Compare Adobe Audition and Descript 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (89.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00
Adobe Audition
Star Rating
(430)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(770)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Adobe Audition vs Descript
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Descript easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Descript overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Audition meets the needs of their business better than Descript.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Descript is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Descript over Adobe Audition.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Audition
No pricing availableDescript
Free
$0.00
Get started on your creative journey with text-based editing and give our AI tools a spin.
- 1 free hour of transcription per month
- Edit unlimited projects
- Transcribe audio from 23 languages
Free Trial
Adobe Audition
No trial information availableDescript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
380
8.9
616
Ease of Use
8.0
384
8.4
629
Ease of Setup
8.8
38
9.0
380
Ease of Admin
8.5
28
8.6
103
Quality of Support
8.3
298
8.4
419
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
29
8.8
95
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
376
9.1
594
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
7.2
112
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
107
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
133
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
130
Not enough data
8.0
106
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.7
20
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
5.6
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
5.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
6.3
15
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
7.8
374
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
8.9
319
Not enough data
7.8
155
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
295
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
353
Not enough data
7.3
121
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
263
Not enough data
7.3
225
Not enough data
8.6
300
Not enough data
8.1
249
Not enough data
7.5
238
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
98
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Speech Output
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
7.4
51
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
97
Audio Format
Not enough data
7.7
103
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.3
44
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
80
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.7
46
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.4
43
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.5
43
Customization
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
43
Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
40
Editing
Not enough data
7.7
241
Not enough data
9.0
248
Not enough data
7.6
233
Not enough data
7.8
217
Not enough data
8.1
230
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
8.8
238
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
224
Not enough data
8.7
235
Not enough data
8.0
207
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
200
Not enough data
7.5
200
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
6.2
102
Publishing
Not enough data
7.6
110
Social Media
Not enough data
7.1
109
Planning
Not enough data
6.0
103
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
111
Not enough data
7.3
109
Not enough data
7.6
108
Not enough data
6.1
99
Not enough data
6.2
97
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.3
12
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.0
11
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
9.1
16
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
189
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
7.4
176
Not enough data
7.2
186
Not enough data
7.7
192
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
8.1
177
Not enough data
7.6
180
Not enough data
8.0
173
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
164
Not enough data
8.8
194
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
157
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
179
Not enough data
7.9
173
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
188
Not enough data
7.7
180
Not enough data
6.9
153
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
172
Not enough data
7.6
159
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Audition and Descript are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Adobe Audition has no unique categories
Descript is categorized as Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, Video Communications, Text to Speech, Transcription, Content Creation, Video Editing, Presentation, Screen and Video Capture, and Video Translation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Audition
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descript
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
Media Production
9.5%
Marketing and Advertising
9.5%
Broadcast Media
7.8%
Higher Education
6.4%
Entertainment
5.9%
Other
60.9%
Marketing and Advertising
12.5%
Media Production
10.5%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.6%
Computer Software
5.3%
Consulting
5.1%
Other
59.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Audition
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Anshul S.
Verified User in Online Media
Adobe audition has the best feature of removing particular frequencies which I cannot achieve in any other software, So, when I am editing audios, if I have to remove a particular sound of frequencies, I can do that in Audition easily
Most Helpful Critical Review
David Z.
Verified User in Religious Institutions
It's sometimes hard to go through all the features that it has. It's not the most organized and good looking apps. Not too many options for customizations.
Descript
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Tom R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I've been using Descript for several years now, and I love how they keep adding new features to it. The purchase of Squadcast was Chef's Kiss, and now the addition of the new AI features helps me considerably with my podcast editing.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Robb C.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
- on the fly, unannounced updates that will invalidate your old projects and make accessing them difficult on a regular basis because of version mismatches. - overbearing pushing of their acquisition of Squadcast. - Difficult to access help and out...
Anshul S.
Verified User in Online Media
Adobe audition has the best feature of removing particular frequencies which I cannot achieve in any other software, So, when I am editing audios, if I have to remove a particular sound of frequencies, I can do that in Audition easily
Tom R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
I've been using Descript for several years now, and I love how they keep adding new features to it. The purchase of Squadcast was Chef's Kiss, and now the addition of the new AI features helps me considerably with my podcast editing.
David Z.
Verified User in Religious Institutions
It's sometimes hard to go through all the features that it has. It's not the most organized and good looking apps. Not too many options for customizations.
Robb C.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
- on the fly, unannounced updates that will invalidate your old projects and make accessing them difficult on a regular basis because of version mismatches. - overbearing pushing of their acquisition of Squadcast. - Difficult to access help and out...
Discussions
How do I prevent artifacting of a sound clip when slightly adjust the pitch (while keeping time constant)?
2 comments
DK
Thank you for the compliment! How can I assist you further?Read more
How much does adobe audition cost?
2 comments
SS
$20.99 per month, or $54.99 per month for the whole creative cloud. Which is way too much. I don't like having to pay a subscription fee for this software. I...Read more
Is Adobe Audition good?
2 comments
LA
Yes, audition is the industry-standard software for audio editing.Read more
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
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