Dragon Professional alternatives · Dictation
Free alternatives to Dragon Professional
Dragon Professional has no free plan. 19 of the 27 other voice dictation apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Dragon Professional is a paid product, starting at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price). 5 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
19 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 6, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Dragon Professional
- Free plan · from $99/yr
Braina
Voice assistant and dictation software for Windows and macOS
What is free: Braina Lite is free on 1 Windows or macOS computer: voice commands, AI chat with 300 Advanced AI Credits, local language models and offline audio transcription. It has no dictation.
- Braina starts at $99 for a 1-year license on 1 Windows PC. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Braina has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Braina lists a macOS app.
- Braina also covers chat assistant and workflow automation.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
Talon
Hands-free computer control by voice, eye tracking and noises
What is free: The public release is free to download and use, including the built-in speech recognition engine, eye tracking, noise input and scripting.
- Talon starts at $5 per month on Patreon; the Talon+ tier is $25 per month. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Talon has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Talon lists macOS and Linux apps.
- Talon also covers workflow automation.
- Free plan · from $12/mo
Wispr Flow
Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app
What is free: Dictation up to 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 a week on mobile, with dictionary, snippets and limited Notetaker access. No credit card required.
- Wispr Flow starts at $12 per user / month, billed annually. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Wispr Flow has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Wispr Flow lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Wispr Flow also covers meeting notes and text expansion.
- Free plan · from $8.49/mo
Superwhisper
Voice-to-text app with offline models and custom AI modes
What is free: Unlimited dictation with any local Whisper model, custom vocabulary, text replacements and up to 2 modes without AI processing.
- Superwhisper starts at $8.49 per month, billed monthly ($84.99 billed yearly). Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Superwhisper has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Superwhisper lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Superwhisper can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
Voice In
Speech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge
What is free: Free extension: up to 60 minutes of dictation a day on sites such as Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with built-in punctuation commands. Listening stops after 20 seconds of silence.
- Voice In starts at $5 per month, billed yearly at $59.99 ($9.99 billed monthly). Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Voice In has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Voice In lists a browser extension.
- Only Dragon Professional lists a Windows app.
- Free plan · from €3.75/mo
Weesper Neon Flow
Offline dictation for Mac and Windows that runs Whisper on-device
What is free: Free Lite, which follows the 15-day trial: 1,500 words a week and 60 seconds per dictation, with the dictionary, snippets and most history actions locked.
- Weesper Neon Flow starts at €3.75 per month, billed annually at €45 (€5 billed monthly). Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Weesper Neon Flow has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Weesper Neon Flow lists a macOS app.
- Weesper Neon Flow can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Free plan · from $12/mo
Typeless
AI voice dictation that edits and formats as you speak
What is free: a limited number of words each week (the limit is not published), standard accuracy and standard access during high demand. Includes translation, Ask anything and the personal dictionary.
- Typeless starts at $12 per member / month, billed yearly. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Typeless has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Typeless lists macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Free plan · from €65 one-time
MacWhisper
Mac transcription and dictation app that runs models locally
What is free: MacWhisper Free: record from the microphone, transcribe mp3, wav, m4a, ogg, opus, mov and mp4 files in 100 languages, use system-wide dictation, and export to .txt, .srt and .vtt.
- MacWhisper starts at €65 one-time, per license. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- MacWhisper has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only MacWhisper lists a macOS app.
- Only Dragon Professional lists a Windows app.
- Free plan · from $8.33/mo
Spokenly
Dictation app with free local models and optional cloud accuracy
What is free: On-device Whisper and Parakeet models are free with no word caps, time limit or account. Connecting your own provider API keys is also free of Spokenly charges.
- Spokenly starts at $8.33 per month, billed yearly at $99.99 ($9.99 billed monthly). Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Spokenly has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Spokenly lists macOS, Linux and iOS apps.
- Free plan · from $6.67/mo
OpenWhispr
Open-source dictation with free local models and meeting notes
What is free: Unlimited local dictation and unlimited cloud transcription with your own API keys, plus 2,000 OpenWhispr Cloud words a week and 5 hours of meeting recordings a month.
- OpenWhispr starts at $6.67 per user / month, billed annually at $80 ($8 billed monthly). Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- OpenWhispr has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only OpenWhispr lists macOS, Linux and iOS apps.
- OpenWhispr is open source, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from €5/mo
TypeWhisper
Open-source dictation with local engines for Mac, Windows and iOS
What is free: The core app is free and open source under the GPLv3, with no account: system-wide dictation, local engines, workflows, add-ons, history, snippets and APIs on macOS, Windows and iOS.
- TypeWhisper starts at €5 per month, or from €99 one-time, for up to 3 devices. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- TypeWhisper has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only TypeWhisper lists macOS and iOS apps.
- TypeWhisper is open source, according to its own site.
- Free
Voxtype
Open-source push-to-talk dictation for Linux and macOS
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- Voxtype is free. Dragon Professional starts at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
- Voxtype has a free plan. Dragon Professional does not.
- Only Voxtype lists macOS and Linux apps.
- Only Dragon Professional lists a Windows app.
7 more that are free or have a free plan
All 19 in one tableCommon questions
Is there a free alternative to Dragon Professional?
Yes. Braina, Talon, Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Voice In, Weesper Neon Flow, Typeless, MacWhisper and 11 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Dragon Professional have a free plan?
Dragon Professional has no free plan. Dragon Professional is a paid product, starting at $685.99 per 1-user license (reseller CDW's advertised price).
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Dragon Professional: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.