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by tl;dvIt suits people and teams that want bot-captured meetings, transcripts, summaries, and follow-up tasks.
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Best Audio Transcription Software 2026
Facts read 27 Sep 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
If you need spoken audio in text form, transcription software offers different ways to handle recordings and live speech. Compared on API access, languages supported, maximum file length, monthly transcription limit, real-time transcription, and speaker identification, the options can be weighed against your typical workflow. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add useful cost context. Happy Scribe, Notta, and Avoma are among the named choices, with Rev and tl;dv also included. Think about the length and volume of audio you work with, whether you need results as someone speaks, and whether separating speakers matters. Comparing those needs with language coverage and the stated limits can help you identify which capabilities deserve a closer look.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
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| 01 tl;dv | It suits people and teams that want bot-captured meetings, transcripts, summaries, and follow-up tasks. | 6.4 | $18 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 02 Fathom | Fathom suits people and teams that need recorded meeting transcripts, summaries, and follow-up actions. | 6.0 | $15 a month | Free plan | iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows, Mac | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 03 Speechmatics | Speechmatics may suit developers and organizations building transcription, voice-agent, or text-to-speech workflows. | 6.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 04 Happy Scribe | Happy Scribe suits people who need transcripts, subtitles, or translations for meetings and recordings. | 5.9 | $8.50 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Mac, API | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 05 Gladia | Gladia suits developers building transcription or audio-processing workflows who need API access, streaming options, or language coverage. | 5.8 | $0.20 usage-based | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, API | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 06 Grain | Grain suits sales, customer success, and product teams in small to mid-market or enterprise organizations. | 5.8 | $15 a month | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, API | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 07 Otter.ai | Otter.ai suits individuals and teams who want searchable meeting transcripts, summaries, and action items. | 5.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Windows, Mac | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 08 Notta | Notta suits people who need transcripts and summaries from meetings or recordings, including teams that want shared workspaces and administration controls. | 5.7 | $8.17 a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 09 Rev | Rev may suit legal and investigative teams, including attorneys, law enforcement, investigators, journalists, and researchers. | 5.7 | $25.49 a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, API | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Avoma | Avoma brings meeting capture, revenue insights, scheduling and CRM workflows together through an AI-based platform. | 5.6 | $19 a month, billed yearly | Free trial | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Mac | 15 Oct 2026 |
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Fathom
Fathom suits people and teams that need recorded meeting transcripts, summaries, and follow-up actions.
iPhone & iPadWebWindows+3 Record6.0 Visit
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Speechmatics
Speechmatics may suit developers and organizations building transcription, voice-agent, or text-to-speech workflows.
WebWindowsMac+3 Record6.0 Visit
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Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe suits people who need transcripts, subtitles, or translations for meetings and recordings.
AndroidiPhone & iPadMac+1 Record5.9 Visit
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Gladia
Gladia suits developers building transcription or audio-processing workflows who need API access, streaming options, or language coverage.
WebWindowsMac+1 Record5.8 Visit
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Grain
WebWindowsMac+1 $15 a month Record5.8 Visit Grain suits sales, customer success, and product teams in small to mid-market or enterprise organizations.
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Otter.ai
AndroidiPhone & iPadWindows+2 Free plan Record5.8 Visit Otter.ai suits individuals and teams who want searchable meeting transcripts, summaries, and action items.
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Notta
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 $8.17 a month, billed yearly Record5.7 Visit Notta suits people who need transcripts and summaries from meetings or recordings, including teams that want shared workspaces and administration controls.
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Rev
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 $25.49 a month, billed yearly Record5.7 Visit Rev may suit legal and investigative teams, including attorneys, law enforcement, investigators, journalists, and researchers.
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Avoma
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 $19 a month, billed yearly Record5.6 Visit Avoma brings meeting capture, revenue insights, scheduling and CRM workflows together through an AI-based platform.
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Transkriptor
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 Free plan Record5.6 Visit Transkriptor suits people who need transcripts with speaker labels or timestamps, including users working across its listed meeting platforms.
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ESPnet
WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record5.4 Visit It suits developers and researchers building speech applications or learning through recipes, tutorials and notebooks.
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TranscribeMe
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+1 — Record5.2 Visit TranscribeMe may suit legal, healthcare, academic, technology, market research, consulting, call center and enterprise customers needing audio or video transcripts.
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AssemblyAI
WebAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record5.1 Visit AssemblyAI suits developers building transcription, speech-analysis, or voice applications who want API access.
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ElevenLabs
WebAPI $6 a month Record5.1 Visit ElevenLabs may suit creators and developers working with speech or audio, including those who need API access or voice cloning.
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Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
WebAPISelf-hosted $0.02 usage-based Record5.1 Visit This service suits developers integrating transcription, speaker labeling, timestamps, or subtitle export through APIs.
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MacWhisper
iPhone & iPadMac €64 one-time Record5.1 Visit MacWhisper suits people who need to transcribe or translate recordings, create subtitles, or dictate across Mac and iOS.
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Amazon Transcribe
WebAPI $0.01 usage-based Record4.9 Visit It suits developers and teams that need speech-to-text for live streams or recorded audio, including medical transcription and call analytics workflows.
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