Comparison based on features StationPlaylist publicly advertises for Studio Pro and Studio Standard at stationplaylist.com, as of October 2026. StationPlaylist is a trademark of its owner; RadioForge is not affiliated. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
StationPlaylist Studio is Windows playout software, usually paired with its companion Creator app for full scheduling. Its own site lists Studio Pro at $299 and Studio Standard at $159, with support renewing at $49 a year after the first year and a 30-day trial offered. Remote voice tracking is a separate purchase: the Remote Voice Tracker client lists at $199 (Pro, unlimited users) or $129 (Standard, 5 users), and needs a matching Creator/Studio version installed on each DJ's machine.
AirForge is complete radio automation that runs in the browser: music scheduling, a live-assist studio with a 96-slot cart wall, remote voice tracking with a waveform, mic meter, trim and normalize, and 24/7 playout that auto-skips bad files and falls back to music before silence hits air. Run it on your own server, or let RadioForge host, back up and update it in the cloud.
| What stations ask for | AirForge | StationPlaylist Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in | Any modern browser; no Windows install required on the air chain | Dedicated Windows PC, Studio Pro/Standard plus the companion Creator app |
| Remote voice tracking | Built in: waveform, mic meter, trim and normalize, from any browser or phone | Separate Remote Voice Tracker client, $199 (Pro) or $129 (Standard), matched version required on each PC |
| Live-assist studio | Now/next countdowns, one-click automation, a 96-slot cart wall | Studio Pro includes live-assist tools and a crossfader |
| Scheduling and rotation | Paint hour clocks across a 7-day grid with holiday overrides, generate a week in one click | Full scheduling needs the separate Creator app |
| Failover | Auto-skips bad files and falls back to music before silence ever hits air | Studio Pro advertises fail-safe redundancy |
| Hosting | Your own server, or RadioForge's cloud — your choice, either way | Self-hosted only, on your own licensed Windows PC |
| Spots, logs and reports | Ad campaigns with run dates and dayparts, as-played CSV export for royalties, full audit trail | Not advertised in these specific terms on stationplaylist.com as of October 2026 |
| Price | See current AirForge pricing | Studio Pro $299 / Standard $159, plus $49/yr support after year one, plus $199/$129 for remote voice tracking (stationplaylist.com) |
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