# Happy Scribe vs Whisper

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Happy Scribe

| Attribute | Happy Scribe | Whisper |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 73.7 (56% (medium)) | 50.9 (21% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2,067 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 107,969 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://openai.com/research/whisper","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:30:05.320Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":8.5,"currency":"GBP"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 8 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20250625","date":"2025-06-26T01:06:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v20250625"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20240930","date":"2024-09-30T18:21:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v20240930"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20240927","date":"2024-09-27T23:44:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v20240927"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231117","date":"2023-11-17T19:59:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v20231117"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231106","date":"2023-11-06T18:16:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v20231106"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20231105","date":"2023-11-06T11:09:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v20231105"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230918","date":"2023-09-19T00:13:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230918"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230314","date":"2023-03-15T07:40:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230314"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230308","date":"2023-03-08T23:49:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230308"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230307","date":"2023-03-08T04:37:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230307"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230306","date":"2023-03-07T02:53:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230306"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230124","date":"2023-01-24T19:12:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230124"},{"url":"https://github.com/openai/whisper/releases/tag/v20230117","date":"2023-01-18T00:13:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v20230117"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.2 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=openai-whisper&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Transcription)

| Capability | Happy Scribe | Whisper |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T15:20:02.575Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*