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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (96.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
$0.00
Assembly
Star Rating
(278)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (96.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(825)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Assembly easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Assembly overall.
- Assembly and Descript both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Assembly is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Assembly over Descript.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Assembly
Starter
$39.00
Per Month
For new businesses
- CRM
- Client portal
- Messaging and team inbox
Descript
Free
$0.00
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Free Trial
Assembly
Free Trial is available
Descript
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
216
8.9
659
Ease of Use
9.4
224
8.4
674
Ease of Setup
9.4
203
9.0
424
Ease of Admin
9.3
193
8.5
111
Quality of Support
9.5
195
8.4
447
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
185
8.7
102
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
206
9.1
638
Features by Category
Signature Process
9.2
60
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
9.5
61
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
7.4
53
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Signature
6.5
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
Security and Scalability
8.6
54
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
71
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
9.3
66
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
File Management
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.5
33
Not enough data
9.6
33
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.6
33
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
Administration
9.5
34
Not enough data
9.2
31
Not enough data
9.6
31
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
Document Creation
7.7
10
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Workflow
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Analytics
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Administration and Platform
8.6
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
7
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
20
Not enough data
6.2
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
6.3
9
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Billing
8.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
Dunning
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Performance
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Reporting
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.5
10
Not enough data
5.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Subscription Billing
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
4.1
13
Not enough data
Design
8.5
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.3
12
Not enough data
5.1
13
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Payment Processing
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Administration
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
Payment Options
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Security
8.0
9
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Content
8.0
151
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
8.9
148
Not enough data
8.8
141
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.5
148
Not enough data
9.0
153
Not enough data
8.2
146
Not enough data
7.8
135
Not enough data
6.6
129
Not enough data
6.4
127
Not enough data
Voice
Not enough data
8.0
313
Not enough data
7.8
393
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Editing
Not enough data
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
Not enough data
8.6
123
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
105
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audio Format
Not enough data
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.7
56
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
9.2
60
Not enough data
Bill Processing
8.2
56
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
7.8
45
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
6.7
7
Not enough data
Onboarding Setup
9.1
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
Project Tracking
6.5
26
Not enough data
6.5
26
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
Customer Engagement
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
Cloud Support
8.9
48
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Automation
8.3
44
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Customization
8.7
31
Not enough data
7.0
30
Not enough data
7.5
31
Not enough data
7.6
32
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
7.9
32
Not enough data
6.3
29
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Customization
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Editing
Not enough data
7.8
267
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
7.6
259
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.2
255
Not enough data
8.6
272
Not enough data
8.8
263
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.1
228
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.7
224
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
6.4
114
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
122
Social Media
Not enough data
7.3
122
Planning
Not enough data
6.2
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
124
Not enough data
7.5
122
Not enough data
7.8
121
Not enough data
6.4
112
Not enough data
6.4
110
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
7.6
14
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Video creation - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
8.0
194
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
7.4
182
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
7.7
198
Not enough data
7.7
183
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
7.6
185
Not enough data
8.0
179
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Integrations - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Other - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Interface Design
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
Data Control
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Publishing
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Growth
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Content
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Support
9.7
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Assembly and Descript share no categories
Unique Categories
Assembly is categorized as Client Portal, Client Onboarding, Payment Processing, Customer Communications Management, Subscription Billing, Cloud File Storage, Online Form Builder, No-Code Development Platforms, Website Builder, Cloud Content Collaboration, E-Signature, Billing, Proposal, Contract Management, and Workplace Innovation Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Assembly
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
24.7%
Accounting
14.2%
Consulting
7.9%
Financial Services
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
5.2%
Other
40.8%
Marketing and Advertising
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Discussions
i want a software to save my document files
3 Comments
MH
Works wondersRead more
Assembly has no more discussions with answers
Can you add in another video to an existing project?
2 Comments
KY
We are a well-trained service provider who takes care of the risks associated with fitting electronic parts so our technician will arrive at your place and...Read more
In my trained AI Overdub Voice
1 Comment
RL
Yes, it can. Training your Overdub voice takes about 30 minutes of audio recording (and then a few hours of processing time). Once it is complete, you can...Read more
Why is combining multiple audio files into one track so difficult?
1 Comment
TP
YES! I struggle with it tooRead more
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