Transcription Services Compared: Pricing, Accuracy & Features

GoTranscript

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Best for High Accuracy

Human AI HIPAA GDPR SOC2

Pricing

Human from $0.99/min; AI $0.20/min

Turnaround

Standard 5 days; options 3 days / 1 day / 6-12h

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Pricing	Human from $0.99/min; AI $0.20/min
Turnaround	Standard 5 days; options 3 days / 1 day / 6-12h
Accuracy	Up to 99.4%
Languages	140+
Formats	DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT, SBV, SCC
Integrations	API, Zapier
Security	HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2
Support	24/7 Email, Live Chat, Phone

Sonix

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Best for AI

AI HIPAA GDPR SOC2

Pricing

$10/hr standard; $5/hr premium + seat fee; Enterprise custom

Turnaround

~5 minutes (claim)

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Pricing	$10/hr standard; $5/hr premium + seat fee; Enterprise custom
Turnaround	~5 minutes (claim)
Accuracy	Up to 99% (claim)
Languages	53+ transcription; 54+ translation
Formats	DOCX, TXT, PDF, JSON, SRT, VTT, FCPXML
Integrations	API, Zapier, Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex
Security	HIPAA (Limited), GDPR, SOC2
Support	Email/chat/phone (partial)

Verbit

Human AI HIPAA GDPR SOC2

Pricing

Self-service $29/mo ($24/mo yearly); Full service custom; 5-day free trial

Turnaround

Within minutes (claim)

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Pricing	Self-service $29/mo ($24/mo yearly); Full service custom; 5-day free trial
Turnaround	Within minutes (claim)
Accuracy	Up to 99% (with optional human review)
Languages	Translation in 50+ languages
Formats	TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, SCC, DFXP
Integrations	API, SAML SSO
Security	HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2, ISO27001, AES-256, HTTPS
Support	Phone, Support

Otter.ai

AI HIPAA GDPR SOC2

Pricing

Seat-based (Basic free 300 min/mo; paid Pro/Business; Enterprise custom)

Turnaround

Real-time meeting transcription

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Pricing	Seat-based (Basic free 300 min/mo; paid Pro/Business; Enterprise custom)
Turnaround	Real-time meeting transcription
Accuracy	Not disclosed
Languages	5 (EN-US, EN-UK, Japanese, Spanish, French)
Formats	TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT
Integrations	API, Zapier, Zoom, Teams, Meet
Security	HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2
Support	Chat/Text/Call/Support requests

SpeakWrite

Human HIPAA SOC2

Pricing

$1.5/word (single speaker); $2.25/word (multi-speaker); Spanish $9/min

Turnaround

~3 hours (typical)

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Pricing	$1.5/word (single speaker); $2.25/word (multi-speaker); Spanish $9/min
Turnaround	~3 hours (typical)
Accuracy	99%-100%
Languages	English + Spanish
Formats	DOCX (Word doc delivery)
Integrations	API, Webhooks
Security	HIPAA, SOC2, encrypted storage (Azure Gov Cloud)
Support	Phone, Email

TranscribeMe

Human AI HIPAA GDPR

Pricing

Human from $0.79/min; AI $0.07/min

Turnaround

AI ~3x duration; human 1-5 days (tiered)

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Pricing	Human from $0.79/min; AI $0.07/min
Turnaround	AI ~3x duration; human 1-5 days (tiered)
Accuracy	Human tiers 99% guarantee; AI typical 85-90%
Languages	Multiple (AI list + more via quote)
Formats	DOC/DOCX, PDF, HTML, TXT, JSON, SRT
Integrations	API, YouTube, Dropbox
Security	HIPAA, GDPR
Support	Portal/email/phone; 24/7 enterprise

Trint

AI GDPR ISO27001

Pricing

Subscription/seat-based (example: £48/seat/mo Advanced)

Turnaround

~duration or less; Live available

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Pricing	Subscription/seat-based (example: £48/seat/mo Advanced)
Turnaround	~duration or less; Live available
Accuracy	Up to 99% (claim)
Languages	40+ transcription; 50+ translation
Formats	DOCX, CSV, HTML, XML, SRT, VTT, STL
Integrations	API, Zapier, Zoom
Security	GDPR, ISO27001
Support	Email/chat/CSM

HappyScribe

Human AI GDPR SOC2

Pricing

Subscription w/ included minutes + $0.20/min extra; human proofreading from $2.00/min

Turnaround

Human-made typically under 24h; AI automatic

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Pricing	Subscription w/ included minutes + $0.20/min extra; human proofreading from $2.00/min
Turnaround	Human-made typically under 24h; AI automatic
Accuracy	99% (human-made claim)
Languages	120+ languages
Formats	DOCX, TXT, PDF, HTML, XML, JSON, CSV, SRT, VTT, STL, FCPXML, EDL
Integrations	API, Zapier, YouTube/Vimeo, Google/Zoom/Microsoft calendars
Security	GDPR, SOC2 Type II
Support	Email + in-dashboard messaging/chat

