Freesound comparisons
Freesound is compared head-to-head with Soundly, Pro Sound Effects and Soundsnap and more: 7 head-to-heads in Sound Effects Libraries, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Freesound head-to-head
- Freesound vs Soundly
- Freesound vs Pro Sound Effects
- Freesound vs Soundsnap
- Freesound vs Sound Stock Vault
- Freesound vs ZapSplat
- Freesound vs Sound Ideas
- Freesound vs SoundDogs
Freesound vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Download model | Commercial use | Perpetual usage | Catalog size | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Freesound | Yes | Free | Per-asset | 736091 sounds | 8.3 | ||
| 1 | Soundly | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | 250000 sounds | 9.4 | |
| 2 | Pro Sound Effects | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | 1.2e+06 sounds | 9.2 | ||
| 3 | Soundsnap | No | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | 500000 sounds | 8.8 | |
| 4 | Sound Stock Vault | No | $3.99/mo | Unlimited | Yes | No | 5.0257e+06 sounds | 8.6 |
| 5 | ZapSplat | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | 160000 sounds | 8.5 | |
| 7 | Sound Ideas | $500/yr | Credit-based | Yes | Yes | 675000 sounds | 8.1 | |
| 8 | SoundDogs | No | Per-asset | Yes | Yes | 7.9 |
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