VocTroLabs
VocTroLabs — speech and subtitling research lab from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
VocTroLabs — speech and subtitling research lab from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Best for catalan and Spanish broadcast captioning where research-grade language coverage is needed. Pricing: enterprise · contact sales.
What it is
VocTroLabs is a Spanish research-driven speech-tech vendor with roots at UPC Barcelona. Its commercial offering focuses on broadcast captioning and dubbing-adjacent technologies, with particular strength in Catalan, Spanish, and other Iberian languages. The team also publishes on speech synthesis and voice conversion. Best fit when the buyer is catalan and spanish broadcast captioning where research-grade language coverage is needed. The honest caveat: small lab-style vendor; production deployment requires bespoke engagement. Procurement is via direct sales rather than a developer signup, so plan for a discovery call and a written proposal before the first transcript runs.
Watch out for: Small lab-style vendor; production deployment requires bespoke engagement.
Install / use
voctrolabs.com — contactFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
VocTroLabs vs Whipscribe
| Feature | VocTroLabs | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | enterprise · contact sales | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | Web, API, MCP |
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