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Compare Audacity and GarageBand 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Audacity
Star Rating
(454)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AudacityGarageBand
Star Rating
(269)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about GarageBandAudacity vs GarageBand
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GarageBand easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Audacity.
- Reviewers felt that Audacity 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 Audacity.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Audacity
No pricing availableGarageBand
No pricing availableFree Trial
Audacity
No trial information availableGarageBand
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
401
8.6
237
Ease of Use
8.5
406
8.7
238
Ease of Setup
8.7
50
8.4
28
Ease of Admin
8.3
37
8.9
22
Quality of Support
7.9
261
8.4
164
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
28
9.1
18
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
396
8.4
232
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Audacity and GarageBand are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Audacity has no unique categories
GarageBand has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Audacity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GarageBand
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
Entertainment
7.6%
Media Production
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Music
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
4.9%
Other
70.4%
Music
18.8%
Entertainment
11.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.4%
Religious Institutions
4.1%
Higher Education
4.1%
Other
55.3%
Discussions
Audacity noise reduction
4 Comments
SR
after recording your audio, record a blank and select that part then go to effects and from there to noise reduction and click on get noise profile and after...Read more
What is audacity software used for?
4 Comments
CW
Short answer: It’s a non-linear multitrack audio editor
Longer answer: A multitrack audio editor lets you work with more than one audio track at the same...Read more
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
Which version of Garageband is best for podcasters?
1 Comment
ES
10.3.5 but don't upgrade beyond Catalina OS . If all you need to do is use a Microphone you could use any new version on new operating Systems but if you...Read more
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