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Dragon Speech Recognition vs. Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dragon Speech Recognition

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ADragon is a suite of AI-powered speech recognition solutions designed for professional dictation, document creation, and workflow automation. The platform utilizes Deep Learning technology to convert spoken language into text with high precision, allowing users to control their workstations and author complex documents through natural language.

    $14.99

    per month

    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.N/A
    Pricing
    Dragon Speech RecognitionMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Dragon Anywhere
    $14.99
    per month
    Dragon Professional Individual, v15
    $500
    per license
    Dragon Legal Individual, v15
    $500
    per license
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    Offerings
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    Dragon Speech RecognitionMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Dragon Speech RecognitionMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Dragon Speech RecognitionMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.5
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dragon Speech RecognitionMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    My job requires that I produce lengthy and detailed minutes of meetings and Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is absolutely ideally suited for this purpose. Notably, meetings are recorded and it is extremely easy to playback the recording of meetings while dictating notes. This is a remarkable saving in time and effort in producing minutes that might otherwise take a few days. I cannot think of any scenario where it would be less appropriate to use Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition other than in a situation where it is not possible to dictate for whatever reason.
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    I'd recommend [Microsoft] Office2016 for any business that has more than a couple of users, as the software is very scalable from just a small business to a large enterprise corporation. I don't know of any case where it might not be appropriate, as even home users and students use the software suite as well.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • The main advantage is that it calibrates itself around your tone and accent.
    • Integration with many apps and operative system is good.
    • Integrating custom words and acronyms is very easy, so, over time, recognition becomes very precise and customized.
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    • Data manipulation. Excel takes the raw data we receive and allows us to digest it in ways that are useful to our business processes.
    • Communication. Outlook serves as our primary means of communication and setting up appointments.
    • Documentation. Word is the default standard when it comes to using a word processor and we are no different in this regard. Nearly every user has to use the application on a regular basis in order to accomplish their work.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Word recognition can always improve.
    • Sometimes puts stray words or characters on the page if you forget to tell the microphone to go to sleep.
    • Adds non-spoken words for no reason if there is a delay in speaking.
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    • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
    • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
    • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is not up to par with any of the other AI voice recognition technologies currently available
    • The software is also very buggy and crashes frequently
    • Punctuation also seems like an afterthought for Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition software--requiring the user to speak out each comma, period, etc.
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    We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Overall, its gives the functionality that I need in my role and can support with automating tasks. I mainly use it for autotext, to add blocks of text and it works universally across all applications. It saves time and works well in Windows 11. It works very well navigating the web.
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    It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    One of the worst companies in terms of customer service getting the download file because of a laptop upgrade took me months of work. No jokes.
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    I am an MS feedback hub participant and they certainly don't pay enough attention to several bugs several people raise it in the portal. For the enterprise, it seems to me based on my prior experience that yes, they have a dedicated team to support operations. For mid to small companies or single users, it has been a struggle. So, you are pretty much with MS Blogs and others.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Other than the more recent speech recognition tools from Microsoft, Google, etc., I have always used Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition. I was introduced to AI technology on an appraisal assignment. During the engagement, I had an opportunity to learn about the technology, and when I researched speech recognition software, the best reviews were of Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition. I purchased Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition and have stayed with the product.
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    We use Microsoft Office 2016 because at the time it was the best tool for us, but now with full attention to cloud products, we may be thinking of migrating our solution to a cloud service.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made it easier to dictate progress notes
    • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made seeing patients more efficient
    • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition was a little expensive for our smaller practice
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    • Microsoft Office 2016 saves me a lot of time daily. I have functions and macros set up that calculate and show me a lot of things just from a couple of my inputs. This would take full days sometimes if not for that.
    • Apart from time, it saves me money, I manage data in Excel, I don't have to buy software specifically for that.
    • Sooner or later my company will have to switch to new edition, which will hurt revenues because of a subscription model.
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