Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which bundle to buy.
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Contenders
FabFilter Total Bundle: all 14 FabFilter plugins, Pro-Q 4 to Twin 3. $1,069 at Plugin Boutique, $899 at Best Service. Essentials (Pro-Q 4, Pro-C 3, Pro-R 2) is $419.
iZotope Music Production Suite 9: 100 plugins with Ozone 12 Advanced, Neutron 5, Nectar 4 Advanced and RX 12 Standard. $799 at Plugin Boutique and Best Service; crossgrades from $459.
Technical matrix
| Signal | FabFilter Total Bundle | iZotope Music Production Suite 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,069 (Essentials $419) | $799 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, macOS, Windows | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows |
| Plugins | 14: Pro-Q 4, Pro-C 3, Pro-L 2, Pro-R 2, Pro-MB, Pro-DS, Pro-G, Saturn 2, Timeless 3, Volcano 3, Twin 3, One, Simplon, Micro | 100, including Ozone 12 Advanced, Neutron 5, Nectar 4 Advanced, RX 12 Standard, Tonal Balance Control 3, Equinox, Neoverb, VocalSynth 2, Insight 2, Guitar Rig 7 Pro |
| Essentials Bundle | Pro-Q 4, Pro-C 3, Pro-R 2 | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native, AudioSuite, CLAP | AAX, AU, VST3, 64-bit only (no VST2) |
| macOS | macOS 10.13 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon (64-bit) | — |
| Windows | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 or Vista, 64-bit or 32-bit | — |
| Other FabFilter bundles | Creative $389, Mastering $519, Mixing $729, Pro $769, FX $949 (Plugin Boutique) | — |
| Catalyst series | — | FXEQ, Aurora, Plasma, Cascadia, Velvet |
| Native Instruments effects | — | Raum, Crush Pack, Mod Pack, Supercharger GT, Replika XT, Solid Mix Series, Driver, Transient Master |
| Also included | — | Visual Mixer, Relay, Melodyne 5 Essential |
| Systems | — | Ozone 12: macOS 14.8 or later, Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 24H2; Intel or Apple silicon |
| Activation | — | Internet connection needed to install and activate; works offline afterwards |
| Crossgrades at Plugin Boutique | — | $599 from Ozone or Nectar Standard; $499 from Ozone Advanced, Nectar Advanced or Neutron; $459 from RX |
| Updates at Plugin Boutique | — | $225 from MPS 8; $459 from MPS 1 to 7.1 |
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