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.
Soundtoys 5.5: all 23 Soundtoys plugins, Decapitator, EchoBoy and SpaceBlender, chained in Effect Rack. $599 at Plugin Boutique and Best Service; Effect Rack alone is $299.
Technical matrix
| Signal | FabFilter Total Bundle | Soundtoys 5.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,069 (Essentials $419) | $599 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, macOS, Windows | VST, 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 | 23, including Effect Rack, Decapitator, EchoBoy, EchoBoy Jr., SuperPlate, Little Plate, SpaceBlender, PrimalTap, Little PrimalTap, Crystallizer, Little AlterBoy, Devil-Loc Deluxe, Devil-Loc, Radiator, Little Radiator, MicroShift, Little MicroShift, FilterFreak, PhaseMistress, PanMan, Tremolator, Sie-Q |
| Essentials Bundle | Pro-Q 4, Pro-C 3, Pro-R 2 | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native, AudioSuite, CLAP | — |
| 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) | — |
| New in 5.5 | — | SpaceBlender experimental reverb, 67 Effect Rack presets, resizable interfaces on every plugin |
| Systems | — | macOS 10.15 or later; Windows 10 or later (not ARM-based Windows) |
| Hosts | — | Pro Tools, Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig |
| Authorisation | — | iLok account, computer-based (no dongle needed); two activations |
| Effect Rack (separate) | — | $299; 14 effects inside the Rack only, no individual plugins |
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