Game Audio Middleware
Alternatives to OpenAL
The tools Specifiction weighs against OpenAL, from its list of game audio middleware, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
- 01 Audiokinetic Wwise
Wwise suits game audio teams that need tools for authoring, integrating, mixing, and profiling interactive sound.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS8.7 Visit Specs - 02
Unity Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 03
Unity Version Control It suits game development teams that need source control for large repositories, binaries or artist workflows.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.6 Visit Specs - 04
Elias It is designed for composers and sound designers building adaptive game audio, with APIs and wrappers for programmer-created tools and workflows.
Free trial Windows · macOS · iOS · Android8.5 Visit Specs - 05
FMOD Studio FMOD Studio suits game audio teams creating adaptive sound and integrating it with Unity, Unreal, or a custom engine.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 06
Amplitude Audio SDK Amplitude Audio SDK suits game developers looking for configurable audio processing and spatial audio across listed platforms.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS8.4 Visit Specs - 07 irrKlang
irrKlang suits developers building audio into C++ or .NET applications that need 2D or 3D playback.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.3 Visit Specs - 08
Nuendo Free trial Windows · macOS8.3 Visit Specs - 09 Live Link Face
Live Link Face suits creators capturing facial performances to animate MetaHuman characters in Unreal Engine.
Free plan iOS · Android7.9 Visit Specs - 10 psai
psai® suits videogame composers and developers who need music that can adapt to gameplay.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.9 Visit Specs - 11 Master Audio Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.8 Visit Specs
- 12 Miles Sound System Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.8 Visit Specs
- 13 OpenAL Soft
OpenAL Soft suits developers incorporating 3D audio playback into software projects.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.8 Visit Specs - 14 Reactional Engine
It is aimed at game developers, composers, and music rights holders working with interactive scores.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 15 SoLoud
SoLoud suits game developers seeking a portable C/C++ audio engine with multiple playback controls and support for several runtime platforms.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 16 Meta XR Audio SDK
It suits development teams building immersive VR or MR experiences that need spatial audio.
Free plan Windows · Android7.6 Visit Specs - 17 miniaudio Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.6 Visit Specs
- 18 Steam Audio SDK
Steam Audio suits developers adding spatial sound to games or VR/AR apps, including teams using custom engines, middleware or digital audio workstations.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS7.6 Visit Specs - 19
Sonity Free trial Web7.5 Visit Specs - 20 Second Music System Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs
- 21 GameSynth Runtime 7.3 Visit Specs
- 22 Sound Bakery
Sound Bakery suits game developers who need customizable audio middleware and a C/C++ integration API.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.2 Visit Specs - 23 Fabric Free plan7.1 Visit Specs