Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which bundle to buy.
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Contenders
Komplete 26 Ultimate: 280+ instruments and effects, 100+ Expansions, Absynth 6, Kontakt 8 and NI's cinematic tools. $1,249 at Plugin Boutique; upgrades from $299.
Arturia V Collection 11 Pro: 45 vintage synth, keys and Augmented instruments with Analog Lab Pro. $699 at Plugin Boutique; it sold for $399 last Black Friday.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Native Instruments Komplete 26 Ultimate | Arturia V Collection 11 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,249 (updates from $299) | $699 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX, standalone, macOS, Windows | VST, AU, AAX, standalone, macOS, Windows |
| Instruments and effects | 280+ (Standard 180+, Collector's Edition 340+) | — |
| Expansions | 100+ | — |
| Sounds | 116,000+ | — |
| Download size | 950 GB compressed | — |
| Flagships | Kontakt 8, Absynth 6, Massive X, Guitar Rig 7 Pro | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU (macOS), AAX; many titles also run standalone | Standalone, VST, AU, AAX, NKS (64-bit hosts only) |
| Systems | macOS 14, 15 or 26; Windows 10 or 11; Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended) | — |
| Instruments | — | 45 (Intro edition: 10) |
| Presets | — | 12,000+ sounds; Analog Lab Pro with 2,000+ curated presets |
| New in version 11 | — | Jup-8000 V, SEM V (rebuilt), MiniBrute V, Synthx V, Pure LoFi, Augmented MALLETS, Augmented YANGTZE |
| macOS | — | macOS 11 or later, 4 GB RAM, 4-core 3.4 GHz CPU or Apple Silicon, 32 GB disk |
| Windows | — | Windows 10 or later (64-bit), 4 GB RAM, 4-core 3.4 GHz CPU, 32 GB disk; ARM not supported |
| Authorisation | — | Arturia Software Center |
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