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CaptionMax
Long-standing US captioning and audio-description vendor for broadcast and streaming.
Long-standing US captioning and audio-description vendor for broadcast and streaming.
Best for networks and streamers that need both captioning and audio description from a single FCC-savvy vendor. Pricing: service · contact sales.
What it is
CaptionMax has produced US closed captions, subtitles and audio descriptions since 1990. Particular strength in audio description for the FCC video-description quota and Section 508 deliverables.
Watch out for: Project-based pricing; not a self-serve product.
Install / use
captionmax.com — contactFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
CaptionMax vs Whipscribe
| Feature | CaptionMax | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | service | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | service · contact sales | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
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