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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (39.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Pay As You Go Per Month
Descript
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
Browse all 5 pricing plansGoogle Cloud Speech-to-Text
Star Rating
(237)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (39.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Google Cloud Speech-to-Text excels in accuracy with a score of 8.6, making it a preferred choice for those needing precise transcriptions. In contrast, Descript's accuracy is rated lower at 7.8, which some users find disappointing for professional use.
- Reviewers mention that Google Cloud Speech-to-Text offers superior real-time streaming capabilities with a score of 6.8, which is essential for live applications. Descript, however, has a lower integration score of 7.5, leading some users to feel it lacks the same level of responsiveness.
- G2 users highlight that Google Cloud Speech-to-Text provides robust API integration with a score of 9.0, allowing for seamless connectivity with other applications. Descript's API score of 7.3 has led some users to express frustration over limited integration options.
- Users on G2 report that Descript shines in collaboration features, scoring 8.4, which facilitates teamwork on projects. In comparison, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text's collaboration score of 7.9 is seen as less effective for group work.
- Reviewers mention that Google Cloud Speech-to-Text's data security features are highly rated at 9.1, providing peace of mind for users handling sensitive information. Descript's score of 8.3 has led some users to question its security measures.
- Users say that Descript's content creation tools are more user-friendly, with an ease of use score of 8.4, making it ideal for beginners. Conversely, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, while powerful, has a higher learning curve, reflected in its ease of use score of 9.3.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
Free
$0.00
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- 1 media hour / month
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Speech Recognition (without Data Logging - default)
Pay As You Go
Per Month
- Standard models (all models except enhanced video and phone call): Free up to 60 minutes, Over 60 Mins up to 1 Million Mins is $0.006 / 15 seconds
- Enhanced models (video, phone call): Free up to 60 minutes, Over 60 Mins up to 1 Million Mins is $0.009 / 15 seconds
Free Trial
Descript
Free Trial is available
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
659
9.1
159
Ease of Use
8.4
674
9.3
162
Ease of Setup
9.0
424
9.0
43
Ease of Admin
8.5
111
8.9
35
Quality of Support
8.4
447
8.9
148
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
102
8.9
33
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
638
9.6
153
Features by Category
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
Platform Basics
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Voice
8.0
313
9.2
87
7.8
393
8.7
92
Transcription
8.3
371
8.9
84
8.6
356
8.9
81
8.8
337
9.0
80
7.8
172
8.9
78
Editing
8.4
312
9.0
75
7.8
155
8.9
86
8.8
370
9.2
82
7.4
136
9.0
80
Integration
8.3
279
9.2
77
7.3
240
9.1
82
8.6
317
9.0
85
8.1
264
8.8
80
7.5
252
9.1
80
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
10.0
6
8.0
11
9.7
6
8.0
11
10.0
6
Integration
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Output
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
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Customization
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
Analytics
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
Editing
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
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.1
228
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.7
224
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
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
6.4
114
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
122
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
122
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.5
32
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
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
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
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
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Performance Optimization - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Security & Compliance - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Advanced AI & Biometric Features - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Agentic AI - Voice Recognition
Not enough data
9.5
7
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and Google Cloud Speech-to-Text are categorized as Transcription
Unique Categories
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text is categorized as Voice Recognition and Speech Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
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
12.4%
Media Production
10.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
60.1%
Information Technology and Services
24.2%
Computer Software
17.3%
Retail
3.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Financial Services
3.5%
Other
48.1%
Discussions
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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