# Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Kaldi ASR vs Amazon Transcribe Comparison | | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 3.9 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 238 | 21 | 16 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (40.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (61.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (40.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Pay As You Go Per Month | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Google Cloud Speech-to-Text Pros: - Ease of Use (8 reviews) - Speech to Text Conversion (5 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (3 reviews) - Pricing Issues (3 reviews) ### Kaldi ASR **Not enough data** ### Amazon Transcribe Pros: - Ease of Use (2 reviews) - Accuracy (1 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (1 reviews) - Inaccurate Transcription (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (161 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 7.8 (12 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (163 reviews) | 7.1 (15 reviews) | 8.1 (12 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.8 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.9 (150 reviews) | 7.4 (15 reviews) | 7.7 (10 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.6 (153 reviews) | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 6.8 (11 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Google Cloud Speech-to-Text #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Speech Recognition (without Data Logging - default) Price: Pay As You Go Per Month Key Features: - 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 [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-speech-to-text/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Kaldi ASR #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Amazon Transcribe #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Transcription | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Google Cloud Speech-to-Text** | 8.9/10 | 98 | | **Kaldi ASR** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Transcribe** | N/A | N/A | #### Voice | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Dictation** | 9.2 (85 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Accuracy** | 8.7 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Transcription | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Speaker Identification** | 8.8 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Timecode Management** | 8.9 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Closed Captioning** | 9.0 (78 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Custom Dictionary** | 8.9 (75 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Editing | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Collaboration** | 9.0 (72 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Spell Check and Punctuation** | 8.9 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Text Editing** | 9.2 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Translation** | 8.9 (78 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Integration | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Security** | 9.1 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **API** | 9.1 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Voice Files** | 9.0 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Live Captioning** | 8.8 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Integrates With Existing Applications** | 9.1 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Transcription | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Speech Analytics | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Google Cloud Speech-to-Text** | 9.4/10 | 34 | | **Kaldi ASR** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Transcribe** | N/A | N/A | #### Generative AI | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | 9.4 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Voice Recognition | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Google Cloud Speech-to-Text** | 9.3/10 | 12 | | **Kaldi ASR** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Transcribe** | N/A | N/A | #### Deployment & Integration - Voice Recognition | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Installation & setup Ease** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Developer API & SDK** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Software Integration** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-Device Support** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance Optimization - Voice Recognition | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Accuracy in Noisy Settings** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **High-Volume Scalability** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Environmental Noise Adaptation** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multilingual Voice Recognition** | 9.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Low-Latency Processing** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security & Compliance - Voice Recognition | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Liveness Detection** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Regulatory Compliance** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Secure Communication Channels** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Advanced AI & Biometric Features - Voice Recognition | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Voice-Based Authentication** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Machine Learning & Adaptive Speech Recognition** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Speaker Differentiation** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Sentiment & Tone Analysis** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Voice Recognition | Feature | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Natural Language Interaction** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Voice Recognition Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/voice-recognition) **Unique to Google Cloud Speech-to-Text (2):** [Transcription Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/transcription), [Speech Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/speech-analytics) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Kaldi ASR | Amazon Transcribe | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 40.1% | 61.9% | 40.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 38.8% | 19.0% | 33.3% | | **Enterprise** | 21.1% | 19.0% | 26.7% | ### By Industry #### Google Cloud Speech-to-Text - **Information Technology and Services:** 24.1% - **Computer Software:** 16.4% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4% - **Retail:** 3.4% - **Human Resources:** 3.4% - **Financial Services:** 3.4% - **Staffing and Recruiting:** 3.0% - **Education Management:** 3.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.6% - **Information Services:** 2.2% - **Other:** 34.9% #### Kaldi ASR - **Computer Software:** 33.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 23.8% - **Higher Education:** 14.3% - **Research:** 4.8% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 4.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.8% - **Computer Games:** 4.8% - **Banking:** 4.8% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 4.8% #### Amazon Transcribe - **Translation and Localization:** 13.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 13.3% - **Broadcast Media:** 13.3% - **Accounting:** 13.3% - **Staffing and Recruiting:** 6.7% - **Sporting Goods:** 6.7% - **Investment Banking:** 6.7% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.7% - **Food & Beverages:** 6.7% - **Computer Software:** 6.7% - **Other:** 6.7% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Google Cloud Speech-to-Text - [Otter.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/otter-ai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (487 reviews) - [Deepgram](https://www.g2.com/products/deepgram/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (441 reviews) - [Fathom](https://www.g2.com/products/fathom-video/reviews) — 5.0/5 stars (6804 reviews) - [Krisp](https://www.g2.com/products/krisp/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1173 reviews) - [AssemblyAI - Speech to Text API](https://www.g2.com/products/assemblyai-speech-to-text-api/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (120 reviews) - [Descript](https://www.g2.com/products/descript/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (885 reviews) - [Rev](https://www.g2.com/products/rev/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (590 reviews) - [Dragon Speech Recognition Software](https://www.g2.com/products/dragon-speech-recognition-software/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (54 reviews) - [Genesys Cloud CX](https://www.g2.com/products/genesys-cloud-cx/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1546 reviews) - [IBM Watson Speech to Text](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-watson-speech-to-text/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews) ### Alternatives to Kaldi ASR - [OpenAI Whisper](https://www.g2.com/products/openai-whisper/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Deepgram](https://www.g2.com/products/deepgram/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (441 reviews) - [Otter.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/otter-ai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (487 reviews) - [Krisp](https://www.g2.com/products/krisp/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1173 reviews) - [Rev](https://www.g2.com/products/rev/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (590 reviews) - [HTK (Hidden Markov Model Toolkit)](https://www.g2.com/products/htk-hidden-markov-model-toolkit/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Notta](https://www.g2.com/products/notta/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (234 reviews) - [GlobalLink](https://www.g2.com/products/globallink/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (186 reviews) - [AssemblyAI - Speech to Text API](https://www.g2.com/products/assemblyai-speech-to-text-api/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (120 reviews) - [Mihup](https://www.g2.com/products/mihup/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (69 reviews) ### Alternatives to Amazon Transcribe - [Otter.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/otter-ai/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (487 reviews) - [IBM Watson Speech to Text](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-watson-speech-to-text/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (17 reviews) - [AssemblyAI - Speech to Text API](https://www.g2.com/products/assemblyai-speech-to-text-api/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (120 reviews) - [Deepgram](https://www.g2.com/products/deepgram/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (441 reviews) - [OpenAI Whisper](https://www.g2.com/products/openai-whisper/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Krisp](https://www.g2.com/products/krisp/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1173 reviews) - [Rev](https://www.g2.com/products/rev/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (590 reviews) - [Notta](https://www.g2.com/products/notta/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (234 reviews) - [GlobalLink](https://www.g2.com/products/globallink/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (186 reviews) - [Azure AI Speech](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-ai-speech/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (64 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Google Cloud Speech-to-Text No discussions available for this product. ### Kaldi ASR No discussions available for this product. ### Amazon Transcribe No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-speech-to-text-vs-kaldi-asr-vs-amazon-transcribe)