AssemblyAI vs Notta

AssemblyAI8.4Visit Notta8.3Visit

Higher score AssemblyAI #7 in Transcription Software 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AssemblyAI

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Notta #8 in Transcription Software 8.3/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Notta

• AssemblyAI fits best

  Developers building speech products

• Notta fits best

  Teams needing full meeting transcription

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Side by side

Feature	AssemblyAI 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Notta 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.3
Ranking	#7 in Transcription Software	#8 in Transcription Software
Best for	Developers building speech products	Teams needing full meeting transcription
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.15/unit usage-based	$8.17/user/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Integrations	20 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AssemblyAI 3/3 · Notta 2/3
Speaker identification	✓	✓
Timestamp support	✓	✓
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Languages supported	99 languages (best)	58 languages
Included minutes	Not checked yet	1800 min/mo
Export formats	SRT, VTT	TXT, DOCX, SRT, PDF, XLSX
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes up to 185 prerecorded hours and 333 streaming hours Supports 99 prerecorded transcription languages with Universal-2 Offers diarization, timestamps, subtitles, and speech-understanding models	1,800 monthly transcription minutes on the Pro plan Web, desktop, mobile, and Chrome extension coverage Meeting, CRM, collaboration, summary, and export features
Cons	API-only access may not suit teams seeking a ready-made transcription app Pay-as-you-go costs scale with audio usage at $0.15 per hour Self-hosted deployment options are limited to eligible workloads	Free recordings are limited to three minutes each Pro and Business prices shown are annual billing rates Enterprise uses customized pricing and transcription terms
Our verdict	AssemblyAI provides APIs for turning prerecorded and streaming audio into text and structured speech data. It is aimed at developers and organizations building voice applications, including meeting transcription, call analytics, AI… Read the review →	Notta is an AI voice platform for transcribing meetings, interviews, calls, and uploaded audio or video. It supports live recording, speaker identification, timestamped notes, transcript editing, search, translation, AI summaries, action… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AssemblyAI — where it wins

  • Free plan includes up to 185 prerecorded hours and 333 streaming hours
  • Supports 99 prerecorded transcription languages with Universal-2
  • Offers diarization, timestamps, subtitles, and speech-understanding models

  Where it doesn't

  • API-only access may not suit teams seeking a ready-made transcription app
  • Pay-as-you-go costs scale with audio usage at $0.15 per hour
  • Self-hosted deployment options are limited to eligible workloads

• Notta — where it wins

  • 1,800 monthly transcription minutes on the Pro plan
  • Web, desktop, mobile, and Chrome extension coverage
  • Meeting, CRM, collaboration, summary, and export features

  Where it doesn't

  • Free recordings are limited to three minutes each
  • Pro and Business prices shown are annual billing rates
  • Enterprise uses customized pricing and transcription terms

• AssemblyAI8.4/10 · Paid

  A developer-focused transcription API with multilingual coverage, realtime audio, and usage-based pricing.

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• Notta8.3/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A broad transcription workspace with strong meeting integrations and a useful free tier.

  Visit NottaFull verdict →