HappyScribe vs tl;dv

HappyScribe

• Teams that need subtitles and translation as well as meeting notes
• Multilingual meetings and recordings in less common languages
• People who occasionally want a human to proofread a transcript

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• Teams that want video recordings of calls, not only notes
• Free users who mainly need unlimited recordings and transcripts
• Sales teams that want CRM sync and call coaching
• Companies that prefer an EU-hosted vendor

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.

tl;dv

• Free limits AI notes to 10 meetings a month, with 10 Ask AI queries and 5 uploads, and keeps data for up to 3 months.
• Playbooks, AI coaching, scheduled reports and unlimited multi-meeting Ask AI need the Business plan.
• SCIM provisioning, custom SSO and privately hosted AI are Enterprise only.
• The Chrome extension covers Google Meet only, and mobile recordings are limited to 3 hours each.

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.

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Recording with or without a bot

The notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls as a visible participant. The desktop app for Mac and Windows records from system audio instead, with no bot in the call.

Transcripts in 30+ languages

Transcribes with automatic speaker recognition in more than 30 languages. Business adds premium transcription with multi-language support and custom vocabulary.

AI notes and templates

Summarizes each meeting into notes. Free covers 10 meetings a month; Pro lifts the limit and adds custom note templates, action item assignment and follow-up email drafts.

Ask AI across meetings

Ask questions about a recording and get answers from the transcript. Free includes 10 queries, and unlimited questions across many meetings come with Business.

Shareable clips

Highlight any part of a transcript to generate a clip of that moment in the recording, which can be shared without sending the whole meeting.

CRM sync and coaching

Pro syncs meeting notes to a CRM. Business adds team-wide CRM field mapping, playbooks with AI coaching and scheduled reports.

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.

tl;dv

• Free$0

  Unlimited recordings and transcripts, AI notes for 10 meetings a month, 10 Ask AI queries and 3 months of data retention.

• Pro$18

  per seat / month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  Removes the AI limits and adds custom note templates, follow-up email drafts, unlimited uploads and storage, CRM sync, API and webhooks.

• Business$29

  per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  Adds unlimited multi-meeting Ask AI, playbooks and AI coaching, scheduled reports, CRM field mapping and custom vocabulary.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SCIM provisioning, custom SSO, privately hosted AI and organization activity logs.

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%.

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• Annual discount

  Lower per-seat price on annual billing

  By tl;dv's listed prices, Pro is $18 per seat per month billed annually against $29 monthly (about 38% less), and Business is $29 against $39 (about 26% less).