f4transkript vs IBM Watson Speech to Text
f4transkript
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IBM Watson Speech to Text
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| Figure | f4transkript | IBM Watson Speech to Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €25/mo | $0.02/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 25 | 5 |
| Spec score · Transcription Software | 8.6 (#14) | 8.7 (#11) |
| Spec score · AI transcription tools | 8.3 (#23) | 9.0 (#6) |
| Export formats | DOCX,RTF,SRT | JSON |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Marburg, Germany | Armonk, New York, United States |
| Intended users | The maker presents f4 for transcription and qualitative research work, with individual, student, teaching, institutional, and campus license options. | IBM identifies customer self-service, agent assistance, and call analytics as use cases, and describes Plus as intended for small businesses and development or testing by larger enterprises. |
| Languages supported | 46 | 14 |
| Security | The maker says automatic transcription runs on its own servers in Germany, uses encrypted transfer and storage, and is GDPR-compliant; manual transcription and analysis run locally without data transfer. | Premium offers data isolation and features including Key Protect, service endpoints, mutual authentication, and HIPAA readiness. |
| Speaker identification | Yes | Yes |
| Timestamp support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
f4transkript
- Student license (3 months)€25, paid once
- Student license (3 months)€25 a month
- Student license (6 months)€33, paid once
- Student license (6 months)€33 a month
- f4 (6 months)€149, paid once
- f4 (6 months)€149 a month
- f4 (2 years)€299, paid once
- f4 (2 years)€299 a month
- f4 (5 years)€449 a month
- f4 (5 years)€449, paid once
IBM Watson Speech to Text
- LitePriced on request
- Plus$0.02 a month
- PlusPriced on request
- LiteFree
- PremiumPriced on request
In their own words
f4transkript
f4 combines f4transkript, f4x, and f4analyse in one interface for automatic and manual transcription, correction, and qualitative text analysis. Automatic transcription supports speaker differentiation, pause marking, timestamps, custom word lists, and DOCX, RTF, or SRT downloads. Manual work includes variable playback speed, rewind intervals, timestamps, text blocks, and USB foot-pedal support. Analysis tools provide codes, memos, comments, quote filtering, case and group comparisons, and Word or Excel exports. The service supports 46 languages and runs on Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Without a license, the demo allows 10 texts, 10 codes, and five minutes of playback; new accounts receive 15 minutes of automatic transcription free. The maker says automatic transcription runs on servers in Germany with encrypted transfer and storage, while manual transcription and analysis run locally without data transfer. Mixed-language recordings use only the language selected at upload, so other passages may be blank or inaccurate. Plans start at €25 a month.
IBM Watson Speech to Text
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