# Behringer UMC204HD

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/behringer-umc204hd
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/audio-interfaces
- Placement: #15 of 15 in Audio Interfaces, F tier
- Brand: Behringer
- LP on this board: 120
- Last researched: 2026-09-23T21:58:13.973Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

It measures brilliantly for its class, but unit-to-unit consistency and long-term driver cadence make it the weakest ownership bet among the picks, which is why it sits under the superseded Scarlett.

## For

- Measures far above its station in blind tests
- The cheapest board-worthy way into recording
- Certified manufacturing behind the line's price-to-performance case
- High-value compact interface
- Great sound with low noise floor

## Against

- Main output level reported low by an owner
- Outclassed by the MOTU M2 in direct comparison
- Brand's long-term driver and support reputation is the weakest of any brand here
- No longer recommended by current expert guides
- Bare-bones software and build

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 5 of 10 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 3 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HomeRecording.com | - | - | https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/audio-interface-recs-for-recording-my-band-have-been-looking-at-rmes.431135/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| sjabr.org | - | - | https://archive.sjabr.org/behringer-audio-interfaces-are-they-right-for-you-balancing-price-performance-and-pro-results | outlet blocks automated checks |
| Dave Soltura | - | - | https://www.davesoltura.com/behringer-umc-204-hd-review-and-motu-m2-comparison/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MOTU M2 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/motu-m2 |
| 2 | Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/focusrite-scarlett-2i2-4th-gen |
| 3 | RME Fireface 802 FS | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/rme-fireface-802-fs |
| 4 | Audient iD4 MkII | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/audient-id4-mkii |
| 5 | MOTU M4 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/motu-m4 |
| 10 | LEWITT Connect 2 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/lewitt-connect-2 |
| 11 | Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/focusrite-scarlett-solo-4th-gen |
| 12 | Universal Audio Apollo x8p Gen 2 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/universal-audio-apollo-x8p-gen-2 |
| 13 | Audient iD14 MkII | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/audient-id14-mkii |
| 14 | Universal Audio Apollo X4 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/universal-audio-apollo-x4 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/audio-interfaces.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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