Best Digital Audio Workstations in 2026
Updated
38 digital audio workstations ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
38ranked
0free plans on this page
€49/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Digital Audio Workstations, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 13 on this page have a public API.
- 26 OpenMPT API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 Podium API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$50/mo
- 28 Radium API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 29 Nuendo API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 30 Pyramix API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 31 Qtractor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 32 REAPER API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$60/mo
- 33 ACID Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 34 energyXT API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9€49/mo
- 35 Fender Studio Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 36 Pyramix API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 37 Renoise API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 38 Soundation API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
Compare all 13 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Operating systems | Max audio tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | OpenMPT | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 27 | Podium | 5.1 | No | $50/mo | Yes | — | windows | — |
| 28 | Radium | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Nuendo | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 30 | Pyramix | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 31 | Qtractor | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 32 | REAPER | 5.0 | No | $60/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 33 | ACID Pro | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | windows | — |
| 34 | energyXT | 4.9 | No | €49/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 35 | Fender Studio Pro | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | macos_windows | — |
| 36 | Pyramix | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 37 | Renoise | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | macos_windows_linux | — |
| 38 | Soundation | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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