Rev
| Tool | |
|---|---|
| Description | Rev is a speech-to-text platform that prides itself on being a precise transcription service — it's also quicker than other services. Using AI and user uploaded data, Rev is constantly improving its Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) model. While it does offer a free tier, paid plans offer better security and more controls for organizations wanting to invest in a transcription tool for staff. Newsrooms looking for a solution for sensitive audio transcription may not want to use this tool since Rev trains its own AI model on user data. |
| Lowest Monthly Cost | Forty-five minutes of AI transcription included in free plan. Annual and monthly payment options are available.$0 |
| Integrates with Slack | ✅ Yes |
| Integrates with Zapier | ✅ Yes |
| Can create workspaces | ✅ Yes |
| Allows data to be exported | ✅ Yes |
| Offers API access | ✅ Yes Not on free plan |
| Can transcribe multiple languages | ✅ Yes Free plan only includes English. Pay as you go and more expensive plans will transcribe "all languages." support.rev.com |
| Offers pay by the minute | ✅ Yes |
| Can differentiate among speakers | ✅ Yes |
| Available as mobile app | ✅ Yes |
| Integrates with video meeting clients | ✅ Yes |
| Speed of automated transcription | Rev says users can expect transcripts to be ready within 15 minutes. Short audio files will be ready sooner. docs.rev.ai |
| Offers human transcription services | ✅ Yes |
| Can learn custom terms | ✅ Yes |
| Tool is open-source | ❌ No |
| Journalism org. membership discount available | None |
| Company can access your data | In Rev's words: "Support staff and engineering have limited visibility into your transcripts and files to assist with customer support and debugging. Aside from those instances, most Rev employees do not have access to your transcripts or audio files." support.rev.com |
| Where is your data stored | Cloud, the tool creator's servers. |
| Data encrypted in transit | ✅ Yes |
| Data encrypted at rest | ✅ Yes |
| What happens to deleted files? | In Rev's words: "When you delete a file it is permanently removed from our servers, and we will no longer be able to retrieve it for you." support.rev.com |
| Admins can grant permissions depending on user | ✅ Yes Not available on free plan as there is only one seat |
| Supports SSO sign-on | ✅ Yes Not available on free plan |
| Supports multi-factor authentication | ✅ Yes |
| Requires warrant before handing over data | In Rev's words: "[We] do not provide third-party access to customer files, transcripts, or other confidential information without explicit legal requirements and due process." support.rev.com |
| Uses AI for core product | Yes |
| Company uses your data to train AI models | While Rev doesn't share data with outside models, it does use user data to train its own AI automated speech recognition (ASR) model. support.rev.com |
| Lets you edit transcripts | ✅ Yes |
