Comparing the top
See how we compare
Like any well designed research study, finding the best transcribing service for research interviews starts with a defined set of criterion upon which findings will be measured.
The table below includes features that are often not easily found on transcription websites (often intentionally so).
View table as:
Jump to:
Research Transcriptions | Global Workpools |
|---|
Company ownership, operations, production | ||
|---|---|---|
100% US-owned and operated? | Yes | No |
Dedicated Account Manager in the US? | Yes | No |
Direct supervision over transcribers? | Yes | No |
100% Human Transcription? | Yes | No |
Dedicated transcription teams by specialty? | Yes | No |
Company President available by phone? | Yes | No |
Transcriber Qualifications | Research Transcriptions | Global Workpools |
|---|---|---|
100% US-based? | Yes | No |
100% native English Speaking? | Yes | No |
Security background checks required prior to work? | Yes | No |
Specialists in healthcare sciences? | Yes | No |
Certified in Protecting Human Subject Research Participants? | Yes | No |
Certified in HIPAA compliance | Yes | No |
Security & Confidentiality | Research Transcriptions | Global Workpools |
|---|---|---|
IRB compliant? | Yes | No |
HIPAA compliant? | Yes | No |
100% US data storage? | Yes | No |
SOC 2 service option? | Yes | No |
NDAs & IRQs (security questionnaires) welcome? | Yes | No |
US data confidentiality laws enforceable with transcribers? | Yes | No |
Transcription Options | Research Transcriptions | Global Workpools |
|---|---|---|
Free 3-minute time stamps? | Yes | No |
Free advanced-scheduling for rapid turnaround? | Yes | No |
De Identification/ Anonymization available? | Yes | No |
Transcription & Translation in 37 languages | Yes | No |
100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee | Yes | No |
Company ownership, operations, production | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Work-pools |
|---|
100% US-owned and operated? |  |  |
Dedicated Account Manager in the US? | | |
Direct supervision over transcribers? | | |
100% human transcription? | | |
Dedicated transcribing teams by specialty? | | |
Company president available by phone? | | |
Transcriber Qualifications | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Work-pools |
|---|
100% US-based? | | |
100% native English-speaking? | | |
Security background checks required prior to work? | | |
Specialists in healthcare sciences? | | |
Certified in Protecting Human Subject Research Participants? | | |
Certified in HIPAA compliance | | |
Security & Confidentiality | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Work-pools |
|---|
IRB compliant? | | |
HIPAA compliant? | | |
100% US data storage? | | |
SOC 2 service option? | | |
NDAs & IRQs (security questionnaires) welcome? | | |
US data confidentiality laws enforceable with transcribers? | | |
Transcription options | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Work-pools |
|---|
Free 3-minute time stamps? | | |
Free advanced-scheduling for rapid turnaround? | | |
De-identification/ Anonymization available? | | |
Transcription & Translation in 37 languages | | |
100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee | | |
Jump to:
Research Transcriptions | Global Workpools |
|---|
Company ownership, operations, production | ||
|---|---|---|
100% US-owned and operated? | Yes. 100% owned by Robert Foley (Service Disabeld Veteran) See corporate registrations. | No. Freelance transcribers log in to a global work-pool transcription website to request jobs. |
Dedicated Account Manager in the US? | Yes. Dedicated account manager in the United States, available via phone and email – on weekends too. | Sometimes. |
Dedicated Transcription Teams? | Yes. Research Transcriptions utilizes dedicated transcribing teams in a wide variety of fields, including medical research (sciences), marketing, academia and more. | No. Global freelance workers are transient and often work for multiple work-pool transcription websites. No industry-specific knowledge. |
Direct supervision over transcribers? | Yes. Direct and immediate supervision of transcribers via an online system with IP tracking of location. Work in public places is strictly prohibited. | No. Frequently changing freelance transcribers around the world who often work in crowd-shared work-spaces and internet cafes due to unreliable and expensive internet service in their country. No direct reporting to a supervisor. |
100% human transcription? | Yes. Research Transcriptions performs 100% human transcription on all work. Speech recognition services are not offered. | No. Frequent use of speech recognition software to cut costs and shorten delivery times, resulting in accuracy ratings below 90%. |
Company President available by phone? | No. No information provided about the owner or president on company websites. |
