Alternatives · tl;dv

The tl;dv alternative for recordings that aren't meetings.

Short answer. tl;dv is a meeting recorder: its Free plan records and transcribes meetings without limit in 30+ languages, with a 3h recording limit, up to 5 uploads and AI notes on 10 meetings; Pro is $18 a seat a month billed annually. For Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, tl;dv's free plan is hard to beat. Whipscribe is for everything else: interviews, lectures, podcasts, YouTube videos and files over a few hours, in 99+ languages; packs are $4 for 500 minutes, $12 for 2,000 and $24 for 5,000. (tl;dv figures: tldv.io/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.)

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Drop a file or paste a link to start, no signup. Packs from $4 for 500 minutes.

No seat fee Credits never expire 10 h / 5 GB per file 99+ languages

tl;dv pricing, explained

tl;dv is free for meetings and priced per seat for teams.

Read on tldv.io/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.

Free: $0, unlimited recordings, unlimited transcription in 30+ languages, up to 5 uploads, AI notes on up to 10 meetings, data kept up to 3 months. Pro: $18 per seat a month billed annually, with unlimited uploads and storage and unlimited AI notes. Business: $29 per seat a month billed annually. Enterprise is custom. Every plan lists a 3h recording limit.

An en-US browser showed these prices in US dollars; another locale showed the same figures in euros.

Side-by-side

Whipscribe vs tl;dv

tl;dv figures from tldv.io/pricing, checked 26 October 2026. Where their page does not say, the cell says so.

Feature	Whipscribe	tl;dv
Built for	Any recording: interviews, lectures, podcasts, videos	Zoom, Meet and Teams meetings, with a bot that joins
Price	$4 for 500 minutes, $12 for 2,000, $24 for 5,000, one-time	Free; Pro $18 and Business $29 per seat a month, billed annually
Uploading files	Every file; no upload count	Up to 5 uploads on Free, unlimited on Pro
Longest recording	10 hours or 5 GB per file	3h recording limit
Languages	99+	30+
How long transcripts stay	Until you delete them	Up to 3 months on Free
Links	YouTube, podcast, RSS, Google Drive	Not shown on the pricing page

Whipscribe prices are the ones on /pricing. Product notes: tl;dv on our tools index.

What a month costs

1, 10 and 50 hours of audio a month

For meeting recordings tl;dv's Free plan costs nothing; the comparison changes once you upload files that are not meetings.

Your month	Whipscribe	tl;dv
1 hour a month	The $4 pack of 500 minutes lasts about 8 months: about $0.48 a month at $0.48 an hour	Free, if they are meetings (up to 5 uploads otherwise)
10 hours a month	The $12 pack of 2,000 minutes lasts about 3 months: about $3.60 a month at $0.36 an hour	Free for meetings; uploads past 5 need Pro at $18 a seat a month billed annually
50 hours a month	The $24 pack of 5,000 minutes lasts about 7 weeks: about $14.40 a month at $0.29 an hour. Or Workspace, $19 a month for up to 150 hours	Pro: $18 a seat a month billed annually

Whipscribe: one-time packs, credits never expire, so the monthly figure is the share of a pack you use. tl;dv: tldv.io/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.

Be fair to tl;dv

Who tl;dv is the better choice for.

Sales and customer calls

A bot joins, records, transcribes and writes notes to your CRM.

Teams that live in Zoom, Meet or Teams

Unlimited meeting recordings on the Free plan.

Meeting notes in many tools

5000+ integrations via Zapier, API, webhooks and an MCP server on Pro.

Where each one wins

Whipscribe, better and worse.

Where Whipscribe is better

Recordings that are not meetings: phone recordings, interviews, lectures, podcasts, YouTube.
Files up to 10 hours, against a 3h recording limit.
99+ languages against 30+.
No seat to buy: $4 for 500 minutes, $12 for 2,000, $24 for 5,000, credits never expire, transcripts kept until you delete them.

Where Whipscribe is worse

No meeting bot: Whipscribe does not join calls.
No CRM sync or meeting-notes automation.
For meeting transcripts alone, tl;dv's Free plan costs nothing.

Switching

Moving from tl;dv, step by step.

Keep tl;dv for meetings if it works for you.
Download the recordings or transcripts you need from tl;dv before the Free plan's 3-month retention ends.
Drop non-meeting files here, or paste a link; each starts with a free preview of the opening minutes.
Download TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON.

Questions people ask first

tl;dv alternative, answered.

Is tl;dv free?

Yes for meetings: the Free plan includes unlimited recordings and unlimited transcription in 30+ languages, with up to 5 uploads and data kept up to 3 months. Pro is $18 a seat a month billed annually (tldv.io/pricing, checked 26 October 2026).

Can tl;dv transcribe an uploaded file?

Yes, up to 5 uploads on Free and unlimited on Pro. Whipscribe has no upload count and takes files up to 10 hours.

Does Whipscribe join Zoom meetings?

No. Record the meeting, then upload the recording. Zoom meeting links are not accepted.

When were these tl;dv figures checked?

Every tl;dv figure on this page was read on tldv.io/pricing on 26 October 2026, as the page displayed it (currency USD). Pricing pages change without notice, so check theirs before you buy.

Drop a file. See the transcript in minutes.

Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes; a pack from $4 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export. Credits never expire, no seat fee.