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Compare Avid Pro Tools and FL Studio 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (89.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$599
$199
Avid Pro Tools
Star Rating
(120)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$599
Browse all 3 pricing plansFL Studio
Star Rating
(99)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$199
Browse all 4 pricing plansAvid Pro Tools vs FL Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found FL Studio easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with FL Studio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Avid Pro Tools meets the needs of their business better than FL Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that FL Studio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of FL Studio over Avid Pro Tools.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FL Studio
Full song creation & mic recording
$199
Includes everything that Basic melody & loops creation includes plus
- Audio Clips (editable track length audio)
- Audio Recording (using a microphone directly in FL Studio)
- Edison *° (audio editor and recorder)
Free Trial
Avid Pro Tools
No trial information availableFL Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
114
8.8
81
Ease of Use
7.5
112
8.8
81
Ease of Setup
7.2
12
8.5
11
Ease of Admin
7.6
11
8.3
6
Quality of Support
7.7
99
8.4
65
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
7
8.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
112
9.0
82
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Avid Pro Tools and FL Studio are categorized as Audio Editing
Unique Categories
Avid Pro Tools has no unique categories
FL Studio has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Avid Pro Tools
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
FL Studio
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
37.0%
Entertainment
16.0%
Media Production
10.9%
Broadcast Media
10.9%
Motion Pictures and Film
4.2%
Other
21.0%
Music
42.7%
Entertainment
7.3%
Design
6.3%
Telecommunications
4.2%
Media Production
4.2%
Other
35.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
What would be the best way to transfer these audio files to Sony programs?
1 Comment
EN
Export the individual tracks and mono or stereo .wav files that all have the same start and end time so that they can be imported and stay aligned. You can...Read more
Avid Pro Tools has no more discussions with answers
How i do render settings to get more powerful sound?
1 Comment
G2
What do you excatly mean by "Powerful"? Volume?Read more
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