Alternatives to Rev.com

In this day and age, we’re all engaging in digital marketing and content. That’s why we feel confident in saying that, at some point, most companies or brands are going to have a need for captioning or transcription services. After all, 80% of social media videos are watched on mute (which means you really have to include captions) and there are currently more than 850,000 active podcasts (which always need transcripts). But, oftentimes, people put off incorporating these very necessary elements because so many of these service providers, such as Rev.com, Splasheo, and others, may not be the most affordable.

And that’s why we’re here! We want to provide you with a list of high-quality, effective, and (most of all) affordable alternatives to Rev.com and other high-priced providers. Let’s dive in!

Alternatives to Rev.com

Manual Captions/Transcripts

Instead of going with an automated tool or software, you may want to find an actual human being who will transcribe your audio and/or create captions for your videos. Our favorite recommendation for outsourcing these types of tasks is Fiverr. Fiverr is an online marketplace for freelancers where you can find lots of talented professionals in fields ranging from graphic design and digital marketing to programming and tech. To find freelancers who specialize in captions and transcripts, just click here.

Automated Captions/Transcripts

Alternatively, you may want to handle your captions and transcripts yourself. The easiest way to do that is with some type of automated tool or software (nobody wants to sit in front of their computer for hours transcribing their own audio). Here’s a list of our favorite automated options:

1. Zubtitle

Zubtitle’s state-of-the-art software automatically transcribes the speech in your video and converts it to video captions, optimizing your video for social media with just a few clicks. Using Zubtitle for video captions can save you time and money (plus, it frees you from figuring out how to use some complicated professional software). You can burn your captions directly into widescreen, square, and vertical videos. Plus, you have the option to download .TXT and .SRT transcription files.

In addition to video captions, Zubtitle also gives you the power to enhance your video with an eye-catching top border headline, include a cool progress bar animation, quickly trim your video and watermark it with your logo, and resize/crop your video so it’s ready for social media.

Give Zubtitle a test run with our free plan!

2. Quicc

Quicc is another captioning service that was built specifically for content creators looking to up their captioning game. Quicc’s features include branded captions, SRT file creation, and more. When you sign up for a new account, you can get 5 minutes of captioning for free!

3. Kapwing

Kapwing is a modern editor for videos, GIFs, and images. Their tools include a video maker, a meme generator, a subtitler, and more. Kapwing has both a free and paid version. To see what they each include, click here.

4. Duplikit

If you don’t need captions and just want a transcription of your audio (like a podcast episode, for example), this tool is our go-to. Duplikit is a podcast/video to blog converter that leverages natural language processing (NLP) to transcribe your audio content into a blog post formatted in HTML. To give Duplikit a try, sign up for their free trial here.

5. Descript

Another great tool for transcription is Descript. This service provides automatic and human-powered transcription, so you can choose whether you want to let the software handle it or pass it off to an actual human being. You can check out their free trial and paid plans here.

Looking for captioning and transcription alternatives?

Try one of the tools above and let us know which one you like the best in the comments!

And don’t forget — if you decide Zubtitle is the best choice to meet your needs, you can sign up for an account and start creating videos for free! With our free plan, you can create two videos per month. To create up to 10 videos per month (and remove the Zubtitle watermark), check out our standard plan.