Comparison · Voice message transcription
SaluteSpeech vs Voicy
SaluteSpeech is ahead: 81 against 72 out of 100 for Voicy. SaluteSpeech wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness. Voicy wins on localization. Both are free to use.
SaluteSpeech is not listed in this language edition of the catalog; the comparison is shown for reference.
@smartspeech_sber_bot
FreeOfficial
81/ 100
Sber's official speech-recognition bot: send any audio message and get an accurate text transcript back, backed by Sber's own SaluteSpeech engine and over half a million monthly users.
@voicybot
Free
72/ 100
Transcribes voice messages and video notes to text in private chats and groups: forward a voice or add Voicy to a chat and every voice message gets a text reply. Free, open source, many languages.
At a glance
| SaluteSpeech | Voicy | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly users | 532.1K | 13.1K |
| Pricing and limits | Free | Free |
| Languages | RU | EN · RU · MULTI |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | no | yes |
| Works in channels | no | no |
| Accepts voice | yes | yes |
| Accepts files | no | no |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | no | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | no |
| Developer | Sber | Nikita Kolmogorov |
| Last check | September 12, 2026 | September 12, 2026 |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Weight | SaluteSpeech | Voicy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 | 7 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Usability | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Freshness | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Localization | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 100 | 81 | 72 |
Pros and cons
SaluteSpeech
- Official bot from a major, stable company
- Strong accuracy on Russian speech
- By far the largest user base in this category
- Audio is processed on Sber's servers, not locally
- No group-wide automatic transcription like some competitors
Voicy
- Free and open source
- Works in groups automatically
- Audio is processed by third-party speech APIs
Frequently asked questions
SaluteSpeech or Voicy: which is better?
SaluteSpeech is ahead: 81 against 72 out of 100 for Voicy. SaluteSpeech wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness. Voicy wins on localization. Both are free to use.
Are SaluteSpeech and Voicy free?
SaluteSpeech: Free. Voicy: Free.
Do SaluteSpeech and Voicy work in groups?
SaluteSpeech: no. Voicy: yes.