HappyScribe vs Trint (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Trint if

• Fits if you work in a newsroom and need live transcription tied to AP ENPS or Mimir
• Works for editors who want one place to transcribe, translate and caption footage

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're buying for yourself: $79 a seat a month, billed yearly
• Skip it if you want a meeting bot, since the pages only list Zoom as an integration
• Not for you if you want to stay free, as there's only a 7-day trial
• Watch out: Pro is for one user only, and archive or bulk projects need a quote
• Watch out: its pricing page would not load for us, so the figures come from the listing

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.

Trint

• No free plan; there is a 7-day trial, and Pro is for a single user only.
• Annual prices are shown per seat; the pricing page does not show monthly-billed prices as text.
• Unlimited transcription is fair use, and archive or bulk projects are excluded and need a quote.
• It is a media transcription product more than a meeting-bot tool; the pages list Zoom only as an integration.

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.

Trint

Transcription in 50+ languages

Uploaded audio and video are transcribed and opened in an editor; the vendor describes fair-use unlimited volume on paid plans.

Translation and captions

Translate transcripts into 70+ languages and create video subtitles with a caption editor.

AI summaries

Generate summaries of a transcript to pull out key takeaways, available on every paid plan.

Live transcription

Desktop and mobile apps transcribe live speech. Paid plans include one hour a month per seat; advanced live capture is Business only.

Shared drives and collaboration

Teams edit a transcript together in real time, with up to 5 members on Team and unlimited members on Business.

Newsroom integrations

Plugins and connections with AP ENPS, Mimir, LiveU, Dropbox, Zapier and Zoom for production workflows.

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.

Trint

• Pro$79

  per seat / month, billed annually ($948)

  For individuals only. Fair-use unlimited transcription, translation, AI summaries, captions and 1 hour of live transcription a month.

• Team$69

  per seat / month, billed annually ($828)

  For 2 to 5 members. Adds shared drives and real-time editing for up to 5 people; 1 hour of live transcription per seat.

• BusinessCustom

  Unlimited users, advanced live transcription, ISO 27001, SSO and SCIM, API access, integrations and a customer success manager.

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%.

Trint

• Annual discount

  Save $252 per seat with annual billing

  The plans page shows a saving of $252 per seat on both Pro and Team when billed annually instead of monthly.