# SOUND FORGE Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 SOUND FORGE Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on January 12, 2026

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SOUND FORGE

## What is SOUND FORGE?

SOUND FORGE is a professional audio editing platform with powerful editing tools, ultra-fast processing, and an innovative workflow.

## What is SOUND FORGE used for?

[Audio Editing](https://www.capterra.com/audio-editing-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 29 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

97%

Neutral

3%

Negative

0%

Starting price

$60

Per User, Per Month

Free trial  
not available

Free version not included

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### SOUND FORGE

4.7 (29)

VS.

[4.8 (232)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10004414/Riverside/reviews/)

Starting Price

$60

Per Feature

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.4 (29)

Ease Of Use

4.8 (232)

Value For Money

4.3 (24)

Value For Money

4.7 (228)

Customer Service

4.2 (18)

Customer Service

4.6 (218)

## SOUND FORGE alternatives

[4.7 (86)](https://www.capterra.com/p/216442/ReMasterMedia/reviews/)

Starting price

$6.50

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

95%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Audacity](https://www.capterra.com/p/214605/Audacity/)

[4.5 (466)](https://www.capterra.com/p/214605/Audacity/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

90%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/214605/Audacity/)

[Logic Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/214597/Logic-Pro/)

[4.8 (152)](https://www.capterra.com/p/214597/Logic-Pro/reviews/)

Starting price

$199.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

98%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/214597/Logic-Pro/)

[Adobe Audition](https://www.capterra.com/p/214606/Adobe-Audition/)

[4.6 (245)](https://www.capterra.com/p/214606/Adobe-Audition/reviews/)

Starting price

$33.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

94%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/214606/Adobe-Audition/)

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## FAQs about SOUND FORGE

Overview

### Which roles and teams benefit most from SOUND FORGE?

SOUND FORGE is most used by audio creators, producers, and editors who need precise recording, editing, mastering, and restoration workflows. Creative leads, designers, and media teams use it to prepare polished sound assets, while owners, executives, and independent consultants rely on it for efficient production, client deliverables, and quality control.

Answer based on 29 reviews

Overview

### What company size and industries is SOUND FORGE built for?

SOUND FORGE is built primarily for small businesses, which make up 83% of reviewers, with its strongest fit in Media Production at 17%. It also serves Arts and Crafts and Music organizations, each at 10%, while supporting midsize businesses at 14% and enterprises at 3% for audio editing.

Answer based on 29 reviews

Features and Usability

### What are the key features of SOUND FORGE?

SOUND FORGE offers audio recording, audio capture, and an audio editor for editing and arranging sound files. It also includes audio manipulation, audio mixing, mastering, and real-time monitoring, plus collaboration tools, data import/export, and plug-in integration for working with external audio tools.

Integrations

### Which third-party tools and platforms does SOUND FORGE integrate with?

SOUND FORGE integrates with 8 third-party audio tools and DAWs, including Audacity, ACID Pro, Melodyne, SONAR, Studio One, VEGAS Pro, WavePad, and ocenaudio. These connections cover audio editing, music production, and post-production workflows across several desktop platforms.

Answer based on 7 reviews

Getting Started and Support

### What training and onboarding options does SOUND FORGE offer?

SOUND FORGE provides videos for training and onboarding. These videos can support self-paced learning and give teams a visual reference for setup, feature use, and basic workflows.

Answer based on 2 reviews

Getting Started and Support

### What customer support options does SOUND FORGE offer?

SOUND FORGE provides a knowledge base for customer support. Users can look there for product guidance and troubleshooting information. No reviewer feedback about support experience is available in the catalog data, so support quality, response times, and helpfulness cannot be assessed from user comments.

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Audio Manipulation

4.5 (23)

86.96% of 23 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Edit audio tracks with effects, filters, modulation techniques, etc.

Audio Editor

4.8 (22)

81.82% of 22 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Visual GUI that allows users to manage audio tracks, instruments, filters, etc.

