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AI Sound & Audio Comparison

iZotope RX vs. LANDR

At a glance

At a glance

iZotope RX

Best for

Best for professionals who need surgical repair of damaged or complex audio.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

LANDR

Best for

Best for indie musicians who want a fast automated master and distribution in one place.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion iZotope RX LANDR
Starting price Elements ~$99 Standard around $399, Advanced around $1,399. Perpetual licences for RX 12. From $11.99 / month LANDR Studio on an annual plan; a single track can also be mastered one-off for $10.
Free trial Trial Limited trial
Commercial use Yes Yes
Output Restored, repaired audio Mastered music tracks
API N/A Yes, a mastering API from $2.50 per track, arranged through sales
What it does Repair and restoration of damaged audio Automated music mastering
Noise removal and repair Yes, spectral repair, De-noise and Dialogue Isolate, with fine artifact control No, focused on music mastering rather than speech noise repair
Mastering and loudness Loudness Control and Loudness Optimize modules for hitting delivery loudness targets Yes, automated AI mastering for music
Where it runs Standalone desktop editor, plus VST3, AU, AAX and ARA plugins for a DAW or NLE Web browser and a DAW plugin
Also included Music Rebalance, Scene Rebalance, Dialogue Isolate, Repair Assistant and Trim Silence; over 20 of the modules also load as plugins Music distribution, samples and plugins
Deployment On-premise more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Not stated
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price iZotope RX Elements ~$99 LANDR From $11.99 / month
  • Free trial iZotope RX Trial LANDR Limited trial
  • Deployment iZotope RX On-premise LANDR Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
  • Company size iZotope RX Small and mid-sized, Enterprise LANDR Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
  • Output iZotope RX Restored, repaired audio LANDR Mastered music tracks

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

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

LANDR

Strengths

  • Fast automated music mastering
  • Also handles distribution
  • Good for indie musicians

Limitations

  • An automated master is less controllable than a human engineer
  • Built for music, not for speech repair

Plans

Pricing

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.
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LANDR

  • Single track $10 One-off mastering of a single track, without a subscription. A limited trial is also available.
  • LANDR Studio Essentials Not stated Unlimited MP3 online mastering.
  • LANDR Studio Standard Not stated Unlimited MP3 online mastering, plus the LANDR Mastering Plugin and WAV mastering.
  • LANDR Studio Pro Not stated Unlimited MP3 online mastering, plus the LANDR Mastering Plugin and WAV mastering.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

iZotope RX

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LANDR

Ease of use
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

iZotope RX https://www.izotope.com/en/products/rx.html · no check date recorded yet

LANDR https://www.landr.com · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.