Vowel
Meeting-platform-and-notetaker combo with built-in video calling.
Drop your audio. Transcript in seconds. First transcript free, then $4 = 300 min
What Whipscribe can do for you instead
Vowel bundled video calls with transcription. The calling half is Zoom/Meet's job now; for the transcript half, Whipscribe turns any meeting recording into speaker-labelled, searchable text with summaries — no bot joins the call, you upload the recording afterwards.
Vowel shut down on 2023-07-05. Vendor notice.
Best for small teams that want to replace Zoom plus a notetaker with one tool — Vowel is the meeting platform itself. Pricing: free / from $20/user/mo.
What it is
Vowel is a browser-based video meeting platform with built-in AI notetaking, summaries, action items, and a searchable meeting library. Unlike Otter or Fathom, Vowel hosts the meeting itself rather than bot-joining a Zoom or Meet call. The pitch is fewer tools and tighter integration: everything from agenda to live notes to recap lives in one product. Vowel is favored by small remote-first teams that want a polished video meeting experience and a default-on notetaker without adding bots to every call.
Watch out for: Requires teams to actually meet on Vowel rather than Zoom/Meet/Teams; smaller install base.
Install / use
vowel.com — Free, Business $20/user/mo
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Vowel vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Vowel | 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, macOS, Windows | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Vowel
Frequently asked about Vowel
Is Vowel still available?
No — Vowel shut down on 2023-07-05. Vowel bundled video calls with transcription. The calling half is Zoom/Meet's job now; for the transcript half, Whipscribe turns any meeting recording into speaker-labelled, searchable text with summaries — no bot joins the call, you upload the recording afterwards. Vendor notice: https://www.feisworld.com/blog/vowel-ai-gets-cancelled-farewell.
What happened to Vowel?
Vowel shut down on 2023-07-05. Vowel bundled video calls with transcription. The calling half is Zoom/Meet's job now; for the transcript half, Whipscribe turns any meeting recording into speaker-labelled, searchable text with summaries — no bot joins the call, you upload the recording afterwards. Vendor notice: https://www.feisworld.com/blog/vowel-ai-gets-cancelled-farewell.
What can I use instead of Vowel?
Vowel bundled video calls with transcription. The calling half is Zoom/Meet's job now; for the transcript half, Whipscribe turns any meeting recording into speaker-labelled, searchable text with summaries — no bot joins the call, you upload the recording afterwards.
Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.