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Rev vs Trint

Rev logo

Rev

AI

Human and AI transcription, captions and subtitles priced per minute

From
Free
Rated
-
Trint logo

Trint

Content Creation

Collaborative transcription and story workflow built for newsrooms

From
$52/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Rev has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Rev human transcription at 1.99 US dollars a minute means roughly 120 dollars an hour of audio, so a long-form interview series costs more in transcription than most teams assume before they run the arithmetic.; Trint the Starter plan caps at seven files a month with no rollover, which a working journalist exhausts in a fortnight, so the advertised entry price is not the price most buyers will actually pay.
  • They diverge on capability: Rev covers Human transcription, Trint covers Bound transcript editor.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Rev and Trint actually diverge.

Attributes where Rev and Trint differ
AttributeRevTrint
Starting priceFree$52/month
Pricing modelPer minute for human work, per seat per month for AIPer user per month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryAIContent Creation

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Rev

  • Human transcription
  • AI transcription
  • Captions and subtitles
  • Legal transcripts
  • File analysis
  • Clio integration
  • Rev API
  • Speaker identification

Only in Trint

  • Bound transcript editor
  • Collaborative workspaces
  • Story builder
  • Custom vocabulary
  • Adobe Premiere Pro panel
  • Subtitle export
  • Translation
  • Enterprise controls

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Rev

  • A law firm that needs a deposition transcript in a court-acceptable page format with a fixed turnaround and a published per-page price it can bill to a matter.not Trint
  • A documentary or podcast producer costing a project in advance, because human transcription at a published per-minute rate makes the transcription line item a known number.not Trint
  • A broadcaster needing compliant human captions rather than machine captions, where accuracy is a regulatory requirement and not a convenience.not Trint
  • A team with high AI volume and occasional high-stakes files, using the subscription for the bulk and paying the discounted human rate only where accuracy matters.not Trint

Trint

  • A newsroom where three reporters and a producer work the same long interview to a deadline and need to see each other's highlights rather than passing files around.not Rev
  • A video desk cutting a package from an interview, pushing selected transcript segments straight into Premiere Pro instead of scrubbing a timeline for quotes.not Rev
  • An investigations team building a searchable archive of interviews so a name mentioned two years ago surfaces when it becomes relevant.not Rev
  • A broadcaster producing subtitles in several languages from the same source transcript with speaker labels preserved.not Rev

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Rev

  • Human transcription at 1.99 US dollars a minute means roughly 120 dollars an hour of audio, so a long-form interview series costs more in transcription than most teams assume before they run the arithmetic.
  • AI minutes are allocated per seat per month and do not roll over, so bursty workloads, which is how most media production actually behaves, waste allowance in quiet months and run out in busy ones.
  • The product direction has moved towards legal and investigative use, so a newsroom or media buyer is choosing a tool whose roadmap priority sits elsewhere.
  • Foreign-language subtitles are priced from 6.49 to 15.99 US dollars per minute, an order of magnitude above transcription, which makes multi-language localisation of any volume of video expensive enough to change the plan.
  • Human turnaround is stated in hours rather than guaranteed contractually on the published plans, so a hard broadcast or filing deadline needs an agreement beyond the standard terms.

Trint

  • The Starter plan caps at seven files a month with no rollover, which a working journalist exhausts in a fortnight, so the advertised entry price is not the price most buyers will actually pay.
  • It is priced per seat at professional software levels, so giving every reporter in a mid-sized newsroom a licence is a substantial annual line item compared with a general transcription tool.
  • Transcription accuracy on poor field audio, crowded rooms, phone lines and heavy accents still requires correction, and the correction time is the real cost rather than the subscription.
  • Single sign-on, SCIM, audit logs and API access are gated to a quoted Enterprise tier, so any organisation with an identity policy cannot use the published pricing at all.
  • The tooling is optimised for editorial workflow rather than raw volume, so a team that mainly needs a lot of cheap transcripts and no collaboration is paying for a surface it will not use.

