HappyScribe

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HappyScribe, a Barcelona-based company, transcribes and subtitles uploaded files by AI or human editors and also offers a meeting notetaker bot and a mobile recorder.

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How it listens: Upload a file; Upload a file, A bot joins the call, Records your computer's audio
Free plan: Free plan, with limits
Cheapest paid: $8.50/mo; Basic, billed yearly
Trains AI on your recordings: Only if you opt in
Where it transcribes: In the cloud; Runs on AWS and Heroku; mobile recordings upload to your account

Where it stands among 43

Each fact with every app's answer. HappyScribe is outlined.

Trains AI on your recordings

Only if you opt in

Only if you opt in 5

Yes, unless you opt out 3

Yes 2

Not stated 3

Notes from a call without a bot

Yes, no bot joins

A bot joins the call 7

Doesn't join live calls 4

Where it transcribes

In the cloud

On your device 3

On device or in the cloud 5

Free plan

Free plan or free with the device

Free plan or free with the device 31

No free plan 11

Not stated 1

Webex AI Assistant

Can skip keeping the audio

Not stated

EU data storage

Offered

Plans and prices

In US dollars, per month, as listed by HappyScribe. Prices include VAT. Checked 19 October 2026.

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HappyScribe plans and prices
Plan	Made for	Billed yearly	Billed monthly	Minutes
FreeTXT and SRT export; watermarked MP4; 3 Ask AI uses a month	Anyone	$0	$0	Not statedNo monthly file allowance: a one-off 10 free AI minutes, plus unlimited meeting recordings; whether those count against minutes isn't stated
Basic1 seat; the EUR pricing page shows the same figures in euros	One personPer account	$8.50/mo	$17/mo	120 min a monthAI transcription, subtitles and translation; meetings up to 90 minutes each
Pro3 seats included; extra seats $29 a month	TeamsPer account	$19/mo	$29/mo	600 min a monthMeetings of unlimited length
Business5 seats included; extra seats $29 a month	TeamsPer account	$59/mo	$89/mo	6,000 min a month
EnterpriseSSO/SAML, retention policies	CompaniesPer account	Custom quoteContact sales	Custom quoteContact sales	Not statedTailored

Pay per minute: $0.2 a minuteExtra AI credits on a paid plan; there's no standalone AI pay-as-you-go plan
Human transcription: $2 a minuteHuman proofreading 'from' $2.00/min ($1.90 on Business); human-made files can be bought without a subscription, priced by language and turnaround

How others are told

What the other people in the meeting see or hear, as HappyScribe describes it.

The bot shows in the call

The bot joins under the name of the user who set it up and the host must let it record; HappyScribe says it announces the recording. Bot-free recording adds nothing, so you tell people yourself

All the facts

How it listens

Ways it captures: Upload a file, A bot joins the call, Records your computer's audio Upload files; a notetaker bot for Zoom, Meet and Teams; a browser recorder that captures the meeting from your device without a bot; the mobile app for in-person audio
No bot in your calls: Yes Upload files; a notetaker bot for Zoom, Meet and Teams; a browser recorder that captures the meeting from your device without a bot; the mobile app for in-person audio
How others are told: The bot shows in the call The bot joins under the name of the user who set it up and the host must let it record; HappyScribe says it announces the recording. Bot-free recording adds nothing, so you tell people yourself
Labels who said what: YesYes Labels speakers and suggests names from participants and invitees; voice learning not stated
Languages: 150+ '150+ languages and dialects'; the changelog said 99 for meeting transcription in March 2026
Mixed-language meetings: YesYes Meetings only: the Zoom FAQ says English/French switching is picked up; uploaded files are one language per transcript

What happens to your recordings

Trains AI on your recordings: Only if you opt in Off by default on every plan; workspace admins choose; content is de-identified if they opt in
Where it transcribes: In the cloud Runs on AWS and Heroku; mobile recordings upload to your account
Can skip keeping the audio: Not statedNot stated No setting to keep the transcript without the audio described
How long it's kept: Kept until you delete it; deleted files kept 10 days; Enterprise can set 30 days to 10 years
EU data storage: YesYes Data center in the EU for all plans; custom plans can also restrict processing to the EU
SOC 2: YesYes SOC 2 Type II
HIPAA: NoNo HappyScribe says it is not HIPAA compliant

What it costs

Free plan: Free plan, with limits TXT and SRT export; watermarked MP4; 3 Ask AI uses a month
Cheapest paid plan: $8.50/month, billed yearly
Pay per minute (AI): $0.20 a minute Extra AI credits on a paid plan; there's no standalone AI pay-as-you-go plan
Human transcription: $2 a minute Human proofreading 'from' $2.00/min ($1.90 on Business); human-made files can be bought without a subscription, priced by language and turnaround
One-time price: None No lifetime licence listed
Device price: No device
Free trial: Not stated No paid-plan trial stated; there's a free plan
Refund window: 7 days Only if cancelled within 7 days of signup or renewal and the service wasn't used

Where it works

Zoom: YesYes
Google Meet: YesYes
Microsoft Teams: YesYes
Webex: Not statedNot stated Not listed among supported platforms
In-person meetings: YesYes Record with the iOS or Android app
Phone calls: Not statedNot stated No phone-call capture stated; recordings can be uploaded
Apps: Web, iPhone, Android

What you get out

Transcript exports: TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, Audio
Subtitles (SRT): YesYes Free plan and up
Audio download: YesYes Meeting recordings as MP3
Integrations: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, Zapier, API, MCP, ChatGPT, Claude HubSpot listed as coming soon

Who makes it

Company: Happy Scribe Limited Incorporated in Ireland (registered office in Dublin)
Owned by: Independent Says it is profitable and 100% bootstrapped, with no investors
Based in: Spain Based in Barcelona; the legal entity is Irish
Founded: Not stated Founding year not in the cited excerpts

Where we recommend it

Best for transcribing recordings: pay per minute or subscribe

Human-made transcripts from $2.00 a minute without a subscription, 150+ languages and dialects, and data kept in the EU on every plan, with training off unless an admin opts in. AI plans start at $8.50 a month billed yearly for 120 minutes.

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