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HappyScribe pricing

AI notetaker and transcription service that records Zoom, Meet and Teams calls and uploaded files, with summaries, action items and AI chat across meetings.

AI note takersFree planPriced per minuteSelf-serve + sales
Visit HappyScribePrices checked Oct 29, 2026

How much does HappyScribe cost?

Paid plans start at $8.50/mo billed yearly or $17/mo billed monthly
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
10-minute free trial of AI Transcription, Subtitling and Translation
Usage price
$2/minute
Enterprise
Contact sales
Read from www.happyscribe.com/pricing on Oct 29, 2026. Price changed? Tell usSee the line each price came from

In your favor

  • Free plan. Free plan with unlimited meeting recordings at 45 minutes each, limited recording history, 3 AI Chat files/month and a 10-minute AI transcription trial; paid plans needed for more.

Watch out for

  • Going over the Basic allowance costs $0.20 per minute. Included: 120 minutes.

How you buy and get started

Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Start for free, Get started, Talk to sales, Book a demo
Sign up
Self-serve signup, no credit card for Free plan
"Yes. You can start on the Free plan, no credit card needed."
Setup
Not stated
When sales steps in
SSO/SAML and Enterprise require contacting sales
"SSO/SAML"
Support
Customer support 05:00 to 23:00 CET on all plans
"Customer support (05:00–23:00 CET)"
Support
Priority support on Business
"Priority support"

What HappyScribe does

HappyScribe's Notetaker joins scheduled Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls, or records without a bot from a Mac or phone, and produces transcripts, summaries and action items in 150+ languages. It also offers AI transcription, subtitles, and human-made transcription as a paid add-on.

Good for
Teams in research, sales, journalism, legal and education that need multilingual meeting notes and transcripts with EU-hosted, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR-compliant data handling.
Channels
Web app, iOS and Android mobile app, Desktop app (soon), API, MCP server
Main product
AI Notetaker
Also includes
Meeting recordings on Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, Calendar sync and auto-join, AI summaries and action items, AI Chat across meetings, Speaker detection, 150+ language transcription
Connects to
Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Zapier, Claude
Public API
Yes
MCP server
Yes
  • AI summaries and action itemsSummaries & action items
  • Bot-free recording optionRecord Zoom, Meet and Teams calls from your Mac or phone with no bot joining the meeting.
  • Multi-language transcriptionAI speech-to-text for 150+ languages and dialects
  • CRM integrationNot stated
  • Zoom, Meet, Teams supportRecord meetings on Google Meet, Zoom and Teams
  • Ask AI across meetingsOne question over every meeting your team recorded, answered with the minute it came from.
  • SOC 2 / GDPR / HIPAAHappyScribe is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant.
  • Free plan availableYes. You can start on the Free plan, no credit card needed.

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Security and your data

QuestionTheir answerWhere it says so
Trains AI on your data?no, unless you opt in"If you have not opted in, Your Content uploaded on or after the Effective Date is not used to train or maintain any machine-learning models"terms
HIPAA (signs a BAA)Not stated
SOC 2SOC 2 Type 2 certified"We are SOC 2 Type 2 certified."security
GDPRGDPR compliant"We're compliant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)."security
CCPANot stated
PCIData center is PCI DSS compliant; payments outsourced to Stripe"Our data center is located in the European Union. It is a Tier IV, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001 compliant facility."security
ISO 27001Data center facility is ISO 27001 compliant"It is a Tier IV, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001 compliant facility."security
Single sign-onSSO/SAML on Business via contact sales and Enterprise"SSO/SAML"pricing
Trust centerhttps://trust.happyscribe.com/"You can learn more about our compliance in our [Trust Center](https://trust.happyscribe.com/)."security

Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyIncludedOver the allowanceWhere it says so
Basic/ month $17 $8.50per month 120 minutes90 minutes per recording; 10 AI Chat files/month; 1 seat $0.20/minute "rked integrate with youtube, vimeo, drive, box, and dropbox basic for individuals with sma" "rked integrate with youtube, vimeo, drive, box, and dropbox basic for individuals with sma"
Pro/ month $29 $19per month 600 minutes3 seats included; additional seats $29/month; unlimited AI C $0.20/minute "lyze 10 files/month with ai chat 1 user seat included human proofreading from $2.00/min se" "lyze 10 files/month with ai chat 1 user seat included human proofreading from $2.00/min se"
Business/ month $89 $59per month 6000 minutes5 seats included; additional seats $29/month; unlimited AI C $0.20/minute "tes advanced ai models access chatgpt, claude, mistral, glm business for teams and agencie" "tes advanced ai models access chatgpt, claude, mistral, glm business for teams and agencie"
Free – – 10 minutes45 minutes per recording; 3 AI Chat files/month – "10-minute free trial of AI Transcription, Subtitling and Translation"
Human proofreading add-on/min $2per minute – –$1.90/min on Business – "From $2.00/min"
Enterprise Quote – – – "HappyScribe for Enterprise"

Free plan: Free plan with unlimited meeting recordings at 45 minutes each, limited recording history, 3 AI Chat files/month and a 10-minute AI transcription trial; paid plans needed for more.

HappyScribe price history

WhenPlanBeforeAfterChange
2025Q1 → 2025Q2Businessbilled annual$49$59+20%
2024Q4 → 2025Q1Probilled annual$17$19+12%

Changed how it charges in 2023Q3: from pay per use to flat tiers.

From archived copies of the pricing page in the Internet Archive, one per quarter, in USD.

Fine print

Billing increment
Not stated
Billed beyond usage
Extra credits can be bought at pay-as-you-go rate; plan credits reset each cycle, topped-up credits persist
"Unused plan credits are reset at the end of each billing cycle. However, any topped-up credits stay in your account until fully used."
Contract
Not stated
Refunds
Not stated
Auto renew
Not stated
Price change notice
Not stated

"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.

About the company

Online since
Feb 24, 2009
Domain registration date
Customers
"Trusted by 41,000+ teams"
their claim

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Questions

Is HappyScribe free?

Yes. Free plan with unlimited meeting recordings at 45 minutes each, limited recording history, 3 AI Chat files/month and a 10-minute AI transcription trial; paid plans needed for more. Paid plans start at $17/month.

How much does HappyScribe cost?

Paid plans start at $8.50 per month billed yearly, or $17 billed monthly.

Does HappyScribe train AI on your data?

No, unless you opt in, according to HappyScribe: "If you have not opted in, Your Content uploaded on or after the Effective Date is not used to train or maintain any machine-learning models"