Pricing, plan by plan

Rev

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 45 AI transcription and caption minutes per month
    • Up to 5 files analysed
    • No human transcription included
  • Essentials$25.49/month
    • 5,000 AI minutes per seat per month
    • Up to 3 seats
    • 10 per cent discount on human transcription, captions and subtitles
  • Pro$47.99/month
    • 10,000 AI minutes per seat per month
    • Up to 5 seats
    • 15 per cent discount on human work
  • Unlimited$undefined/month
    • Unlimited AI minutes
    • Up to 500 files analysed at once
    • Dedicated account specialist

Trint

$52/month
  • Starter$52/month
    • Billed annually; around 80 USD if billed monthly
    • 7 files per month, no rollover
    • Single user
  • Advanced$60/month
    • Billed annually; around 100 USD if billed monthly
    • Unlimited files
    • Collaborative workspaces and shared permissions
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • SAML single sign-on and SCIM provisioning
    • Audit logs and custom data retention
    • Full API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Rev if

  • You need human transcription.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want ai transcription.

Choose Trint if

  • You need bound transcript editor.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want collaborative workspaces.

Questions people ask

Is Rev or Trint better?
Neither clearly leads. Rev starts at Free and Trint at $52/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Rev or Trint?
Rev has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Rev and $52/month for Trint.
Does Rev or Trint run on more platforms?
Rev runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Trint runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Rev for free?
Yes. Rev has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Trint starts at $52/month.
What is Rev best used for?
Rev is most often used for a law firm that needs a deposition transcript in a court-acceptable page format with a fixed turnaround and a published per-page price it can bill to a matter., a documentary or podcast producer costing a project in advance, because human transcription at a published per-minute rate makes the transcription line item a known number., a broadcaster needing compliant human captions rather than machine captions, where accuracy is a regulatory requirement and not a convenience., a team with high ai volume and occasional high-stakes files, using the subscription for the bulk and paying the discounted human rate only where accuracy matters.. Of those, a law firm that needs a deposition transcript in a court-acceptable page format with a fixed turnaround and a published per-page price it can bill to a matter. and a documentary or podcast producer costing a project in advance, because human transcription at a published per-minute rate makes the transcription line item a known number. are not what Trint is typically brought in for.
What can Rev do that Trint cannot?
Rev covers Human transcription, AI transcription, Captions and subtitles, Legal transcripts. Trint covers Bound transcript editor, Collaborative workspaces, Story builder, Custom vocabulary.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Rev: How much is human transcription?

1.99 US dollars per minute with a stated accuracy target above 99 per cent, typically returned within 12 hours. Subscribers get 10 to 15 per cent off.

Trint: What is the file limit on the entry plan?

Seven files per month with no rollover. Most working journalists need the Advanced plan with unlimited files.

Rev: Is there a free tier?

Yes, 45 AI minutes per month and up to 5 files analysed, with no human transcription included.

Trint: Does it integrate with a video edit?

Yes, through an Adobe Premiere Pro panel that pushes selected transcript segments into the timeline.

Rev: Do unused AI minutes roll over?

No. The allowance is per seat per month and resets, which penalises irregular workloads.

Trint: Do I need Enterprise for single sign-on?

Yes. SAML, SCIM, audit logs and API access are all on the quoted Enterprise tier.

Rev: Can it do subtitles in other languages?

Yes, across seventeen languages, priced from 6.49 to 15.99 US dollars per minute, considerably more than transcription.

Trint: How accurate is it?

Good on clean studio and conference audio, noticeably weaker on noisy field recordings, phone lines and strong accents, where correction time dominates.

Rev: Is Rev still a good choice for newsrooms?

It works, but the subscription tiers are now positioned around legal and investigative workflows, so a newsroom should compare it against a tool built specifically for journalism.

Trint: Is annual billing much cheaper?

Yes, roughly a third off. Starter falls from around 80 to 52 US dollars and Advanced from around 100 to 60 per seat per month.

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