Beey vs HappyScribe (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HappyScribe grades higher than Beey: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
HappyScribe grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beey
Automatic transcription and subtitles for recordings and meetings
HappyScribe
AI transcription, subtitles and meeting notes in 150+ languages
Which one is for you
Pick Beey if
- Fits if you turn interviews and recordings into text and subtitles
- Works for small groups, as Plus covers up to 5 users
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you transcribe often: credit is counted in minutes, so heavy use needs more hours
- Tight if you stay free: only the first 30 minutes are free
- Watch out: prices are in euros and include VAT, with no dollar prices shown
- Skip it if you want a bot to join meetings, as the pages read describe none
- Watch out: API access, batch transcription and on-premise use are Enterprise only
Pick HappyScribe if
- Fits if you need subtitles and translation as well as meeting notes
- Works for meetings not in English, with more than 150 languages listed
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want unlimited transcription for a flat price, as every paid plan counts AI minutes, with extras at $0.20 each
- Tight if you're on Basic, with 120 AI minutes a month, one seat and recordings capped at 90 minutes
- Pricey if you pay month by month, at $17 for Basic against $8.50 on the yearly plan
- Tight if you stay free: recordings stop at 45 minutes, AI transcription is a 10-minute trial and MP4 exports are watermarked
- Not for you if you want a desktop app or CRM sync, as the Mac app is only coming soon and no CRM is listed
How we grade them
| 1.6GPABeeyWeak | 2.4GPAHappyScribeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPlus is EUR 25 a month for 5 hours, so a one-hour meeting costs about EUR 5, or EUR 0.14 a minute pay as you go. Regular use costs more than flat-rate notes tools. | CBasic is $8.50 a month on the yearly plan, ordinary money here, but $17 if you pay monthly and metered at 120 AI minutes a month with extras at $0.20 each. Two hours of meetings and it's gone; 600 minutes means Pro at $19. |
| Free plan and trial | DThe first 30 minutes of transcription are free with no card. That is one meeting, not a trial of a week. | CRecordings are unlimited but each one stops at 45 minutes, and the AI part is a 10-minute trial. AI Chat covers 3 files a month and MP4 exports come out watermarked. |
| Features | CTranscription in 30+ languages, an editor, subtitles, translation and live captions. API access and batch work are Enterprise only. | BThe notetaker joins Zoom, Meet and Teams and comes back with speaker names, a summary and action items, and the phone apps record a room even offline. On transcription it adds 150-plus languages, subtitles, translation and human proofreading from $2.00 a minute. No CRM sync. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. There is an editor and subtitle tools to learn. | CNo rating on record, and there's wiring first: connect a Google or Outlook calendar so the notetaker can join your calls. On a phone, at least, recording is one tap. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and no integrations are listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Zoom, Meet and Teams, imports from YouTube, Google Drive and Dropbox, Zapier and an API. No desktop app yet: the homepage says a Mac one is coming soon. |
| Best for | transcription and subtitles for recordings | meeting notes plus subtitles and translation |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Beey and HappyScribe. How we grade
Price against what you get
Beey starts at about $27.93 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. HappyScribe starts at $8.50 a month and scores 2.7.
HappyScribe scores higher and starts $19.43 a month lower. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 66 score higher than Beey for less, and 11 score higher than HappyScribe for less.
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
Where they differ
- HappyScribe also covers chat assistant.
At a glance
| Beey | HappyScribe | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €25 per month for 5 hours of credit, or €0.14 per minute with no fee | $8.50 per month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Unlimited meeting recordings of up to 45 minutes each, a 10-minute trial of AI transcription, subtitling and translation, AI Chat on 3 files a month and watermarked MP4 exports. |
| Free trial | First 30 minutes of transcription free, no credit card required. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | NEWTON Technologies, a.s. | Happy Scribe Ltd. |
| Price read from | beey.io | happyscribe.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Beey
- Prices are in euros and include VAT; no US dollar prices are shown.
- Credit is measured in transcribed minutes (1 credit equals 1 minute), so heavy use depends on the plan's hours.
- API access, batch transcription and on-premise use are Enterprise features only.
- It transcribes uploaded or recorded files; the pages read do not describe a bot that joins live meetings.
