Comparison
SoundScrub vs Adobe Podcast Enhance
Both clean up audio, but they solve different problems. Adobe Podcast Enhance restores and polishes a voice recording. SoundScrub removes or isolates any sound you describe, in video, and gives the file back ready to publish.
Pick SoundScrub if
You want to remove or keep a specific sound in a video, music, a crowd, wind, a drone, and get the video back without a subscription.
Pick Adobe Podcast Enhance if
Your goal is making a voice recording sound clean and studio-quality, with room echo and background noise gone.
Side by side
| SoundScrub | Adobe Podcast Enhance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Pay-per-use, $0.25 / 30s. No subscription. | Free (audio only, capped) or Premium $9.99/mo |
| What it targets | Any sound you describe in words | Fixed categories: speech, noise, music |
| Works on video | Yes, returns your video | Premium only |
| Voice enhancement (studio sound, dereverb) | No | Yes, its core strength |
| Where footage is processed | Video stays local, only audio uploaded | Uploaded to Adobe's cloud |
| Platform | Desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) | Browser |
| File limits | None | Free: 30 min / 500 MB. Premium: up to 1 GB |
Where SoundScrub fits better
You need to target a sound that isn't just speech, noise, or music
Adobe works within three fixed categories. SoundScrub takes a plain-language prompt, so you can go after a drone, a crowd, applause, a laugh, a specific instrument, or a beep, and either remove it or keep only that.
You work in video and want the file back ready to publish
SoundScrub puts the cleaned audio back into your video for you. No exporting an audio track, processing it, and re-syncing. And video works on every plan, not just a paid tier.
You process occasionally and don't want a subscription
You pay $0.25 per 30 seconds only when you use it, and credits never expire. No monthly fee for the months you don't need it.
You'd rather keep your footage on your machine
SoundScrub processes the video locally and only sends the extracted audio to the server for separation. Your video file never leaves your computer.
Where Adobe Podcast Enhance fits better
You want a voice recording to sound studio-quality
This is what Adobe Podcast Enhance is built for. It removes room echo, strips background noise, and rebuilds a thin or distant voice to sound like it was recorded on a good microphone. SoundScrub separates sounds. It does not restore or enhance a voice.
You mostly work with short audio-only clips and want a free option
Adobe's free tier handles audio files up to 30 minutes, which is fine for a lot of podcast and voiceover cleanup without paying anything.
You need dereverb or room-echo removal
Removing the sound of a room is a restoration task, not a separation task. SoundScrub doesn't do it. Adobe does.
The bottom line
They're complementary more than they're rivals. If the job is "make my voice sound clean," reach for Adobe Podcast Enhance. If the job is "get this specific sound out of my video" or "keep only this one sound," that's what SoundScrub does, on video, for any sound you can describe, without a subscription.
Frequently asked questions
Is SoundScrub a good Adobe Podcast Enhance alternative?
It depends on the job. If you want to make a voice recording sound clean and studio-quality, Adobe Podcast Enhance is purpose-built for that. If you want to remove or isolate a specific sound in a video (music, a crowd, wind, a drone, applause), SoundScrub targets any sound you describe and hands the video back ready to publish.
Can Adobe Podcast Enhance remove background music?
Yes. As of the 2026 Enhance Speech v2 update it separates speech, noise, and music and lets you lower or remove the music with sliders. It works within those three fixed categories, so it can't target an arbitrary sound like a specific instrument, a beep, or a passing vehicle the way a text prompt can.
Does Adobe Podcast Enhance work on video?
Video is a Premium feature ($9.99/month). The free tier is audio-only, with files capped at 30 minutes and an enhancement limit per day. SoundScrub works on video on every plan and processes the video locally on your machine, uploading only the audio.
Which is cheaper?
It depends on volume. Adobe Podcast Enhance Premium is a flat $9.99/month. SoundScrub is pay-per-use at $0.25 per 30 seconds with no subscription, so for occasional jobs you pay only for what you process, and for heavy monthly use a flat fee can work out cheaper.
macOS, Windows, and Linux. No subscription.