Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)

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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.

Enterprise translation-management platform with a multimedia + voice-over add-on.

Web, API  ·  enterprise

TL;DR

Best for enterprise localization teams running on Smartling TMS who want voice + video assets handled in the same workflow. Pricing: enterprise.

Category
Products
Pricing
enterprise
Platforms
Web, API

What it is

Smartling is the leading enterprise translation-management system; the voice + multimedia surface adds AV asset orchestration on top of the core text-translation TMS. Included here only because of the AV hook — pure TMS competitors are out of scope.

Best for: Enterprise localization teams running on Smartling TMS who want voice + video assets handled in the same workflow.
Watch out for: Voice-over is a managed-service add-on, not an in-app studio. Quote-only pricing.

Install / use

Go to Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) smartling.com

What people actually do with Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)-style transcription

The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.

Wire it into Google DriveMake.comZapiern8nZoomSlack

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported100
HIPAA eligibleNo

Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) vs Whipscribe

FeatureSmartling (Voice + Multimedia)Whipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingNot verified$6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free
Speaker identificationNot verifiedNamed in the summary, key quotes and chapters
Word timestampsNot verifiedYes
StreamingNot verifiedNo
Languages10099
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API, MCP

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Frequently asked about Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)

How much does Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) cost?

Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) does not publish a self-serve price — it is quoted by the vendor on contact. Expect an enterprise-style agreement rather than a card-and-go signup.

Does Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) work on Mac, Windows and Linux?

Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) runs on Web and API. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Web and API.

How do I get started with Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)?

There is nothing to install — Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) is used in the browser. Create an account on the vendor's site and upload or connect your audio.

How many languages does Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) support?

Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) lists 100 languages. That is the Whisper-family multilingual set, so quality varies by language — English and the large European languages are strongest.

What are the limitations of Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)?

Voice-over is a managed-service add-on, not an in-app studio. Quote-only pricing.

Who is Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) best for?

Enterprise localization teams running on Smartling TMS who want voice + video assets handled in the same workflow.

Is Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) open source?

No. Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) is a proprietary product. If you need source you can read and run yourself, the open-source tools in this directory are the place to look.

What kind of tool is Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)?

In this directory Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) is filed under localization, translation as a product.

What are the alternatives to Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)?

There is a side-by-side page at /tools/smartling-voice-alternatives comparing Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.

Can I automate Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)-style transcription without running it myself?

Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.

How is Whipscribe different from Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)?

Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) is another vendor's product; Whipscribe is a per-minute transcription service. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.

What does transcription cost if I use Whipscribe instead of Smartling (Voice + Multimedia)?

$0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum: a 3-hour recording is about $2.16, a thousand-hour archive is about $720 once. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, so you can see what your recording holds before paying anything.

Where is the Smartling (Voice + Multimedia) category heading?

Three things are moving across the whole speech-to-text market right now: summaries, action items and speaker insights generated on top of the transcript rather than sold separately; private, secured deployment where the audio never leaves a boundary you control; and agent access — transcription exposed as a tool that Claude, Cursor or a workflow runner can call directly. Whipscribe ships all three today: per-job insights, our own servers, and an MCP server.

Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.

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