A Trint Alternative Without Enterprise Seat Pricing
Trint is built for enterprise newsrooms — collaborative story workflows, enterprise security certifications, and per-seat pricing to match. If you are equipping a large newsroom, it deserves a look.
But many journalists, producers, and researchers work solo or in small teams, and per-seat enterprise pricing is hard to justify. Jackob.ai delivers the core professional workflow — accurate multilingual transcription, speaker labels, timestamped verifiable quotes, AI summaries, and full export options — at $25–$90/month.
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How it works
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Upload your recording
Interviews, pressers, field recordings — any common format.
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AI transcribes with timestamps
Speaker-labeled text where every quote links to its moment in the audio.
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Export for your workflow
DOCX and TXT for writing, PDF for records, SRT/VTT for video.
Why Jackob.ai
Individual-friendly pricing
Plans from $25/month — no enterprise contract or seat minimums.
Verifiable quotes
Click any sentence to hear the original audio before you publish it.
98 languages
International reporting and multilingual interviews are covered.
Source protection
Files are never used to train AI models, and you can delete them at any time.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more hours — no per-minute surprises.
Plus
$15/mo
20 hours of transcription per month
Pro
$29/mo
50 hours of transcription per month
Premium
$49/mo
100 hours of transcription per month
Your recordings stay private
Files are processed securely and are never used to train AI models. You control retention and can delete your recordings and transcripts at any time.
Frequently asked questions
When is Trint the better choice?
Large newsrooms that need collaborative editorial workflows, enterprise procurement, and organization-wide administration are Trint’s core market. Solo professionals and small teams usually don’t need that overhead.
Is Jackob.ai suitable for journalism?
Yes — timestamped, speaker-labeled transcripts with instant audio verification are exactly what quote-checking requires, and the privacy stance (no AI training, deletion on demand) supports source protection.
Can my small team share an account?
Plans are per-account with generous monthly hours. For team setups and higher volumes, contact us.
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The best way to judge transcription quality is with your own audio. Upload a real file on the free plan — no credit card required.
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