Best Freesound Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from sound effects libraries ranked against Freesound on the same published basis.
- 1Freesound vs Epic Stock Media
- 2Freesound vs 99Sounds
- 3Freesound vs Soundly
- 4Freesound vs Rogue Waves Libraries
- 5Freesound vs ZapSplat
- 6Freesound vs BBC Sound Effects
- 7Freesound vs Mixkit
- 8Freesound vs Pro Sound Effects
- 9Freesound vs Soundsnap
- 10Freesound vs The Recordist
- 12Freesound vs Lots of Sounds
- 13Freesound vs SoundBits
- 14Freesound vs SoundDino
- 15Freesound vs Soundrangers
- 16Freesound vs TONSTURM
- 17Freesound vs AiSHA
- 18Freesound vs BOOM Library
- 19Freesound vs CreatorsFX
- 20Freesound vs SFXLibrary
- 21Freesound vs Sound Ideas
Freesound alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epic Stock Media | 6.6 | Free plan | $24.92/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | 99Sounds | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Soundly | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Rogue Waves Libraries | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 5 | ZapSplat | 6.4 | Free plan | £1.88/mo | Web |
| 6 | BBC Sound Effects | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | Mixkit | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 8 | Pro Sound Effects | 5.6 | No | — | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Soundsnap | 5.5 | No | — | Web |
| 10 | The Recordist | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Lots of Sounds | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | SoundBits | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | SoundDino | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Soundrangers | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | TONSTURM | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | AiSHA | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | BOOM Library | 5.1 | No | $41.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | CreatorsFX | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | SFXLibrary | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Sound Ideas | 5.1 | No | $41.67/mo | Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Freesound alternatives
What is the best alternative to Freesound?
Epic Stock Media, number 1 in sound effects libraries with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: 99Sounds, Soundly, Rogue Waves Libraries and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Freesound?
Epic Stock Media is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.