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RAlitu vs OpenWhispr
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Alitu if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: new podcasters, hobbyist creators
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Choose OpenWhispr if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($6.67/mo vs $38/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on macOS, Windows, Linux
Side by side
Feature Alitu OpenWhispr
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$38/mo$6.67/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Cloud recordings deleted after transcription; desktop audio kept 30 days by default
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—5
PlatformsWebmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, API
CategoryPodcastingTranscription
Rank in its category—#4 of 5
Company—Gizmo Labs Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded——
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Alitu | OpenWhispr |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $31.67 Alitu (annual) | $6.67 Pro |
| 5 people | $31.67 Alitu (annual) | $33.35 Pro |
| 20 people | $31.67 Alitu (annual) | $133.40 Pro |
Work it out for your team
- OpenWhisprPro$6.67/mo
- AlituAlitu (annual)$31.67/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
What the free plans include
Alitu
No free plan.
OpenWhispr
- OpenWhispr Cloud: 2,000 words/week transcription
- 5 hours of meeting recordings/month
- Unlimited local dictation and local AI models
- Command-line interface: local only
Key features
A Alitu
- Browser recording studio
- Remote call recorder for up to 5 guests
- Transcript-based and waveform editing
- Automatic noise reduction, leveling and hum removal
- Filler-word removal
- Automatic intro and outro music
- Built-in hosting with analytics and a podcast website
- Episode scheduling
O OpenWhispr
- Dictation into any app that accepts text
- On-device speech-to-text that works offline
- Bring your own API keys for cloud transcription
- Bot-free meeting recording with speaker labels
- 100+ languages with auto-detection
- Custom dictionary that learns from corrections
- Voice commands to clean up or draft text
- Audio file upload and transcription
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Alitu
Alitu (monthly)$38/mo
Alitu (annual)$380/yr
Hosting add-on$10/mo
OpenWhispr
Free$0
Pro$6.67/user/mo ($80/user billed annually)
Business$13.33/user/mo ($160/user billed annually)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Alitu
- Recording, editing and hosting in one tool
- Hosting free up to 1,000 downloads a month
- Guests join remote recordings without installing software
- 30-day money-back guarantee after the first charge
- No free plan, only a trial
- Hosting above 1,000 downloads a month costs extra
- Trial processing is capped at 2 hours of audio
OpenWhispr
- Unlimited local dictation is free on every plan
- Open source under the MIT license
- Works offline with on-device models
- Lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- Free plan limits OpenWhispr Cloud transcription to 2,000 words a week
- iOS app and device sync require a paid plan
- No Android app listed
- Paid prices shown are for annual billing
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy