# Adobe Audition vs GoldWave

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GoldWave

| Attribute | Adobe Audition | GoldWave |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 19.7 (8% (low)) | 47.3 (37% (low)) |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Provides a suite of audio editing tools including multitrack, waveform, and spectral editing capabilities. Enables recording, mixing, and audio restoration with integration into video production workflows. | A comprehensive audio editing application for recording, editing, restoration, processing, enhancement, analysis, and file format conversion, refined over 30+ years of development. |
| features.capabilities | `{"spectral_frequency_editing_and_visualization":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"perpetual_lifetime_license","architecture_model":"desktop_local_application","batch_processing_for_file_conversion_and_fx":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Adobe Premiere","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"freedb.org","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"perpetual","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GoldWave","summary":"$19 perpetual license","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":19,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"$19 one-time purchase","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.goldwave.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T14:53:00.633Z","startingPrice":{"amount":19,"currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | no |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":19,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Audio Editing)

| Capability | Adobe Audition | GoldWave |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | - | Desktop local application |
| Editing paradigm | - | - |
| Spectral frequency editing and visualization | ✓ | - |
| AI dialogue isolation and background denoising | - | - |
| Batch processing for file conversion and fx | - | ✓ |
| Loudness metering and normalization lufs ebu r128 | - | - |
| Vst3 and audio unit au plugin support | - | - |
| Ara 2 audio random access daw integration | - | - |
| Multi channel surround and ambisonic editing | - | - |
| Cd authoring and ddp export support | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Gpl or permissive oss license | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | Perpetual lifetime license |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:37:55.553Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*