The Trint alternative for interviews that stay on your laptop.
Trint is made for newsroom teams, and big newsrooms use it. But every interview goes to its cloud, and one seat costs $79 to $100 a month. Ratproof transcribes on your computer, free.
What Trint says
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The desktop app requires an internet connection at all times and is not available offline.
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Transcripts are securely stored on Amazon Web Services in the us-east-1 (N. Virginia) region
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To its credit:
We never train our algorithms on your transcripts
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Side by side
| Feature | Trint | Ratproof |
|---|---|---|
| Your interview | Uploaded to Trint (stored in the US by default) | Stays on your computer |
| Transcribes offline | No | Yes, after the first visit |
| Account | Required | None |
| Free | 7-day trial: the first 5 minutes of 3 files | Unlimited transcription |
| Paid | $100 a seat a month, or $79 a month billed yearly | $9.99 a month, or $79 a year |
| Trains AI on it | Never, Trint says | Never |
| Editing together as a team | Yes | No. One computer |
| Speaker labels | Yes | Yes, on your computer |
| Languages | 50+ | English, Spanish, Italian, Swedish |
Trint's US prices and trial, from trint.com on 28 October 2026.
Which one to use
Trint for a newsroom team that edits stories together, needs many languages, and wants Trint inside its newsroom systems.
Ratproof for a reporter whose sources, or whose newsroom's rules, mean the interview can't be uploaded. And for anyone who won't pay $100 a month to transcribe.
Questions
Is there a free Trint alternative?
Yes. Ratproof transcribes for free, with no limit and no account. Trint has no free plan: its trial transcribes the first 5 minutes of 3 files (Trint's help centre, October 2026).
Does Trint work offline?
No. Trint says its desktop app requires an internet connection at all times. Ratproof transcribes with Wi-Fi off, after the first visit.
Where does Trint keep my interviews?
On Amazon Web Services. Trint's help centre says transcripts are stored in the us-east-1 (N. Virginia) region, and its EU server is on the Business plan.
Does Trint train AI on my transcripts?
No. Trint says it never trains its algorithms on your transcripts.