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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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4.7 out of 5
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Rev Pros and Cons

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MS
Director of Marketing and Communications
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

i like that I can work with real humans and not forced to use AI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

I wouldn't use the AI function as I prefer working with people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

I like how easy it is to submit content online and get captions ordered and the layout is super simple to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

- Captioners can be lazy and it's lucky dip who you get

- You can't give notes for videos

- When you pay for a quick caption and it still takes 5 hours yet the estimate is under 1 hour Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SW
CEO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

The editing software is easy to understand and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

The AI could be better, specifically the line breaks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
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What do you like best about Rev?

Rev is easy to use. I love the timestamps which help me when I need to look back at the video recording. I also appreciate the AI summaries. They are spot on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

I do with the AI transcripts were a little more accurate so hopefully that is something Rev can keep improving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DB
Owner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

That it can transcirbe audio fast and turnaround time is fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

Some navigation features are clunky and can be hard to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lillian W.
LW
Intake Paralegal
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

Rev gives accurate transcriptions in a very quick amount of time. We use it almost daily at our firm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

I have no complaints about REV and the services it offers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Online Media
UO
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What do you like best about Rev?

I am continually impressed by Rev and the fantastic work of the team of transcribers and captioners. Rev makes the usually complex process of getting videos transcribed and captioned extremely easy, the work is delivered in a timely manner and it's typically very accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

The price can be quite expensive. Although it's important to pay the transcribers and captioners properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brian B.
BB
Manager, Web
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

The speed and overall accuracy of AI captions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

It sometimes has difficulty with industry jargon even if you add a dictionary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Online Media
AO
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What do you like best about Rev?

I like how they keep you informed about every step of the process. It's easy to use and I like that you can add multiple emails to the sender list. I like that I can request to transcribe many files at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

Sometimes transcriptions take longer to assign and process than promised. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
UN
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Rev?

It is very user friendly, and there is good cost pricing, not too expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Rev?

Lag time on the loading files sometimes they are 12+ hrs turn around Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.