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FL Studio vs REAPER

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Updated December 14, 2025

FL Studio vs REAPER: Which is best for you?

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Top Rated
  Features
Mastering
4.70
Drag & Drop
4.69
Plug-in Integration
4.67
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Audio Recording
4.67
Audio Capture
4.63
Plug-in Integration
4.62
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Pros / Cons
  • Fruity loops first and foremost, is great fun, allows for pro and novice to explore music creation through building and editing samples and loop
  • I run FL on an older Macbook Air, and I would say that It tends to run a little slow, especially when i have my Plug-ins added and running a lot of patterns.
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  • Love the remote control option too.
  • The frequency of updates is a little concerning.
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Ease-of-Use
4.3/ 5
4.3/ 5
Value for Money
4.6/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.9/ 5
Customer Support
4.3/ 5
4.3/ 5
Functionality
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5
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
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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