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Best Gladia alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated October 21, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Gladia alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/gladia

4 direct alternatives to Gladia and 4 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Rev AI is the top alternative to Gladia on our list, followed by Deepgram and AssemblyAI.
5 of the 8 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Deepgram.
Highest rated: Fathom, 4.9 out of 5 from 7,187 ratings, Sep 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

8 alternatives
4 direct
5 with a free plan

Rev AI
#1 Top pick
The world's most accurate API for AI- and human-generated transcripts and speech insights.
Pricing
Contact sales
4.7 /5 on G2 · 563 ratings, Mar 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Deepgram
#2
Enterprise Voice AI: STT, TTS & Agent APIs for accurate, realistic, and cost-effective voice solutions.
Pricing
Free plan
4.6 /5 on G2 · 475 ratings, Aug 2026
Our take
Best free tier
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AssemblyAI
#3
Speech-to-text API with high accuracy transcription
Pricing
Contact sales
4.6 /5 on G2 · 126 ratings, Aug 2026
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Gladia vs 8 alternatives

Gladia and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Oct 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Gladia Compared tool	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.8 out of 5, from 23 ratings on G2 (23)
Rev AI	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.7 out of 5, from 563 ratings on G2 (563)	Direct alternative
Deepgram	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 475 ratings on G2 (475)	Direct alternative
AssemblyAI	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 126 ratings on G2 (126)	Direct alternative
Speechmatics	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 71 ratings across Trustpilot and G2 (71)	Direct alternative
Fathom	Price: $18/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.9 out of 5, from 7,187 ratings across G2 and Trustpilot (7,187)	Same category as Gladia
Ask Fellow	Price: $7/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.7 out of 5, from 2,240 ratings on G2 (2,240)	Same category as Gladia
Chorus by ZoomInfo	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 2,994 ratings on G2 (2,994)	Same category as Gladia
Speechify Voice Typing	Price: $29/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.5 out of 5, from 2,895 ratings across G2 and Trustpilot (2,895)	Same category as Gladia

Why people consider alternatives to Gladia

Gladia provides a powerful Speech-to-Text (STT) API that enables platforms to accurately transcribe audio, both asynchronously and in real-time.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in transcription.

The 4 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (transcription) with different trade-offs. The 4 tools marked "Same category as Gladia" fit the category but replace Gladia less directly.

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Gladia by the numbers

Gladia compared with 171 Transcription tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
Metric	Gladia	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	Yes	71% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	8 tools	1	#26 of 171 (joint)
Integrations listed	4	4	#15 of 34 (joint) tools with at least one integration recorded
User rating	4.8/5 (across the web, 23 ratings)	4.6/5	#4 of 50 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews
Compare-page visits, last 30 days	26 visits	31	#32 of 41 tools with 20+ compare-page visits

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Transcription data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Gladia by the numbers”, Oct 2026.

Transcription leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks Transcription tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Oct 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 66 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Transcription tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	SaidTrace	$1.50/mo, billed yearly
2	Voiser	$2/mo
3	Cap	$2.42/mo, billed yearly
4	CreatorHat	$2.50/mo, billed yearly
5	Jarq	$3.25/mo, billed yearly

Lowest entry price, per-user plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 20 tools priced per user, verified price.

Lowest entry price, per-user plans, Transcription tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Noty.ai	$3.33/user/mo, billed yearly
2	Shall We Talk	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
2	Vaani	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
4	AI dication by Snaply	$5/user/mo, billed monthly
5	Ask Fellow	$7/user/mo, billed yearly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 86 of 171 Transcription tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Transcription leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Transcription statistics.

8 alternatives to Gladia

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Gladia" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Gladia?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Gladia are Rev AI, Deepgram, AssemblyAI. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Gladia?

Yes. Fathom is 100% free (no paid upgrade path) (AI notetaker that summarizes your meetings so you can focus on the conversation). Freemium tools on this list offer a free tier with paid upgrades; they are not the same as fully free.

Why do people look for Gladia alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Gladia: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in transcription. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Gladia versus each alternative.

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Top 3 alternatives to Gladia

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Deepgram

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