--- description: Get detailed information about Audacity and how it can help you meet your business needs. Learn more about Audacity price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Singapore. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Audacity Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Singapore 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Audio Editing Software](/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) > [Audacity](/software/214605/audacity) # Audacity Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/214605/audacity Page: 1 / 20\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/214605/audacity?page=2) > Audacity is an easy-to-use, open-source multi-track audio editor that is used to record and edit audio. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 469 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 469 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Audacity ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Audacity is a free open-source software. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Audio Manipulation - Audio Mixing - Audio Recording - Instrument Management - Media Library ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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At this stage in development, Audacity does basically everything I need it to do. 2) The interface is fairly simple and intuitive, and hotkeys are easy to learn. This all makes learning the platform and editing audio a breeze once you know what you're doing. 3) The latest editions of Audacity have moved to a format with fewer individual files, which makes it easier for managing backups. I personally value this because the old format was rather cumbersome. 4) It works with multiple audio formats, stereo and mono tracks, etc. If, like me, you sometimes get audio tracks in a variety of formats because the people you record with aren't necessarily using the same software, this saves a lot of time should I need to convert formats to mp3 or wav. > > **Cons**: 1) While I have no personally experienced, many of my colleagues in the Apple ecosystem have run into periodic trouble with recording reliably. Occasionally, the solution involves reverting to an older edition, which isn't that big of a deal. Other times, however, it simply won't work. This leads to 2. 2) Since it is primarily free software, support is primarily community based. The community is great, but it has all the weaknesses of any support system reliant on individuals volunteering their time. There is SOME help documentation, but I found that I rely more on 3rd party tutorials than within the existing help documentation (which is sometimes out of date) or Audacity-focused forums. In the grand scheme, I see this as a "you get what you pay for" thing. 3) I've found it unreliable for recording multiple tracks via digital tools such as Skype, Discord, etc. We've found workarounds for this, so I don't see it as a major problem, but it may be a deal breaker for others looking to use Audacity as their primary recording software. 4) If you don't know much about audio editing, the learning curve is a tad steep. However, there are plenty of online tutorials by other users to help work through this. I'm not sure the developers can fix this issue, though. If you're doing the kind of work Audacity is good for, you just have to work through the initial learning curve to get the desired results. > > I have been using Audacity for 15 years to produce the same podcast. For what I need, Audacity is virtually flawless (especially once you dial in the settings for built-in effects). In the last few years, it has offered a robust list of audio processing effects, which has reduced my reliance on third party plugins or third party software/apps. Overall, I have found Audacity reliable and powerful enough for my needs such that I'm unlikely to switch to an alternative platform. ----- ### "A great free product with very little bloat" — 4.0/5 > **Jeremy** | *8 May 2026* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The amount of tools available for free to help any creator edit quality audio with so much ease of use > > **Cons**: The background data use can be a strain on even a beefy system. If it was made clearer what data is being used in the background as well as alerting when the data strain may cause a application crash > > I have been an Audacity user for over a decade and have enjoyed using it. My biggest issue is the additional unnecessary updates as well as usage policies that the company has implemented over the years ----- ### "Amazing\! But a bit complicated for beginners." — 5.0/5 > **Marie** | *22 August 2026* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Audacity had a lot of audio editing features that I used for podcast editing. I loved how detailed you cold be when making tweaks and edits. > > **Cons**: There were SO many functions, it was a little overwhelming for a while. I had to do a lot of Google and YouTube searches to figure things out. > > Loves it for the incredible capabilities it had, but it was a little much for a beginner looking for just basic editing capabilities. ----- ### "Amazing software" — 5.0/5 > **Etân** | *17 September 2026* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is free, up to date, easily implementable, easy to use, and you can do most stuff you probably only will need to with it. > > **Cons**: I have nothing in mind, perhaps the saving system that required you to go through two windows each time could be improved, but aside from that... > > Amazing. I'd highly recommend it to anyone needing a quick and easy audio handler software that covers most needs. ----- ### "Audacity - Free High Quality Audio Editing Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Anne** | *23 April 2026* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Audacity is affordable and provides great value for free. The audio editing tools are incredible and produce high quality, professional recordings. > > **Cons**: It took a few minutes to find the tool and download it, but once it was installed it was pretty straight forward. > > It creates high quality audio. It is easy to edit and costs way less than its competitors. It has a good variety of audio tools to enhance your audio. ----- Page: 1 / 20\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/214605/audacity?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/214605/audacity) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data