HappyScribe
- The Free plan caps each meeting recording at 45 minutes, includes only a 10-minute trial of AI transcription and watermarks MP4 exports.
- Paid plans are metered: 120 AI minutes a month on Basic, 600 on Pro and 6,000 on Business. Extra minutes are listed at $0.20 each.
- Basic includes one seat and limits recordings to 90 minutes. Pro includes 3 seats and Business 5.
- No desktop app is available yet: the homepage describes a Mac app as coming soon. The mobile apps are for iPhone and Android.
Key features
Beey
- Transcription in 30+ languages
- Converts uploaded audio and video, including recorded Teams and Zoom meetings, to text; additional languages are on request for Enterprise.
- Online transcript editor
- Correct text with synced playback, speaker detection and assignment, comments, tags and a custom dictionary, then export.
- Subtitles and captions
- A subtitle mode with length and speed warnings, colors by speaker, positioning and inserting subtitles into video.
- Machine translation
- Translates transcripts and subtitles with the original and translated projects kept side by side.
- Live captions and summaries
- Separate product pages describe live captions and summarization alongside transcription.
HappyScribe
- AI Notetaker for online meetings
- Connect Google or Outlook calendar and a notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls, then returns a transcript with speakers identified, a summary and action items.
- In-person recording on a phone
- The iPhone and Android apps record a conversation in the room with one tap and upload it for transcription. Recording works offline and syncs when the phone is back online.
- Transcription, subtitles and translation
- Uploaded audio and video are transcribed in more than 150 languages, and the same files can be subtitled and translated. Each paid plan includes a monthly allowance of AI minutes.
- Human proofreading
- Transcripts can be sent for human proofreading at a per-minute rate, listed from $2.00 a minute, on top of the AI subscription.
- AI Chat on your files
- Ask questions of a transcript and generate recaps or briefs from it. The Free plan covers 3 files a month and Basic 10, and it is unlimited from Pro.
- Exports, imports and API
- Exports include DOCX, TXT, SRT and MP4, and files can be imported from YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Box and Dropbox. Zapier and an API connect it to other tools.
Plans
Beey
Start€0
no periodic fee, credit bought as used
Pay-as-you-go credit at €8.40 an hour (€0.14 a minute), single user.
Plus€25
per month for up to 5 users, billed monthly
5 hours of credit a month at €0.08 a minute, 50 GB storage. Annual is €250 a year for 60 hours.
Business€45
per month for up to 10 users, billed monthly
10 hours of credit a month at €0.08 a minute, 100 GB storage. Annual is €450 a year for 120 hours.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited credits and users, on-premise option, API and premium features, with personal support.
HappyScribe
Free$0
Unlimited meeting recordings of up to 45 minutes each, a 10-minute trial of AI transcription, limited recording history and AI Chat on 3 files a month.
Basic$8.50
per month, billed annually; $17 billed monthly
120 minutes of AI transcription, subtitling and translation a month, recordings of up to 90 minutes, AI Chat on 10 files a month and 1 user seat.
Pro$19
per month, billed annually; $29 billed monthly
600 minutes of AI transcription, subtitling and translation a month, unlimited recording length, unlimited AI Chat and 3 user seats.
Business$59
per month, billed annually; $89 billed monthly
6,000 minutes of AI transcription, subtitling and translation a month, unlimited recording length, unlimited AI Chat and 5 user seats.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Business, sold through the sales team at a negotiated price.
Ways to pay less
Beey
- Annual discount
Annual billing gives 2 months free
Plus is €250 a year and Business €450 a year, which the pricing page describes as 2 months free compared with monthly billing.
HappyScribe
- Annual discount
Save 34% to 50% with annual billing
On annual billing Basic is $8.50 a month instead of $17, labeled Save 50%. Pro is $19 instead of $29 and Business $59 instead of $89, each labeled Save 34%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beey or HappyScribe?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HappyScribe is cheaper to start with: $8.50 a month, against about $27.93 a month for Beey. Beey starts at €25 per month for 5 hours of credit, or €0.14 per minute with no fee, and HappyScribe starts at $8.50 per month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Beey or HappyScribe?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only HappyScribe has a free plan. Beey does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Beey and HappyScribe run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only HappyScribe lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.