Comparison

Happy Scribe vs Whisper

On the evidence we track, Happy Scribe leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Happy Scribe72
Whisper49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Happy Scribe72 / 100medium · 74%
Whisper49 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Model
Happy Scribefreemium
Price level
Happy Scribelow
Whisperfree
Starting price
Happy Scribe£8.50
Whisper–
Transparent
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Integrations
Count
Happy Scribe12
Whisper–
Security
Certifications
Happy ScribeSOC 2 Type II
Whisper–
Gdpr
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Scorecard
Happy Scribe–
Whisper4.3
Soc2
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Happy Scribe–
Whisper2,067
Github stars
Happy Scribe–
Whisper110,504
Activity
Commits last 30d
Happy Scribe–
Whisper1
Release
Cadence days
Happy Scribe–
Whisper8
History
Happy Scribe–
Whisper13 items
License
Spdx
Happy Scribe–
WhisperMIT
Language
Primary
Happy Scribe–
WhisperPython
Market
Content
Faq
Happy Scribe7 items
Whisper3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for transcription. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
AI automated speech recognition asr
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper✓
Human in loop expert review available
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
Speaker diarization and voice separation
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
Interactive text to audio playback editor
Happy Scribe✗
Whisper-
Custom vocabulary and industry dictionary
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
Automated language translation from transcript
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper✓
Srt vtt subtitle export formatting
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
Zoom google meet teams live captioning
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
Adobe premiere final cut xml export
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
SOC2 type ii
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper-
ISO 27001
Happy Scribe✗
Whisper-
Pricing model
Happy ScribeFlat monthly subscription
Whisper-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Happy Scribe

Leader

Converts audio and video recordings into written text transcripts and meeting notes in over 150 languages, with optional human verification for enhanced accuracy.

Independently observed

Whisper

An automatic speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio data that transcribes and translates speech with high accuracy. It is designed to handle diverse accents, background noise, and technical language across multiple languages with transcription in original languages or translation to English.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Happy Scribe

Leader
from £8.50/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £8.50/month. Free tier available with 10-minute trial.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited meeting recordings
    • 10-minute AI transcription trial
    • Analyze 3 files/month with AI Chat
    • AI speech-to-text in 60+ languages
    • Automatic speaker detection
    • +3 more
  • Starter£8.50/month for 120 minutes
    • 120 minutes of AI Transcription, Subtitling, and Translation per month
    • Additional credits at £0.20/min
    • Analyze 10 files/month with AI Chat
    • Remove watermark from video exports
    • AI speech-to-text for 150+ languages
    • +3 more
  • Pro£19/month for 600 minutes
    • 600 minutes of AI Transcription, Subtitling, and Translation per month
    • Additional seats at £29/month
    • Customize Notetaker branding
    • Custom summary templates
    • Advanced AI models access (ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, GLM)
    • +6 more
  • Business£59/month for 6,000 minutes
    • 6,000 minutes of AI Transcription, Subtitling, and Translation per month
    • Additional seats at £19/month
    • 5% off human proofreading
    • Manage workspace roles and permissions
    • Create unlimited Style guides and Glossaries
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business plan
    • Premium customer support
    • Dedicated account manager
    • Custom terms and SLAs
as of verify ↗

Whisper

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
iOS
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Android
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
macOS
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Windows
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Happy Scribe✓
Whisper–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Happy Scribe

Leader
20 total
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet
  • Microsoft Teams
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo
  • Wistia
  • Google Drive
  • Google Calendar
  • Dropbox
  • Box
  • Outlook Calendar
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier
  • REST API
  • MCP Server
  • Outlook
  • Slack
  • API
Independently observed

Whisper

Not documented yet.

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