Best OpenASR Alternatives in 2026

20 platforms from audio transcription software ranked against OpenASR on the same published basis.

  1. 1OpenASR vs Happy Scribe
  2. 2OpenASR vs Grain
  3. 3OpenASR vs Notta
  4. 4OpenASR vs AssemblyAI
  5. 5OpenASR vs Rev
  6. 6OpenASR vs Avoma
  7. 7OpenASR vs Fathom
  8. 8OpenASR vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
  9. 9OpenASR vs MacWhisper
  10. 10OpenASR vs Speechmatics
  11. 11OpenASR vs tl;dv
  12. 12OpenASR vs Fireflies.ai
  13. 13OpenASR vs Rev AI
  14. 14OpenASR vs Tactiq
  15. 15OpenASR vs Amazon Transcribe
  16. 16OpenASR vs Otter.ai
  17. 17OpenASR vs Soniox
  18. 18OpenASR vs Transkriptor
  19. 19OpenASR vs aTrain
  20. 20OpenASR vs ESPnet

OpenASR alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Happy Scribe7.9Free plan$8.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac
2Grain7.8Free plan$15/moAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
3Notta7.4Free plan$8.17/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
4AssemblyAI7.1Free plan$0.15/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5Rev7.1Free plan$29.99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
6Avoma7.0Free plan$19/moWeb, iOS, Android
7Fathom7.0Free plan$15/moWeb, Windows, Mac
8Google Cloud Speech-to-Text7.0Free plan$0.02/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
9MacWhisper7.0Free plan€64/moiOS, Mac
10Speechmatics7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11tl;dv7.0Free plan—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS
12Fireflies.ai6.9Free plan$10/moBrowser
13Rev AI6.9Free plan$0.01/moAPI
14Tactiq6.9Free plan$8/moWeb, Mac
15Amazon Transcribe6.7Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Web
16Otter.ai6.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
17Soniox6.7Free plan$19.99/moAPI
18Transkriptor6.7No$8.33/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
19aTrain6.3No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20ESPnet6.1No—API, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about OpenASR alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenASR?

Happy Scribe, number 1 in audio transcription software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Grain, Notta, AssemblyAI and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to OpenASR?

Happy Scribe is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.