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Best Transcription tools in 2026

28 apps
How the order is worked out

1

oTranscribe

Free plan Open source Self-hostedWeb

oTranscribe is a manual transcription workspace with useful playback controls and several export options.

8.7 Free plan Visit site
2

Notta
by Notta
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3

Notta combines meeting capture and file transcription with summaries, action items, and multiple export formats.

7.6 Free plan · paid from $8.17/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
3

Gladia
by Gladia
Free plan APIMacWeb+1

7.6 From $0.61 Visit site
4

Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Speech-to-Text offers multiple recognition modes, language support, and developer interfaces for application integration.

7.5 From $0.00 Visit site
5

AssemblyAI

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

AssemblyAI offers a broad set of speech capabilities and usage-based plans, with a free tier subject to stated limits.

7.5 From $0.15 Visit site
6

Transkriptor

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

Choose Transkriptor if you need transcription or translation with speaker identification, timestamps, and broad language support.

7.5 Free plan · paid from $9.99/mo Visit site
7

Simon Says
by Simon Says
Free plan ExtensioniPhoneMac+3

Choose Simon Says if you need multilingual transcription with transcript editing and exports to video, document, or subtitle formats.

7.5 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo (annual) Visit site
8

Speechmatics

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Speechmatics offers speech APIs with multilingual transcription and multiple deployment choices. Its free plan has a two-session real-time limit, and the available deployment options depend on plan.

7.5 Free plan · paid from $0.13 Visit site
9

Amazon Transcribe

Free plan APIWeb

Amazon Transcribe covers live and batch speech transcription, with language, speaker, and privacy features.

7.4 From $0.01 Visit site
10

Grain

Free plan APIMacWeb+1

Grain pairs meeting capture and transcription with summaries, cited library answers, sharing, and integrations.

7.4 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
11

Fathom

Free plan APIExtensioniPhone+3

7.3 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo (annual) Visit site
12

Rev

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Rev brings transcription, captions, recording, and file analysis into one platform. The Free plan is limited in language, monthly minutes, user count, and simultaneous files.

7.3 Free plan · paid from $25.49/user/mo (annual) Visit site
13

tl;dv
by tl;dv
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

Choose tl;dv if you want bot-based meeting capture, transcription, and summaries with action items, including a free plan with unlimited recordings and transcriptions.

7.2 Free plan Visit site
14

TurboScribe

Free plan Web

TurboScribe offers multilingual transcription, translation, speaker labels, and audio restoration through its web interface.

7.1 Free plan Visit site
15

Tactiq
by Tactiq
Free plan WebMac

7.1 Free plan · paid from $8/user/mo (annual) Visit site
16

f4transkript
by f4transkript
Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1

f4 combines transcription, correction and qualitative analysis tools in one interface, with both automatic and manual workflows.

7.1 From €25 Visit site
17

Sarvam AI Speech to Text
by Sarvam AI Speech to Text
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Sarvam offers multiple output modes and processing routes, with speaker identification available in Batch and streaming over WebSocket.

7.0 From ₹30 Visit site
18

TranscriptionStar
by TranscriptionStar
Free plan APIWeb

TranscriptionStar combines human transcription with tools for file exchange, transcript editing, and order tracking.

6.7 From $0.80 Visit site
19

aTrain

Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1

aTrain provides local, open-source transcription with speaker labeling and research-software imports.

6.7 Open source Visit site
20

Avoma
by Avoma
Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+3

Avoma combines meeting capture, transcription, summaries, and action items, with a free view-only option for meeting records.

6.2 Free plan · paid from $19/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
21

Transcribe by Wreally

Free trial LinuxMacWeb+1

Transcribe by Wreally offers separate manual and machine workflows, with subtitle exports and speaker-aware timecodes. Its paid plans start at $20 a year, while machine usage adds hourly credits.

6.0 From $20/yr · 7-day trial Visit site
22

Trint
by Trint
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Trint combines transcription, editing, translation, collaboration, and publishing across desktop, mobile, and web. Its trial limits and enterprise-only live features matter when evaluating access.

5.9 7-day trial Visit site
23

Maestra
by Maestra
Free trial APIExtensionWeb

Choose Maestra if you need transcription, translation, subtitles, dubbing, or voiceover in one service, especially across multiple languages or real-time meeting integrations.

5.9 From $12 Visit site
24

Picovoice Leopard

Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+5

Leopard offers local transcription with word metadata and vocabulary customization, but it is not for streaming transcription. Review its AccessKey and usage requirements before integrating it.

5.8 Pricing on request · 7-day trial Visit site
25

TranscribeMe

Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

TranscribeMe offers multiple transcription approaches, with add-on services and API access for different workflows.

5.3 Visit site

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