Brightcove Auto Captions
by Brightcove
Automatic captioning service inside Brightcove's Video Cloud platform.
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TL;DR
Best for media companies and enterprises already using Brightcove for streaming who need same-vendor captions. Pricing: enterprise · contact sales.
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Pricing
enterprise · contact sales
Platforms
Web
What it is
Brightcove's Auto Captions service generates VTT and TTML caption tracks for videos uploaded to Video Cloud, with optional integration of human-edit vendors for higher-accuracy deliverables.
Best for: Media companies and enterprises already using Brightcove for streaming who need same-vendor captions.
Watch out for: Tied to a Brightcove plan; accuracy depends on the underlying ASR partner.
Watch out for: Tied to a Brightcove plan; accuracy depends on the underlying ASR partner.
Install / use
brightcove.com — Video Cloud
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Brightcove Auto Captions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Brightcove Auto Captions | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
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