Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which bundle to buy.
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Contenders
Native Instruments' flagship production bundle. The headline is the return of Absynth 6. The rest of the upgrade is murkier, with the best new instruments locked behind Collector's Edition.
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 | Komplete 26 | Arturia V Collection 11 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $149 upgrade / $1,949 Collector's | $699 |
| Dubspot Score | 6.8 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST, AU, AAX, standalone, macOS, Windows |
| Type | Production bundle | — |
| Headline | Absynth 6 returns | — |
| Tiers | Standard / Ultimate / Collector's Edition | — |
| Released | 2026 | — |
| 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 |
| Formats | — | Standalone, VST, AU, AAX, NKS (64-bit hosts only) |
| 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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