The Best Logic Pro AlternativesTop Music Production Apps & Digital Audio Workstations like Logic Pro

Logic Pro is described as 'Professional DAW for songwriting, beat creation, editing, and mixing with sophisticated tools, creative plugins, full-featured mixer, and more' and is a very popular music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Logic Pro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPad apps. The best Logic Pro alternative is FL Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LMMS or Cakewalk. Other great apps like Logic Pro are REAPER, Ardour, Ableton Live and Cubase.

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  1. FL Studio icon

    FL Studio

     496 likes

    A complete digital audio workstation featuring professional music creation tools for mixing, mastering, editing, and sequencing. It includes a responsive piano roll sequencer, lifetime license updates, visualizer plugins for video creation, and multi-touch support for advanced graphical interface navigation.

    98 FL Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
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    FL Studio vs Logic Pro Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    9

    It's not the same UI but it offers nearly the same usage at an equally competitive price with free updates, casting Ableton aside at $1k with arguably one of the most hard to learn UIs to date.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Because it is very user friendly!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -3

    Simple, intuitive DAW, cleaner UI than Ableton

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • FL Studio is Paid and ProprietaryLogic Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • FL Studio is LightweightLogic Pro is not according to our users
  2. LMMS icon

    LMMS

     637 likes

    Cross-platform digital audio workstation supporting lossless audio and VST plugins. Features include music looping, sequencing, and MIDI support. Provides an ad-free, privacy-focused, portable experience without registration, working offline with extensibility through plugins and add-ons.

    96 LMMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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    LMMS vs Logic Pro Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    2

    Easy interface like FL studio and free!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    DL300
    1

    A fundamentally broken DAW with a good interface. Probably the most intuitive DAW, locked to a garbage overpriced platform, and that deletes random files between sessions.

    3/10 kind of usable sometimes but mostly broken

    Doppler Shift
    Negative
    0

    While it's possible to edit audio files on LMMS, it's NOT possible to record directly into it, making it differ from the style of Logic Pro X

    3 of 11 comments
    • LMMS is Free and Open SourceLogic Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • LMMS is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightLogic Pro is not according to our users
  4. REAPER icon

    REAPER

     255 likes

    Digital audio workstation for Windows, macOS, and Linux offering multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing, mastering, powerful automation, plugin support, scriptable customization, portable installs, frequent updates, and a comprehensive feature set.

    87 REAPER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    REAPER vs Logic Pro Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Customized themes (A theme identical to Logic Pro X is available)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    So customizable, and way more stable

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    AlternativeToCheese
    Negative
    -1

    The interface and quality.

    • REAPER is Paid and ProprietaryLogic Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • REAPER is Customizable and LightweightLogic Pro is not according to our users
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    Ardour

     241 likes

    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    97 Ardour alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Ardour 6
     
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    Ardour vs Logic Pro Comments
    jmantra
    Positive
    0

    If you're looking for a good FOSS alternative to Logic/Garageband on Linux, this is it. Unlike LMMS, you can record, edit and mix audio. It comes with loops that can be downloaded from Freesound. Virtual Instruments can easily be added using soundfonts or VST plugins. It's feature set can also be extended with LUA scripting.

    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceLogic Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ardour is Privacy focusedLogic Pro is not according to our users
  7. Ableton Live icon

    Ableton Live

     213 likes

    Music software facilitating idea creation, editing, and performance with Arrangement and Session Views. Enhanced interfaces, improved waveforms, and great EQs provide intuitive and detailed music-making for studio and stage experiences.

    90 Ableton Live alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Cubase icon

    Cubase

     86 likes

    Definitive desktop DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for professional mixing, mastering, music production and sound design.

    82 Cubase alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Cubase vs Logic Pro Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    5

    Hans Zimmer uses Cubase. Just sayin.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's better than Ableton Live

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Cubase is Paid and ProprietaryLogic Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. Cakewalk icon

    Cakewalk

     75 likes

    Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll...

    120 Cakewalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Bitwig Studio icon

    Bitwig Studio

     94 likes

    Bitwig Studio is a multi-platform music-creation system for production, performance and DJing, with a focus on flexible editing tools and a super-fast workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  12. Adobe Audition icon

    Adobe Audition

     186 likes

    A comprehensive audio editing suite designed for commercial use with features like post-production refinement, video and podcast editing capabilities, minus composition tools. Equipped with Waveform and Multitrack modes for recording and editing, with new Clip and Session Markers.

    96 Adobe Audition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Adobe Audition vs Logic Pro Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    -3

    I use it for professional usage but one major difference is that with audition does cannot record some things as well as logic

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    AlternativeToCheese
    6

    The purpose isn't music production. That's why.

    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Audition is more an editing software, whereas Logic Pro is a full DAW.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • Adobe Audition is Paid and ProprietaryLogic Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
  13. Studio One icon

    Studio One

     48 likes

    Studio One is an advanced digital audio workstation for Mac and Windows featuring a bevy of powerful composition, editing, mixing and mastering tools on top of standard multi-track DAW features. Highly praised for its intuitive chord track that lets users drag and drop both...

    59 Studio One alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Studio One Pro 7
     
  14. Reason icon

    Reason

     117 likes

    Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and instruments you need to turn your ideas into music. And it's more than just a set of excellent synths and effects. It's a complete music system. Step into the age of Reason.

    77 Reason alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Reason screenshot 1
     
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    Reason vs Logic Pro Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    it is an alternative to windows than mac.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Reason is Paid and ProprietaryLogic Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
  15. Bespoke Synth icon

    Bespoke Synth

     29 likes

    Bespoke is a software modular synthesizer. It contains a bunch of modules, which you can connect together to create sounds.

    86 Bespoke Synth alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Bespoke Synth vs Logic Pro Comments
    hammansamuel
    Negative
    0

    This is a synthesizer with a completely different workflow and UI organization than Logic Pro

    • Bespoke Synth is Free and Open SourceLogic Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Bespoke Synth is LightweightLogic Pro is not according to our users
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