Best Channel Strip Plugins (2026)

All 9 channel strip plugins in the Dubspot database, ranked by Dubspot Score. Specs, prices, and a full review behind every entry.

Best Channel Strip Plugins: ranked comparison by Dubspot Score
#PluginDeveloperPriceDubspot Score
1SSL Native Channel Strip 2Solid State Logic$3298.6
2bx_console SSL 4000 EPlugin Alliance / Brainworx$2998.5
3Softube Console 1 Mk IIISoftubeFrom ~$899 (system)8.5
4Slate Digital Virtual Mix RackSlate Digital$15/mo or perpetual8.4
5PSP InfiniStripPSP Audioware$1998.3
6Acustica Audio Navy 2Acustica Audio€1498.2
7Kiive Audio NFuseKiive Audio$1298.2
8iZotope Neutron 5iZotope$2998.1
9Waves SSL E-ChannelWaves$35+8.1
  1. 1
    8.6
    Great
    Solid State Logic

    SSL Native Channel Strip 2

    SSL Native Channel Strip 2 (Solid State Logic) — effect from Solid State Logic. Score 8.6/10, price $329, formats and comparisons.

    $329

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  2. 2
    8.5
    Great
    Plugin Alliance / Brainworx

    bx_console SSL 4000 E

    bx_console SSL 4000 E by Plugin Alliance / Brainworx: effect from Plugin Alliance / Brainworx. Price $299, Dubspot Score 8.5, specs and alternatives for 2026.

    $299

    Official site
  3. 3
    8.5
    Great
    Softube

    Softube Console 1 Mk III

    Softube Console 1 Mk III is a hardware control surface system with matching console channel software for hands-on mixing.

    From ~$899 (system)

    Official site
  4. 4
    8.4
    Great
    Slate Digital

    Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack

    Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack by Slate Digital: effect from Slate Digital. Price $15/mo or perpetual, Dubspot Score 8.4, specs and alternatives for 2026.

    $15/mo or perpetual

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  5. 5
    8.3
    Great
    PSP Audioware

    PSP InfiniStrip

    PSP InfiniStrip by PSP Audioware. A modular channel strip with swappable preamps, EQ, dynamics, and filters—build your console path in one insert.

    $199

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  6. 6
    8.2
    Great
    Acustica Audio

    Acustica Audio Navy 2

    Acustica Audio Navy 2 by Acustica Audio. Hyper-realistic console-style EQ from Acustica's dynamic convolution world—pro color for engineers who chase hardware tone in the box.

    €149

    Official site
  7. 7
    8.2
    Great
    Kiive Audio

    Kiive Audio NFuse

    Kiive Audio NFuse by Kiive Audio. A bus processor fusing console-style saturation, EQ, compression, and imaging modules—fast glue for modern mix buses.

    $129

    Official site
  8. 8
    8.1
    Great
    iZotope

    iZotope Neutron 5

    iZotope Neutron 5 is an AI-assisted mixing suite of channel-strip and analysis modules for balancing and shaping individual tracks.

    $299

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  9. 9
    8.1
    Great
    Waves

    Waves SSL E-Channel

    Waves SSL E-Channel by Waves. The classic SSL 4000 E channel strip in Waves form—EQ plus dynamics for fast console-style mixing.

    $35+

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