Happy Scribe
Officially listedAll-in-one platform for multilingual AI transcription, subtitles, and translation with human review.
Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe is an all-in-one AI transcription, subtitle, and translation platform founded in 2017, with its team in Barcelona, Spain and legal entity Happy Scribe Limited registered in Ireland (604917), self-funded with no outside investment. It targets professionals who deliver transcripts and subtitles as work products, emphasizing multilingual coverage and a dual AI-plus-human track, with EU data residency and SOC 2/GDPR compliance.
Core Capabilities
- Multilingual Transcription: AI supports 150+ languages, dialects, and accents with automatic speaker and language detection
- Human Review: Linguists deliver 99%+ accuracy across 65+ languages and can build on AI drafts
- Subtitles and Translation: One-click timed subtitle generation and AI translation in 80+ languages within one workflow
- Editing-Grade Export: From Pro, 15+ formats including VTT/STL/FCPXML/EDL with direct YouTube connection
- Interactive Editor: Transcript synced to audio with click-to-jump, low-confidence word highlighting, and collaboration support
- API and Integrations: REST API, Python/JS SDKs, webhooks, an MCP server, and more
Use Cases Journalists and newsrooms, academic researchers, podcast and documentary teams, subtitle and localization teams, and companies, law firms, and public-sector bodies with EU data residency and compliance requirements. The Notetaker meeting-notes product is only a new expansion direction.
Unique Strengths Where most competitors excel only in English or a single step, Happy Scribe wins on language breadth—150+ transcription languages and 80+ translation languages—plus EU data residency, SOC 2 Type II, and AI-to-human switching on one platform. Unlike Otter-style meeting tools it does not do real-time transcription, making it more professional for subtitle delivery and compliance.
Editorial Review G2 4.6/5 (112 reviews), Trustpilot 4.6–4.7/5 (1,193+ reviews), Capterra 4.7 (38 reviews), and Product Hunt 4.5 (13 reviews) add up to a solid reputation. Common complaints center on the too-short 10-minute free trial, per-minute pricing that runs expensive, no real-time transcription, a weak mobile experience, no refunds, and auto-renewal. Rating: 4/5—suited to multilingual teams that deliver subtitles and transcripts as work products.
Pricing
### 💰 定价模式：免费增值（订阅制 + 按分钟充值） **起步价**：$0（免费层） #### 主要方案 - **免费版**：$0 - 无限会议录音（每次上限 45 分钟）+ 10 分钟 AI 转录/字幕/翻译一次性试用，1 席位 - **Basic**：$17/月（年付 $8.50/月）- 120 AI 分钟/月，1 席位 - **Pro**（最热门）：$29/月（年付 $19/月）- 600 分钟/月，3 席位，解锁 15+ 导出格式与 API - **Business**：$89/月（年付 $59/月）- 6,000 分钟/月，5 席位，权限管理与优先支持 - **Enterprise**：定制 - SSO/SAML、专属客户经理、SLA #### 试用/其他信息 超量充值 $0.20/分钟（≈$12/小时）；人工校对 $2.00/分钟起（Business $1.90/分钟起）。AI 积分不跨月结转；已付订阅不退款且默认自动续订。 — Visit website
FAQ
Is Happy Scribe free?
It offers a free tier and a free trial. The free version allows meeting recordings of unlimited length (45 minutes per session) plus a one-time 10-minute AI transcription/subtitle/translation trial credit; regular use is subscription-based, starting at $17/month.
What are Happy Scribe's main features?
Core features include AI and human transcription, AI subtitle generation, translation in 80+ languages, an interactive online editor, export to 15+ editing-grade subtitle formats, and integrations including a REST API, SDKs, webhooks, and an MCP server.
Which languages does Happy Scribe support?
AI transcription/subtitles support 150+ languages, dialects, and accents, AI translation 80+, and human services 65+. The site interface is localized into 11 languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Japanese, Swedish, and Greek.
How does Happy Scribe differ from Otter.ai?
Otter.ai excels at English real-time transcription and meeting knowledge bases with 300 free minutes per month; Happy Scribe is stronger on language coverage and subtitles/translation with human review available, but does not support real-time transcription, making it better for subtitle delivery.
How much does Happy Scribe's human transcription cost?
Human review/transcription starts at $2.00/minute (about $120/hour), with the Business tier from $1.90/minute. Unit prices vary by language and turnaround, such as Simplified Chinese at $2.80/minute and Japanese at $6.20/minute.
Why is Happy Scribe's free trial criticized?
The free tier provides only a 10-minute AI credit (not a long-term free quota), which many users exhaust before finishing an upload evaluation—it is the most frequent negative feedback across platforms, so evaluate paid tiers directly against real needs.
Does Happy Scribe meet EU data compliance requirements?
Yes. The platform is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant, supports EU data residency (files stored in AWS Ireland, compute in Germany), and uses TLS in-transit and AES-256 at-rest encryption, fitting enterprise compliance procurement.