Audio Recording

4.8 (21)

76.19% of 21 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Record and edit recorded audio and/or video

Audio Mixing

4.3 (16)

68.75% of 16 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Combine and manage multitrack recordings

Mastering

4.6 (16)

93.75% of 16 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Transfer recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device or third-party website

Audio Capture

4.6 (13)

84.62% of 13 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Record audio or import/upload audio files

SOUND FORGE 11 features

Record audio or import/upload audio files

Visual GUI that allows users to manage audio tracks, instruments, filters, etc.

Edit audio tracks with effects, filters, modulation techniques, etc.

Combine and manage multitrack recordings

Record and edit recorded audio and/or video

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Import and export data to and from software applications

Transfer recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device or third-party website

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Add or enhance audio-related functionality with third-party audio plug-ins.

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Features

4.6 (29)

4.6

Based on 29 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.3 (24)

Basic

$60.00

Per Feature,

Value for money

4.3 (24)

4.3

Based on 24 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.2 (18)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.2 (18)

4.2

Based on 18 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.7

Based on 29 reviews

Filter by rating

5(22)

4(6)

3(1)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

SS

Sylvain S.

CEO

Music

### "Puissant et précis pour l’édition audio"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 19, 2025

Mon expérience avec SOUND FORGE est très positive. C’est un outil professionnel et puissant qui facilite l’édition et le mastering audio. Je le recommande à tous ceux qui cherchent un logiciel stable, précis et complet pour travailler sur l’audio.

Pros

J’apprécie la précision des outils d’édition, la rapidité du workflow et la qualité des effets intégrés. L’interface est claire et permet de travailler efficacement sur des projets complexes.

Cons

Le logiciel peut sembler un peu complexe pour les débutants et certaines fonctionnalités avancées demandent un temps d’apprentissage.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Trevor O.

Composer-Producer

Music

### "Sound Forge: The Perfect Stand Alone Audio Editor"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

December 31, 2024

Great software and really serves it's purposes well. Top of the line enhancements that really improve work out put.

Pros

Ease of access and straightforward use. High end enhancements for your audio files.

Cons

After the other Apps I already have in my library of audio editor and audio work it doesn't serve as much of a purpose.

Alternatives considered

[WavePad](https://www.capterra.com/p/214609/WavePad/)

Reasons for choosing SOUND FORGE

Better reviews and has been a reputable app for audio enhancements, editing and final mix audio files.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MI

Mohamed Ibrahim D.

Administrateur

Arts and Crafts

### "L'un des meilleurs logiciels d'enregistrement audio "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

November 23, 2023

Pour moi, c'est l'un des meilleurs logiciels d'enregistrement audio dans le monde musical

Pros

La simplicité et l'efficacité de cette logiciel SOUND FORGE et encore ces outils de mixage et mastérisation sont tous à la hauteur pour un débutant et même pour les pro

Cons

Parfois, logiciel se plante en plein session de travail, il faut essayer d'améliorer les systèmes

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Andry C.

Agent

Internet

### "Sound Forge pour avoir un traitement audio professionnel!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

September 11, 2023

J'ai utilisé Sound Forge pour des traitements audios et les résultats sont amplement satisfaisant.

Pros

Sound Forge est le maître du traitement audio. Il permet d'avoir un son de qualité professionnel grâce aux nombreux effets fournis avec le logiciel. Ce logiciel permet aussi de nettoyer et de restaurer les sons.

Cons

Ce logiciel est plus axé au traitement audio et au mastering qu'au mixage audio. En effet, afin de procéder au mixage de différentes pistes, il faut les superposer en appliquant quelques réglages.

Switched from

[Live](https://www.capterra.com/p/186429/Live/)

[Studio One](https://www.capterra.com/p/214600/Studio-One/)

Sound Forge est un logiciel puissant pour le traitement audio. Il est idéal pour le podcast!

