# Best transcription tools to convert audio to text

**By [Jamie Sutherland](https://sonix.ai/authors/jamie-sutherland), Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer**

Sonix was ranked as the best automated transcription tool in terms of accuracy. Many journalists, podcasters, filmmakers, video producers are looking at automated transcription as a quick and inexpensive way to turn their audio into text.

- Published: 2018-01-06
- Updated: 2026-02-01
- Category: [Review](https://sonix.ai/resources/topics/review/)
- Reading time: 2 min
- Language: English
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Many journalists, podcasters, filmmakers, video producers are looking at automated transcription as a quick and inexpensive way to turn their audio into text. There are a number of services that are providing this service so how do you choose? Below is a summary of an independent review1 of automated transcription services that was done recently.

[Sonix](https://sonix.ai) was ranked highest **overall** and in terms of **accuracy**.

Sonix (B)  
Trint (C+)  
Happy Scribe (C+)  
Go Transcribe (C)  
Simon Says (C-)  
VoiceBase (D-)  
SpokenData (F)

### Detailed reviews:

**Sonix**  
**OVERALL GRADE: B**  
FREE TRIAL  
$5 PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL WITH SUBSCRIPTION

ACCURACY:  
Sonix’ accuracy is among the best reviewed, if not the best.

POSITIVES:  
Great Interface  
Great Editor  
Good (but not great) Speaker Naming  
Time Stamps

NEGATIVES:  
Speaker Identification isn’t perfect

**Trint**  
 **OVERALL GRADE: C+**  
FREE TRIAL: 30 MINUTES FREE  
PRICE PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL: US$15

ACCURACY:  
Good

POSITIVES:  
Easy to Use  
REALLY Fast  
Caption Formats  
Decent Time Stamp Support

NEGATIVES:  
Speaker Names Must Be Entered Manually

**The Student Project: Happy Scribe**  
 **OVERALL GRADE:C+**  
FREE TRIAL: NOTHING, PAY AS YOU GO FROM THE START  
PRICE PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL: ~$6USD (0.09 EUROS/MIN)

ACCURACY:  
Pretty much on par with others in this class

POSITIVES:  
Follows Along  
Intro Music ignored  
Super Simple Interface  
Price: Inexpensive

NEGATIVES:  
No Speaker Names  
No Bulk Uploads  
Transcript Downloads

**Go Transcribe**  
 **OVERALL GRADE: C**  
FREE TRIAL: 1 FILE, UNDER 10 MINUTES  
PRICE PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL: US$13.20 (AND MONTHLY PLANS REDUCE THIS FURTHER)

ACCURACY:  
Actually pretty good

POSITIVES:  
Easy to Use  
REALLY Fast  
Nice Online Editor  
Time Stamps

NEGATIVES:  
No Speaker Names

**Simon Says**  
 **OVERALL GRADE: C-**  
FREE TRIAL: 30 MINUTES FREE  
PRICE PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL: US $10 (AND MONTHLY PLANS REDUCE THIS FURTHER)

ACCURACY:  
Just Alright

POSITIVES:  
Editing  
Price  
Time Stamps

NEGATIVES:  
No Automated Speaker Names

**VoiceBase**  
 **OVERALL GRADE: D-**  
FREE TRIAL: 50 HOURS!  
PRICE PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL: US$1.20

ACCURACY:  
Not great

POSITIVES:  
Amazing Free Account: 50 Hours Free!  
Easy Signup and Upload Process

NEGATIVES:  
No Time Stamps  
Speaker Names

**SpokenData**  
 **OVERALL GRADE: F**  
FREE TRIAL: 1 HOUR  
PRICE PER HOUR AFTER THE TRIAL: 6 EUROS

ACCURACY:  
Pretty bad

POSITIVES:  
Speed  
Serviceable Editor

NEGATIVES:  
No Bulk Uploading  
Strangely, Too Many Time Stamps  
No Speaker Names  
Confusing Interface

Interested in automated transcription? Get your [free trial here.](https://sonix.ai)

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1 https://popuppodcasting.ca/blog/automatic-transcription-services-compared

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