Comparison

FMOD vs Udio

	FMOD	Udio
What it says it does	FMODFMOD is audio middleware for games: FMOD Studio for designing adaptive sound and music, and the FMOD Engine runtime that plays it in your game, with integrations for Unity and Unreal Engine.	UdioDiscover, create, and share music with the world. Use the latest technology to create AI music in seconds.
Pricing	FMODIndie license free for games with under $200k revenue per year (budget under $600k), otherwise $2,000 per game; Basic $6,000 per game (budget $600k-$1.8M); Premium $18,000 per game (budget over $1.8M); licenses cover lifetime distribution on all platforms; FMOD logo credit required (waiver extra) (official)	UdioSee official pricing page (prices not verified by us). (official)
Website	FMODhttps://www.fmod.com/	Udiohttps://www.udio.com

Which tool for which job

FMOD wins when you want professional audio middleware and your game fits the free Indie license.

Udio wins when you want text-to-song with extend, inpaint, remix, and upload, and you are comfortable checking commercial terms yourself.