Home

/

Audio Editing Software

/

Audacity vs Descript

Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee.

Audacity vs Descript: Which is best for you?

Updated February 26, 2026
4.5 (462)
4.7 (179)
Starting Price

Pricing available upon request

$15.00

per month

Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
and Demo
Product Screenshot
See all
Product Screenshot
See all
Top Rated
  Features
Audio Recording
4.76
Project Tracking
4.67
Data Import/Export
4.63
See All
Natural Language Processing
4.92
AI Voices
4.86
Voice Generator
4.83
See All
Integrations
See All
Gmail
Gmail
Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business
Zapier
Zapier
See All
Pros / Cons
  • It’s an amazing free tool that allows you to do the basics of audio editing and recording.
  • You cannot record audio remotely using it, which means you'll need a separate tool like Riverside or Squadcast for remote recording if you need that functionality.
Read more
  • I appreciate how you can upload a full video on the descipt platform and it takes the best video clips for you.
  • It does not accurately show the video in the timeline (so it is not synced with the audio, making edits almost impossible).
Read more
Ease-of-Use
4.3/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5
4.5/ 5
Customer Support
4.1/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Functionality
4.4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
  Recommendations
N/A
N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad