Stenograph doesn't publish what MAXScribe costs — you have to email a sales rep. So here's what they quoted us, and how Stenobox compares.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Edit | $99/mo | Editing only — no transcription. |
| Capture | $150/mo | Unlimited audio export, plus $0.30/min for auto transcript ($18/audio hr) and $0.52–$1.00/min for realtime. |
| Auto Transcript | $300/mo | Unlimited auto transcript (recorded audio). Realtime still billed per minute. |
| Streaming | $500/mo | Everything unlimited, including realtime. |
All MAXScribe plans are an annual commitment.
Unlimited transcription of recorded audio.
A court-formatted draft that's basically done — Q./A., speaker labels, dates and numbers already handled. You verify and certify. 7-day free trial.
A scopist runs about $1–2 a page — a single 100-page deposition is $100–175. Stenobox is $99/month and pays for itself on the first job. See the quality difference →
If you're a digital or electronic court reporter — or a legal transcriptionist — weighing MAXScribe, here's the honest comparison. MAXScribe is a workspace where you (or a scopist) still produce the transcript, priced from $99/month for editing up to $300/month for unlimited batch transcription, all on an annual commitment. Stenobox does the production: you upload the audio and get back a court-formatted, verbatim draft — Q./A., speaker labels, dates and numbers handled — then you review and certify it, for a flat $99/month, unlimited, month-to-month. Where MAXScribe still has the edge: realtime and audio capture, which Stenobox doesn't offer. Where Stenobox wins: a near-done draft with the review built in, one flat price, and no annual contract. The fastest way to judge it is to run a deposition you've already certified through the 7-day free trial and see how close the draft comes.
How much does MAXScribe cost?
Stenograph doesn't publish MAXScribe pricing. Quoted to us in June 2026, it ran from $99/month (Edit — editing only) and $150/month (Capture) to $300/month (unlimited Auto Transcript) and $500/month (Streaming), all on an annual commitment. Confirm current pricing with Stenograph.
Is there a cheaper MAXScribe alternative?
Stenobox is $99/month for unlimited court-formatted transcript drafts, month-to-month with a 7-day free trial — about a third of MAXScribe's $300 unlimited batch tier, and with no annual contract.
What's the best MAXScribe alternative for digital court reporters?
It depends what you need. If you want a tool that produces the transcript for you from recorded audio — a court-formatted verbatim draft you review and certify — Stenobox is built for exactly that. If you need realtime or audio capture during the proceeding, MAXScribe still covers those; Stenobox doesn't yet.
Does Stenobox do the same thing as MAXScribe?
They overlap on turning recorded audio into a transcript. The difference: MAXScribe is a workspace where you or a scopist still produce the transcript; Stenobox produces the draft for you, and you verify and certify it. MAXScribe also offers realtime and capture, which Stenobox doesn't.
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Start your free trial →About these prices. Stenograph does not publish MAXScribe pricing publicly; the figures above were quoted to us by Stenograph Enterprise Sales in June 2026 and may have changed since. Confirm current pricing with Stenograph directly.
A fair comparison. MAXScribe also offers realtime/streaming transcription and audio capture, which Stenobox does not currently provide. Stenobox is month-to-month; MAXScribe subscriptions are an annual commitment. The two products overlap on producing transcripts from recorded audio, which is what this page compares.
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