Best OpenASR Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from audio transcription software ranked against OpenASR on the same published basis.
- 1OpenASR vs Happy Scribe
- 2OpenASR vs Notta
- 3OpenASR vs Transkriptor
- 4OpenASR vs Otter.ai
- 5OpenASR vs MacWhisper
- 6OpenASR vs Rev
- 7OpenASR vs tl;dv
- 8OpenASR vs Avoma
- 9OpenASR vs Speechmatics
- 10OpenASR vs Rev AI
- 11OpenASR vs Fireflies.ai
- 12OpenASR vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- 13OpenASR vs Amazon Transcribe
- 14OpenASR vs AssemblyAI
- 15OpenASR vs Soniox
- 16OpenASR vs Grain
- 17OpenASR vs Sonix
- 18OpenASR vs TranscribeMe
- 19OpenASR vs aTrain
- 20OpenASR vs Tactiq
OpenASR alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Scribe | 9.8 | Free plan | $8.50/mo | Android, API, iOS, Mac |
| 2 | Notta | 9.6 | Free plan | $8.17/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Transkriptor | 9.0 | No | $8.33/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 4 | Otter.ai | 8.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | MacWhisper | 8.7 | Free plan | €64/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 6 | Rev | 8.6 | Free plan | $29.99/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 7 | tl;dv | 8.3 | Free plan | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS |
| 8 | Avoma | 8.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 9 | Speechmatics | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Rev AI | 7.9 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API |
| 11 | Fireflies.ai | 7.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Browser |
| 12 | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | 7.6 | Free plan | $0.02/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Amazon Transcribe | 7.5 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | AssemblyAI | 7.5 | Free plan | $0.15/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Soniox | 7.0 | Free plan | $19.99/mo | API |
| 16 | Grain | 6.9 | Free plan | $15/mo | API, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Sonix | 6.8 | No | $10/mo | API |
| 18 | TranscribeMe | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 19 | aTrain | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Tactiq | 6.2 | Free plan | $8/mo | Web, Mac |
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Questions about OpenASR alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenASR?
Happy Scribe, number 1 in audio transcription software with a score of 9.8 out of 10. The others here: Notta, Transkriptor, Otter.ai and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenASR?
Happy Scribe is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.