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The Trint alternative that bills minutes, not seats.

Short answer. Trint Pro is $948 a seat a year (shown as $79 a seat a month, billed annually) with unlimited fair-use transcription in 50+ languages; Team is $828 a seat a year for 2 to 5 people. Whipscribe sells minutes instead: packs are $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000 and $32 for 6,000, and credits never expire. If you transcribe less than about 50 hours a month and work alone, a pack costs a fraction of a seat. If your newsroom edits transcripts together or needs live transcription, Trint does things Whipscribe does not. (Trint figures: app.trint.com/plans, checked 26 October 2026.)
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Trint pricing, explained

Trint sells seats with unlimited fair-use transcription inside.

Read on app.trint.com/plans, checked 26 October 2026.

Trint Pro is for individuals only: $79 per seat a month on annual billing, which is $948 a seat a year, and the page says that saves $252 against paying monthly. It includes unlimited audio and video transcriptions in 50+ languages, unlimited translations in 70+ languages and one hour of live transcription a month. Team is $69 per seat a month billed annually ($828 a seat a year) for 2 to 5 people, with shared drives and real-time editing. Business is priced on request.

The fine print that matters: Trint's unlimited plans are fair use, and archival projects, continuous live transcription and bulk volume transcription aren't included. If you have a backlog of recordings to clear once, that is the case Trint asks you to contact them about, and the case a one-time pack is built for.

Side-by-side

Whipscribe vs Trint

Trint figures from app.trint.com/plans, checked 26 October 2026. Where their page does not say, the cell says so.

FeatureWhipscribeTrint
How you pay $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000, one-time; Workspace optional at $19 a month Per seat, annual: Pro $948 a year, Team $828 a seat a year; Business custom
What is included The minutes in your pack, used whenever you like Unlimited transcription under a fair-use cap; archival and bulk-volume projects excluded
Languages 99+ languages, and a finished transcript translates into 99 50+ for transcription, 70+ for translation
Live transcription No: upload a file or paste a link One hour a month on Pro, per seat on Team
Editing together No shared real-time editor Real-time editing with up to 5 team members on Team
Longest file 10 hours or 5 GB per file Not shown on the plans page
Exports TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON Not shown on the plans page
Leaving Nothing to cancel: no subscription Cancelling stops auto-renewal; a Paused plan keeps your transcripts

Whipscribe prices are the ones on /pricing. Product notes: Trint on our tools index.

What a month costs

1, 10 and 50 hours of audio a month

Trint's price does not move with hours, so the seat is the cost at every volume.

Your monthWhipscribeTrint
1 hour a month The $4 pack of 300 minutes lasts about 5 months: about $0.80 a month at $0.80 an hour Pro: $948 a seat a year (shown as $79 a month)
10 hours a month The $18 pack of 3,000 minutes lasts about 5 months: about $3.60 a month at $0.36 an hour Pro: the same $948 a seat a year
50 hours a month The $32 pack of 6,000 minutes lasts about 2 months: about $16 a month at $0.32 an hour. Or Workspace, $19 a month for up to 300 hours Pro: the same $948, if the work counts as day-to-day; bulk volume is outside fair use

Whipscribe: one-time packs, credits never expire, so the monthly figure is the share of a pack you use. Trint: app.trint.com/plans, checked 26 October 2026.

Be fair to Trint

Who Trint is the better choice for.

Newsrooms that edit together

Team gives 2 to 5 people shared drives and real-time editing in one transcript, which Whipscribe does not have.

Live events and broadcasts

Trint includes live transcription each month and, on Business, ENPS, Mimir, LiveU and Octopus integrations.

Organisations with procurement rules

Business lists ISO 27001, a dedicated EU-based server, SSO and SCIM.

Where each one wins

Whipscribe, better and worse.

Where Whipscribe is better

  • You pay for audio, not for a person: $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000, and credits never expire.
  • A backlog is fine: a one-time pack clears archival or bulk work that Trint's fair use leaves out.
  • Files up to 10 hours or 5 GB, and YouTube, podcast, RSS or Google Drive links instead of downloads.
  • 99+ languages, against 50+ on Trint.

Where Whipscribe is worse

  • No live transcription and no shared real-time editor.
  • Speakers are named in the summary, quotes and chapters, not on each transcript line.
  • No newsroom integrations (ENPS, Mimir, LiveU) and no SSO.

Switching

Moving from Trint, step by step.

  1. Before your Trint term ends, export the transcripts you want to keep from Trint's editor. Trint says cancelling stops auto-renewal and offers a Paused plan that keeps your transcripts, so nothing has to be rushed.
  2. Find the original audio or video files. Whipscribe transcribes from the recording, so keep the source, not only the text.
  3. Drop a file or paste a link on this page. Every recording starts with a free preview of the opening minutes.
  4. Pick a pack by your monthly hours: 300 minutes covers 5 hours, 3,000 covers 50, 6,000 covers 100.
  5. Download TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON. Translate a finished transcript into 99 languages if your desk needs it.

Questions people ask first

Trint alternative, answered.

How much is Trint in 2026?

Trint Pro is $79 per seat a month billed annually, $948 a seat a year; Team is $69 per seat a month billed annually, $828 a seat a year, for 2 to 5 people; Business is custom (app.trint.com/plans, checked 26 October 2026).

Is Trint unlimited?

Trint's plans include unlimited transcription under fair use. Its FAQ says archival projects, continuous live transcription and bulk volume transcription projects aren't included.

What is the cheapest Trint alternative for one person?

For occasional work, a Whipscribe pack: $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000, about $0.32 to $0.80 an audio hour, with no subscription. Ten hours a month costs about $3.60 at the 2,000-minute rate.

Can Whipscribe replace Trint for a team?

For transcripts, yes: there is no seat fee, so a team shares minutes. For real-time co-editing, live transcription or newsroom integrations, no; Trint has those and Whipscribe does not.

When were these Trint figures checked?

Every Trint figure on this page was read on app.trint.com/plans on 26 October 2026, as the page displayed it (currency USD). Pricing pages change without notice, so check theirs before you buy.

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