Best Sampler Software in 2026
Updated
In short: sfizz is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of LinuxSampler and Vaporizer 2. The best-ranked option with a free plan is LinuxSampler. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Falcon at €20/mo.
If you’re building playable instruments from samples, sampler software can differ in mapping, playback features and how it fits your music setup. LinuxSampler, sfizz and TX16Wx Software Sampler lead the ranking, with Decent Sampler and Groove Agent 5 among the next entries. Compared on sample mapping and supported formats, the options can be weighed against the sounds you need to load. Maximum polyphony, granular engines and round-robin playback add more distinctions, while plugin support and standalone availability shape how you use them. Check free-plan status and paid-from pricing alongside those capabilities.
25 sampler software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Sampler Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 2 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 sfizz API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 LinuxSampler API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 03 Vaporizer 2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 04 Decent Sampler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 05 TX16Wx Software Sampler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 06 MASCHINE API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$39/mo
- 07 Waves Curves AQ API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4$20.83/mo
- 08 Atlas 2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 09 Falcon API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3€20/mo
- 10 Groove Agent 5 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 11 Quanta 2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 12 Redux API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 13 Speedrum 2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 14 Just a Sample API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 15 Sample Dicer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 16 Subsample API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 17 Ami Sampler API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 18 Momentum API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 19 Nuance API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 20 Samplr API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 21 samplv1 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 22 Serato Sample API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 23 Sitala API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 24 SampleX V3 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 25 Source-to-Image API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
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Questions about this list
Which sampler software is ranked first on Inferse?
sfizz is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.4. LinuxSampler is second and Vaporizer 2 third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Falcon has the lowest first paid tier we found: €20/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.