A Rev alternative for recordings you would rather not upload

	Rev	MediaFind
Where processing happens	Rev's cloud	On your computer
Account required	Yes	No
Price	Free tier; Essentials $25.49/seat/mo and Pro $47.99/seat/mo billed annually; Unlimited custom	Free (10 files); Pro $24.99/mo after a $9.99 first month, or $107.88/yr
AI transcription limits	45 min/mo free; 5,000 or 10,000 min/user/mo on paid plans	Free: 10 media files; Pro: unlimited indexing
Human transcription	Yes, $1.99/min, 99%+ accuracy claimed	No
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II; CJIS and HIPAA on Unlimited	Nothing is uploaded on the core path; built-in privacy check
Team seats	3 on Essentials, 5 on Pro, unlimited on Unlimited	Single-user desktop app
Search	Across uploaded case files, with citations	By meaning, visuals, on-screen text and speakers, with timestamps
Works offline	Not advertised	Yes, after the one-time model download

The short version

Rev combines two things. One is a subscription platform with AI transcription, captions, a document editor and search across case files, sold per seat. The other is a menu of human-verified services priced per minute or per page, including legal transcripts. Everything is processed in Rev's cloud.

MediaFind is a desktop app that transcribes and indexes audio, video and photos on your own computer. It has no human transcription service. What it offers instead is privacy you can check and a way to search a large library by what was said, shown or written on screen.

Human transcripts versus machine transcripts

This is the real decision, so it is worth being plain about it. A machine transcript, whether made in the cloud or on your laptop, will misspell some names and stumble on crosstalk, heavy accents and bad audio. For searching, skimming and pulling quotes that you then verify against the recording, that is usually fine. For a transcript that will be filed with a court, quoted in print without re-listening, or used as an accessibility caption, many people still want a person to check it.

If you need that human pass, Rev is set up for it and MediaFind is not. If you mostly need to find things in hours of recordings, a machine transcript plus timestamped search is faster and keeps the material in your hands. Some teams use both: machine transcripts for everything, human transcripts only for the handful of files that end up in a filing.

When Rev is the better choice

• You need human-verified accuracy. Rev sells human transcription at $1.99 a minute, which it describes as 99%+ accurate and delivered in 12 hours or less, and formatted legal transcripts priced per page.
• You need compliance paperwork. Rev states it holds SOC 2 Type II, and its Unlimited plan covers CJIS and HIPAA requirements with SSO.
• Several people share the work. Rev's paid plans include multiple seats with pooled minutes, a document editor and legal templates.
• You record in the field. Rev has a mobile app for recording and transcribing on the go.
• You need human captions or subtitles. Rev offers human captions in English and Spanish and subtitles in 17 languages.

When MediaFind is the better choice

Choose MediaFind when uploading is the problem. Depositions, client interviews, internal investigations and body-worn footage can carry obligations that make a cloud upload a conversation with your compliance team. MediaFind transcribes and indexes on the machine where the files already are, needs no account, and includes a privacy check that confirms zero external connections on the core path.

It is also built for finding things across many files. Search by meaning with a phrase like when the witness mentions the parking garage, filter by speaker, find text that appears on screen in video, or ask a question and get an answer that cites the exact clips. Exports cover Word, PDF, SRT, VTT and plain text. The legal use case goes into more detail.

Things MediaFind does not do

MediaFind has no human transcription, no shared team workspace and no court-formatted transcript output. The main app runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later; Windows and Linux builds are in beta, and the phone companion (also beta) searches your library over Wi-Fi rather than recording on its own. A local transcript is only as fast as your computer, so a large backlog takes time on older hardware.

Pricing

As of September 26, 2026, Rev's pricing page lists a free tier with 45 AI minutes a month, Essentials at $25.49 per seat per month billed annually ($305.90 a year) with 5,000 AI minutes per user a month, Pro at $47.99 per seat per month billed annually ($575.88 a year) with 10,000 minutes, and a custom Unlimited plan. Human services are charged separately, with subscriber discounts. Monthly billing costs more, so check current pricing before you buy.

MediaFind's plans are in the table above. There are no per-minute charges, because the transcription runs on your hardware.

Sources

Checked 2026-09-26 on each company's own site. Prices and features change, so check the current pages before you decide.

• Rev pricing
• Rev security
• Rev home page

Frequently asked questions

Does MediaFind offer human transcription like Rev?

No. MediaFind only produces machine transcripts, made on your computer. If you need a person to verify a transcript, a human service such as Rev's is the right tool for that file.

Is MediaFind suitable for confidential legal recordings?

It was designed for material that should not leave the machine. Transcription, search and Ask run locally, there is no account, and a built-in check confirms zero external connections on the core path. Your own policies still decide what is appropriate.

Does Rev use my files to train AI?

Rev's security and pricing pages say it does not use customer content to train external AI models or LLMs. Your files are still processed and stored in its cloud.

Can I get subtitles out of MediaFind?

Yes. Any transcript exports as SRT or VTT, as well as Word, PDF and plain text, written on your machine.