Best REAPER Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from game audio editors ranked against REAPER on the same published basis.
- 1REAPER vs Pro Tools
- 2REAPER vs PhotoDirector
- 3REAPER vs Audacity
- 4REAPER vs WavePad
- 5REAPER vs Ocenaudio
- 6REAPER vs Ardour
- 7REAPER vs DSP-Quattro
- 8REAPER vs SADiE
- 9REAPER vs Sound it!
- 10REAPER vs Soundop
- 11REAPER vs Tenacity
- 12REAPER vs AudioDirector
- 13REAPER vs MixPad
- 14REAPER vs Adobe Audition
- 15REAPER vs Amadeus Pro
- 16REAPER vs GoldWave
- 17REAPER vs Nuendo
- 19REAPER vs Sequoia
- 20REAPER vs Acoustica
- 21REAPER vs AudioMass
REAPER alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro Tools | 6.0 | Free plan | — | Mac, Windows |
| 2 | PhotoDirector | 5.9 | Free plan | — | Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Audacity | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | WavePad | 5.8 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Ocenaudio | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Ardour | 5.4 | No | $1/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | DSP-Quattro | 5.4 | No | $49/mo | Mac |
| 8 | SADiE | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Sound it! | 5.4 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Soundop | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 11 | Tenacity | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | AudioDirector | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 13 | MixPad | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Adobe Audition | 5.2 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Amadeus Pro | 5.2 | No | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 16 | GoldWave | 5.2 | No | $1.58/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Nuendo | 5.2 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Sequoia | 5.2 | No | $49.58/mo | Windows |
| 20 | Acoustica | 5.1 | No | $149/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 21 | AudioMass | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about REAPER alternatives
What is the best alternative to REAPER?
Pro Tools, number 1 in game audio editors with a score of 6.0 out of 10. The others here: PhotoDirector, Audacity, WavePad and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to REAPER?
Pro Tools is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.