Free Spitfire instrument plugin/library set, being sunset in favor of subscription-based Splice INSTRUMENT.
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Checked September 2026
Best Komplete Start alternatives (2026)
The closest Komplete Start alternatives are Spitfire LABS, Kontakt 8, Kontakt 8 Player, based on overlapping categories and operating systems. Komplete Start is best for starting music production with zero cost and no credit card and starts at Free.
Full sampling and virtual instrument platform with a 900+ instrument factory library.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFree streamlined player that runs Kontakt instruments and third-party Kontakt libraries.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFree sampler plugin for playing DecentSampler-format (.dspreset/.dslibrary) sample libraries.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupported+ iOSFree orchestral plugin with 34 BBC Symphony Orchestra instruments recorded at Maida Vale Studios.
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Ample Sound
Ample Bass P Lite
A free Fender Precision Bass instrument with realistic fingerstyle articulations.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported A free sample player with a growing library of complimentary instruments.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedA free, highly SFZ 2.0 compliant sample player.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPsupportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupportedOrchestral library with 44 instruments and 344 techniques recorded at Maida Vale Studios.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedFlagship BBC SO edition with 67 instruments, 468 techniques and 20 mic signals.
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Questions people ask
Spitfire LABS is the closest match: it is best for producers wanting free, high-quality Spitfire-recorded instruments (legacy plugin, being discontinued Oct 31 2026) and starts at Free.
Yes: Spitfire LABS, Kontakt 8 Player, Decent Sampler, BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover, Ample Bass P Lite, SINE Player and SINEfactory, sforzando.