Amazon Transcribe comparisons
Amazon Transcribe is compared head-to-head with Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Whisper and Express Scribe and more: 7 head-to-heads in Transcription Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Amazon Transcribe head-to-head
- Amazon Transcribe vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- Amazon Transcribe vs Whisper
- Amazon Transcribe vs Express Scribe
- Amazon Transcribe vs IBM Watson Speech to Text
- Amazon Transcribe vs Happy Scribe
- Amazon Transcribe vs AssemblyAI
- Amazon Transcribe vs Notta
Amazon Transcribe vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Languages supported | Speaker identification | Timestamp support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Transcribe | No | $0.006/unit usage-based | 113 languages | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | No | $0.003/unit usage-based | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 3 | Whisper | Free | Yes | 9.1 | |||
| 4 | Express Scribe | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 5 | IBM Watson Speech to Text | Yes | 14 languages | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 6 | Happy Scribe | Yes | 150 languages | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | AssemblyAI | No | $0.15/unit usage-based | 99 languages | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
| 8 | Notta | Yes | $8.17/user/mo | 58 languages | Yes | Yes | 8.3 |
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