Transcriber Qualifications | Research Transcriptions | Global Workpoools |
|---|---|---|
100% US-based? | Yes. Research Transcriptions’ transcribers are 100% US-based. | No. Freelance transcribers are located around the world, outside the reach of US law. Some offer US transcribing service at higher prices than advertised rates. |
100% American-English (AmE) speaking transcribers for English transcription? | Yes. All transcribers for English transcription are native American-English speakers (Anglo English transcription is not offered). Work with languages other than English is performed in the country native to the language spoken in the audio. | No. Most freelance transcribers overseas speak English as a 2nd or 3rd language. Others come from Anglo-English speaking countries, where spelling differences are common. All lack experience with American idioms, expressions, slang, proper pronouns, euphemisms, metaphors, and geographic references. |
Security background checks required prior to work? | Yes. All Research Transcriptions’ transcribers are ID-verified in the US, with extensive background checks performed. | No. Background checks are not available for workers outside the United States. Worker identification cannot be positively verified. |
Specialists in healthcare sciences and marketing research? | Yes. Transcribing teams with expertise in medical terminology, customer insights and more. | No. Global freelance transcribers lack access to (and financial ability) industry-specific training. |
Trained & certified in Protecting Human Subject Research Participants? | Yes. All transcribers are CITI/NIH trained in Protecting Human Subject Research Participants. | No. Not required due to lack of specialization and cost. Difficult to oversee with global freelance transcribers. |
Security & Confidentiality | Research Transcribers | Global workpools |
|---|---|---|
IRB compliant? | Yes. IRB-approved by over 110 colleges and universities across the United States. | Sometimes. Not usually hired by universities due to insufficient supervision of overseas workers to assure confidentiality and accountability. |
HIPAA compliant? | Yes. All Research Transcriptions transcribers are HIPAA trained and certified, with quarterly training updates. | Not required due to lack of specialization and cost. Difficult to oversee with global freelance workers. |
100% US data storage? | Yes. Detailed information available. | No. Use of workers around the globe requires servers located near them. |
SOC 2 service option? | Yes. Schedule a meeting with Rob Foley to discuss. | No. Difficult to attain due to lack of supervision of workers outside the U.S.. |
NDAs & IRQs (security questionnaires) welcome? | Yes. We provide and invite client’s own. Security Officers are welcome. | No. NDAs offered lack culpability of workers outside the U.S. |
US data confidentiality laws enforceable with transcribers? | Yes. All Research Transcriptions’ transcribers sign NDAs and are answerable to U.S. law. | No. Workers outside the U.S. are not answerable to U.S. law. |
Transcription Options | Research Transcriptions | Global workpools |
|---|---|---|
Free 3-minute time stamps? | Yes. Free 3-minute time stamps upon request with no extra charge. | No. Time stamps cost an additional $0.25 per minute on average. |
Free fast transcription turnaround with advanced-scheduling? | Yes. Fast transcription delivery is available through advanced project scheduling. No extra charge for 24-hour delivery option. | No. Additional fees for fast transcription turnaround range from $0.25 – $0.75 for 24-hour delivery. No advanced scheduling option. |
De-identification/ anonymization offered? | Yes. Research Transcriptions will also remove names of places and locations upon request. | No. Workers lack familiarity with American places and locations; unable to identify. |
100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee offered? | Yes. Reproofed (free) by the team. 100% satisfaction guarantee from owner/president. Schedule a meeting with Rob Foley. | No. Usually partial credit offered toward future work. The responsible worker can be difficult to locate due to lack of supervision varying time zones of personnel. |
Company ownership, operations, production | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Workpools |
|---|
100% US-owned and operated? | Freelance workers log in to a global work-pool website to request transcribing jobs. | |
Dedicated Account Manager in the US? | Dedicated account manager in the United States, available via phone and email – on weekends too. |  Sometimes. |
Dedicated Transcription Teams? | Research Transcriptions utilizes dedicated transcribing teams in a wide variety of fields, including medical research (sciences), marketing, academia and more. | Global freelance workers who are transient and often work for multiple work-pool transcribing services. No industry-specific knowledge. |
