--- description: Detailed reviews on Descript based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Descript with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Descript Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Editing Software](/directory/1385/video-editing/software) > [Descript](/software/2036215/descript) # Descript Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/2036215/descript Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2036215/descript?page=2) > Descript is an AI-powered video and audio editing platform that enables users to edit media content by editing text transcripts. The software automatically transcribes recordings and allows editors to cut, rearrange, and refine footage by modifying the corresponding text. Features include automatic filler word removal, background noise reduction, eye contact correction, caption generation, and video translation capabilities. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 183 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Descript Enables video and audio editing through a text-based interface, making the process as straightforward as editing a document Offers automatic transcription with high accuracy and speed, streamlining the workflow from recording to publishing Provides AI-powered features for audio cleanup, video enhancement, and automated filler word removal with a single click Supports seamless collaboration with tools for sharing, real-time commenting, and exporting content across multiple platforms Includes customizable templates, captioning, translation, and media generation for efficient content creation and repurposing ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 183 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Descript - **Founded**: 2017 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$15.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Descript offers a free basic account with screen recording, collaboration features, and 3 hours of transcription. Only editors pay. The three types of paid accounts include: • Creator: $12/editor/month (annual) or $15/editor/month (monthly) • Pro: $24/editor/month (annual) or $30/editor/month (monthly) • Enterprise: Get in touch with us for custom pricing. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - AI Voices - AI/Machine Learning - API - Annotations - Audio Capture - Audio Editor - Audio Manipulation - Audio Mixing - Audio Recording - Audio/video file upload - Automatic Formatting - Automatic Transcription - Automatic Transcription Services - Backup and Recovery - Call Recording Software - Call Scripting - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Content Creation - Content Management System (CMS) Software ## Integrations (9 total) - Asana - Box - Dropbox - Evernote Teams - Gmail - Google Drive - OneDrive - Slack - Zapier ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Video Editing Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1385/video-editing/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Editing Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1385/video-editing/software) - [Transcription Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/2035/transcription/software) - [Speech Recognition Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1537/speech-recognition/software) - [Screen Recording Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1751/screen-recording/software) - [Audio Editing Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/2055/audio-editing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Descript misses couple of important feature like Zoom in while recording - i don't a how a recording tool can miss that out. > > Happy with overall descript experience. Script writing, recording, basic editing are working well. Not being a designer - I can release product demo videos easily ----- ### "Makes editing a podcast so much easier\!" — 5.0/5 > **Bryan** | *June 23, 2021* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's very easy to use as a novice. There are lots of functionality buried within that I know I'm not utilizing, but I don't need it to get my job done. I love the ability to edit the audio by editing text and adding music onto my podcast voice files is straightforward. This is by far the easiest editing tool I've tried. > > **Cons**: There are lots of features that I know exist but that I don't see or that I don't know how or when I should use them. This is on me to learn, but I do wish tools would provide access to mini-tutorials from within the main workspace so that when you are working you could better identify whether that functionality you've never used might help to solve your problem. > > It's been great. We started a podcast with no background in audio production and were doing fine with Audacity, but Descript just changed what we felt we could do, and how much time it takes to do it. I've recommended it to many people already and I expect I'll recommend it to many more. ----- ### "Use Riverside.fm" — 2.0/5 > **Matt** | *June 22, 2025* | Sports | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: In-line editor works okay. Highlighting to create scenes is a feature I’m glad they have. Export to google docs is a + for speed. > > **Cons**: -Classic money capture play. Calling it “seats” might make you think you’re Salesforce, but you’re target market is mainly one man or woman shows trying to learn. Licking people up for a year doesn’t sold your problem of achieving consistently growing ARR, having the best product for your target market does that. -Bait and switch on features for Hobbyist necessitates upgrade to higher price tier level for feature that should be built in. Money trap, then bait and switch. -No export into reel format video; means to do this you have to stretch and lose video quality. > > Fine. Customer service does their thing when you try to get your money back because the product just doesn’t quite fit. Go use Riverside.fm for the same thing for cheaper with better quality, better features, more customization, and reel format export. ----- ### "Excellent for podcast editing" — 5.0/5 > **Rowan** | *June 23, 2021* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Being able to edit text and have that automatically edit the audio is an amazing time saver. I was skeptical of the quality of edits this would provide, but 95% of the time the cross fades etc. it adds are spot on. For that 5% of the time where it's not quite right, you can easily adjust things using the waveform editor. > > **Cons**: The transcription service seems to have been primarily trained on white/European-descent speakers. I've edited several episodes with African guests and the transcription is awful. You can still use it to edit the audio OK, with some laughs at the mistakes it made. But, if you want to publish a transcript then you're basically rewriting the whole thing. > > I love Descript and have recommended it to several other podcast editors who now use it too. I use it for a "story edit" of each episode, taking the full audio then chopping and rearranging it, plus taking out filler words etc. You can do compression/EQ/music/bumpers/etc. in Descript but I prefer to export to a full blown DAW for that part. Descript would be great for this stuff if you are editing your own podcast and audio engineering isn't your primary focus. ----- ### "The future of podcasting is still just over the horizon" — 4.0/5 > **Aemyn** | *May 20, 2021* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Descript is a strong collection of audio tools that just weren't available when I started making podcasts. The ability to organise, collaborate and publish an audio project in the cloud with a friendly interface is great and used to be a huge pain to figure out. Editing audio with the transcript and the waveform at the same time allows you to skip a bunch of technicalities and focus on your creativity. Video capabilities expand the possibilities, and the overall suite of tools make me rethink entirely what podcast editing can or should be in a good way. > > **Cons**: Stability is the biggest problem I have with this. After working on about a lot of different projects with different collaborators, I'm still coming up against things that make it freeze, make it crash, or break a project (usually salvageable at least), and end up needing to work around issues to keep things rolling. Also, while Descript has a lot of features, in comparison to any long-standing audio software it leaves so much to be desired. There are many missing tools that would add a lot of room for creativity and technical cleanup. Things like audio meters, noise gate, spectrum analysis, filters to automate creatively, ducking, but also the more unexpected effects like reverb, stereo delay, pitch shifting, layered FX, these are all things podcasters of any kind might want to use for effect at some point and many folks I know can't, or don't want to tell their stories without them. This is especially true for video which misses on some basic transformations like rotation for text and images. > > Overall, using Descript is a super positive experience. We're able to preview episode scripts with clients which makes the approval process a better experience for them. Our scriptwriters are able to work directly with the audio and transcript at the same time and when they're done, we can export the raw project for cleanup and sound design in an external DAW which is awesome forethought from Descript. With other projects, editing and sound design and exporting can be done entirely in Descript and I'm really happy with the results. Despite its limitations and bugs, I still struggle not to recommend Descript to anyone making a podcast. Whatever you're doing, there is a good chance you will find a place for it in your process, just maybe not as much or as reliably as you would like. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2036215/descript?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2036215/descript) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data