Voice inbox with transcription
Voice messaging built for any business use case — support, sales, podcasts — with automatic transcription on every message and a team inbox for multi-person review. For podcasters who get serious volume of voicemails, the transcription alone justifies the price. Starter from $18/mo, scales by seats and minutes.
Telbee is voice-messaging-as-a-service that goes well beyond podcasts — support teams, sales discovery, language tutoring, product feedback. For podcasters, the relevant feature set is rich: embed a recorder widget on your site, accept inbound voice messages, get automatic speech-to-text on every message (which makes triaging 50 voicemails after an episode drops actually feasible), and run a team inbox where multiple hosts or producers can listen, assign, comment, and respond. Pricing in 2026 starts at $18/mo for Starter (single user), $30/mo for Pro (small team), and $48/mo for Team (six seats), with a free tier whose minute limits you'll hit quickly if voicemails take off. Compared to SpeakPipe, the killer feature is transcription — skim text instead of listening to every recording. Compared to Soundbite or PodInbox, it's more enterprise-flavored and less creator-styled, which is either a plus (multi-host workflows, internal notes, assignments) or a minus (it feels like CRM software, not a podcast tool). Best for: shows with co-hosts and producers, journalism-style shows triaging listener tips, or any podcast where inbound volume has outgrown one person scrolling SpeakPipe. The platform also extends well beyond podcasts into customer support, sales discovery, and language tutoring use cases, which is what funds the underlying engineering and why the transcription quality keeps improving. For podcasters who plan to scale a structured listener-feedback program — "call in with your question" recurring segments, listener stories used on-air, audience research at episode level — Telbee's workflow scales further than the consumer-creator-targeted alternatives.
Voice messaging built for any business use case — support, sales, podcasts — with automatic transcription on every message and a team inbox for multi-person review
Telbee is shaped for voice inbox with transcription. Its biggest strength: auto-transcribes every inbound message. For podcasters who get serious volume of voicemails, the transcription alone justifies the price
free plan hits limits fast; more business-y than creator-friendly. None of these are deal-breakers on their own, but they're worth knowing before you commit.
There's a free tier, and you can ship work on it before deciding to upgrade. Confirm what's included on their site.
Closest in the same category: PodInbox, Fanlist, Soundbite. Each has its own shape — see the alternatives page for a side-by-side.