Amberscript review

Updated October 1, 2026 · StampCue Editorial Team · Facts checked October 1, 2026

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Our verdict

Amberscript suits offices and small teams that record regularly and want transcripts, subtitles and localisation handled by a single supplier. The annual Power plan puts machine-made transcription at €1.63 an hour, so steady volume matters more than an occasional short job.

Key facts

Best for
An annual subscription for steady transcription volume, with subtitles and localisation in the same order.
Turnaround time
3 to 5 days↗
Price from
€1.63↗
Markets
DE, ES, FR, IT, NL↗
Legal entity
Amberscript Global B.V.↗
Headquarters
Netherlands↗
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre↗
Services
Transcription, Subtitles, Localization, Document translation
Official website
amberscript.com

Facts checked October 1, 2026, 4 sources

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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Amberscript sells transcription, subtitles, localization and more through a single supplier, so an audio file and the versions built from it stay in the same order.
  • The terms commit the company to delivering uploaded files within 3 to 5 business days, so the schedule is known before an order goes in.
  • The Power subscription is sold on a published rate of €1.63 an hour, which lets a team budget a regular recording volume in advance.
  • The service is run by Amberscript Global B.V., a named registered company, which shortens vendor onboarding and keeps the supplier record simple.

Cons

  • Turnaround is counted in business days rather than hours, with delivery set at 3 to 5 days from upload, so a file needed the same afternoon cannot be promised.
  • The rate of €1.63 an hour on the Power plan applies to the machine-made tier, so work needing professional transcribers is priced outside that figure.
  • No round-the-clock channel is listed: support runs on email, phone and help centre within published working hours.
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Who it suits

  • Small teams whose calls and meetings pile up and need transcripts on a schedule they can plan around.
  • Offices that would rather budget an annual subscription than approve a price for every job.
  • Buyers in the European markets Amberscript serves with local-language sites.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Readers who need a transcript before a meeting the same day, because the agreed window runs 3 to 5 business days from upload.
  • Offices that budget in a different currency, since the Power plan rate of €1.63 an hour is quoted in euros.
  • Buyers who want a per-job price for a single file rather than the annual Power plan at €1.63 an hour.

The company behind it

Amberscript is run by Amberscript Global B.V., a company registered in the Netherlands, and it publishes its legal address so a buyer can confirm the counterparty before an order leaves the building. An office manager opening a supplier file has a name to match, an invoice to store and a company to approach if a delivery runs late, which keeps vendor onboarding short and points any dispute at a legal body rather than a listing on a marketplace. Support runs on several channels: a question can be put by phone during published working hours, kept in writing by email so the answer sits in the file, or looked up in a self-serve help centre when no reply is needed. A team that wants a quick human answer and a traceable paper trail has a route for each, and every route leads back to the same registered company rather than to a shared inbox. That structure matters most when a batch of recordings is late. The buyer can point at a written deadline, chase by phone inside working hours and keep the exchange on file, which is easier than working out who to contact when a supplier is only reachable through a form.

How Amberscript compares

Frequently asked questions

How much does Amberscript charge for transcription?+

The published rate comes from the Power plan, an annual subscription for machine-made transcription, which works out at €1.63 an hour across the hours the plan carries. It is a subscription figure rather than a price per job, so a team that records every week can budget against it, while an occasional file leaves paid hours unused.

Does the price change when the subscription renews?+

The rate of €1.63 an hour belongs to the annual Power plan, so it covers a subscription term rather than a guaranteed price for later years. A buyer budgeting beyond the current term should ask for the renewal rate in writing before signing, and check how the hours carried in the plan will be used.

How quickly will a transcript come back?+

The terms set the delivery window at 3 to 5 business days, counted from the moment a file is uploaded rather than from the moment an order is confirmed. That suits planned batches queued around the working week, and it does not cover a transcript needed for a meeting happening the same afternoon.

Can the same supplier handle the transcript and the subtitles?+

Amberscript takes audio and video files, subtitle versions and translated documents, so the transcript, the subtitled cut and the written version can stay with the same operator. Delivery for the files it accepts runs at 3 to 5 business days from upload, which is the window to plan around when a batch is queued.

Which company am I actually buying from?+

Your contract names Amberscript Global B.V., the operator and publisher of the service, so the invoice, the support thread and any dispute all point at the same legal body. An office manager can match that name against the commercial register during vendor onboarding and keep the supplier record short.

Is Amberscript available outside Europe?+

Amberscript runs its own local-language sites across 5 countries including Germany, Spain and France, so buyers in those markets can read the service pages and terms in their own language. Teams working from elsewhere order in euros, so a reader budgeting in another currency should check the rate and the annual plan terms before committing.

How do I get help if a file is late?+

Help is offered by phone, by email and through a self-serve help centre, so a question can be put to a person during working hours or kept in writing for the record. It is worth raising a late file before the delivery window of 3 to 5 business days has passed, since that window is the agreed term.

Which plan is on offer?+

The published plan is Power, sold as an annual subscription measured in hours, with machine-made transcription at €1.63 an hour. Work needing professional transcribers sits outside that figure, so a buyer with a mix of clear recordings and difficult audio should price those parts separately before choosing.

Sources

  • amberscript.com/en checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Markets, Services

    “Our services: Transcription - Accurate transcripts for audio or video using speech-to-text software or professional transcribers; Subtitles - High-quality subtitles ... Amberscript Media ......”

  • amberscript.com/en/impressum checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity, Support channels

    “Amberscript Global B.V. Herengracht 477 1017 BS Amsterdam, Netherlands”

  • amberscript.com/en/pricing checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Price from

    “Power - EUR 490 / year - 300 hours - EUR 1.63 / hour (machine-made transcription plan)”

  • amberscript.com/en/terms-and-conditions checked October 1, 2026

    Backs: Turnaround time

    “Amberscript agrees to deliver the files within three (3) to five (5) business days after the file is uploaded”

Compiled from 4 source pages, checked October 1, 2026. We did not open an account.

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An annual subscription for steady transcription volume, with subtitles and localisation in the same order.

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