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6 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Turns a raw recording into a finished episode
Alitu covers the same cleanup and keeps going until the raw recording is a finished episode; it costs more at $38 to start, with a free trial and no free tier.
Works with Podcast
Automatic levelling and noise removal, by the hour
Auphonic does the same automated cleanup pass, levelling and noise removal billed by the hour, and unlike Cleanvoice it has a free tier alongside the $11 entry price.
Works with Podcast
Remote recording with a local track each side
Zencastr records each remote guest on a clean local track, which cuts down what needs fixing after; it has a free tier and paid plans from $24, against Cleanvoice's no free tier at $11.
Works with Podcast
A full audio workstation for sixty dollars
REAPER is the manual option: a full audio workstation for a one-time $60, so you cut the filler and noise yourself instead of paying for automated processing.
Works with Podcast
Noise removal and AI notes on any call
Krisp removes noise and takes notes on any live call at $8, cleaning audio as it happens rather than after the recording is done.
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Descript reaches the same clean episode by a different route, editing podcast audio by editing the transcript; it has a free tier and paid plans from $19.
Works with YouTube, Podcast
