Digital, tape, BBD, ping-pong, and pitch-shifting delay plugin covering classic and modern echo styles.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
Checked September 2026
Valhalla Delay vs EchoBoy (2026)
Valhalla Delay is best for echoes, looping, and all things delay; EchoBoy is best for vintage-modeled tape, tube, and analog echo effects. Valhalla Delay starts at $50 one-time and EchoBoy at $199 one-time.
Soundtoys
EchoBoy
Delay plug-in modeling 30 vintage and modern echo devices in one interface.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
| Valhalla Delay | EchoBoy | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | echoes, looping, and all things delay | vintage-modeled tape, tube, and analog echo effects |
| Starting price | $50 one-time | $199 one-time |
| Free version | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX |
| OS | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Key features | Tape, BBD, digital, and pitch-shifting delay modes, Unique Ratio and Quad delay styles, Ghost mode with frequency shifting, Powerful diffusion section for delay-to-reverb blending, 64-bit VST2.4/VST3/AAX/AU | 30 built-in echo styles modeling vintage gear, Tempo-locked delay with musical note values, Single, Dual, and Ping-Pong stereo echo modes, Rhythm Echo mode with up to 16 taps, Style Editor for saturation, tape wobble, and diffusion |
| Developer | Valhalla DSP | Soundtoys |
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Valhalla Delay starts at $50 one-time; EchoBoy starts at $199 one-time.
Tape, BBD, digital, and pitch-shifting delay modes, Unique Ratio and Quad delay styles, Ghost mode with frequency shifting, Powerful diffusion section for delay-to-reverb blending, 64-bit VST2.4/VST3/AAX/AU.
30 built-in echo styles modeling vintage gear, Tempo-locked delay with musical note values, Single, Dual, and Ping-Pong stereo echo modes, Rhythm Echo mode with up to 16 taps, Style Editor for saturation, tape wobble, and diffusion.