New drum plugins of 2026, compared

Drum machines, kick designers and drum effects released lately, cheapest first.

31 plugins · 11 free · 5 on an intro deal right now

Top picks from this list

Every plugin is in the table below.

Instrument

UN/T-01

All The MachinesIndie

6-track drum machineSix-track drum machine: 808 synthesis or samples

Free

Win · Mac

Instrument

Kickforge (limited-time free)

DrumforgeIndie

Kick drum designerKick drum designer with tone-shaping controls

$39

Win · Mac

Instrument

Trumsynt-KIT

Liljeholmen DSPIndie

8-voice drum machineEight-voice analog-modeling drum machine

€49

Win · Mac

Effect

Decade

Yurt Rock

Drums from 1950 to nowMoves your drums from 1950 to now

Lowest price seen

$39~~Regular price after intro, per developer: $69~~−43%

Win · Mac

All 31, cheapest first

Plugin	Price	VST3	AU	AAX	CLAP	LV2	Standalone	Platforms	Copy protection	Buy
Drum Berry Fat Berry DSP	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Get Drum Berry at fatberrydsp.com
GlorpDrums asuka-glorp	Free	✓	—	—	—	✓	—		None	Get GlorpDrums at GitHub
Best Trigger 3 SSM-AUDIO	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—		None	Get Best Trigger 3 at GitHub
Golpe (Free edition) Low Frequency Gallery	Free	✓	—	—	—	—	—		?	Get Golpe (Free edition) at lowfrequencygallery.com
UN/T-01 All The Machines	Free	✓	✓	—	✓	—	✓		?	Get UN/T-01 at all-the-machines.com
Aqua 303 PaulMX	Free	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Get Aqua 303 at itch.io
Bloom Drum Machine Lite Excite Audio	Free	✓	✓	✓	—	—	✓		?	Get Bloom Drum Machine Lite at excite-audio.com
Split EQ ondinha	Free	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		None	Get Split EQ at GitHub
Tonefold vkfolio	Free	✓	—	—	✓	—	—		None	Get Tonefold at GitHub
Geonkick Quamplex	Free	✓	—	—	—	✓	✓		?	Get Geonkick at quamplex.com
FantaDrop Free granvia	Free	?	?	?	?	?	?		?	Get FantaDrop Free at itch.io
Anvil Dead Signal Audio	$12	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy Anvil at deadsignalaudio.com
Syncussion X NJA (Nicolas Jeanbourquin)	$15	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy Syncussion X at Gumroad
SL Chip Lab Sfoor Labs	$19	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓		?	Buy SL Chip Lab at sfoorlabs.com
GrooveBloom touski	$19 ~~$24~~	✓	—	—	—	—	—		Key file	Buy GrooveBloom at touski.net
RU-8 SubverseLab	$25	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓		?	Buy RU-8 at subverselab.com
Megamass MK2 Karanyi Sounds	$29 ~~$39~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		?	Buy Megamass MK2 at karanyisounds.com
Alien KickLab Alien Plugins	$29	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓		?	Buy Alien KickLab at alienplugins.com
KickMachine KineticAudio	€29.99	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy KickMachine at kineticaudio.online
RC909 Pro SampleScience	$30	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy RC909 Pro at Gumroad
Kickforge (limited-time free) Drumforge	$39	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		?	Buy Kickforge (limited-time free) at drumforge.com
Stylust Drum Break Designer BeatSkillz	$39 ~~$79~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		?	Buy Stylust Drum Break Designer at beatskillz.com
Seqonaut Alien Plugins	$39	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓		?	Buy Seqonaut at alienplugins.com
Thunder660 Force56 Audio Software	$39	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy Thunder660 at force56audio.com
Decade Yurt Rock	$39 ~~$69~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		?	Buy Decade at yurtrock.com
Synchron Cimbalom Vienna Symphonic Library	$45	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		iLok	Buy Synchron Cimbalom at ilio.com
Trumsynt-KIT Liljeholmen DSP	€49	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy Trumsynt-KIT at liljeholmendsp.se
RC RING & RC SNARE RC MIX	$49	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		?	Buy RC RING & RC SNARE at rcmix.studio
PTF S950 Sampler Past To Future	$59	✓	✓	—	—	—	—		?	Buy PTF S950 Sampler at pasttofutureplugins.com
DRUW BEATSURFING	€59 ~~€179~~	✓	✓	✓	—	—	—		?	Buy DRUW at beatsurfing.com
PTF SP-12 Sampler Past To Future	€80	✓	✓	—	—	—	✓		?	Buy PTF SP-12 Sampler at pasttofutureplugins.com

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