Alternatives · Meeting Notes

Rev alternatives

As of Nov 12, 2026, the highest-graded Rev alternative is Otter.ai (3.0 GPA). It's also the best free one.

Rev compared with 7 alternatives: Otter.ai, Trint, Sonix, Verbit, HappyScribe and 2 more.

Rev has a free plan. Paid plans start at $25.49 per seat / month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly). 2 of the 7 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 2 more offer a free trial.

Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from

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At a glance

Tool	Price	Free plan	Runs on
RevThis tool	Free plan · from $25.49/mo	Yes	Web, iOS, Android
Otter.ai	Free plan · from $8.33/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Trint	Free trial · from $79/mo	Trial only	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Sonix	Free trial · from $25/mo	Trial only	Web
Verbit	Paid	No	Web
HappyScribe	Free plan · from $8.50/mo	Yes	Web, iOS, Android
Amberscript	From €19/mo	No	Web
Scribie	From $0.80	No	Web

Price against what you get

Rev starts at $25.49 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 1 of the 5 alternatives on this chart scores higher and starts lower: Otter.ai.

Sonix, HappyScribe and Amberscript start lower without scoring higher.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

The best score at each price
Has a free plan
No free plan

The full chart of AI meeting note takers, and the best at every price

How each one differs from Rev

Otter.ai
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat
- Otter.ai starts at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually.
- Otter.ai also lists macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension.
- Otter.ai also covers meeting notes and chat assistant.
Suits: Reading a live transcript while a meeting or lecture is still going
Otter.ai vs Rev Otter.ai pricing and details
Trint
Transcription and live capture platform built for newsrooms
- Trint starts at $79 per seat / month, billed annually ($948 per seat).
- Trint has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Rev.
- Trint also lists macOS and Windows apps.
Suits: Newsrooms and production teams transcribing interviews and footage
Trint vs Rev Trint pricing and details
Sonix
Browser-based transcription, translation and meeting recorder
- Sonix starts at $25 per month for 5 hrs, billed monthly ($275 billed yearly).
- Sonix has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Rev.
- Sonix lists no iOS and Android apps, which Rev has.
- Sonix also covers meeting notes.
Suits: Journalists, researchers and podcasters transcribing recorded files
Sonix vs Rev Sonix pricing and details
Verbit
Captioning and transcription for legal, media, corporate and education
- Verbit has no free plan, unlike Rev.
- Verbit lists no iOS and Android apps, which Rev has.
- Verbit also covers meeting notes and documents.
Suits: Courts, law firms and reporting agencies needing live or certified transcripts
Verbit vs Rev Verbit pricing and details
HappyScribe
AI transcription, subtitles and meeting notes in 150+ languages
- HappyScribe starts at $8.50 per month, billed annually.
- HappyScribe also covers meeting notes and chat assistant.
Suits: Teams that need subtitles and translation as well as meeting notes
HappyScribe vs Rev HappyScribe pricing and details
Amberscript
Machine and human transcription and subtitles, hosted in the EU
- Amberscript starts at €19 per month for 5 hours of machine transcription.
- Amberscript has no free plan, unlike Rev.
- Amberscript lists no iOS and Android apps, which Rev has.
- Amberscript also covers meeting notes.
Suits: Researchers, journalists and podcasters needing transcripts in many languages
Amberscript vs Rev Amberscript pricing and details
Scribie
Human-verified transcription of audio and video, paid per minute
- Scribie starts at $0.80 per audio minute, paid per order.
- Scribie has no free plan, unlike Rev.
- Scribie lists no iOS and Android apps, which Rev has.
- Scribie also covers documents.
Suits: Interviews, depositions and recordings that need a person to check the text
Scribie vs Rev Scribie pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in Rev

Human transcription and captions are separate per-minute services at $1.99 per minute.
Free is English only; Essentials adds Spanish and Pro 37+ languages.
The pricing page is written for legal and investigative work and lists no live meeting-bot feature.
Essentials includes 3 users and Pro 5; larger teams go through sales on Unlimited.

Rev pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to Rev?

The alternatives to Rev in this directory are Otter.ai, Trint, Sonix, Verbit, HappyScribe, Amberscript and Scribie. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Rev.

Is there a free alternative to Rev?

Yes. Otter.ai and HappyScribe have a free plan alongside paid ones.

Which Rev alternatives work on Windows?

The Rev listing does not include a Windows app. Otter.ai and Trint list one.

Which Rev alternatives work on macOS?

The Rev listing does not include a macOS app. Otter.ai and Trint list one.

When were these prices checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

How this page was made

Where any alternative here is in our top three AI meeting note takers, the best for most people is the highest placed of them: the top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades. Otherwise the page names the highest-graded alternative in the same category as Rev, the one its listing names first winning a tie. The best free one is the highest-graded alternative that is free or has a free plan (a free trial does not count), with its catch quoted from its listing where the listing states a short one. The GPA is the average of our five grades for each tool.
The alternatives are the tools Rev’s listing names as its closest substitutes, and the tools whose listings name Rev.
Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing, which names the pages they were read from.
The differences are worked out from those listings.
The chart sets each tool’s starting price against our own grades for features, ease of use and platforms.

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