Audacity
Summary
Free, open source, cross-platform audio editor.
Type of organisation: FLOSS software
Market share: Cannot tell
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Type of organisation: FLOSS software
Market share: Cannot tell
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Pros
Open Source alternatives available
Releases new features regularly
Shares product roadmap
Transparent pricing model
Has accessibility statement
Cons
Newsworthy technical issues - No compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina
Does not share diversity data
Full Product Data Collection
Data collected January-March 2020
| Product name | Audacity |
| Product URL | https://www.audacityteam.org/ |
| Parent organisation | N/A |
| Workflow category | Production & formats |
| Date product founded | 2000 |
| Product description | Free, open source, cross-platform audio editor. |
| What type of company or organisation is the product owned by? | FLOSS software |
| Is the company profit-making? | Not-for-profit model |
| How is this product funded? | Advertising |
| What market share does the tool have? | Cannot tell |
| Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space? | Yes. Waveshop, Radium |
| When did the company last release new features? | Nov-2019. v2.3.3 release, including equalizing effects, leading silence, quality setting on exports, “what you hear is what you get” |
| Have they shared details of the product roadmap? | Yes. Additional Nyquist plug-in types, Additional Macro Commands, Export Multiple – More flexibility in automatic naming. |
| Is there talk of the product raising further investment? | Yes. Project continues to solicit donations and paid versions for third party clients. |
| Is there talk of the product being acquired? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months? | No |
| Is there a pricing model listed on the website? | Product is clearly listed as free |
| How clear & transparent is this pricing model? | N/A no pricing model listed |
| What is the range of prices offered? | N/A |
| What factors drive higher pricing? | N/A |
| What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable? | Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it) |
| What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day? | Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it) |
| Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs? | Has proprietary file formats but offers open options |
| Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years? | Yes. No compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina. |
| How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)? | No public TOS available pre-purchase |
| Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)? | Yes, topline. |
| Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”? | GDPR N/A |
| Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it? | N/A not an audience-facing tool |
| IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms? | N/A not an audience-facing tool |
| Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service? | N/A |
| Does the public product website mention how to delete your data? | N/A |
| Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years? | No |
| Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website? | Yes |
| Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce? | No |