Honest 2026 comparison

ConvertAudioToText vs Sonix: Honest 2026 Comparison

Same job: turn audio into useful text. Different shapes. Here's where each tool fits, with pricing and capabilities side-by-side, no marketing fluff.

10 free transcription minutes to start. Unlimited from $9.99/mo annual.

99%
Accuracy on clean audio
99+
Languages supported
Unlimited
Recording length
$9.99
Per month billed yearly

Side-by-side comparison

CapabilityCATTSonix
Where CATT wins
Flat unlimited at $9.99/mo billed annually. Sonix meters hours on every plan (5 hrs on Core, 20 on Advanced, 40 on Pro)YesNo
Extra seats are not $25/mo each — Sonix charges that on top of Core, Advanced and Pro alikeYesNo
11 task-tuned AI templates plus action items, decisions and an email draft. Sonix's AI analysis is summaries, chapters and sentimentYesNo
99 languages against Sonix's stated 54+YesNo
A free start you can actually test with: 10 free minutes on signup, plus a 10-minute preview of any file with no signup. Sonix gives a one-off 30-minute trialYesNo
Where Sonix wins
SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance with SSO/SAML on Enterprise. We hold none of those certificationsNoYes
Translation into 55+ languages with frame-accurate burnt-in subtitle exportNoYes
Edit-the-text-to-edit-the-audio browser editor, plus an Adobe Premiere integrationNoYes
Multi-user permissions, read-only sharing, centralized billing and audit logs for larger teamsNoYes
$10/hr pay-as-you-go with no subscription, which is cheaper than us if you transcribe under an hour a monthNoYes

Which one fits you better?

Honest, no marketing fluff. Where Sonix is the right call, we say so.

Choose CATT if:

  • You transcribe more than five hours a month and do not want to buy hour buckets or $25 seats
  • You want structured AI output per use case, not a single summary-and-chapters pass
  • You want a no-signup preview plus 10 free minutes and a 7-day Pro trial, rather than a one-off 30-minute trial

Choose Sonix if:

  • Your procurement needs SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA or GDPR paperwork and SSO/SAML
  • You publish subtitled video and need frame-accurate burnt-in captions with translation
  • You transcribe under an hour a month and pay-as-you-go at $10/hr is genuinely cheaper

Both are strong choices. Try CATT free for 10 minutes.

Frequently asked

Yes. 10 free transcription minutes, no credit card required, plus a 7-day Pro trial. We let you try CATT on real work, not just a 1-minute clip, before you decide if Sonix or CATT fits better.

Yes. On any paid plan CATT has no per-recording cap: upload a single 3-hour board meeting or 2-hour lecture and it transcribes end-to-end. The free tier covers 10 minutes in total, at up to 10 minutes per file.

CATT Unlimited is $9.99/mo annual or $14.99/mo monthly, unlimited transcription. Sonix's comparable tier is metered or per-seat. For most volume, CATT works out cheaper. See the pricing rows above for the exact comparison.

CATT. We support 99 languages with native-script output and 99% accuracy. Many competitors are English-dominant or charge extra for multilingual.

Yes. Sign up, drop a file, and you have a transcript with speaker labels in minutes. No data migration is needed because each file is independent.

Ready to switch?

10 free minutes to try it on your own audio. Upgrade only if you need more.