What Amberscript actually does
Amberscript converts audio and video into text and subtitles, offering two distinct tiers of the same job: automatic transcription powered by speech-recognition AI, and human-made transcription where a person verifies or produces the text for higher accuracy. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam and has grown through both organic product development and acquisition — it has bought out at least two competing transcription businesses with financing from Endeit Capital, a fund based across Amsterdam, Hamburg and Stockholm that also led an €8.65M raise and participated in a later $10M round for the company. That combination of funding and consolidation has made Amberscript one of the larger independent transcription platforms based in Europe.
The core product
Everything happens in the browser: you upload an audio or video file, choose automatic or human-made processing, and get back an editable transcript in Amberscript's own online editor, which supports speaker identification, timestamp syncing, and export into common formats (TXT, SRT, VTT, Word, and others) for use in subtitle tracks, articles, or research notes. The platform supports more than 90 languages for automatic transcription, and the same editor is used whether you're cleaning up an AI-generated draft yourself or reviewing a human-verified deliverable that's already been through Amberscript's own transcription team.
What's new or notable
Amberscript's clearest strength going into 2026 is pricing transparency combined with a genuinely flexible commitment model. Rather than forcing a single subscription tier, it offers monthly subscription plans (Starter, Pro, Power) with bundled hours at a discount versus pay-as-you-go, annual versions of the same plans at roughly 17% additional savings, and one-time credit packs for people who transcribe irregularly and don't want a recurring subscription at all. On the human-verified side, pricing is quoted per minute with a standard 5-business-day turnaround and a paid rush option for next-day delivery — useful for journalists or researchers against a deadline who need guaranteed accuracy rather than an AI draft.
Who should use Amberscript
Great fit if…
- You transcribe interviews, lectures or podcasts regularly — the subscription plans with bundled hours are meaningfully cheaper per hour than one-off credits.
- You sometimes need publication-grade accuracy — being able to selectively send specific files to human verification, in the same platform and editor, avoids juggling two separate vendors.
- You want euro pricing with no sales call required — every price is published on the site, down to the per-hour and per-minute rate.
Skip it if…
- You need a durable free option — there is no free tier; every transcription job costs money from the start.
- You need human-verified content same-day without paying a rush fee — standard human transcription turnaround is up to 5 business days.
Pricing in detail
All pricing on amberscript.com/en/pricing/ is published in euros. For automatic (machine) transcription, rated at over 90% accuracy, monthly subscriptions run: Starter at €19/month for 5 hours (€3.80/hour), Pro at €29/month for 10 hours (€2.90/hour), and Power at €49/month for 25 hours (€1.96/hour); annual billing on the same tiers saves about 17%, working out to €190/year (60 hours), €290/year (120 hours) and €490/year (300 hours) respectively. For anyone who doesn't want a subscription, one-time credit packs are available: 1 hour at €10, 5 hours at €9/hour, 20 hours at €7.50/hour, and 50+ hours at €6/hour. Human-made transcription, rated over 99% accurate, starts at €1.85/minute with delivery within 5 business days (or 1 business day for a rush surcharge), and human-made subtitles start at €4.40/minute on the same turnaround terms. Enterprise plans with volume discounts, API access and dedicated support are available on request.
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic — Starter | €19/month (5 hrs) or €190/year (60 hrs) | 90%+ accurate AI transcription, online editor, 90+ languages |
| Automatic — Pro | €29/month (10 hrs) or €290/year (120 hrs) | Same as Starter with more monthly hours included |
| Automatic — Power | €49/month (25 hrs) or €490/year (300 hrs) | Same as Starter/Pro with the lowest effective per-hour rate |
| Pay-as-you-go credits | €6–€10/hour depending on volume | No subscription; automatic transcription billed per credit pack |
| Human-made transcription | From €1.85/minute | Over 99% accuracy, 5-business-day turnaround (rush available) |
| Human-made subtitles | From €4.40/minute | Over 99% accuracy, 5-business-day turnaround (rush available) |
Where it falls short
- No free tier — unlike several AI tools in this category, there's no perpetual free plan to test the product beyond whatever trial the company offers on request.
- Human transcription turnaround is slow by default — 5 business days is a real constraint for time-sensitive journalism or same-week publishing unless you pay for rush delivery.
- No mobile app — everything happens through the browser, so there's no dedicated way to record or manage jobs from a phone.
Privacy & data
Amberscript states that file storage is GDPR-compliant and hosted on EU servers, and the company holds ISO 27001 (information security) and ISO 9001 (quality management) certification. As an Amsterdam-headquartered company, it is directly subject to Dutch and EU data protection law, which is particularly relevant given that human-made transcription necessarily involves a person listening to and typing your uploaded audio.
How we checked this
Pricing was fetched directly from amberscript.com/en/pricing/ (checked 2026-09-05), which lists every figure above in euros. Company ownership and funding were confirmed via Endeit Capital's own published announcement of its investment in Amberscript's competitor acquisitions, and via Silicon Canals' coverage of Amberscript's €8.65M and subsequent $10M funding rounds.
What you get, what you give up
What you get
- Fully transparent, published euro pricing with clear per-hour and per-minute rates for both automatic and human transcription — no quote-request wall.
- A single workflow that lets you start with cheap automatic transcription and selectively upgrade specific files to human-verified accuracy, rather than forcing an all-or-nothing choice between speed and precision.
What you give up
- There's no ongoing free plan — every hour of automatic transcription and every minute of human transcription costs money from the first use, unlike tools that offer a lasting (if limited) free tier.
- Human-verified transcription and subtitling take up to 5 business days by default (1 day with a rush surcharge), so it's not a fit for same-day publishing deadlines unless you pay the rush premium.