When comparing MIXXX vs Serato DJ, the Slant community recommends Serato DJ for most people. In the question“What is the best DJ software?” Serato DJ is ranked 1st while MIXXX is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Serato DJ is:
Allows you to see the average tone/sound of the music without listening to it.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
Mixxx is FOSS which means that anyone can look into the code, improve it or create and use modified versions of it for free
Pro iTunes Integration
All your playlists and songs from iTunes, automatically ready to go for your next live DJ performance.
Pro Linux support
Pro Colour wave-forms
Allows you to see the average tone/sound of the music without listening to it.
Pro Relatively simple to get mixing with
Pro Configurable display
Change your display to have 2 or 4 decks in either Vertical or Horizontal layout. Even have Library Only and Compact layouts.
Cons
Con No Spotify support!
Con Limited range of compatible controllers
Serato certification is available on a limited range of dj hardware. Although approximately 98 devices have this.