--- description: Learn more about Audacity price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Audacity Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Audio Editing Software](/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) > [Audacity](/software/214605/audacity) # Audacity Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/214605/audacity Page: 1 / 20\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/214605/audacity?page=2) > Audacity is an easy-to-use, open-source multi-track audio editor that is used to record and edit audio. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 464 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 464 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Audacity ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Audacity is a free open-source software. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Audio Manipulation - Audio Mixing - Audio Recording - Instrument Management - Media Library ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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At this stage in development, Audacity does basically everything I need it to do. 2) The interface is fairly simple and intuitive, and hotkeys are easy to learn. This all makes learning the platform and editing audio a breeze once you know what you're doing. 3) The latest editions of Audacity have moved to a format with fewer individual files, which makes it easier for managing backups. I personally value this because the old format was rather cumbersome. 4) It works with multiple audio formats, stereo and mono tracks, etc. If, like me, you sometimes get audio tracks in a variety of formats because the people you record with aren't necessarily using the same software, this saves a lot of time should I need to convert formats to mp3 or wav. > > **Cons**: 1) While I have no personally experienced, many of my colleagues in the Apple ecosystem have run into periodic trouble with recording reliably. Occasionally, the solution involves reverting to an older edition, which isn't that big of a deal. Other times, however, it simply won't work. This leads to 2. 2) Since it is primarily free software, support is primarily community based. The community is great, but it has all the weaknesses of any support system reliant on individuals volunteering their time. There is SOME help documentation, but I found that I rely more on 3rd party tutorials than within the existing help documentation (which is sometimes out of date) or Audacity-focused forums. In the grand scheme, I see this as a "you get what you pay for" thing. 3) I've found it unreliable for recording multiple tracks via digital tools such as Skype, Discord, etc. We've found workarounds for this, so I don't see it as a major problem, but it may be a deal breaker for others looking to use Audacity as their primary recording software. 4) If you don't know much about audio editing, the learning curve is a tad steep. However, there are plenty of online tutorials by other users to help work through this. I'm not sure the developers can fix this issue, though. If you're doing the kind of work Audacity is good for, you just have to work through the initial learning curve to get the desired results. > > I have been using Audacity for 15 years to produce the same podcast. For what I need, Audacity is virtually flawless (especially once you dial in the settings for built-in effects). In the last few years, it has offered a robust list of audio processing effects, which has reduced my reliance on third party plugins or third party software/apps. Overall, I have found Audacity reliable and powerful enough for my needs such that I'm unlikely to switch to an alternative platform. ----- ### "Audacity Of The Audacious Music Makers\!" — 5.0/5 > **Steven Craig** | *28 May 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: This is the best music editing program I've ever used to transform my beats easier with uploading the beats .mp3 file into audacity and mastering there\! > > **Cons**: Audacity can only record locally. 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. > > Using audacity I can isolate vocals and music and separate them which is useful for two things: Extracting vocals only, or creating instrumentals. Pretty neat\! ----- ### "Great lightweight choice for sound editing." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 March 2026* | Motion Pictures & Film | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I really appreciate how lightweight Audacity is. You don't get bogged down with needless updates every time you launch. The interface is clean and intuitive, and it has a suite useful of features. > > **Cons**: There's honestly not much to dislike about Audacity for basic sound editing and design. I've used it for years. > > Never had any issues installing Audacity or running it, be it on an old laptop or a brand-new PC. It just works. ----- ### "Record yourself or convert audio with the best\!" — 5.0/5 > **Ruth** | *22 March 2026* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great tool for recording audio for promotion, commercials and audiobooks. Easy to use and is updated frequently with new features. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the settings aren’t set for the best sound and should have more tutorials available to use. > > I have used Audacity for many years to record/narrate audio and convert from wav to mp3. It is easy to trim audio from different clips to put together. It’s great to use\! ----- ### "Free quick and simple audio editing tool" — 4.0/5 > **Carly** | *05 December 2025* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I used audacity as a free tool for editing and creating audio. It’s an amazing free tool that allows you to do the basics of audio editing and recording. What I like is it does allow you to pinpoint exactly where you want to edit certain things without having to constantly stop and play to find where you want to edit. It was also really easy to install and quickly edit what I needed. > > **Cons**: It is just a basic editing software so the features are quite simple and straightforward which some people may not like because they want some more editing features. So if you’re looking for something basic to edit, audio, audacity is for you. But if you are looking for something with a lot more flair to it, then audacity wouldn’t be your choice. > > Overall my experience with audacity is quite positive because what I needed was just a simple, basic, straightforward, audio, editing, tool that also allowed me to record. It didn’t have all extra knickknacks and bells and whistles, but it’s a powerful audio editing software that I recommend other people who are looking for something simple. ----- Page: 1 / 20\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/214605/audacity?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/214605/audacity) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data