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Users find Rev's high accuracy in transcription to be superior to competitors, enhancing their overall experience. (72 mentions)

Users love Rev for its efficient and accurate transcription, enhancing their learning and simplifying the transcription process. (71 mentions)

Users appreciate the time-saving aspect of Rev, noting its quick and reliable transcriptions for meetings. (63 mentions)

Users appreciate the ease of use of Rev, which allows for quick and intuitive transcription and recording. (58 mentions)

Users appreciate the exceptional transcription accuracy of Rev, making it the best choice for their needs. (58 mentions)

Users report AI inaccuracy in transcripts, citing issues like grammatical errors and sync problems in captions. (21 mentions)

Users express frustration with inaccurate transcription, highlighting frequent errors and a lack of contextual understanding. (19 mentions)

Users report notable text recognition issues with Rev, including errors in names, context, and synchronization problems. (16 mentions)

Users find AI limitations in Rev, noting issues with line breaks, crashes, and incomplete transcripts. (13 mentions)

Users face user interface issues with Rev, including upload problems and challenges with organization and formatting. (12 mentions)

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Andy H.

Non Executive Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/5/2020

"Fantastic, couldn't run my business without Rev.com"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

I create videos every day and use the videos to sell my products and services. I'm a business coach and have just started to really promote my services heavily through Clickfunnels, and all the social media platforms, I've been in business for around 2 years, and since using rev.com my sales have gone through the roof. The major lightbulb moment for me was when I actually discovered this service actually existed! I'd used many apps in the past and found them difficult to use, cumbersome, and inaccurate, but now I have a reliable service, that I can use at any time, with a speedy turnaround. Ive now stopped checking the caption files for errors and the accuracy is so tight Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

speed, ease of website, accuracy - its all very good. I must admit the simplicity of the web interface, drag and drop functionality, quick upload, easy payment window and results delivered to your inbox quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

nothing, everything is exceptional. There is nothing about the rev.com service I don't like. One thing though that I might recommend is that I'd like the option to nominate the specific person to do the rev file captioning - if you have received consistently good service from one person, it would be good to nominate them as your "preferred" person to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rev:

use it, you will not be disappointed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

how to get accurate captions done, and the benefits are I can do other valuable tasks in my business whilst knowing rev.com will caption my videos quickly and accurately Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aaron D.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/5/2020

"Best transcription service I have found"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

I have been using Rev since before it was even called "Rev." I had tried all of the others, and when I found Rev, it was like the clouds parted, and I could accomplish so much more with my day. For example, living in southern california, we have way to much commuting time, which can is typically unproductive. I now use that time to record longer emails that might take me hours to write, but only minutes to record. I can send to Rev and I will have in my in-box in short order. I also use Rev to capture my various thoughts on entrepenuerial ideas, laying out problem and business opporunity - which provides me a starting place to refine the idea. Without Rev, it would remain "an idea" not a concept that has been written down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

Easy to use. Speed. and priced fairly for the high quality you receive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/14/2020

"Fast and Affordable Resource"

4.5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

I used Rev at my 2 previous companies to transcribe phone and video interviews so I could turn them into case studies and blogs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

It was super easy to use and very affordable. I like that Rev was able to accept many different types of digital formats, including very large video files. I think the standard turnaround time was 24 hours and they usually delivered it before that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

The accuracy was not 100%, but I think when you have industry jargon and various accents, that's to be expected. It wasn't too difficult to go back to the recording to correct it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

Rev saved use many hours of work and helped us get new content up faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Johnny W.

Digital Marketing Manager

Computer Hardware

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/15/2020

"super fast, super cheap, super accurate"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

transcribing video Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

it's quick and accurate and allows us to repurpose content fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

It's not 100% which means some manual editing.... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rev:

The market leader in a low-cost market....what's not to love! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

creating multiple content formats really quickly. Blogs, captions, social media posts...you name it, all off one video Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vanessa P.

Brand storyteller

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/2/2020

"They use their AI to automatically transcribe videos into text"

4/5

Stuart M.

President

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/12/2020

"great work and has never fails to help us qualify for platforms with CC requirements"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

I am a filmmaker and REV does our closed captioning for us. Most videos on demand and subscription platforms require CC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

Quality and pricing are by all means the greatest aspect of REV! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

It seems to be hard to get subtitles or captioning for music videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rev:

There is no other online CC/subtitle platform that comes close to the accuracy and pricing of REV. I highly recommend them for any project. I would encourage all filmmakers, especially indy filmmakers, to give REV a try. We have used other resources in previous projects that had to be reworked several times. REV gets it right the first time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

Greater revenue from our products because of the added CC feature for customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Justin B.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/7/2020

"Fast, accurate, and a great tool for creating captions/subtitles"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

Rev is our go-to service/tool for creating captions and subtitles across multiple projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

The speed, accuracy, ease-of-use, and low cost makes it a no-brainer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

Although Rev is really accurate, there have been a few cases where the source video's audio was difficult to understand and the guesses didn't make sense. It was a simple fix via their web tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rev:

I highly recommend giving Rev a try - it's super easy and simple to use across the board. The cost and the speed are returned tenfold everytime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

Manually transcribing interviews and creating timed out captions/subtitles is incredibly time-consuming and costly. Having a service that I can hand it off to saves me hours and therefore hundreds of dollars. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/12/2020

"Tried and true, not necessarily perfect"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

Transcription services of interviews for qualitative research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

The service is very fast, always coming in sooner than promised. I think the cost is very fair for the turnaround time. I really like that I can say who is talking and how to mark that up in the transcript. Overall, the transcriptionist captures all minor accents and technical terms -- they definitely use the glossary that I have sent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

The transcriptions are not always perfect. So, I have to spend the time listening to the recordings in real time to catch them, and not just the inaudible parts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rev:

Do not assume that the transcriptions will be perfect. Use the features that allow you to tell the transcriptionist who is talking and special vocabulary that they might hear. They use this information and it improves the quality of the transcription. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

Transcriptions are not perfect. I do not expect perfect and make a lot of allowances. However, in one instance, the transcriptionist wrote the wrong word when interview participants were referring to my university. That seemed to me like it should have been better. However, the time saved doing whole transcripts from scratch compared to the time I spend resolving some of the mistakes is well worth the price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Oscar T.

Head of Coaching Faculty

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/21/2020

"A gift for podcasters"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

Fast and accurate, REV is an essential ingredient in my podcast production workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

Very simple to use and great choices for transcriptions and captioning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thomas M.

Founder

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/6/2020

"Awesome service!"

5/5

Describe the project or task Rev helped with:

I've used Rev for several years now. Their service is nothing short of amazing. As an independent filmmaker, I need to get things done as cheap as possible. Rev's services are very affordable and help me make better films. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Rev?

They are Affordable and have a fast turn around Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

At first it was hard for me to get me film or file to them, but now it is much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Rev:

If you need captions ..then there is really no other choice but Rev. Affordable, fast and reliable, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Rev solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can get captions are a very affordable price, which solves a money issue when it comes to makes small budget films. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.