Soundly vs Pro Sound Effects

Soundly9.4Visit Pro Sound Effects9.2Visit

Higher score Soundly #1 in Sound Effects Libraries 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Soundly

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Pro Sound Effects #2 in Sound Effects Libraries 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

• Soundly fits best

  Editors needing a full professional sound workflow

• Pro Sound Effects fits best

  Studios needing the broadest licensed catalog

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Side by side

Feature	Soundly 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Pro Sound Effects 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Sound Effects Libraries	#2 in Sound Effects Libraries
Best for	Editors needing a full professional sound workflow	Studios needing the broadest licensed catalog
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Not checked yet
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Web, Windows, macOS
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	13 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Soundly 3/3 · Pro Sound Effects 3/3
Commercial use	✓	✓
Perpetual usage	✓	✓
Broadcast use	✓	✓
Specs
Download model	Unlimited	Unlimited
Catalog size	250000 sounds	1.2e+06 sounds (best)
File formats	Not checked yet	WAV
Our review
Pros	250,000-sound Pro library with unlimited downloads Search, indexing, metadata, and processing in one desktop workflow Integrations with major audio, video, and game-audio tools	1.2 million sounds with perpetual commercial licensing Web, SoundQ, cloud, and local download workflows UCS metadata and Avid Media Composer integration
Cons	Runs on Windows and macOS only Free access has 10,000 local files and 25 Voice Designer renders New productions cannot use sounds after a subscription expires	Paid access may not suit teams seeking free sound effects Named editor integration is limited to Avid Media Composer WAV-only files may not fit every production pipeline
Our verdict	Soundly is desktop software for sound designers, editors, filmmakers, game-audio teams, and other media creators. It combines a searchable cloud sound-effects library with local-library indexing, collection management, metadata editing,… Read the review →	Pro Sound Effects is a paid sound effects library for sound designers, editors, artists, engineers, producers, schools, and media production companies. Its catalog contains 1.2 million sounds for film, television, games, advertising,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Soundly — where it wins

  • 250,000-sound Pro library with unlimited downloads
  • Search, indexing, metadata, and processing in one desktop workflow
  • Integrations with major audio, video, and game-audio tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows and macOS only
  • Free access has 10,000 local files and 25 Voice Designer renders
  • New productions cannot use sounds after a subscription expires

• Pro Sound Effects — where it wins

  • 1.2 million sounds with perpetual commercial licensing
  • Web, SoundQ, cloud, and local download workflows
  • UCS metadata and Avid Media Composer integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid access may not suit teams seeking free sound effects
  • Named editor integration is limited to Avid Media Composer
  • WAV-only files may not fit every production pipeline

• Soundly9.4/10 · Free plan

  A searchable sound workflow with broad integrations, local-library tools, and offline support.

  Visit SoundlyFull verdict →
• Pro Sound Effects9.2/10 · Paid

  A 1.2 million-sound catalog with perpetual licensing, cloud access, and desktop workflows.

  Visit siteFull verdict →