Descript records 3,267,817 monthly visits with +11.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Paid pricing. Transcriptly records 133,094 monthly visits with +9.4% growth and Freemium pricing.
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
Turn any YouTube link, audio or video into text and subtitles in seconds
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | descript.com | transcriptly.org |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Paid | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 3.27M (3,267,817) | 133.09K (133,094) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +326.91K (+11.1%) | +11.44K (+9.4%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (38.9%) | 🇺🇸 United States (19.9%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.65M | 17.65K |
| 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.
Turn any YouTube link, audio or video into text and subtitles in seconds
Paste any YouTube link and get a transcript with timestamps and punctuation in seconds, whether the video already has captions or needs AI transcription.
Upload AAC, MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OPUS, MP4, MOV, MKV and other common audio or video formats and convert them to text without installing software.
Download results as SRT, VTT, TXT, CSV, PDF or DOCX so transcripts drop straight into editors, subtitle workflows or reports.
Generate transcripts across 98+ languages, making it practical for multilingual research, translation and international content work.
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.
SpecialistUnlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages
SpecialistUnlimited 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
Turn audio and video into accurate, searchable text in minutes
Turn audio and video into accurate, searchable text in minutes
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.
