FOLKER vs Gladia
FOLKER
agd.ids-mannheim.de
Gladia
gladia.ioSide by side
| Figure | FOLKER | Gladia |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Transcription Software | 8.0 (#30) | 8.9 (#6) |
| Spec score · AI transcription tools | 7.4 (#37) | 8.8 (#11) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Support | The FOLKER page advises users to consult the manual and contact EXMARaLDA support if their questions remain unanswered. | Starter and Growth include help center and Discord support; Enterprise includes premium support with dedicated Slack and an account manager. |
| Transcription | FOLKER supports conversation analytical transcription following cGAT conventions as a minimal or basic transcript. | It offers async transcription and real-time speech transcription, including live streaming. |
Plans
Gladia
- Starter - asynchronous$0.61 a month
- Starter - real-time$0.75 a month
- Growth - asynchronous$0.20 a month
- Growth - real-time$0.25 a month
- StarterFree
- EnterprisePrice not published
- GrowthPriced on request
In their own words
Gladia
Gladia provides audio infrastructure through an API for recording, transcribing, and enriching audio. It offers asynchronous and real-time transcription, including live streaming, with Starter supporting 100+ languages and automatic language detection and switching. Listed audio tools include speaker diarization, sentiment analysis, PII redaction, entity detection, and audio-to-LLM processing. Developers can use Python or Node.js SDKs, WebSocket streaming, or REST uploads; named integrations include Pipecat, LiveKit, Twilio, Retell, Zapier, Make, and n8n. Transcripts can include speaker labels and timestamps, and SRT and VTT are listed export formats. Starter is listed at free and includes 50€ in one-time credits that do not expire. Flexible pay-as-you-go Starter rates are $0.61 a month for asynchronous transcription and $0.75 a month for real-time transcription. Hourly call and total audio limits vary by tier. Gladia also offers GladiaFlow, a desktop voice dictation app for Mac and Windows; its code is available under the MIT license.