Descript records 3,267,817 monthly visits with +11.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Paid pricing. Scribewave records 26,262 monthly visits with +5.5% growth and Freemium, Paid pricing.
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
Private, accurate AI transcription and subtitles in 99 languages
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | descript.com | scribewave.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Paid | Freemium, Paid |
| Monthly Visits | 3.27M (3,267,817) | 26.26K (26,262) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +326.91K (+11.1%) | +1.36K (+5.5%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (38.9%) | 🇧🇪 Belgium (43.7%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.65M | 11.1K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
Edit audio and video by deleting, rearranging or retyping words in the automatic transcript, with a full multitrack timeline available when you need it.
Describe the edit you want in plain language and let the AI assistant assemble a tight cut, add clips and handle repetitive production work.
Remove background noise, level out voices, and fix misread lines with Regenerate Speech using a clone of your own voice.
Generate subtitles and transcripts in a click, translate video into other languages, and reformat long recordings into shareable vertical clips.
Private, accurate AI transcription and subtitles in 99 languages
Convert audio and video in nearly any format into time-aligned text across 99 languages and dialects, with support for large files up to 5 GB and long recordings up to 5 hours.
Generate SRT, VTT or burned-in subtitles, translate transcripts into 99 languages, and export to formats like Microsoft Word, Google Docs and plain text.
Click any word to jump playback to that exact millisecond, and use in-class speaker recognition to separate and tag overlapping speakers quickly.
Ask questions about transcripts of any size and get summaries, chapterization, meeting notes and key insights, each answer anchored to precise timecode references.
Provides extensive template and timeline effects with strong AI tools, but lacks Descript's seamless word-level script editing.
Provides extensive template and timeline effects with strong AI tools, but lacks Descript's seamless word-level script editing.
SpecialistProvides industry-leading voice cloning and text-to-speech generation, but does not offer media recording or timeline editing.
SpecialistProvides industry-leading voice cloning and text-to-speech generation, but does not offer media recording or timeline editing.
Unlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages
Unlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages
SpecialistExcels at browser-based voice enhancement and transcription, but offers fewer robust video editing and timeline features.
SpecialistExcels at browser-based voice enhancement and transcription, but offers fewer robust video editing and timeline features.
Delivers powerful browser-based video editing and auto-subtitling, though lacking Descript's document-style text editing model.
Delivers powerful browser-based video editing and auto-subtitling, though lacking Descript's document-style text editing model.
Focuses on text-to-video generation and agentic editing, whereas Descript centers on editing recorded audio and video.
Focuses on text-to-video generation and agentic editing, whereas Descript centers on editing recorded audio and video.
Offers robust online collaborative video editing and AI tools, but lacks deep script-based transcript manipulation.
Offers robust online collaborative video editing and AI tools, but lacks deep script-based transcript manipulation.
AI transcription and meeting notes in 150+ languages
AI transcription and meeting notes in 150+ languages
Offers superior local 4K multi-track recording for remote podcasts, but lacks Descript's text-based timeline editing workflow.
Offers superior local 4K multi-track recording for remote podcasts, but lacks Descript's text-based timeline editing workflow.
Turn audio, video and YouTube links into accurate text in seconds
Turn audio, video and YouTube links into accurate text in seconds
SpecialistSpecializes in automatically slicing long-form video into viral short clips, but lacks full podcast production depth.
SpecialistSpecializes in automatically slicing long-form video into viral short clips, but lacks full podcast production depth.
Live AI interpretation, transcription, subtitles and dubbing in 125+ languages
Live AI interpretation, transcription, subtitles and dubbing in 125+ languages
