Best Dragon Professional Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from speech-to-text software ranked against Dragon Professional on the same published basis.
- 1Dragon Professional vs Happy Scribe
- 2Dragon Professional vs Notta
- 3Dragon Professional vs MacWhisper
- 4Dragon Professional vs Transkriptor
- 5Dragon Professional vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- 6Dragon Professional vs AssemblyAI
- 7Dragon Professional vs tl;dv
- 8Dragon Professional vs Amazon Transcribe
- 9Dragon Professional vs Speechmatics
- 10Dragon Professional vs Otter.ai
- 11Dragon Professional vs Rev AI
- 12Dragon Professional vs Soniox
- 13Dragon Professional vs TurboScribe
- 14Dragon Professional vs Aiko
- 15Dragon Professional vs Buzz
- 16Dragon Professional vs Tactiq
- 17Dragon Professional vs Vosk
- 18Dragon Professional vs Voice In
- 19Dragon Professional vs Whisper
- 20Dragon Professional vs Sonix
Dragon Professional alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Scribe | 9.3 | Free plan | $8.50/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac |
| 2 | Notta | 9.1 | Free plan | $8.17/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | MacWhisper | 8.9 | Free plan | €64/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 4 | Transkriptor | 8.6 | No | $8.33/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | 8.2 | Free plan | $0.02/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | AssemblyAI | 8.1 | Free plan | $0.15/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | tl;dv | 8.1 | Free plan | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS |
| 8 | Amazon Transcribe | 8.0 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | Speechmatics | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Otter.ai | 7.9 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Rev AI | 7.8 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API |
| 12 | Soniox | 7.0 | Free plan | $19.99/mo | API |
| 13 | TurboScribe | 6.9 | Free plan | — | Web |
| 14 | Aiko | 6.8 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 15 | Buzz | 6.7 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | Tactiq | 6.5 | Free plan | $8/mo | Web, Mac |
| 17 | Vosk | 6.2 | No | — | API |
| 18 | Voice In | 6.2 | Free plan | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Whisper | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | Sonix | 6.1 | No | $10/mo | API |
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Questions about Dragon Professional alternatives
What is the best alternative to Dragon Professional?
Happy Scribe, number 1 in speech-to-text software with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: Notta, MacWhisper, Transkriptor and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Dragon Professional?
Happy Scribe is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.