How Does AnthemScore Compare With Other Software?

While automatic music transcription is a challenging problem, several programs exist that attempt to transcribe music, especially for simple songs like single instrument recordings. So, how do these programs compare in terms of accuracy? Below I show side-by-side results for 5 different transcription programs, including AnthemScore. I selected 11 short song segments that range from very simple to very challenging.

Program	Price	Trial/Demo	Windows	OS X	Linux	Notes
AnthemScore	$29-$99	30 day trial				Used version 3.4.0
Melodyne	$99-$849	30 day trial				Used MuseScore to convert from MIDI to MusicXML
intelliScore Ensemble	$129	Demo				Requires you to tap spacebar to the beat. Used MuseScore to convert from MIDI to MusicXML
AudioScore	$250	Demo				Used version 7 (didn't have a license for version 8, which is required to save files)
AmazingMIDI	Free	Free				Used MuseScore to convert from MIDI to MusicXML

Original	AnthemScore	Melodyne	intelliScore Ensemble	AudioScore	AmazingMIDI
Monophonic Synthesizer (Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Piano (Für Elise)
Alto Sax (Careless Whisper)
Piano (Demons)
Piano (Ballad from Waking Life)
Piano (Heart of Courage)
Reverberation (Almost a Whisper)
Vocal Instrumental (If We Hold On Together)
Vocal Instrumental (You've Got a Friend in Me)
Vocal Instrumental (Part of Your World)
Pop (Blank Space)