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Silvio B.

Direção

Marketing and Advertising

### "Um Ótimo Software para Gravação e Edição de Áudio "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

January 25, 2023

Pros

A edição de áudio no Sound Forge é Excelente Os plug-ins são muitos bons, principalmente os "graves, agudos e reverbe".A gravação de áudio também é ótima.A captação de stereo e mono muito boa. Na manipulação de áudio Os plug-ins são muitos bons, principalmente os "graves, agudos e reverbe". Recomendo o Sound Forge para quem precisa de um áudio com uma boa qualidade de gravação e edição.

Cons

É um software muito bom, mas deveria melhorar a forma como as funcionalidades e recursos no sistema são disponibilizados. Não é tão fácil trabalhar com ele, principalmente pra quem não conhece, mas é um software excelente para profissionais .

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

DA

Denis A.

realisateur

Online Media

### "my opinion Sound Forge"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

December 20, 2022

the software is light enough to work easily.

Pros

Sound Forge is very easy to use, even for the first time. It is rich in features. Even amateurs can use it easily.

Cons

not many negative points for the moment just that I think Sound Forge needs to rework some features

Switched from

[Studio One](https://www.capterra.com/p/214600/Studio-One/)

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SL

Susana Liz P.

Administración

Fine Art

### "Sound forge es tu herramienta perfecta "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 27, 2022

La experiencia general es maravillosa realmente son for speed me encanta tiene muchas ventajas muchas funciones y editar manejar importar Y exportar y limpiar los audios realmente es genial

Pros

Es un software con muchas funciones realmente positivas y funcionales la interfaz es totalmente amigable y se puede hacer magia realmente. Me encanta

Cons

No he hecho en falta nada con este software. Tal vez le agregaría la posibilidad de trabajar en varias ventanas para que fuera más fácil edición, ya que se minimizan y no se pueden ver en un pantallazo general

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Michelle M.

Independent Consultant

Internet

### "Inexpensive Audio Power House"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 12, 2022

I integrate Sound Forge into all of my DAWs as my audio editor of choice, for times when there is a need to directly edit the sound file in a track on a project I'm working with.

Pros

Sound Forge continues to be one of the most effective audio tools in my toolbox, and newer editions of the software have added a video track as well, all for under $50.

Cons

The only issue I experience with Sound Forge is my fault - I have collected probably close to 2000 audio plugins, from synths to sound effects. All audio software has to scan the computer for available plugins and this takes forever. The only way to prevent this interminable wait at start-up is for me to move all but the essential plugins I predict I will need into a standby directory. I wish audio software offered me a way to choose which plugins to load on the start up screen but none of them do this.

Reasons for choosing SOUND FORGE

I used to use Cool Edit way back in the day, but switched to Sound Forge about 10 years ago because it came in a package deal with Acid Pro and I have used it ever since because it offers much more functionality.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RF

Robin F.

Creative

Arts and Crafts

### "Sound sculpting at its best for less."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

July 28, 2022

For me, the smoothness of operation, its intuitive UI and remarkably reasonable price, make Sound Forge hard to resist. I'm addicted and look forward to many happy hours exploring what it can do.

Pros

Sound Forge handles just about any task you can throw at it when it comes to audio editing and mastering. With its intuitive UI and professional toolset, it hard to believe this software is now under $40! A bargain!

Cons

There is little to complain about with Sound Forge. It just gets the job done. No Cons at all.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RD

Roan D.

Unit manager / composer

Media Production

### "Sound Forge is pure quality and it's fast. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

July 23, 2022

It's a fast loading audio capture program that is reliable and easy. It's top 2 for me. I rely on it heavily for my sound editing projects.

Pros

Very easy to use and user friendly. It's a great medium to large audio program. The editing and manipulation options are amazing.

Cons

Compatibility between old versions and new versions was sometimes frustrating.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/214599/SOUND-FORGE/reviews/)

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