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Amazon Transcribe vs IBM Watson Speech To Text comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Transcribe
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Watson Speech To Text
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Speech-To-Text Services category, the mindshare of Amazon Transcribe is 24.8%, up from 18.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Watson Speech To Text is 6.8%, down from 17.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Speech-To-Text Services
 

Featured Reviews

Arturo Barrantes - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient transcription boosts projects with helpful support
Several AWS products are originally built in English and not in other languages. There is room for improvement in creating more products in Spanish for Spanish-speaking countries. For instance, the AWS Transcribe medical feature is not available in Spanish. Additionally, more detailed instructions for implementing streaming methods would be beneficial. Although the service can perform real-time transcriptions, the implementation process was challenging to understand. Improving educational resources, such as code and examples for real-time transcription, would be advantageous.
reviewer964722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to understand, configure, and use
I would recommend it. IBM has several other solutions that can connect to it, so no need to buy different pieces from several providers. If you want to find a good solution for the customer and put some translation tool or machine learning for text understanding and so on, you can get this from IBM. It can be a one-stop shop for a good solution. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. It has good quality, and it's easy to work with.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We don't run into any issues with bugs or glitches."
"The feature I utilized the most was transcription."
"Amazon Transcribe helps me not to fall behind in a meeting and not know what's going on. Even if I do, I have the transcript at the end to help me figure out what was said during the meeting."
"The results I get with Transcribe are near-perfect—over 99% better than what I have experienced before."
"It was easy to understand, easy to configure, and easy to use."
 

Cons

"Several AWS products are originally built in English and not in other languages. There is room for improvement in creating more products in Spanish for Spanish-speaking countries."
"I would love to see Amazon Transcribe have its own section or its own page about how to make adjustments if you're using it for accessibility."
"Amazon S3 offers something like uploading parts, where a large file is divided into smaller parts, uploaded faster, and later reassembled. A similar feature in Transcribe would really help, making it easier to upload large file sets without spending extra time."
"The UX and UI could be improved on the AWS console."
"The quality needs to be updated. For speech to text, support for additional languages can be included. For example, support for the large markets in Eastern Europe, such as Polish or Romanian, would be nice."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the price on the standard is better for Amazon Transcribe than it is for Amazon Polly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
24%
Government
14%
University
12%
Educational Organization
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Sample Customers

Echo360, VidMob, RingDNA, Isentia
American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits
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