Best for
Best for post-production teams, labels and developers who need broadcast-grade separation or an API behind it.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI Sound & Audio Comparison
AudioShake vs. iZotope RX
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for professionals who need surgical repair of damaged or complex audio.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | AudioShake | iZotope RX |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Not stated | Elements ~$99 Standard around $399, Advanced around $1,399. Perpetual licences for RX 12. |
| Free trial | Demo and free trial of AudioShake Live on request | Trial |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Output | Separated stems, isolated dialogue and speakers, aligned lyric transcriptions | Restored, repaired audio |
| API | Yes | N/A |
| What it does | Separates a finished mix into stems: vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, winds and strings, plus dialogue, music and effects | Repair and restoration of damaged audio |
| Noise removal and repair | Yes, speech enhancement with denoise and de-reverb | Yes, spectral repair, De-noise and Dialogue Isolate, with fine artifact control |
| Mastering and loudness | No, AudioShake separates and cleans audio rather than mastering it; the stems it produces are meant to go into a mixing and mastering session elsewhere | Loudness Control and Loudness Optimize modules for hitting delivery loudness targets |
| Where it runs | In the browser through AudioShake Live and AudioShake Indie, plus a REST API and an SDK for real-time use; every separation is available through the API and many also run on-device | Standalone desktop editor, plus VST3, AU, AAX and ARA plugins for a DAW or NLE |
| Also included | Multi-speaker separation, lyric transcription with word-by-word time alignment, output up to 192 kHz as WAV, MP3, AAC, FLAC, AIFF or PCM | Music Rebalance, Scene Rebalance, Dialogue Isolate, Repair Assistant and Trim Silence; over 20 of the modules also load as plugins |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | On-premise |
| Support | Email helpdesk | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | OOONA, Yella Umbrella, Dubverse, Chordal, cielo24, Algoriddim djay Pro, AI-Media LEXI Voice, Voloco | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Free trial AudioShake Demo and free trial of AudioShake Live on request iZotope RX Trial
- Deployment AudioShake Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based iZotope RX On-premise
- Company size AudioShake Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise iZotope RX Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Output AudioShake Separated stems, isolated dialogue and speakers, aligned lyric transcriptions iZotope RX Restored, repaired audio
- API AudioShake Yes iZotope RX N/A
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
AudioShake
Strengths
- Separation covers music stems, dialogue and effects, and overlapping speakers
- REST API and SDK, including real-time processing
- High-resolution output up to 192 kHz across six audio formats
Limitations
- No published prices for the professional tier
- Aimed at studios, labels and developers rather than casual use
iZotope RX
Strengths
- Broadcast-grade restoration
- Surgical spectral control
- The professional standard for damaged audio
Limitations
- Expensive, especially Advanced
- Steeper learning curve
- Desktop software, not one-tap
Plans
Pricing
AudioShake
- AudioShake Indie Not stated Stem packages of 4, 10 or 20 stems, with a Pro option for higher-fidelity processing and faster turnaround.
- AudioShake Live Not stated Contact the vendor.
iZotope RX
- Elements ~$99 Perpetual licence for RX 12. Basic repair tools.
- Standard ~$399 Perpetual licence for RX 12. The core restoration modules.
- Advanced ~$1,399 Perpetual licence for RX 12. The full set of more than 50 modules.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
AudioShake
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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iZotope RX
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
AudioShake https://www.audioshake.ai · no check date recorded yet
iZotope RX https://www.izotope.com/en/products/rx.html · no check date recorded yet
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