AudioFu Chart · October 2026
Best Softube Delay VST Plugins 2026
The top pick is Softube Tube Delay ($89). 3 plugins in the Plugin Boutique catalogue, prices as of Oct 20, 2026.
Last updated: October 21, 2026
Top 3
Full detail for the first 3 models. Every other model is listed below.
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Softube Tube Delay
- TypeDelay
- FormatsAU · VST · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
A tasty echo effect that can go from clean to rude by overdriving its three modeled tube stages. Create anything from realistic room echoes to rockabilly style slap backs, or take it all the way into dub reggae echo madness.
$89At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗ -
Softube Tape Echoes
- TypeDelay
- FormatsAU · VST · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
Resoundingly Dirty A vintage tape echo that sounds as dirty as you’ve always wanted it to. The skillfully modelled sound and behaviour of vintage tape delay. Featuring Drive & Dirt: go clean or extreme with lots of wow, flutter, drop-outs, and more.
$99At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗ -
Softube Echoes
- TypeDelay
- FormatsAU · VST · VST3 · AAX
- SystemsWindows · macOS
Help yourself to a rich sonic palette of musical and rhythmic stereo delay sounds. Plunge into the depths of delay design with serious adjustability options and intuitive visualizations. Play with presets that cover the most common delay uses in modern productions.
$149At Plugin Boutique · price as of Oct 20Check price ↗
Where these prices come from
Plugins aren’t in the Thomann catalogue, so the AudioFu Index — demand on Reverb, lineup and price history at Thomann — doesn’t rate them. They’re ranked by how fully the store describes each plugin — the formats and systems it runs on and a full description — one maker at a time: every maker’s best entry first, then every maker’s second. Names, descriptions and prices here come from Plugin Boutique, checked on Oct 20, 2026. Prices and sales change often: follow the link for today’s price.
Questions
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