Audio Development Platform Comparison

Features/Platform	HISE	SFZ	Decent Sampler	Kontakt	Falcon	HALion	Plug’n Script	JUCE
No coding required	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Built-In GUI Designer	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
Export as VST3/AU/AAX Plugin	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Export as Standalone Application	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Can build sample libraries	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Can build synths	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Can build audio effects	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Can build MIDI Effects	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Supports HTTP/web requests	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	⚠️ (Limited)	✅
Vector graphics	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Timestretching	⚠️ (Limited)	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Scriptable	✅ (HiseScript)	⚠️ (Opcodes)	⚠️ (Tags)	✅ (KSP)	✅ (Lua)	✅ (Lua)	✅ (AngelScript)	✅ C++
Visual Modulation System	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Open Source	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Free to Use	✅	✅	✅	❌ ($299+)	❌ ($299+)	❌ ($349+)	❌ ($99)	✅
Custom DSP Modules	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Supported Platforms	🪟 🍎 🐧	🪟 🍎 🐧📱	🪟 🍎 🐧📱	🪟 🍎	🪟 🍎	🪟 🍎	🪟 🍎	🪟 🍎 🐧📱
Developer Focused	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Community & Forum Support	✅ Active	⚠️ Small	✅ Active	✅ Active	⚠️ Small	⚠️ Small	⚠️ Small	✅ Active
Features/Platform	HISE	SFZ	Decent Sampler	Kontakt	Falcon	HALion	Plug’n Script	JUCE

August 6, 2025