Direct supervision over transcribers? | Direct and immediate supervision of transcribers via an online system with IP tracking of location. Work in public places is strictly prohibited. | Frequently changing freelance transcribers around the world who often work in crowd-shared work-spaces and internet cafes due to unreliable and expensive internet service in their country. No direct reporting to a supervisor. |
100% human transcription? | Research Transcriptions performs 100% human transcription on 100% of work. Speech recognition services are not offered. | Frequent use of speech recognition software to cut costs and shorten delivery times, resulting in accuracy ratings below 90%. |
Company President available by phone? | No information provided about the owner or president on company websites. |
Transcriber qualifications | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Workpools |
|---|
100% US-based? | Freelance workers log in to a global work-pool website to request transcribing jobs. | |
100% American-English (AmE) speaking transcribers for English transcription? | Dedicated account manager in the United States, available via phone and email – on weekends too. | Sometimes. |
Security background checks required prior to work? | Research Transcriptions utilizes dedicated transcribing teams in a wide variety of fields, including medical research (sciences), marketing, academia and more. | Global freelance workers who are transient and often work for multiple work-pool transcribing services. No industry-specific knowledge. |
Specialists in healthcare sciences and marketing research? | Direct and immediate supervision of transcribers via an online system with IP tracking of location. Work in public places is strictly prohibited. | Frequently changing freelance transcribers around the world who often work in crowd-shared work-spaces and internet cafes due to unreliable and expensive internet service in their country. No direct reporting to a supervisor. |
Trained & certified in Protecting Human Subject Research Participants? | Research Transcriptions performs 100% human transcription on 100% of work. Speech recognition services are not offered. | Frequent use of speech recognition software to cut costs and shorten delivery times, resulting in accuracy ratings below 90%. |
Security & Confidentiality | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Workpools |
|---|
IRB compliant? | IRB-approved by over 110 colleges and universities across the United States. | Not usually hired by universities due to insufficient supervision of overseas workers to assure confidentiality and accountability. |
HIPAA compliant? | All Research Transcriptions transcribers are HIPAA trained and certified, with quarterly training updates. | Not required due to lack of specialization and cost. Difficult to oversee with global freelance workers. |
100% US data storage? | Detailed information available. | Use of transcribers around the globe requires servers located near them. |
SOC 2 service option? | Schedule a meeting with Rob Foley to discuss. | Difficult to attain due to lack of supervision of workers outside the US. |
NDAs & IRQs (security questionnaires) welcome? | We provide and invite client’s own. Security Officers are welcome. | NDAs offered do not cover workers outside the U.S. |
US data confidentiality laws enforceable with transcribers? | All Research Transcriptions’ transcribers sign NDAs and are answerable to US law. | Workers outside the US are not answerable to US law. |
Transcription options | Research Transcriptions | Global Freelance Transcribing Workpools |
|---|
Free 3-minute time stamps? | Free 3-minute time stamps upon request with no extra charge. | Time stamps cost an additional $0.25 per minute on average. |
Free fast transcription turnaround with advanced-scheduling? | Fast transcription delivery is available through advanced project scheduling. No extra charge for 24-hour delivery option. | Additional fees for fast transcription turnaround range from $0.25 – $0.75 for 24-hour delivery. No advanced scheduling option. |
De-identification/ anonymization offered? | Through 100% human transcription, Research Transcriptions will remove names of places and locations upon request. | Workers lack familiarity with American places and locations; unable to identify. |
100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee offered? | Reproofed (free) by the team. 100% satisfaction guarantee from owner/president. Schedule a meeting with Rob Foley. | Usually partial credit offered toward future work. The responsible worker can be difficult to locate due to lack of supervision and varying time zones of transcribers. |
Get to know us
See what we are About, How we work, How we hire, and How we compare. Meet Research Transcriptions founder and CEO, Rob Foley.
Join over 11,000 professionals who chose Research Transcriptions.
