Looking for a Sembly alternative?
Transcribe for free →| Feature | LongScribe | Sembly |
|---|---|---|
| Try before creating any account | Yes | No — work email sign-up required first |
| Free plan limit | 1000 min/month, every month | 60 min/month (recordings auto-delete after 4 months) |
| Paid plan | Premium $4.99/month — 5,000 minutes / 500 recordings; Premium Pro $14.99/month — 20,000 minutes / 2,000 recordings; High Accuracy $24.99/month — 2,000 accuracy-first minutes; optional $5 one-time top-ups | From $15/month for unlimited recording |
| What it's for | Transcribing a recording you already have | Joining live meetings via a calendar bot, or uploading a file |
| Paste a link (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, X, SoundCloud) | Yes | — |
| Upload a file (drag & drop) | Yes | Yes (up to 500 MB, 5 hours) |
| Speaker labels | Yes — with Premium | Yes |
| Export formats | TXT, SRT, DOCX, JSON, VTT | Notes + AI meeting summary |
A Sembly alternative without the calendar bot
Sembly is built around a bot joining your live Zoom, Meet or Teams call. If you already have a recording — a downloaded meeting, an interview, a webinar — LongScribe transcribes it directly, no calendar connection required.
1000 free minutes a month, not 60
Sembly's free Basic plan gives 60 minutes a month and deletes meetings after 4 months. LongScribe's free plan is more than sixteen times that: 1000 minutes every month, no auto-delete.
Paste a supported public link or upload a file
Paste a public audio or video link from a supported platform such as YouTube, Twitch or Facebook, or upload a file directly. Long recordings queue in the background.
Built for long recordings
Multi-hour lectures, podcasts and webinars go into a background queue so you can close the tab and return to finished text.
Every export format
Download plain text (TXT), timed SRT subtitles, a Word document (DOCX) and JSON — no format paywalls.
Dozens of languages
Auto-detect the spoken language or set it manually, across dozens of supported languages.
Try it without an account
Run a short clip with no sign-up, then create a free account for the full 1000 monthly minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to try a Sembly alternative?
No. You can test a short clip on LongScribe without creating any account; Sembly requires a work-email sign-up (and usually a connected calendar) before it can transcribe anything.
What's the free plan limit compared to Sembly?
LongScribe gives registered users 1000 free minutes a month, renewing every month. Sembly's free Basic plan is capped at 60 minutes a month and auto-deletes recordings after 4 months.
Does LongScribe need a calendar bot to join my meeting like Sembly?
No. LongScribe transcribes a recording you already have, from an upload or a supported public link, rather than a bot joining a live Zoom, Meet or Teams call.
Does LongScribe have speaker labels like Sembly?
Yes. Speaker diarization is available from Premium at $4.99/month. LongScribe detects speaker turns after transcription, starts with generic speaker labels, lets you rename the detected speakers, and carries those labels into TXT, SRT, DOCX and JSON exports. It is designed for saved recordings rather than joining a live meeting as a bot.