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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

    Posit

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APosit, formerly RStudio, is a modular data science platform, combining open source and commercial products.N/A
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    Dragon Speech RecognitionPosit
    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 RecognitionPosit
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Dragon Speech RecognitionPosit
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
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    44 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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    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    57%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Dragon Speech RecognitionPosit
    Platform Connectivity
    Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Dragon Speech Recognition and Posit
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    Dragon Speech Recognition
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    Ratings
    Posit
    9.3
    27 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings10.027 Ratings
    Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings10.026 Ratings
    Data Exploration
    Comparison of Data Exploration features of Dragon Speech Recognition and Posit
    Feature
    Dragon Speech Recognition
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    Ratings
    Posit
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Visualization00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Data Preparation
    Comparison of Data Preparation features of Dragon Speech Recognition and Posit
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    Dragon Speech Recognition
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    Ratings
    Posit
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Data Transformations00 Ratings10.026 Ratings
    Platform Data Modeling
    Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Dragon Speech Recognition and Posit
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    Dragon Speech Recognition
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    Posit
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Model Deployment
    Comparison of Model Deployment features of Dragon Speech Recognition and Posit
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    Dragon Speech Recognition
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    Posit
    9.9
    18 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings9.915 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Verint Speech and Text Analytics
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dragon Speech RecognitionPosit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (123 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.7
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    10.0
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dragon Speech RecognitionPosit
    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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    In my humble opinion, if you are working on something related to Statistics, RStudio is your go-to tool. But if you are looking for something in Machine Learning, look out for Python. The beauty is that there are packages now by which you can write Python/SQL in R. Cross-platform functionality like such makes RStudio way ahead of its competition. A couple of chinks in RStudio armor are very small and can be considered as nagging just for the sake of argument. Other than completely based on programming language, I couldn't find significant drawbacks to using RStudio. It is one of the best free software available in the market at present.
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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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    • The support is incredibly professional and helpful, and they often go out of their way to help me when something doesn't work.
    • The one-click publishing from RStudio Connect is absolutely amazing, and I really like the way that it deploys your exact package versions, because otherwise, you can get in a terrible mess.
    • Python doesn't feel quite as native as R at the moment but I have definitely deployed stuff in R and Python that works beautifully which is really nice indeed.
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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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    • Python integration is newer and still can be rough, especially with when using virtual environments.
    • RStudio Connect pricing feels very department focused, not quite an enterprise perspective.
    • Some of the RStudio packages don't follow conventional development guidelines (API breaking changes with minor version numbers) which can make supporting larger projects over longer timeframes difficult.
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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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    There is no viable alternative right now. The toolset is good and the functionality is increasing with every release. It is backed by regular releases and ongoing development by the RStudio team. There is good engagement with RStudio directly when support is required. Also there's a strong and growing community of developers who provide additional support and sample code.
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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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    For someone who learns how to use the software and picks up on the "language" of R, it's very easy to use. For beginners, it can be hard and might require a course, as well as the appropriate statistical training to understand what packages to use and when
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    RStudio is very available and cheap to use. It needs to be updated every once in a while, but the updates tend to be quick and they do not hinder my ability to make progress. I have not experienced any RStudio outages, and I have used the application quite a bit for a variety of statistical analyses
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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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    Since R is trendy among statisticians, you can find lots of help from the data science/ stats communities. If you need help with anything related to RStudio or R, google it or search on StackOverflow, you might easily find the solution that you are looking for.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    We did it at the individual level: anyone willing to code in R can use it. No real deployment involved.
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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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    RStudio was provided as the most customizable. It was also strictly the most feature-rich as far as enabling our organization to script, run, and make use of R open-source packages in our data analysis workstreams. It also provided some support for python, which was useful when we had R heavy code with some python threaded in. Overall we picked Rstudio for the features it provided for our data analysis needs and the ability to interface with our existing resources.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    RStudio is very scalable as a product. The issue I have is that it doesn't necessarily fit in nicely with the mainly Microsoft environment that everybody else is using. Having RStudio for us means dedicated servers and recruiting staff who know how to manage the environment. This isn't a fault of the product at all, it's just part of the data science landscape that we all have to put up with. Having said that RStudio is absolutely great for running on low spec servers and there are loads of options to handle concurrency, memory use, etc.
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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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    Posit (formerly RStudio)
    • Using it for data science in a very big and old company, the most positive impact, from my point of view, has been the ability of spreading data culture across the group. Shortening the path from data to value.
    • Still it's hard to quantify economic benefits, we are struggling and it's a great point of attention, since splitting out the contribution of the single aspects of a project (and getting the RStudio pie) is complicated.
    • What is sure is that, in the long run, RStudio is boosting productivity and making the process in which is embedded more efficient (cost reduction).
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    Screenshot of Posit runs on most desktops or on a server and accessed over the webScreenshot of Posit supports authoring HTML, PDF, Word Documents, and slide showsScreenshot of Posit supports interactive graphics with Shiny and ggvisScreenshot of Shiny combines the computational power of R with the interactivity of the modern webScreenshot of Remote Interactive Sessions: Start R and Python processes from Posit Workbench within various systems such as Kubernetes and SLURM with Launcher.Screenshot of Jupyter: Author and edit Python code with Jupyter using the same Posit Workbench infrastructure.