Amberscript review (2026): is it worth €19 a month?
Machine and human transcription and subtitles, hosted in the EU
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Amberscript report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for machine or human transcripts and subtitles, hosted in the EU
Amberscript turns audio and video into transcripts and subtitles, by machine in minutes or by human transcribers at a per-minute price. Its plans are priced in euros, nothing is free, and the meeting notetaker, Amber Notes, has no price on the plans page.
Who Amberscript is for
- Fits if you need transcripts or subtitles, in many languages, with the files kept on EU servers
- Works for people who want a human to review the transcript when the stakes are high
Who Amberscript is not for
- Skip it if you want to try it free, as nothing is offered
- Watch out: unused hours in monthly plans don't carry over
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and no US dollar price list was found
- Skip it if you mainly want meeting notes: Amber Notes has no price on the plans page
- Pricey if you want human transcripts, from €1.85 a minute
Why Amberscript gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money€19 a month for 5 hours of machine transcription, billed monthly, with no dollar list found. Human transcripts start at €1.85 a minute, so costs climb fast.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial is listed anywhere on the pages read, so you pay from the first use.
- CFeaturesMachine transcripts in 90+ languages, human-reviewed ones, subtitle formats and an API. The meeting notetaker, Amber Notes, is new and unpriced here, so meeting notes are the thinnest part.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. You upload a file, get a transcript in minutes and edit it in the browser.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with an API and a notetaker for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Amberscript's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Amberscript's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 3 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 37 of 68) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $21.23 a month, against a middle price of $11.99 for the category: 54 of the 62 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 69 AI meeting note takers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Amberscript’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 68, level with 43
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 68, level with 4
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 68, level with 26
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 68, level with 22
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 68, level with 37
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 63 AI meeting note takers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Amberscript, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Amberscript you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 61 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $254.72 a year.
What you could not
- A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- It plugs into other products, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Amberscript’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Amberscript?
Amberscript is a Dutch transcription and subtitling service with machine-made output in minutes and human-reviewed transcripts and subtitles on request. Monthly hour bundles, one-time credits and per-minute human services are priced in euros. It also launched Amber Notes, a meeting notetaker for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and in-person meetings, which is priced separately.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros; no US dollar price list was found on the pages read.
- Hours in a monthly plan do not carry over, and purchases must be activated within 60 days.
- The plans page prices file transcription; Amber Notes, the meeting notetaker, has no price on it.
- Translated subtitles are quoted individually rather than priced on the page.
Key features
- Machine transcription in 90+ languages
- Machine-made transcripts are ready within minutes, with the site stating about 90% accuracy, an online editor and a custom dictionary.
- Human-reviewed transcripts and subtitles
- Human services are stated at over 99% accuracy, with clean read or verbatim options and 18+ languages.
- Subtitles and exports
- Transcripts export as Word, JSON, TXT and CSV, and subtitles as SRT, VTT, EBU-STL and other formats.
- Amber Notes meeting notetaker
- A newer product that records Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and in-person meetings and returns a transcript, summary and action points.
- EU hosting and certifications
- The site states GDPR-compliant file storage on EU servers, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification, and offers NDA and DPA agreements for human services.
- Speech-to-text API
- A speech-to-text API and data annotation services are offered for developers and AI teams.
Amberscript pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Amberscript is a paid product, starting at €19 per month for 5 hours of machine transcription.
- Starts at
- €19 per month for 5 hours of machine transcription
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | €19per month for 5 hours, billed monthly | 300 minutes of machine-made transcription a month, 90+ languages, online editor and speaker identification. Unused hours do not carry over. |
| Pro | €29per month for 10 hours, billed monthly | 600 minutes a month with the same features as Starter. |
| Power | €49per month for 25 hours, billed monthly | 1,500 minutes a month with the same features as Starter. |
| Credits | €10per hour, bought once | One-time machine transcription credits with the same features; the price per hour falls with larger packs. The page shows savings of 10% to 40%. |
| Human transcription | From €1.85per minute | Professional transcribers review the file with over 99% accuracy; 18+ languages, ready in 5 days or 1 business day with a rush order. |
| Enterprise | Custom | API integrations, volume discounts, centralized billing, multiple user accounts and SSO. |
Read from amberscript.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Amberscript before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount17% off with yearly billing
Yearly plans are Starter €190 for 60 hours, Pro €290 for 120 hours and Power €490 for 300 hours, with all hours available at once.
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Common questions
Does Amberscript have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Amberscript is listed for Web.
Does Amberscript have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Amberscript is listed for Web.
Is Amberscript open source?
Amberscript is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Amberscript have an API?
Yes. Amberscript offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.