Kapwing vs Transcrib Si: a video editor against a transcription service
Kapwing is an AI video editor with auto-subtitles and transcription inside it, and 6,442 tool pages behind it. Transcrib Si is a transcription service: a file in, a transcript with timecodes and speaker labels out, six export formats, an API and an MCP server. The comparison below was read from public pages on 21–22 October 2026; the cells we could not read are marked, not filled.
What we compared, and how
Everything in the other column was read from public pages on 21–22 October 2026. Where a page could not be read, the cell says “not measured” — we do not fill those cells from advertising or from memory. Our own column comes from our pricing page, our service contract and our privacy policy, all published on this site.
| What | Transcrib Si | Kapwing | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | a transcription service and REST API for files you upload | an AI video editor: auto-subtitles and transcription are a sub-function of the editing suite | the home and the pricing page of both services, read on 22 October 2026 |
| Free plan | $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes and 64 MB per file, timestamps and speaker labels, exports to TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT and CSV, no card | $0, with limits: the export of a video stops at 4 minutes, a watermark sits on it, and some AI features are limited to 5 minutes a month | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, read 22 October 2026 |
| Paid plan | Pro $10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year) or $20 a month paid monthly; Team on request | Pro $16 a month with up to 1,000 minutes of AI features; Business $50 with 4,000; Enterprise on request with up to 10,000 | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, read 22 October 2026 |
| How the plan is counted | minutes of audio per calendar month: 1,500 on Pro | minutes of AI features per month, from 1,000 on Pro | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, read 22 October 2026 |
| Transcription languages | 2 — Russian and English, with automatic detection | not measured; auto-subtitles and subtitle translation are named for 60+ languages | our service contract; kapwing.com/pricing, read 22 October 2026 |
| Speaker labels | included, on request | not measured | our service contract |
| Longest single file | 120 minutes and 64 MB on every plan, including Team and the API | not measured — the export of a video runs to 2 hours on the paid plans | our service contract; kapwing.com/pricing, read 22 October 2026 |
| Export formats | 6 — TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, DOCX (DOCX is a Pro feature) | video, images, audio and GIF, plus SRT and VTT subtitles and a transcript file | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, read 22 October 2026 |
| API, MCP and agent plugins | REST v1 under api.transcrib.si, an MCP server with 4 tools, plugins for Claude and ChatGPT | not measured — the pages we read name no transcription API | our service contract; kapwing.com, read 22 October 2026 |
| Machine-readable facts | llms.txt, llms-full.txt and JSON-LD on every page | 19,186 URLs in the sitemap, 6,442 of them tool pages | the llms.txt of our site; kapwing.com/sitemap-index.xml, read 22 October 2026 |
| Rating published by a third party | we publish no rating of our own | 1.9 out of 5 on 1,375 reviews on Trustpilot | trustpilot.com/review/kapwing.com, read 22 October 2026 |
Where Kapwing is better
- The whole editing suite around the transcription: an AI video editor with auto-subtitles, and 6,442 tool pages in the sitemap against a handful of pages on this site.
- The exports of a video: video, images, audio and GIF, next to the SRT and VTT subtitles and the transcript file.
- Subtitle translation named for 60+ languages, which we do not do at all — we transcribe, we do not translate.
- A free tier that lets you edit: the limits are real (the export stops at 4 minutes, a watermark sits on it), but the editor is free to try.
- 4,000 minutes of AI features on the Business plan and up to 10,000 on Enterprise.
Where Transcrib Si is better
- A finished transcript, not an editing session: the text, a start and an end time for every segment, speaker labels on request, and six export formats — including DOCX and CSV, which the Kapwing export list does not name.
- A clean free plan: $0, no card, no watermark, 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes, with TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT and CSV on the free tier.
- One price: $10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year) or $20 a month paid monthly, and a stated allowance of 1,500 minutes of audio per calendar month.
- Agent access: a REST API under api.transcrib.si/v1, an MCP server with 4 tools, and plugins for Claude and ChatGPT.
- Russian and English, tuned for Russian and for mixed Russian-English speech, and a published privacy policy that names the processors and the retention periods.
Who should pick which
- Pick Kapwing if you are making a video and the subtitles are one part of the edit — the editor, the templates and the export are the reason to be there.
- Pick Transcrib Si if you need the transcript itself: an interview, a lecture, a voice memo, a call you were allowed to record.
- Pick Transcrib Si if you need the text without a watermark, without a 4-minute export limit, and in DOCX or CSV.
- Pick Transcrib Si if the transcript has to reach a script, a dataset, Claude or ChatGPT.