TurboScribe

AI

Pricing

Free (3 transcripts/day) + Unlimited ($10/mo yearly or $20/mo monthly)

Turnaround

Seconds (claim)

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Pricing	Free (3 transcripts/day) + Unlimited ($10/mo yearly or $20/mo monthly)
Turnaround	Seconds (claim)
Accuracy	99.8% (claim)
Languages	98+ languages
Formats	PDF, DOCX, TXT, CSV, SRT, VTT
Integrations
Security	Encrypted at rest; SSL/TLS in transit
Support	Email

Transcription Hub

Human HIPAA

Pricing

$0.75/min (5 days); $1.25/min (2 days); $1.75/min (1 day)

Turnaround

5 days standard; 2 days / 1 day rush

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Pricing	$0.75/min (5 days); $1.25/min (2 days); $1.75/min (1 day)
Turnaround	5 days standard; 2 days / 1 day rush
Accuracy	99% (up to 99.9% for subtitles/captions)
Languages	35+ translation languages
Formats	Delivered in requested format
Integrations	Dropbox, Google Drive
Security	HIPAA (medical transcription)
Support	Phone, Live chat

Scribie

Human AI GDPR SOC2

Pricing

Manual from $0.80/min; AI from $0.10/min; add-ons available

Turnaround

~24h (manual standard)

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Pricing	Manual from $0.80/min; AI from $0.10/min; add-ons available
Turnaround	~24h (manual standard)
Accuracy	99%+/99.9% (manual claim)
Languages	English only
Formats	DOC/DOCX, PDF, ODT, TXT, JSON, SRT, VTT, SBV
Integrations	API, Webhooks
Security	GDPR, SOC2
Support	Email/chat/phone

Rev

Human AI GDPR SOC2

Pricing

AI $0.25/min; Human $2.00/min

Turnaround

5 minutes AI; 12 hours human

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Pricing	AI $0.25/min; Human $2.00/min
Turnaround	5 minutes AI; 12 hours human
Accuracy	99% (human)
Languages	30+
Formats	JSON, TXT, SRT, VTT
Integrations	API, Zapier
Security	GDPR, SOC2
Support	Email Only

GMR Transcription

Human HIPAA GDPR

Pricing

$1.25-$4.50/min (depends on difficulty & turnaround)

Turnaround

Standard 3-5 days; rush options available

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Pricing	$1.25-$4.50/min (depends on difficulty & turnaround)
Turnaround	Standard 3-5 days; rush options available
Accuracy	99% (good audio)
Languages	English + Spanish (+ others by request)
Formats	DOC/DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT
Integrations	API, YouTube/Vimeo, Drive, Dropbox
Security	HIPAA, GDPR
Support	Email/Phone

Amberscript

Human AI GDPR ISO27001

Pricing

Automatic from $10/hour (~$0.16/min); human-made from $1.25/min; first 10 minutes free

Turnaround

Automatic usually within ~1 hour; human delivery depends (24h options cited)

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Pricing	Automatic from $10/hour (~$0.16/min); human-made from $1.25/min; first 10 minutes free
Turnaround	Automatic usually within ~1 hour; human delivery depends (24h options cited)
Accuracy	Manual transcription claimed 100% accurate (human expert)
Languages	39+ languages (automatic); 70+ translations
Formats	Word, JSON, TXT, SRT, VTT, EBU-STL
Integrations	API
Security	GDPR, ISO27001, ISO9001
Support	Chatbot/chat, email, phone

Speechpad

Human

Pricing

$1.30/min (24h); +$0.50/min for 6-12h; captions from $1.50/min

Turnaround

24h standard; 6-12h expedited; 6h by request

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Pricing	$1.30/min (24h); +$0.50/min for 6-12h; captions from $1.50/min
Turnaround	24h standard; 6-12h expedited; 6h by request
Accuracy	99% accuracy and work guaranteed
Languages	27 languages/dialects
Formats	TXT, HTML, DOCX, RTF, SRT, VTT, XML
Integrations	API
Security	AES-256 encryption
Support	Phone, Email

Transcribe

AI

Pricing

Free plan + paid (Pro $99.99/year; Team $399.99/year); extra time $5/hour

Turnaround

Minutes (claim)

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Pricing	Free plan + paid (Pro $99.99/year; Team $399.99/year); extra time $5/hour
Turnaround	Minutes (claim)
Accuracy	Not disclosed
Languages	120+ languages and dialects
Formats	TXT, PDF, DOCX, JPG, SRT
Integrations	API, Zapier, Cloud storage
Security	SSL/encryption (not HIPAA-compliant)
Support	Email

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