Disappointed in Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
August 04, 2025

Disappointed in Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

As a pastor, I preach sermons on a regular basis. While I prepare a manuscript before preaching, I often incorporate elements in my public sermons that are extemporaneous. In order to document these verbal emendations, I had hoped to use Google Cloud Speech-to-Text to efficiently transcribe my recorded sermons after preaching.

Pros

  • Supposedly helpfully transcribes audio files
  • Presents a professional front in its interface
  • Stores digital transcriptions in the cloud

Cons

  • Interface is very confusing
  • Instructions are not clear in how to upload files
  • Full scope of the purposes of this program are not succinctly stated
  • Supposedly will help me transcribe my sermons.
  • Ideally would help me prepare for future presentations.
  • Hopefully will effectively keep a record of my sermon emendations.
I had high hopes for using this program to help transcribe my recorded sermons. However, when I engaged with the program, I found it to be confusing and not user-friendly at all. For these reason, I do not believe I will be eagerly recommending this program to others. This was disappointing, to be honest.
Unfortunately, my brief engagement with this program proved to be unsuccessful in transcribing an audio file. I genuinely wish I could say that this was an easy-to-use program, but it was not. The instructions were unclear and therefore practically impossible to follow. I'm sure for someone more tech-savvy, this would be a helpful tool, but alas, not for me.

Do you think Google Cloud Speech-to-Text delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Cloud Speech-to-Text's feature set?

No

Did Google Cloud Speech-to-Text live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Google Cloud Speech-to-Text go as expected?

No

Would you buy Google Cloud Speech-to-Text again?

No

Google Cloud Speech-to-Text would appear to be well suited to the tech-savvy pastor who wishes to keep an accurate transcription of his weekly sermons. This would help ensure such a pastor had a reliable manuscript if he ever desired to preach those same sermons in the future. However, based on my personal experience, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text seems to be less appropriate for a pastor such as myself who is not intuitively adept with programs such as this.

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