Fastest & Most Accurate Video to Text Transcription Services

We provide high-quality computer transcription for users who want a transcript in minutes, and all of our transcripts are editable in case you do come across any errors you want to correct.

Or you can select human transcription if you want a completely error-free transcript. We deliver transcripts back to our users within 24 hours, and we’re the most affordable 24-hour human transcription service available (costing $1 per audio minute).

Here’s how our human transcription process works:

1. After you upload your video or audio file, we break it up into chunks and send each chunk to a number of human transcribers. (This is what gives us a quicker turnaround time than most other human transcription services. Plus, it provides better security because no single transcriber has access to your entire transcription.)
2. Each transcriptionist listens to their assigned section of audio/video and transcribes it to text.
3. Senior transcribers also do a round of quality control at this stage to make sure the content of the transcripts is error-free.
4. Once each section is transcribed and double-checked, we piece all of the chunks back together in one text file.
5. After it’s pieced back together, we use artificial intelligence and speech recognition to analyze each chunk of audio, identify speakers, and assign each section of audio to the appropriate speaker.
6. Then, once the transcript is ready, we send it back to you!

One of the best features of transcripts is search — unlike video, you can just Ctrl+F text! But even with Ctrl+F, searching through hours of transcription is still a pain. Here are some typical issues:

• Many systems deliver transcripts as stand-alone files, and it’s a giant pain to type the same keyword in multiple different files or browser tabs.
• People use different words to describe the same things. One person can talk about their "luggage," another about their "suitcase," and a third about their "bag." Searching for concepts like this can be tricky with just keyword search.
• Human memory isn’t exact. We remember things approximately — by concept, not keyword. For example, a user described spending hours searching for a story someone told about their aunt, and when they eventually found it, it turned out they were talking about their sister — he'd just misremembered the exact female relative.

But our advanced search features solve those problems in two ways:

• Our Project-Based Search allows you to search entire project folders in one fell swoop, so you don’t have to search transcript by transcript for important findings.
• Fuzzy Search analyzes concepts and themes instead of looking for exact search terms. That way, you can type in something general about the moment you’re looking for — instead of trying to remember the exact wording that was used — and our software will pull all relevant results.

Many of Reduct’s users — especially researchers — need to use transcriptions to find patterns and pinpoint key themes amongst their videos. And the traditional way of conducting this type of analysis is to do a paper edit. However, paper edits take a lot of time, and it can be hard to share those findings once you do mark up your transcription.

In contrast, we allow teams to highlight phrases and sections of interviews right within Reduct, and then store those sections of video in our software.

Teams can use tags from their codebook to categorize highlights, and even share or download highlighted sections with only a few clicks. This helps researchers keep track of their findings and quickly share important clips.

To improve collaboration, we also provide a commenting feature so teams can communicate on findings in Reduct (and come back and view that comment thread at any time) instead of messaging about projects via email, GChat, or Slack and having to jump back and forth between applications.

We mentioned earlier that computer transcription tools have a difficult time translating industry-specific or company-specific terms, or spelling speakers’ names. To avoid inaccuracies in our transcripts, we allow users to share a glossary of specific words — or “transcription hints” — when uploading each of their recordings so our transcription professionals or software can be on the lookout for those terms and transcribe them correctly

In Reduct, users can:

• Edit out content by striking through text in the transcript
• Create clips of video by highlighting text
• Put together highlight reels and build video narratives by dragging and dropping video clips into sequence
• Add subtitles to videos by turning on captioning
• Insert text slides into videos by dropping them between video clips

(Our software also integrates with advanced editing tools like Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple’s Final Cut Pro if you want to do additional edits there.)

Sharing large files, like video files, over email isn’t easy; uploading files can take a long time, and when files are too big, you have to resort to other means of sharing, like shipping hard drives via snail mail. So we allow users to share transcripts, video clips, highlight reels, and project folders with other team members and external parties directly from Reduct with permissions and custom share links

Users can also download files from Reduct straight to their computer so they can use those files however they want.

To learn more about our entire suite of tools and see how they can help you do more with your transcripts, to get started Get a Free Trial

$0.25 per minute of audio for computer transcriptions, $1.25 per minute of audio for human transcriptions

Pros: Rev offers both computer and human transcription, and they’re a popular transcription software because they do offer both transcription options. Rev users also like the fact that they can translate videos in different languages.

