--- description: Get detailed information about Live usability, features, price, benefits and disadvantages from verified user experiences. Read reviews and discover similar tools on Capterra United Arab Emirates. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Live Price, Reviews & Ratings - Capterra United Arab Emirates 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Audio Editing Software](/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) > [Live](/software/186429/live) # Live Canonical: https://www.capterra.ae/software/186429/live Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/186429/live?page=2) > Workflow management solution that allows artists to create, edit, and record audios through electronic music instruments. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 127 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Live? Audio editing solution designed for musicians, composers, artists, instrumentalists, creators, designers, producers, and more to generate audio tracks with sound effects. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 127 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Ableton ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $99.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Live offers a free trial for 90 days to new users, after which the software is available in 3 pricing tiers: Intro, Standard, and Suite. Pricing of the product starts from $99 per license and scales with each tier, outlined below: Intro: $99 per license Standard: $449 per license Suite: $749 per license - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Spanish - **Available Countries**: Germany ## Features - Audio Manipulation - Audio Mixing - Audio Recording - Instrument Management - Mastering - Plug-in Integration ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software ## Category - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/32256/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Audacity](https://www.capterra.ae/software/214605/audacity) — 4.5/5 (469 reviews) 2. [Logic Pro](https://www.capterra.ae/software/214597/logic-pro) — 4.8/5 (152 reviews) 3. 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Overall an amazing DAW, and would absolutely recommend it to others who are learning music production, and audio design. ----- ### "Ableton Live helped launch my career\!" — 5.0/5 > **Michael** | *15 April 2026* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love Live's workflow and intuitive structure. I am very structured and plan oriented person, so I required a DAW that made me feel focused and supported. Over my 5+ years producing on Live, I have always felt this way. > > **Cons**: I haven't come across too many cons with Live besides crashes - however that may be my computer instead of the service. > > The value of Live was extremely important for me as I was able to use a 3-month free trial before purchasing as a student. This support for students was pivotal to me switching as I received a 50% discount to help kickstart my career. Overall, Live has excellent quality free plugins to help you learn recording techniques, editing techniques, and gain confidence in the world of music production. To this day I use Live to record for fun and professionally for myself and other clients. ----- ### "BIG MAN THINGS" — 5.0/5 > **ALAN** | *12 October 2025* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: sound quality I found to be realistic the programme software isnt so hard to understand i have now been useing ableton for over eight years introduced from a friend of a friend at the time and i have been at it eversince. > > **Cons**: the sampler i found not to be the quality sampler i expected or maybe im asking to much for what i payed because you get this brilliant software.haveing so much ideas but needing a sampler were i think it should be included > > enjoyable. great fun if this is your sort of thing.As i mentioned i have now been useing ablton for over eight years so that should speak for itself ----- ### "One of the originals and still one of the best" — 5.0/5 > **Zal** | *29 May 2026* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Live has been a DAW that I have used for many, many year. It's ability to both be a great recording tool, plus a powerful live music platform has always been great. It makes editing simple, and has always allowed for amazing manipulation of tracks. > > **Cons**: While I know it's an intentional decision, the UI of Live hasn't changed a lot over the years of using it - it's very simple, and can feel slightly dated, but at the same time it suits the application. There's no unnecessary fluff and polish where it doesn't need to be > > I have used Ableton Live for a good 15+ years now; it was what got my into my love of recording music, and realising the power of home-computing and recording capabilities. ----- ### "Live for the electronica\!" — 4.0/5 > **Brett** | *21 August 2025* | Music | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: This DAW is great for all kinds of music production, especially great for electronic music making in which it excels at. > > **Cons**: It tends to have high CPU impact when your project gets large, especially when using many plugins and audio samples. > > Its just awesome for making any kind of electronic music and is my cover for that genre. I found out not so much for recording and mixing of recorded name music, but still good. I love using it with my APC40 MKII controller, takes it to another level\! ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/186429/live?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/186429/live) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data