Wave vs Transcribe.so

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Wave compared with Transcribe.so
Detail	Wave	Transcribe.so
What it does	AI note taker that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, calls, lectures, and conversations	Find who said what and when with your AI agent
Stage	Startup	Startup
Founded	2024	2025
Based in	US	SG
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: 30 minutes per month, free forever. Pro: $80 per year or $15 per month (or $100 per year through App Store/Google Play). Teams: $7.50 per user per month with 5-user minimum.	Free: $3 credit included with new accounts; Pay-as-you-go: $1/hour; Starter: $9/mo (unlimited, up to 2 hours per file); Pro: $19/mo (unlimited, up to 5 hours per file); Business: $49/mo (unlimited, up to 10 hours per file). Annual plans include 3 months free.
Key features	Records meetings, calls, lectures, and conversations on all devices Automatic speaker identification and labels Supports 76 languages with translation Records phone calls, Zoom, Meet, and Teams meetings Offline recording with online processing Export to PDF, OneNote, and email	Speaker labels and word-level timestamps 52 languages and dialects Chapters with timestamps Search and Q&A with citations Subtitle generation in multiple formats Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, and AI agents API and MCP server access Encrypted storage and privacy controls Library search across multiple recordings File upload for meetings, lectures, podcasts and voice notes
What makes it different	Records and transcribes across all devices with automatic sync Never trains AI models on user recordings SOC 2 Type 1 compliant with enterprise-grade security Supports 76 languages with automatic speaker identification	Word-level timestamps that enable precise subtitle generation for any platform Ask questions across multiple recordings with citations back to the original moment Supports use directly within ChatGPT and Claude without leaving your agent Benchmarked accuracy with 1.5x to 2.3x fewer errors than Whisper large-v3 Permanently searchable library that organizes all transcripts in one place
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	54 −2 (down) since last check	34 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	26	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	46	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	1400	46

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