronic music or any other genre of music with heavy usage of midi, automation, and programming Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? Ableton is the fastest DAW to produce music with in my opinion, so I save a ton of time getting ideas off of the ground. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DG Damaged G. Producer / Live performer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/27/2019 "Simply The Greatest Musical Tool" 5/5 What do you like best about Ableton Live? Without doubt the most versatile and flexible tool for, music creation, production, and live performance. Nothing else even comes close. Pair it with some custom control surfaces and it becomes an instrument. It is utterly sublime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Ableton Live? With version 10.1 and the new Push 2 controller there really isn't anything I don't like. Whilst I appreciate that no tool will suit every workflow, there is now virtually nothing I can't do in this one package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Ableton Live: You can get a free, fully featured demo so you've got nothing to lose. Download it, give it a go, and see if it's for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Ableton Live solving and how is that benefiting you? I've been using Live now for 10 years and using some creative thinking and some additional MIDI translation tools I've been able to make Ableton do things it was never meant to do. Combine it with a bit of custom Python scripting and you can turn any set of disparate input devices into a single, cohesive performance surface. Forget Max as well I'm barely scratching the surface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Ableton Live? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Ableton Live ](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/discussions/new) ![Javier E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Javier E.") JE Javier Estrada • Last activity over 4 years ago Maybe I am missing it now, but is it there any ways I can get more skins for Ableton? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/maybe-i-am-missing-it-now-but-is-it-there-any-ways-i-can-get-more-skins-for-ableton) GU Guest User • Last activity 5 months ago What is Ableton Live used for? 0 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ableton-live-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ableton-live/pricing) Ableton Live Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_7c713932020277083bbc691e14dda1f2/adobe-audition.png "Product Avatar Image") Adobe Audition 4.4/5(420) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ableton-live-vs-adobe-audition) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_c6bfab1d2650fe8be0e5aec2c46900e6/audacity.png "Product Avatar Image") Audacity 4.5/5(459) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ableton-live-vs-audacity) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_ab7145d56f06b7a65fd8b875ebfeb049/garageband.jpg "Product Avatar Image") GarageBand 4.3/5(277) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ableton-live-vs-garageband) ## Work at Ableton? 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