Best Transcription Software in 2026
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2free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
10 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Transcription Software 18 channels on this page · 73 of 144 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationTimestamp supportExport formatsAPI access Spec sheet Score
26 ELAN Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationTimestamp supportExport formatsAPI access 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
27 Rev AI Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supported1 languagesIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsTXT, JSON, SRT, VTTAPI accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
28 Soniox Free planYesPaid from$19.99/moLanguages supported60 languagesIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsAPI accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
29 TranscriptionStar Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationTimestamp supportYesExport formatsWord, Notepad, PDF, HTMLAPI accessYes 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
30 Amberscript Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutes60 min/moSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsWord, JSON, TXT, CSV, SRT, VTT, EBU-STL, AVID, PREMIEREAPI accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
31 HyperTRANSCRIBE Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationNoTimestamp supportYesExport formatsPlain text, RTF, SBVAPI access 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
32 noScribe Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportExport formatsAPI access 2/8spec lines stated 6.0
33 NVivo Transcription Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supported43 languagesIncluded minutes60 min/moSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsDOCX, TXTAPI access 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
34 Verbit Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supported4 languagesIncluded minutes6,000 min/moSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsPDF, Microsoft Word, CSV, JSON, SRT, plain textAPI accessYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
35 3Play Media Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportExport formatsAPI access 2/8spec lines stated 5.9
36 Sonix Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supported54 languagesIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsDOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTTAPI accessYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
37 Deepgram Aura Free planNoPaid fromLanguages supported1 languagesIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationTimestamp supportExport formatslinear16/wav, linear16/raw, mulaw/wav, mulaw/raw, alaw/wav, alaw/raw, MP3, Ogg Opus, FLAC, AACAPI accessYes 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
38 Parlatype Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationNoTimestamp supportYesExport formatsAPI accessNo 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
39 pmTrans Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationNoTimestamp supportYesExport formatsAPI accessNo 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
40 Vosk Free planPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsTXT, SRTAPI accessYes 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
41 XTrans Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportYesExport formatsTab-delimited format (TDF)API access 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
42 Sonal π Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationYesTimestamp supportExport formatsAPI access 2/8spec lines stated 5.5
43 oTranscribe Free planYesPaid fromLanguages supportedIncluded minutesSpeaker identificationTimestamp supportExport formatsAPI access 1/8spec lines stated 5.3
Compare all 18 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Languages supported | Included minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ELAN | 6.6 | Yes | |||
| 27 | Rev AI | 6.6 | No | 1 languages | ||
| 28 | Soniox | 6.4 | Yes | 19.99 /mo | 60 languages | |
| 29 | TranscriptionStar | 6.3 | No | |||
| 30 | Amberscript | 6.0 | No | 60 min/mo | ||
| 31 | HyperTRANSCRIBE | 6.0 | No | |||
| 32 | noScribe | 6.0 | Yes | |||
| 33 | NVivo Transcription | 6.0 | No | 43 languages | 60 min/mo | |
| 34 | Verbit | 6.0 | No | 4 languages | 6,000 min/mo | |
| 35 | 3Play Media | 5.9 | No | |||
| 36 | Sonix | 5.9 | No | 54 languages | ||
| 37 | Deepgram Aura | 5.8 | No | 1 languages | ||
| 38 | Parlatype | 5.6 | Yes | |||
| 39 | pmTrans | 5.6 | Yes | |||
| 40 | Vosk | 5.6 | ||||
| 41 | XTrans | 5.6 | Yes | |||
| 42 | Sonal π | 5.5 | Yes | |||
| 43 | oTranscribe | 5.3 | Yes |