- Pick either if you need Russian and English; our engine is tuned for that mix and we publish the number of languages.
The short version
Kapwing wins on the surround: an editor, templates, a video export, a GIF export, a large tool base, and 60+ languages named for auto-subtitles and subtitle translation.
We win on the artifact and on the machine: a finished transcript with a start and an end time for every segment, speaker labels on request, TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV and DOCX, and an interface for a program — REST v1, an MCP server with 4 tools, plugins for Claude and ChatGPT.
The free plans differ more than the paid ones. Kapwing's free tier edits videos but stops the export at 4 minutes, puts a watermark on it and gives some AI features 5 minutes a month. Ours gives 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes with five export formats and no watermark.
The price shape differs too: Kapwing counts minutes of AI features (1,000 on Pro at $16 a month, 4,000 on Business at $50, up to 10,000 on Enterprise), we count minutes of audio (1,500 on Pro at $10 a month paid yearly, or $20 a month paid monthly).
The limits, side by side
Every figure below was read from a public page on 21–22 October 2026. Our column comes from our own pricing page and service contract.
| Limit | Transcrib Si | Kapwing | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0, no card: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes and 64 MB per file, five export formats, no watermark | $0: the video export stops at 4 minutes, a watermark sits on it, some AI features are limited to 5 minutes a month | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, 22 October 2026 |
| Paid plan | Pro $10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year) or $20 a month paid monthly | Pro $16 a month with 1,000 minutes of AI features; Business $50 with 4,000; Enterprise on request with up to 10,000 | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, 22 October 2026 |
| Allowance | fair use of 1,500 minutes of audio per calendar month | minutes of AI features per month, from 1,000 on Pro | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, 22 October 2026 |
| Per file | up to 64 MB and 120 minutes on every plan, including Team and the API | not measured — the export of a video runs to 2 hours on the paid plans | our service contract; kapwing.com/pricing, 22 October 2026 |
| Languages | 2 — Russian and English, with automatic detection | not measured; 60+ named for auto-subtitles and subtitle translation | our llms.txt; kapwing.com/pricing, 22 October 2026 |
| Exports | 6 — TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, DOCX | video, images, audio and GIF, plus SRT and VTT subtitles and a transcript file | our pricing page; kapwing.com/pricing, 22 October 2026 |
| Developer surface | REST v1, an MCP server with 4 tools, plugins for Claude and ChatGPT | not measured on 22 October 2026 | our llms.txt |
How to decide in one minute
Three questions:
- Will you cut or publish a video? Then Kapwing, and no question asked.
- Do you need the words, the speakers and the timecodes, and nothing else? Transcrib Si.
- Does the text have to reach a script, a dataset, Claude or ChatGPT? Transcrib Si — Kapwing names no transcription API on the pages we read.
Put a file on the page and read the first lines.
The widget below is the same one as on the home page: file → transcript with timecodes and speakers → export. Sign in and the transcript moves into your account.
Drop an audio or video file
or — mp3, wav, m4a, mp4, up to 64 MB and two hours
Transcription runs without an account: sign in to keep the text, the history and the exports.
No account yet? The free plan needs no card. Create a free account or sign in.
Questions this page answers.
Is Transcrib Si cheaper than Kapwing?
For transcription alone, usually: our Pro is $10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year) or $20 a month paid monthly, against Kapwing Pro at $16 a month with 1,000 minutes of AI features, Business at $50 with 4,000 and Enterprise on request with up to 10,000. Kapwing's price buys the editor as well.
Does the Kapwing free plan have a watermark?
Yes, on the exported video, and the export of a video stops at 4 minutes on the free plan while some AI features are limited to 5 minutes a month. Our free plan exports the whole file, up to 30 minutes and 64 MB, with no watermark and no card.
Can I export a transcript from Kapwing to DOCX or CSV?
The formats published on the Kapwing pricing page we read are video, images, audio and GIF, plus SRT and VTT subtitles and a transcript file. DOCX and CSV are not in that list. We export TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV and DOCX, with DOCX on Pro.
How does Kapwing rate on Trustpilot?
On 22 October 2026 the page trustpilot.com/review/kapwing.com showed 1.9 out of 5 on 1,375 reviews. We publish no rating of our own, and ratings move — read the page yourself before you decide.
Can I use Transcrib Si inside Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes — a plugin for each, both going through the same MCP server: transcribe_audio, summarize_transcript, extract_actions and list_transcripts.
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Every number on this page comes from the service contract, the pricing page or our own measurements. The author of the page and the publisher of the site are the same person. Questions and corrections: support@transcrib.si.