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Deepgram vs Microsoft Azure Speech Service comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Deepgram
Ranking in Text-To-Speech Services
4th
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Speech Service
Ranking in Text-To-Speech Services
3rd
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Ariel Lindenfeld - PeerSpot reviewer
Excellent quality, great speech-to-text recognition, and responsive support
Two things come to mind for improvement. Maybe they have fixed these, or maybe there is something new, and we haven't implemented it yet. One improvement could be dual-channel audio. We've had issues in the past where it generates the transcript, and a lot of the text is duplicated. I understand why it would happen. It's an audio file with more than one channel of the same speaker, which is what may cause the duplicated text. That said, it would be great either to have a way for Deepgram to realize that it's basically the same audio on two channels and only transcribe one of them or at least give us a warning that it's happening. We've found workarounds, however, a better solution from Deepgram's side would be great. The other issue comes up when some changes are made on their end, and we want to test them. We've had one to two instances where they tell us that we have access, and we try to test something out, and it turns out we don't. When that happens, then they have to fix something on their end. It's not a big deal. We have a Slack channel with them where we can quickly touch base. We let them know, and they will get back to us and fix the access. It's not something we're doing very often.
Abhishek-Rana - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers ease of use and the availability of documentation is great
The simplicity impressed me the most. We just needed a single API key. The documentation was also great. I developed the AI application using Unity, a game engine that uses C#. Then, I searched online for instructions on how to use it. I found Microsoft's GitHub repository, which provided the necessary code for integrating the Speech Service into Unity with C#. The ease of use and the availability of documentation made the process smooth and impressed me the most. The documentation and boilerplate code [a template of code] was available, which I incorporated into my application with modifications. Initially, the code functioned so that when a button was clicked, the microphone would activate and recognize my speech. One of the benefits was the ability to see my spoken words visually on the screen as I spoke. For example, if I said "I am Abhishek Rana," I could see the sentence appear in real-time. When I stopped speaking, it automatically recognized the silence and ceased, sending the text for further processing. So, the real-time translation feature has helped me a lot.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The recognition of industry-specific terminology phrases and abbreviations is really important for us. We were able to get a good level of industry specificity with Deepgram."
"The solution's Speech-to-Text conversion feature is really awesome."
"The features that I have been using in the tool have been very stable."
"Deepgram is able to handle large volumes of audio data without compromising accuracy."
"The speed of the solution for transcribing videos is good."
"The documentation and boilerplate code [a template of code] was available."
"Useful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features."
 

Cons

"Deepgram is currently restricted to only the English variants, but it should include other languages, such as German or French."
"The area of live transcription could be improved. Sometimes, Deepgram's WebSocket is disposed due to redundancy."
"I would like it to be more accurate."
"The solution does not properly identify the number of speakers."
"We've had issues in the past where it generates the transcript, and a lot of the text is duplicated."
"Lacks a voice recording option."
"It can improve based on the native language."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When using Deepgram, one needs to pay for the hours or minutes for which the transcription is needed."
"The solution’s pricing is cheap."
"Deepgram is a cheap solution."
"The pricing is moderate."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Deepgram?
The pricing was very good. Although the competitors also would have saved us a lot of money, we were mainly looking for the right level of quality of the transcript.
What needs improvement with Deepgram?
Two things come to mind for improvement. Maybe they have fixed these, or maybe there is something new, and we haven't implemented it yet. One improvement could be dual-channel audio. We've had issu...
What is your primary use case for Deepgram?
We primarily use the solution for transcribing speech to text. We use it to record phone calls and meetings and then transcribe them.
What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
Useful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
I'm a college student. I signed up for the Microsoft Azure portal using my college account, so I got a $100 credit. I've used it for various services from the portal. I have used different services...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
For general use cases and vocabulary used in normal, everyday language, it was able to recognize those. However, it can improve based on the native language. Apart from English, other languages and...
 

Also Known As

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Azure Speech Service, MS Azure Speech Service
 

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