audEERING devAIce vs openSMILE

audEERING devAIce8.8Visit openSMILE7.3Visit

Higher score audEERING devAIce #2 in Voice Analysis Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit audEERING

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openSMILE #7 in Voice Analysis Software 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit audEERING

• audEERING devAIce fits best

  Developers needing flexible audio analysis

• openSMILE fits best

  Researchers building audio-analysis workflows

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Side by side

Feature	audEERING devAIce 8.8/10 Visit ↗	openSMILE 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.3
Ranking	#2 in Voice Analysis Software	#7 in Voice Analysis Software
Best for	Developers needing flexible audio analysis	Researchers building audio-analysis workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	€35 usage-based	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Features audEERING devAIce 2/3 · openSMILE 0/3
Real-time analysis	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Speaker separation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Analysis focus	Not checked yet	Behavior
Supported languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Emotion, scene, speaker, speech and audio-quality analysis modules Real-time processing on low-power ARM devices Desktop, mobile, embedded, Unity and Unreal support	Extracts audio features from audio signals Open-source and available on a free plan Supports research and development audio-analysis workflows
Cons	No free plan; usage starts with a prepaid minute bundle Prepaid Entry includes one selected module Subscription pricing requires contacting audEERING	Not a hosted voice-analysis service Requires developer-led implementation in your environment Does not provide complete voice or conversation assessment
Our verdict	audEERING devAIce is a voice and audio AI toolkit for developers building software, hardware, wearables, automotive systems, robots, voice bots and XR applications. It analyzes vocal expression, acoustic scenes and events, speaker… Read the review →	openSMILE is an open-source software toolkit for analyzing audio signals and extracting audio features. It is aimed at researchers and developers building audio-analysis workflows, including work involving speech, music, and emotion… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• audEERING devAIce — where it wins

  • Emotion, scene, speaker, speech and audio-quality analysis modules
  • Real-time processing on low-power ARM devices
  • Desktop, mobile, embedded, Unity and Unreal support

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; usage starts with a prepaid minute bundle
  • Prepaid Entry includes one selected module
  • Subscription pricing requires contacting audEERING

• openSMILE — where it wins

  • Extracts audio features from audio signals
  • Open-source and available on a free plan
  • Supports research and development audio-analysis workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Not a hosted voice-analysis service
  • Requires developer-led implementation in your environment
  • Does not provide complete voice or conversation assessment

• audEERING devAIce8.8/10 · Paid

  Broad voice-analysis modules, real-time edge processing and prepaid API bundles for developers.

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• openSMILE7.3/10 · Free plan

  A research-focused toolkit for extracting audio features in analysis workflows.

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