Relackout

Best ESA Pro 2 alternatives in 2026

Explore alternatives to ESA Pro 2, starting with Relackout, and compare their strengths.

  1. Our first choice

    1. Relackout

    • Relackout provides Art-Net and sACN from the desktop app; ESA Pro 2 documents these outputs through DINA controllers.
    • Relackout includes Sound-to-Light from music or input; ESA Pro 2 requires audio-capable controller hardware.
    • Relackout runs on Linux as well as Windows and macOS.
    • Relackout offers monthly, yearly or lifetime licensing and a 14-day trial; ESA Pro 2 is supplied through hardware bundles.
    Relackout vs ESA Pro 2

  2. 2. Daslight 4

    Scene-based DMX software with custom controls and DVC standalone playback.

    sACN (E1.31) output
    Not supported

    Not listed in the manual's DMX/output device specifications

    [4]
    Show timeline with audio
    Not supported

    Not listed in the official Daslight 4 programming feature list

    [1]
    OSC control
    Not supported

    Not listed among the manual's live-control input options

    [4]
    Compare with Daslight 4

  3. 3. myDMX 3.0

    Legacy desktop DMX software bundled with an ADJ USB interface.

    sACN (E1.31) output
    Not supported

    Not listed in official myDMX 3 output specifications

    [1]
    Show timeline with audio
    Not supported

    Not listed in official myDMX 3 programming feature list

    [1]
    OSC control
    Not supported

    Not listed among the manual's live-control input options

    [2]
    Compare with myDMX 3.0

  4. 4. Sunlite Suite 3

    Windows lighting software with fixture pages, configurable consoles and hardware-licensed audio timelines.

    Art-Net output
    Add-on required

    Hardware entitlement; optional on BC/EC, included with FC/RC.

    [2]
    Show timeline with audio
    Add-on required

    Audio in Cycle timelines requires Full mode.

    [2]
    Music playback & playlists
    Add-on required

    Full mode enables audio files in Cycles.

    [1] [2]
    Compare with Sunlite Suite 3

  5. 5. Avolites Titan PC / Titan One

    Windows console software with hardware licensing and Titan show compatibility.

    OSC control
    Not supported

    OSC omitted from Titan 19's complete external-trigger protocol list

    [8]
    Art-Net output
    Add-on required

    Requires licensed Avolites hardware

    [1] [2]
    sACN (E1.31) output
    Add-on required

    T1/AvoKey hardware unlock

    [2]
    Compare with Avolites Titan PC / Titan One

  6. 6. ChamSys MagicQ PC

    Console-style lighting control with free network output, integrated visualization and a ChamSys hardware ecosystem.

    Sound-reactive lighting
    Add-on required

    Qualifying ChamSys hardware unlocks PC audio input

    [7] [2]
    Phone/tablet remote
    Add-on required

    Core mode hardware required; iOS/Android remote app

    [12] [1]
    MIDI control & feedback
    Add-on required

    Unlocked mode hardware enables third-party MIDI interfaces

    [2]
    Compare with ChamSys MagicQ PC

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