Dragon Professional vs OpenLess

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

OpenLess has a free plan. OpenLess supports more platforms (4 vs 1). OpenLess covers more of the compared features (8 vs 7).

Comparison table

	Dragon Professional	OpenLess
Basics
Speech processing	On-device	Hybrid
Works offline	Yes	Yes
Languages	—	—
Platforms
macOS	No	Yes
Windows	Yes	Yes
Linux	No	Yes
iOS	No	No
Android	No	Yes
Web	No	No
Browser extension	No	No
Pricing
Pricing model	One-time purchase	Open source
Free tier	No	Yes
Starting price	$699 once	—
Plans	Dragon Professional v16 (1 user, reseller price): $699 once	—
Features
Works in any app	Yes	Yes
Real-time transcription	Yes	No
Auto punctuation	Yes	Yes
AI cleanup	No	Yes
Custom vocabulary	Yes	Yes
Voice commands	Yes	No
Push to talk	Yes	Yes
Auto language detection	No	No
Translation	No	Yes
File transcription	Yes	No
Meeting notes	No	No
Multilingual interface	No	Yes
History	No	Yes

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