Pricing / Cost Estimate
Pricing policy in iSource has been drawn on the basis of years of experience garnered and countless client projects handled. Being an outsourced transcription company, our rates measure up to a mere 40% of the rates charged by local US-based companies.
The pricing options are customized for different types of client requirements, differentiated by the recording categories, turnaround times and the audio quality of recording. An estimate for transcribing your recording can be obtained out at price estimate calculator.
As we also undertake transcription assignments requiring urgent completion, you may opt for our Rush TAT services to have your requirement fulfilled.
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How we calculate pricing for your recordings…
The price quote for your recording is fixed according to the unit used to measure duration of audio recording. The different units we consider are as follows:
1. Pricing based on per audio minute rate
The best feature of this unit of transcription cost is that one knows the price to be paid, even before the recording has actually been carried out.
- Transcription cost measured according to audio recording minute rate
- Available for recordings in minidiscs, digital audio and video.
- The audio recording should have clear audibility. Please make sure that the audio recording is indeed clear to hear, as we hold the right to reset the price quote if the audio quality was not found to be clear enough.
2. Pricing based on per audio hour rate
- This option is open for all non-digital (i.e. analog) recordings such as standard cassette tapes, microcassettes, minitapes and video tapes.
- Analog recordings won’t be measured in terms of per audio minute rate as the quality of the tape tends to vary.
Cost-effective transcription solutions with quality assurance
Though iSource is headquartered at California in USA, it outsources its transcription process to its center in India. With ample experience behind it, a robust outsourcing infrastructure and credible expertise, iSource has been able to effectively outsource its processes without any drop in quality standards of its transcripts.
A cross-domain clientele
With the best of companies from diverse domains like media, healthcare, education, business, law etc. reposing their faith on iSource, it becomes clear that associating with iSource will help you score a double victory, both over quality transcription concerns and bottomlines pressures. For independent media content creators, university students, researchers and podcasters, iSource is the choice to make, considering the rockbottom rates we offer transcripts for.
Transcription notations we adhere to
To know more about the format of transcription, checkout http://www.transcriptionsservice.com/notations.html
Price estimation chart
A rough estimate of our prices can be obtained from the table given below. It shows the rate for a minute of audio recording, for services that belong to categories A or B*, and demanding Standard or Rush TAT.
| Standard | Rush | |
| Category A | $1 | $1.3 |
| Category B | $1.16 | $1.516 |
* Category C of audio recordings needs to be checked by our personnel for its audio quality to determine its viability. Rate quote would be communicated only after our transcriptionists hear the audio and agree with the clients over the best quality standard achievable for the submitted audio.
