Audiate vs. Descript

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Audiate
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Audiate is a text-based audio editing application from TechSmith, that turns recordings into text, letting the user make precise edits without being an expert. Text-based audio editing makes it easy for anyone to edit audio, and saves even professionals tons of time.
$29.99
Descript
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Descript is a collaborative audio/video editor, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, that works like a doc. It includes transcription, a screen recorder, publishing, full multitrack editing, and AI tools.
$12
per month
Pricing
AudiateDescript
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Annual billing - Hobbyist
$12
per month per user
Monthly Billing - Hobbyist
$19
per month per user
Annual billing - Creator
$24
per month per user
Monthly Billing - Creator
$35
per month per user
Annual billing - Business
$40
per month per user
Monthly Billing - Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AudiateDescript
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
Descript
Descript
Score 8.4 out of 10
Ableton Live
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Score 8.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.3 out of 10
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Adobe Audition
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
AudiateDescript
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(12 ratings)
User Testimonials
AudiateDescript
Likelihood to Recommend
TechSmith
It is perfect for editing all the unwanted words from your recording. It does this within a minute or two. You can also specify what you want to remove or change. Then it makes the changes seamlessly to Camtasia with the edited audio and synched video to match. All within minutes. It saves me so much time and it's fantastic at it.
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Descript
  • Transcription of internal presentations and web conferences. It's great for capturing and transcribing the audio from presentations, demos, etc. which can then be used to develop training materials, blog posts, etc.
  • Podcasts. Makes it really easy to record, edit, and publish video or audio podcasts.
  • Promotional videos. Streamlines and accelerates the process for developing videos.
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Pros
TechSmith
  • Identifies 'em, ahs, am' phrases
  • Provides ability to edit very quickly
  • Automated edits/cuts and synchs to Camtasia with ease
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Descript
  • I like the sidebar - breaking my scripts up into different "chapters" makes it easier to create quickly.
  • I like that it auto-corrects punctuation, capitalization, etc. as I polish the scripts.
  • It's easy for my team and my collaborators to read/listen, remark, and create useable transcripts.
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Cons
TechSmith
  • More options around effects and properties
  • More options for editing
  • Ability to change a word and use your own voice
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Descript
  • When editing a transcript it can get a little cumbersome, as a double click doesn't always do what you think it will
  • Some features aren't that intuitive (what is resize word gap) for beginners
  • A tutorial/wizard as soon as you sign up would be very useful
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Alternatives Considered
TechSmith
Audiate, like I have said before, is very easy to use and its ability to pick out unwanted phrases, edit and synchronise with Camtasia within minutes is superb! It would just be great to be able to do a one-off purchase of a product rather than a subscription.
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Descript
Descript is by far superior to the other editing software you can get on Apple computers. It's able to do a lot more and really save us tons of time. Other Adobe apps are great, but take a while to learn. Descript is very user-friendly, making it easy to start from day one with very little training.
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Return on Investment
TechSmith
  • Reduces editing by hours
  • Reductions in editing time saves $100s in cost
  • Improves overall productivity as more time can be spent on video visualisations and improvements
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Descript
  • I can get video completed much more quickly and cheaply
  • We can produce more video content because of the speed with which we can have a finished product
  • We can have shorter timelines for example I record on Monday and we publish on Tuesday which wouldn't be otherwise possible with other methods I've used
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