Aqua Voice vs Dragon Professional

Side-by-side: platforms, pricing and features.

Dragon Professional works offline; Aqua Voice needs an internet connection. Aqua Voice has a free plan. Aqua Voice supports more platforms (3 vs 1).

Comparison table

	Aqua Voice	Dragon Professional
Basics
Speech processing	Cloud	On-device
Works offline	No	Yes
Languages	49+	—
Platforms
macOS	Yes	No
Windows	Yes	Yes
Linux	No	No
iOS	Yes	No
Android	No	No
Web	No	No
Browser extension	No	No
Pricing
Pricing model	Freemium	One-time purchase
Free tier	1,000 free words on the Starter plan	No
Starting price	$96/yr	$699 once
Plans	Pro (monthly): $10/mo Pro (annual, $8/mo): $96/yr Max (monthly): $30/mo Max (annual, $24/mo): $288/yr	Dragon Professional v16 (1 user, reseller price): $699 once
Features
Works in any app	Yes	Yes
Real-time transcription	Yes	Yes
Auto punctuation	Yes	Yes
AI cleanup	Yes	No
Custom vocabulary	Yes	Yes
Voice commands	Yes	Yes
Push to talk	Yes	Yes
Auto language detection	Yes	No
Translation	No	No
File transcription	No	Yes
Meeting notes	No	No
Multilingual interface	Yes	No
History	Yes	No

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