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Focus Forward

by Focus Forward

Human transcription firm focused on market research.

TL;DR

Human transcription firm focused on market research.

Best for market research firms running focus groups and IDIs wanting researcher-graded transcripts. Pricing: per-minute rates.

Category
service
License
Stars
Last push
Pricing
per-minute rates
Platforms
Web

What it is

Focus Forward specializes in market research transcription — focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnographies.

Best for: Market research firms running focus groups and IDIs wanting researcher-graded transcripts.
Watch out for: Market-research specialism; less ideal for plain general transcription.

Install / use

focusfwd.com — per-minute rates

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported5
HIPAA eligibleNo

Focus Forward vs Whipscribe

FeatureFocus ForwardWhipscribe
CategoryserviceTranscription APIs
Pricingper-minute ratesfree beta
Speaker diarizationYes
Word timestampsYes
StreamingNo
Languages599
PlatformsWebWeb, API, MCP

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