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Best free Transcription Services (2026)
6 transcription services that offer a genuine free plan, ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Descript at $0/mo.
- Qualifying: Descript, Fireflies.ai, Notta, Otter.ai, Rev, Sonix.
- Data current through: 2026-09-05. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 5 of 6 rows below are marked.
Comparison
| # | Transcription Service | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Descript STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | Yes | No | Yes | Video podcasters and YouTube creators | descript.com |
| 2 | Fireflies.ai | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sales teams automating CRM updates from calls | fireflies.ai |
| 3 | Notta STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Individuals and small teams needing affordable transcription | notta.ai |
| 4 | Otter.ai STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sales teams automating CRM notes | otter.ai |
| 5 | Rev STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Legal teams needing CJIS/HIPAA compliance | rev.com |
| 6 | Sonix STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo | No | Yes | Yes | Legal and court reporting | sonix.ai |