# Amberscript vs Happy Scribe

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Happy Scribe

| Attribute | Amberscript | Happy Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 61.8 (45% (low)) | 73.7 (56% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Hybrid service combining AI speech recognition with professional transcription experts to produce accurate transcripts, subtitles, and translations with GDPR-compliant data storage in Europe. | Platform that converts audio and video recordings into searchable text transcripts using AI, supporting 150+ languages and offering meeting note generation, subtitle creation, and multi-language translation. Optional human-made transcription services available for guaranteed accuracy. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":false,"srt_vtt_subtitle_export_formatting":true,"adobe_premiere_final_cut_xml_export":true,"ai_automated_speech_recognition_asr":true,"human_in_loop_expert_review_available":true,"zoom_google_meet_teams_live_captioning":false,"speaker_diarization_and_voice_separation":true,"custom_vocabulary_and_industry_dictionary":true,"interactive_text_to_audio_playback_editor":false,"automated_language_translation_from_transcript":true}` | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_subscription","srt_vtt_subtitle_export_formatting":true,"adobe_premiere_final_cut_xml_export":true,"ai_automated_speech_recognition_asr":true,"human_in_loop_expert_review_available":true,"zoom_google_meet_teams_live_captioning":true,"speaker_diarization_and_voice_separation":true,"custom_vocabulary_and_industry_dictionary":true,"interactive_text_to_audio_playback_editor":false,"automated_language_translation_from_transcript":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 17 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Google Meet"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"YouTube"},{"name":"Vimeo"},{"name":"Wistia"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Dropbox"},{"name":"Box"},{"name":"Outlook Calendar"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"REST API"},{"name":"MCP Server"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"NL","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["NL"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"€19/month for 5 hours","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Custom dictionary support","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export to Word, JSON, TXT, CSV","Subtitle export in SRT, VTT, EBU-STL","ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"5 hours per month of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"5/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"€29/month for 10 hours","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Custom dictionary support","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export to Word, JSON, TXT, CSV","Subtitle export in SRT, VTT, EBU-STL","ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"10 hours per month of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"10/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Power","summary":"€49/month for 25 hours","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Custom dictionary support","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export to Word, JSON, TXT, CSV","Subtitle export in SRT, VTT, EBU-STL","ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certified","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"25 hours per month of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"25/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Plan - 60 Hours","summary":"€190/year for 60 hours","features":["All hours available instantly","90+ languages","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export capabilities","ISO certifications","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":190,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"60 hours per year of automatic transcription (17% savings)","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"60/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Plan - 120 Hours","summary":"€290/year for 120 hours","features":["All hours available instantly","90+ languages","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export capabilities","ISO certifications","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":290,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"120 hours per year of automatic transcription","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"120/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Plan - 300 Hours","summary":"€490/year for 300 hours","features":["All hours available instantly","90+ languages","Online editor","Automatic speaker identification","Export capabilities","ISO certifications","GDPR-compliant EU storage"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":490,"period":"year","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"300 hours per year of automatic transcription (40% savings)","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hours":"300/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"€10 per hour","features":["90+ languages","Ready within minutes","Online editor"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"hour","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Purchase automatic transcription hours individually","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Human Transcription","summary":"From €1.85 per minute","features":["Expert review (>99% accuracy)","18+ languages","Ready in 5 days or 1-day rush option","Multiple speaker distinction","Clean Read and Verbatim transcription","NDA & DPA agreements available"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.85,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Professional transcription reviewed and edited by human experts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional Subtitles","summary":"From €4.40 per minute","features":["Expert review (>99% accuracy)","Multiple video format support","Export to SRT, VTT, EBU-STL, AVID, PREMIERE","SDH subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing","Translated subtitle options"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":4.4,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Expert-reviewed subtitles optimized for video content","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional Translation","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Professional translators (>99% accuracy)","Language and cultural adaptation","Seamless localization"],"description":"Professional translation services for content localization","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Solutions","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Volume discounts (100+ hours)","API integrations","Personalized onboarding","Multiple user accounts","SSO (Single sign-on)","Dedicated project management"],"description":"Customized solutions tailored to enterprise requirements","contactSales":true}],"summary":"€19–€49/month or €190–€490/year for automatic transcription. Human transcription from €1.85/min. Free 10-minute trial for new users.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.amberscript.com/en/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:50:46.338Z","startingPrice":{"amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"10-minute trial, free features","features":["Unlimited meeting recordings","10-minute free trial of AI transcription, subtitling, and translation","AI speech-to-text for 60+ languages and dialects","Automatic speaker detection","Record meetings on Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams","Integrations with YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox","Analyze 3 files per month with AI Chat"],"description":"Perpetual free tier with limited transcription minutes","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"languages":"60+","meeting_recordings":"unlimited","ai_chat_files_per_month":"3","ai_transcription_minutes":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"£8.50/month","features":["120 minutes of AI transcription, subtitling, and translation per month","Additional credits at £0.20 per minute","Analyze 10 files per month with AI Chat","Remove watermark from video exports","Export in DOCX, TXT, SRT, PDF, VTT formats","Everything in Free plan"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":8.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"For individuals and freelancers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_chat_files_per_month":"10","ai_transcription_minutes_per_month":"120"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"£19/month + £19/seat for additional users","features":["600 minutes of AI transcription, subtitling, and translation per month","Additional seats at £19 per seat per month","Export subtitles in VTT, STL, XML, FCPXML, EDL, and HTML formats","Customize Notetaker branding","Custom summary templates","Advanced AI models access (ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, GLM)","Calendar sync (Google and Outlook)","Auto-join meetings","Meeting summaries via email","Everything in Free and Starter plans"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional_seat","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"For professionals and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_transcription_minutes_per_month":"600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"£59/month + £29/seat for additional users","features":["6,000 minutes of AI transcription, subtitling, and translation per month","Additional seats at £29 per seat per month","5% discount on human proofreading","Manage workspace roles and permissions","Create unlimited style guides and glossaries","SSO and SAML support","Usage analytics reports","Everything in Free, Starter, and Pro plans"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":59,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional_seat","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"For teams and agencies with larger production needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_transcription_minutes_per_month":"6000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact sales","features":["Everything in Business plan","Premium customer support","Dedicated account manager"],"description":"Custom solution for large organizations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Transcription Credits","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"GBP"}]},{"name":"Human Proofreading","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.5,"currency":"GBP"}]}],"summary":"From £8.50/month. Free tier available. Additional credits and human services available as add-ons.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.happyscribe.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:44:16.128Z","startingPrice":{"amount":8.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":19,"currency":"EUR"}` | `{"amount":8.5,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Transcription)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:04:27.513Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*