Descript records 3,267,817 monthly visits with +11.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Paid pricing. Transcri records 269,989 monthly visits with -6.3% growth and Freemium pricing.
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
AI transcription and subtitle generation in over 100 languages
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | descript.com | transcri.io |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Paid | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 3.27M (3,267,817) | 269.99K (269,989) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +326.91K (+11.1%) | -18.19K (-6.3%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (38.9%) | 🇫🇷 France (16%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.65M | 63.27K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 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.
AI transcription and subtitle generation in over 100 languages
Automatic speech-to-text for uploaded audio and video files, fast enough to handle long recordings, with up to 96% advertised accuracy.
Produce captions in the formats YouTube and common editing software accept, then export in 20+ file formats.
Translate content across languages and transcribe recordings containing more than one language, with verbatim mode when every word counts.
Ask questions about a transcript to summarise discussions, pull out key moments, generate a report, or add chapters to a video.
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.
Handles very large audio and video files efficiently across numerous languages, but with a more basic text editor.
Handles very large audio and video files efficiently across numerous languages, but with a more basic text editor.
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.
Offers polished human and AI transcription services with robust interactive editors, though often at a higher price.
Offers polished human and AI transcription services with robust interactive editors, though often at a higher price.
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.
Generates searchable transcripts alongside AI summaries and mind maps, though with fewer advanced subtitle export formats.
Generates searchable transcripts alongside AI summaries and mind maps, though with fewer advanced subtitle export formats.
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.
All-in-one suite for transcription, voiceovers, and subtitles, trading simplicity for extensive multimedia localization features.
All-in-one suite for transcription, voiceovers, and subtitles, trading simplicity for extensive multimedia localization features.
