What is Good Tape?
GDPR-safe transcription in 100 languages for journalists.
Who is Good Tape best for?
Good Tape is best for journalists and researchers who transcribe sensitive interviews and need EU data storage.
Reporters and newsrooms
Speaker labels, AI summaries and a phone recorder app that syncs to your account turn recorded interviews into text you can quote from.
Sensitive recordings
Files are processed in the EU under GDPR and ISO 27001, and Good Tape says it never trains AI models on them.
Interviews in many languages
It transcribes more than 100 languages, smaller ones included, with no limit on file length.
Teams and organizations
The Business plan adds seats with 20 hours each, an admin dashboard, central billing, single sign-on and a service level agreement.
How much does Good Tape cost?
Good Tape's Pro plan costs €20 a month or €192 a year for 20 hours of transcription a month, after a free trial with 1 hour of transcription and no card needed.
- 1 hour of transcription
- All Pro features
- No credit card needed
- 20 hours of transcription a month
- 100+ languages, speaker labels, AI summaries
- Recorder app, bulk uploads, MCP connector (beta)
- 20 hours of transcription per seat
- Admin dashboard and central billing
- SSO, SLA and a DPA for the organization
Billed yearly, Pro is €192 a year (€16 a month). You can buy extra hours at any time from your settings, and you can cancel whenever you like; the plan runs to the end of the period you paid for. All billing is in euros; visitors in the US see only an approximate dollar figure. The pricing FAQ describes the free trial as a 3-day trial. Full pricing on goodtape.io. We checked these prices on .
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Questions about Good Tape
What is Good Tape?
GDPR-safe transcription in 100 languages for journalists.
Who is Good Tape for?
Good Tape is best for journalists and researchers who transcribe sensitive interviews and need EU data storage.
Is Good Tape free?
Yes. Good Tape has a free Free Trial plan: 1 hour of transcription.
How much does Good Tape cost?
Good Tape's paid plans are Pro at €20 per month.
What are the best Good Tape alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Sonix, TurboScribe and Cockatoo.
Where can I try Good Tape?
On its official website, goodtape.io.
Can I add more hours to a Good Tape plan?
Yes. Good Tape lets you buy extra transcription hours at any time from your account settings, on top of the 20 hours a month in Pro. The pricing page does not list what extra hours cost.
Does Good Tape train AI on my recordings?
No. Good Tape says it never trains AI models on customer files, whether they come from the free trial or a paid plan. Files are processed and stored in the EU, and the company is GDPR compliant and ISO 27001 certified.
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