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Amazon Transcribe vs Microsoft Azure Speech Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Transcribe
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Speech Service
Ranking in Speech-To-Text Services
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Text-To-Speech Services (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Speech-To-Text Services category, the mindshare of Amazon Transcribe is 10.5%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Speech Service is 15.8%, down from 23.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Speech-To-Text Services Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Speech Service15.8%
Amazon Transcribe10.5%
Other73.7%
Speech-To-Text Services
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Senior Software Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Efficient voice-to-text conversion enhances communication and advertising efforts
The valuable aspect of Amazon Transcribe is its ability to perform speech recognition and convert it into text. It's highly compatible with a serverless environment, making it easy to trigger the service and get results. Although no specific features handle diverse accents or dialects effectively, the scalability and ease of use are notable. It provides the best results for our needs, is highly scalable, and easy to manage. The service also benefits from cost savings, being a pay-as-you-go model with very reasonable pricing for audio transcription at $0.004 per second.
Abhishek-Rana - PeerSpot reviewer
Student at Graphic Era Hill University
Offers ease of use and the availability of documentation is great
The simplicity impressed me the most. We just needed a single API key. The documentation was also great. I developed the AI application using Unity, a game engine that uses C#. Then, I searched online for instructions on how to use it. I found Microsoft's GitHub repository, which provided the necessary code for integrating the Speech Service into Unity with C#. The ease of use and the availability of documentation made the process smooth and impressed me the most. The documentation and boilerplate code [a template of code] was available, which I incorporated into my application with modifications. Initially, the code functioned so that when a button was clicked, the microphone would activate and recognize my speech. One of the benefits was the ability to see my spoken words visually on the screen as I spoke. For example, if I said "I am Abhishek Rana," I could see the sentence appear in real-time. When I stopped speaking, it automatically recognized the silence and ceased, sending the text for further processing. So, the real-time translation feature has helped me a lot.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"There have been significant efficiency gains, as direct implementation with the SDK code and deployment with CloudFormation was straightforward, making it profitable in terms of effectiveness and helping me present a minimum viable product to potential clients, convincing them to hire me."
"AWS Transcribe is the most useful feature for us right now."
"Amazon Transcribe helps me not to fall behind in a meeting and not know what's going on, and I have the transcript at the end to help me figure out what was said during the meeting."
"The feature I utilized the most was transcription."
"The results I get with Transcribe are near-perfect—over 99% better than what I have experienced before."
"The results I get with Transcribe are near-perfect—over 99% better than what I have experienced before."
"Amazon Transcribe helps me not to fall behind in a meeting and not know what's going on. Even if I do, I have the transcript at the end to help me figure out what was said during the meeting."
"The service also benefits from cost savings, being a pay-as-you-go model with very reasonable pricing for audio transcription at $0.004 per second."
"Overall, in my opinion, the transcription service is rated as ten out of ten."
"Useful text-to-speech and speech-to-text features."
"The documentation and boilerplate code [a template of code] was available."
 

Cons

"The UX and UI could be improved on the AWS console."
"Several AWS products are originally built in English and not in other languages. There is room for improvement in creating more products in Spanish for Spanish-speaking countries."
"I would love to see Amazon Transcribe have its own section or its own page about how to make adjustments if you're using it for accessibility."
"I would love to see Amazon Transcribe have its own section or its own page about how to make adjustments if you're using it for accessibility."
"Amazon S3 offers something like uploading parts, where a large file is divided into smaller parts, uploaded faster, and later reassembled. A similar feature in Transcribe would really help, making it easier to upload large file sets without spending extra time."
"Several AWS products are originally built in English and not in other languages. There is room for improvement in creating more products in Spanish for Spanish-speaking countries."
"The UX and UI could be improved on the AWS console."
"Amazon S3 offers something like uploading parts, where a large file is divided into smaller parts, uploaded faster, and later reassembled. A similar feature in Transcribe would really help, making it easier to upload large file sets without spending extra time."
"The product is limited when it comes to integrating with different platforms and using many other APIs."
"Lacks a voice recording option."
"It can improve based on the native language."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the price on the standard is better for Amazon Transcribe than it is for Amazon Polly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Transcribe?
The pay-as-you-go model is cost-effective, with pricing for audio transcription around $0.004 per second.
What needs improvement with Amazon Transcribe?
There is a need to improve the processing of background noise. Sometimes, surrounding sounds are recorded and Amazon Transcribe does not process these well, creating clutter. Adding functionality t...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Transcribe?
We are using Amazon Transcribe ( /products/amazon-transcribe-reviews ) to convert voice to text. For example, we communicate over the phone, record the call, and then convert the conversation into ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
The product is included and does not incur any additional costs. Pricing information is not available at the moment.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
The product is limited when it comes to integrating with different platforms and using many other APIs. The marketplace is very limited and it's difficult to implement solutions in it. Enhancing fe...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Speech Service?
I use Microsoft Azure Speech Service ( /products/microsoft-azure-speech-service-reviews ) for communication between different countries. It facilitates communication via emails, documents, and temp...
 

Also Known As

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Azure Speech Service, MS Azure Speech Service
 

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Sample Customers

Echo360, VidMob, RingDNA, Isentia
KPMG
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