Best REAPER Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game audio editors ranked against REAPER on the same published basis.
- 1REAPER vs Audacity
- 2REAPER vs PhotoDirector
- 3REAPER vs Pro Tools
- 4REAPER vs WavePad
- 5REAPER vs Ocenaudio
- 6REAPER vs AudioMass
- 7REAPER vs SADiE
- 8REAPER vs Wavosaur
- 9REAPER vs Ardour
- 10REAPER vs MixPad
- 11REAPER vs Tenacity
- 12REAPER vs Soundop
- 13REAPER vs AudioDirector
- 14REAPER vs DSP-Quattro
- 15REAPER vs GoldWave
- 16REAPER vs Qtractor
- 17REAPER vs Sound it!
- 18REAPER vs TwistedWave
- 19REAPER vs Adobe Audition
- 20REAPER vs Digital Performer
REAPER alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audacity | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | PhotoDirector | 6.5 | Free plan | Mac, Windows | |
| 3 | Pro Tools | 6.5 | Free plan | Mac, Windows | |
| 4 | WavePad | 6.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Ocenaudio | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | AudioMass | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | SADiE | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | Wavosaur | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | Ardour | 5.5 | $1/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows | |
| 10 | MixPad | 5.5 | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows | ||
| 11 | Tenacity | 5.5 | Linux, Mac, Windows | ||
| 12 | Soundop | 5.4 | Windows | ||
| 13 | AudioDirector | 5.3 | Windows | ||
| 14 | DSP-Quattro | 5.3 | No | $49/mo | Mac |
| 15 | GoldWave | 5.3 | No | $1.58/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Qtractor | 5.1 | Linux | ||
| 17 | Sound it! | 5.1 | Mac, Windows | ||
| 18 | TwistedWave | 5.1 | No | $4.99/mo | iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Adobe Audition | 5.0 | Mac, Windows | ||
| 20 | Digital Performer | 5.0 | No | Mac, Windows |
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Questions about REAPER alternatives
What is the best alternative to REAPER?
Audacity, number 1 in game audio editors with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: PhotoDirector, Pro Tools, WavePad and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to REAPER?
Audacity is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 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.