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Amazon Transcribe vs AssemblyAI comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Transcribe
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AssemblyAI
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Speech-To-Text Services category, the mindshare of Amazon Transcribe is 10.5%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AssemblyAI is 6.1%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Speech-To-Text Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Transcribe10.5%
AssemblyAI6.1%
Other83.4%
Speech-To-Text Services
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Senior Software Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Efficient voice-to-text conversion enhances communication and advertising efforts
The valuable aspect of Amazon Transcribe is its ability to perform speech recognition and convert it into text. It's highly compatible with a serverless environment, making it easy to trigger the service and get results. Although no specific features handle diverse accents or dialects effectively, the scalability and ease of use are notable. It provides the best results for our needs, is highly scalable, and easy to manage. The service also benefits from cost savings, being a pay-as-you-go model with very reasonable pricing for audio transcription at $0.004 per second.
Khemit Verma - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Accurate transcripts with clear grammar have supported reliable speaker-based dialogue analysis
A few drawbacks I observed in the speaker identification are that in some videos where text and names appear on the video frames, AssemblyAI does not identify the actual speaker name, instead providing generic names such as Speaker A, Speaker B, Speaker C, or Speaker X, Y, Z. AssemblyAI does not identify the real speaker in some audio or video files, just sending Speaker A, Speaker B, or Speaker C. They are not easily identifying speakers in some instances. AssemblyAI does not provide a cloud service; I simply upload the audio file to the API, and they store it somewhere internally to send me the transcription text. For additional functions, the API does not provide video uploading functionality, and I need to convert video to audio first before uploading it to AssemblyAI.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We don't run into any issues with bugs or glitches."
"There have been significant efficiency gains, as direct implementation with the SDK code and deployment with CloudFormation was straightforward, making it profitable in terms of effectiveness and helping me present a minimum viable product to potential clients, convincing them to hire me."
"The feature I utilized the most was transcription."
"AWS Transcribe is the most useful feature for us right now."
"The service also benefits from cost savings, being a pay-as-you-go model with very reasonable pricing for audio transcription at $0.004 per second."
"The results I get with Transcribe are near-perfect—over 99% better than what I have experienced before."
"Amazon Transcribe helps me not to fall behind in a meeting and not know what's going on. Even if I do, I have the transcript at the end to help me figure out what was said during the meeting."
"Amazon Transcribe helps me not to fall behind in a meeting and not know what's going on, and I have the transcript at the end to help me figure out what was said during the meeting."
"The primary benefit I receive from their product is much more accurate transcription; first, it is a very affordable service, and second, the accuracy is much better compared to other services such as Deepgram or AWS transcription services, which are the main benefits."
 

Cons

"Several AWS products are originally built in English and not in other languages. There is room for improvement in creating more products in Spanish for Spanish-speaking countries."
"I would love to see Amazon Transcribe have its own section or its own page about how to make adjustments if you're using it for accessibility."
"Amazon S3 offers something like uploading parts, where a large file is divided into smaller parts, uploaded faster, and later reassembled. A similar feature in Transcribe would really help, making it easier to upload large file sets without spending extra time."
"Amazon S3 offers something like uploading parts, where a large file is divided into smaller parts, uploaded faster, and later reassembled. A similar feature in Transcribe would really help, making it easier to upload large file sets without spending extra time."
"The UX and UI could be improved on the AWS console."
"The UX and UI could be improved on the AWS console."
"There is a need to improve the processing of background noise. Sometimes, surrounding sounds are recorded and Amazon Transcribe does not process these well, creating clutter."
"I would love to see Amazon Transcribe have its own section or its own page about how to make adjustments if you're using it for accessibility."
"AssemblyAI should respond more quickly because when I post a ticket, they take too much time to respond to it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the price on the standard is better for Amazon Transcribe than it is for Amazon Polly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Transcribe?
The pay-as-you-go model is cost-effective, with pricing for audio transcription around $0.004 per second.
What needs improvement with Amazon Transcribe?
There is a need to improve the processing of background noise. Sometimes, surrounding sounds are recorded and Amazon Transcribe does not process these well, creating clutter. Adding functionality t...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Transcribe?
We are using Amazon Transcribe ( /products/amazon-transcribe-reviews ) to convert voice to text. For example, we communicate over the phone, record the call, and then convert the conversation into ...
What needs improvement with AssemblyAI?
A few drawbacks I observed in the speaker identification are that in some videos where text and names appear on the video frames, AssemblyAI does not identify the actual speaker name, instead provi...
What is your primary use case for AssemblyAI?
I use AssemblyAI only with audio files, not for real-time transcription. I mainly use only US English, and I have not tried other languages. I upload audio files through AssemblyAI API, and they pr...
 

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