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Openbroca vs Scribe

Openbroca and Scribe are both personal productivity tools. Openbroca is aimed at freelancers and creators, while Scribe is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Openbroca costs less, from $6.99/mo versus $17/mo for Scribe. Both have a free plan.

Openbroca

Lightweight AI dictation for Mac that cleans up what you say

Scribe

Auto-generated step-by-step guides and SOPs from screen activity

PricingFreemium · $7Freemium · $17
Starting price$6.99/mo$17/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forFreelancers, Creators, Developers, Small businessesSmall businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformsmacosweb, windows, macos
Country—US · 2019
Rating——

Choose Openbroca if

Individual Mac users who want cheap, fast voice typing with cleanup in many languages.

  • Small native app of about 6.5 MB
  • Same features on Free and paid plans
  • Low price of $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year

Look elsewhere if: Teams that need offline dictation, Windows support or admin controls (Willow, superwhisper).

Choose Scribe if

Operations, IT and enablement teams that need accurate screenshot-based SOPs and training guides without writing them by hand.

  • Turns a ten-minute documentation task into a quick recording
  • Guides are consistent and easy to update after UI changes
  • Embeds cleanly in Confluence, Notion, SharePoint and help centers

Look elsewhere if: Teams that want narrated video explainers or in-app guided tours inside their product (Loom, Whatfix).

Openbroca vs Scribe pricing

Openbroca

  • Free$03,000 text units per week, all features, no card
  • Unlimited monthly$6.99/moNo weekly limit; auto-renews or one-time payment
  • Unlimited yearly$59.99/yrNo weekly limit, about $5/mo; also sold as one-time payment
  • Prepaid creditsCNY 9.90One-time, 30,000 usage units that never expire

Scribe

  • Basic$0Browser extension for web apps; share by link or embed
  • Pro Personal$35/seat/mo$25 billed annually; desktop app, branding, redaction
  • Pro Team$17/seat/mo$13 billed annually; 5-seat minimum, comments
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, auto PII/PHI redaction, roles, translations

Openbroca · Key features

  • Global Option+Space shortcut to toggle or hold to talk
  • AI cleanup of filler words and repetition that keeps your tone
  • Dictation in 30 languages with automatic language detection
  • Translated output into 28 languages
  • Personal dictionary with spoken-phrase replacements and Typeless dictionary import
  • Learning from corrections made right after a dictation

Cons

  • Cloud processing only, so it does not work offline
  • Mac only, macOS 15 or later; Windows is on a waitlist
  • The site names no company, address or jurisdiction

Scribe · Key features

  • Records clicks and keystrokes and writes each step automatically
  • Annotated screenshots with manual editing and blur redaction
  • Browser extension for Chrome and Edge plus Windows and Mac desktop app
  • Combine multiple recordings into longer SOP documents
  • Export to PDF, HTML and Markdown or embed in wikis
  • Company branding on shared guides on Pro plans

Cons

  • Desktop app recording requires a paid plan
  • Pro Team needs at least five seats
  • Whole team must be on the same plan

Openbroca vs Scribe: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Openbroca or Scribe?

Openbroca starts at $6.99/mo and Scribe at $17/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Openbroca and Scribe have a free plan?

Yes, both Openbroca and Scribe have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?