Best Master Audio Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game audio middleware ranked against Master Audio on the same published basis.
- 1Master Audio vs Audiokinetic Wwise
- 2Master Audio vs Reactional Engine
- 3Master Audio vs Amplitude Audio SDK
- 4Master Audio vs OpenAL Soft
- 5Master Audio vs psai
- 6Master Audio vs SoLoud
- 7Master Audio vs Steam Audio SDK
- 8Master Audio vs Unity Version Control
- 9Master Audio vs FMOD Studio
- 10Master Audio vs irrKlang
- 11Master Audio vs Sound Bakery
- 12Master Audio vs Live Link Face
- 13Master Audio vs Meta XR Audio SDK
- 14Master Audio vs Fabric
- 15Master Audio vs miniaudio
- 16Master Audio vs OpenAL
- 17Master Audio vs Second Music System
- 18Master Audio vs Sonity
- 19Master Audio vs Elias
- 20Master Audio vs GameSynth Runtime
Master Audio alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audiokinetic Wwise | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Reactional Engine | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Amplitude Audio SDK | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | OpenAL Soft | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | psai | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | SoLoud | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Steam Audio SDK | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Unity Version Control | 6.7 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | FMOD Studio | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | irrKlang | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Sound Bakery | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Live Link Face | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 13 | Meta XR Audio SDK | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 14 | Fabric | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 15 | miniaudio | 5.9 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | OpenAL | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Second Music System | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | Sonity | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Elias | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | GameSynth Runtime | 5.3 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Master Audio alternatives
What is the best alternative to Master Audio?
Audiokinetic Wwise, number 1 in game audio middleware with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Reactional Engine, Amplitude Audio SDK, OpenAL Soft and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Master Audio?
Audiokinetic Wwise is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 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.