Cons: Rev is purely transcription software and doesn't provide users the tools they need to edit those transcripts or use transcripts for other purposes. Their rushed transcription service can get really expensive, and they typically have a long turnaround time for larger files (e.g., 35 hour turnaround time for 90 minutes of audio). They also charge extra for captioning and subtitles.

$2.50 per minute of audio for computer transcription and closed captioning

Pros: 3Play Media is a closed captioning and computer transcription software with three different subscription options to suit different teams. In addition, 3Play Media offers audio translation, multi-language captioning, and gives teams the tools to collaborate on transcripts within their platform.

Cons: 3Play Media doesn’t offer transcription without captioning, so you have to pay for both even if you don’t need captions. They also don’t offer full human transcription, but users can pay an extra fee to have a human review their computer transcript before it’s delivered back to them.

$0.25 per minute of audio for computer transcription

Pros: Temi offers computer transcription, as well as tools to edit transcripts, add speaker names to transcripts, and add timestamps within transcripts.

Cons: Temi users have said that their computer transcription isn’t very accurate, and they have to spend extra time editing errors out of their transcripts. Temi also doesn’t offer human transcription for users who need more complex audio and video files transcribed.

Pricing varies on preferred turnaround time of human transcription, but TranscriptionWing charges $1.99 per minute of audio for 1-day delivery

Pros: TranscriptionWing is a human transcription service that allows users to choose how fast they want their transcription delivered back to them. They can deliver transcripts back in less than four hours if you need them quickly, but they also offer a cheap 5-day turnaround option for teams who aren’t pressed for time. TranscriptionWing also offers extras: they’ll translate recordings in different languages, add closed captions to your video imports, edit messy computer transcripts for better accuracy, and they’ll even transcribe and summarize meetings so you have the most important notes.

Cons: Although TranscriptionWing offers a computer transcription editing service, they don’t provide computer transcripts. Users would have to get these transcripts elsewhere and then send them to TranscriptionWing for polishing. Also, TranscriptionWing’s services are not super budget-friendly, and pricing can get pretty steep for fast turnaround times.

$0.72 per minute of audio for human transcription (5-day turnaround) or $2.50 per minute of audio for human transcription (6-12 hour turnaround)

Pros: GoTranscript is an affordable and fast human transcription service. When reading reviews of GoTranscript, many users mention that transcripts are pretty accurate and they had a positive experience with their company.

Cons: Some reviewers mentioned that they had to wait days for their transcript — and one user even mentioned waiting a whole week — to receive their transcript. Plus, their rushed transcription option can get really expensive since they charge $2.50 per minute of audio.

Prices range from $0.79 to $2.00 per minute of audio for human transcription

Pros: TranscribeMe is a human transcription service that offers three transcription options for teams with different budgets and needs. They use speech recognition software to identify speakers in audio and video, and they provide timestamps within their transcripts for users who need to know the timing of different words and phrases.

Cons: TranscribeMe’s more accurate transcription options, Standard and Verbatim, have up to 3 day turnaround time, so this option may not work for teams who are in a pinch.

Pricing depends on plan and users can choose to receive bills monthly or annually

Pros: Trint’s transcripts are editable, and Trint provides different features so teams can highlight important information in their transcripts, quickly search their library of transcripts, and share transcripts with other team members. Users also like Trint because they offer multi-language transcription.

Cons: Trint only offers computer transcription and does not provide a lot of specific information on the accuracy of those transcriptions or how long the transcription process can take. Some reviews of Trint also mention that their multi-language transcription feature is prone to error and could use some updating

$0.10 per minute of audio for computer transcriptions, $0.80 per minute of audio for human transcription

Pros: Scribie offers both computer or human transcription; computer transcripts take 30 minutes or less, while human transcripts are delivered back to users within 36 hours. They also offer free re-reviews, meaning they’ll rework the transcript and fix any errors for free if you’re not satisfied with it.

Cons: Like some of the other options listed above, Scribie is another transcription software option that solely delivers transcripts back to users. They don’t offer storage or other features to use your transcripts once they’re delivered back to you.

Pricing depends on plan and users are billed annually

Pros: Otter is a 100% AI-powered computer transcription software that delivers transcripts in under an hour. Otter also provides users tools to edit, store, and share transcripts.

Cons: Otter does not offer human transcription, so it really only works for teams who are fine with using computer-generated transcripts. Reviews of Otter.ai mention that the search feature is lacking, so it can be hard to search through your library of transcripts to find the information that you need.

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