Nuendo vs Podium
Nuendo
steinberg.netPodium
zynewave.comSide by side
| Figure | Nuendo | Podium |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · Audio Editing Software | 8.8 (#9) | 8.0 (#55) |
| Spec score · Digital Audio Workstations | 8.3 (#9) | 8.1 (#14) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Support | Nuendo 15 is available through Steinberg's downloads page, which provides general information and installation utilities. | The maker directs users to Podium forums for technical support and discussion, with a separate VIP forum for license owners. |
Plans
Nuendo
- Nuendo 15 Full VersionPriced on request
- Nuendo 15 CrossgradePriced on request
- Nuendo 15 Crossgrade$799.99, paid once
- Nuendo 15 Full version$999.99, paid once
Podium
- Single-User Software License$50 a month
- Podium FreeFree
- Podium single-user license (1 year upgrade period)$50, paid once
- Podium single-user license (2 year upgrade period)$75, paid once
- Podium single-user license (3 year upgrade period)$90, paid once
- Podium renewal (1 year period)$351, paid once
- Podium renewal (2 year period)$602, paid once
- Podium renewal (3 year period)$753, paid once
In their own words
Podium
Podium is a Windows digital audio workstation for recording and editing audio and MIDI, and hosting VST instrument and effect plugins. Projects can contain unlimited arrangements that share sequences and sounds. It can record any number of MIDI and audio inputs simultaneously and supports loop recording on audio input tracks. Its hierarchical track engine supports group tracks, multicore plugin processing, automatic delay compensation, and up to 100 mixer bus instances. Podium handles Wave and AIFF files with up to 32 channels, as well as RF64 files larger than 4 GB. It supports VST 2.4 plugins and includes zPEQ, zReverb, and zPitch; external MIDI and audio devices can be routed in the track hierarchy with latency compensation. Podium Free is available at free, with limits including disabled ReWire, surround playback, the 64-bit mixer option, and plugin multiprocessing, plus MIDI setup limited to one input and one output. A single-user license is listed at $50 as a one-time purchase for a one-year upgrade period, $75 as a one-time purchase for two years, or $90, paid once for three years. Podium does not support audio warping or VST3. The maker lists Windows 7 or Windows 10, an 800 MHz CPU, 512 MB memory, 32 MB graphics memory, and an ASIO or MME sound driver as minimum requirements.