HAPPYSCRIBE VS RECAPRO
The Happyscribe alternative that stays on your side
Happyscribe is 100% cloud (AWS + Heroku, EU datacenter), with no on-premise or HDS, and a notetaker that joins the meeting as a visible bot. Recapro installs on-premise on a box in France, self-hosts its AI (whisper.cpp, vLLM, pyannote) and records with no bot, up to air-gap mode.
Why pick Recapro over Happyscribe?
Six points verified on happyscribe.com (July 2026).
100% cloud, no on-premise
Happyscribe runs all of its services in the cloud (AWS + Heroku, EU datacenter). No install on your servers, no air-gap mode. Recapro runs on a Jetson AGX Thor box at your site, with inbound limited to the local network.
No HDS for healthcare
Happyscribe advertises SOC 2 Type II and GDPR, but no HDS. A French healthcare organization therefore cannot process patient data on it. Recapro is HDS-ready and deploys in France or on-premise for these contexts.
Visible notetaker bot by default
The Happyscribe notetaker joins the video call as a visible participant. The "bot-free" option relies on its secondary Browser Recorder feature. Recapro records from the participant’s mobile app, with no bot.
AI inference processed in the cloud
Happyscribe processes transcription and notes in its AWS + Heroku cloud. Recapro self-hosts transcription (whisper.cpp), the LLM (vLLM) and diarization (pyannote) in France; no third party sees meeting content.
Sub-processors not published
Happyscribe does not publish the list of its sub-processors. At Recapro, AI inference has no sub-processor at all: transcription, LLM and diarization are self-hosted in France (France-Nuage in Vendée, Scaleway in Paris), detailed on its Security page.
Shallow French localization
Happyscribe’s /fr version is a translation, with no France anchoring (no French customers or regulatory signals). Recapro is designed and hosted in France.
Recapro vs Happyscribe: the decision matrix
Comparison verified against public sources (July 2026).
Happyscribe = company registered in Ireland, operations in Barcelona. 100% cloud hosting (AWS + Heroku), EU datacenter, SOC 2 Type II + GDPR; no HDS, sub-processors not published. Source: happyscribe.com/security (July 2026).
The Happyscribe notetaker joins the video call as a visible bot by default; the "bot-free" option relies on the secondary Browser Recorder feature. Source: happyscribe.com/ai-meeting-notetaker (July 2026).
Recapro is HDS-ready (never "HDS certified"); STT, LLM and diarization run on Recapro’s infrastructure in France, with no third-party model. France hosting (France-Nuage + Scaleway) and self-hosted inference detailed on /security.
What Recapro does that Happyscribe does not
Five structural capabilities absent from Happyscribe’s 100% cloud model.
Real on-premise
A Jetson AGX Thor box (128 GB) at your site: Supabase, API, workers, PowerSync, vLLM and whisper run on the machine. Inbound is limited to the local network (Kong, PowerSync, Whisper, vLLM), with no public port. Happyscribe is 100% cloud.
Air-gap mode
Recapro deploys fully cut off from the internet. In standard mode, only the fleet-agent emits machine metrics (CPU, memory, disk, uptime); no meeting data leaves the box. Happyscribe requires the cloud.
Inference self-hosted in France
whisper.cpp (transcription), vLLM (LLM) and pyannote (diarization) run on Recapro’s infrastructure. No third-party model (no OpenAI, no Anthropic, no Mistral), and no third party sees content. Happyscribe processes in its AWS + Heroku cloud.
No visible bot
Recapro records from the participant’s mobile app. The Happyscribe notetaker stays a visible bot by default; the "bot-free" claim relies on Browser Recorder.
HDS-ready for healthcare
Recapro deploys in France or on-premise for healthcare contexts. Happyscribe is not HDS and is unfit to process French patient data.
Cloud with no US link
Recapro’s Cloud offering runs on France-Nuage (Vendée) and Scaleway (Paris), with no link subject to US law; a license kill-switch can also suspend the AI containers. Happyscribe runs 100% on AWS + Heroku, US companies.
Migrate from Happyscribe to Recapro in 3 steps
Your meetings stay in France or on your machine.
Export from Happyscribe
Download your transcripts and notes from the Happyscribe dashboard.
Import into Recapro
Drag and drop your files. Our AI re-analyzes and structures them in Recapro format.
France cloud or on-premise
Stay on the sovereign France cloud, or install Recapro on a Jetson AGX Thor box (local-network inbound only, air-gap mode available).
On-premise, no meeting data leaves the box; in air-gap mode, nothing leaves at all.
Recapro fits regulated industries
Where Happyscribe’s 100% cloud does not cover your sovereignty and compliance needs.
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Happyscribe vs Recapro: frequently asked questions
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Does Happyscribe offer on-premise?
No. Happyscribe runs all of its services in the cloud (AWS + Heroku, EU datacenter); there is no option to install on your servers. Recapro installs on-premise on a Jetson AGX Thor box, with inbound limited to the local network and no public port, up to air-gap mode.
02
Is Happyscribe HDS certified?
No. Happyscribe advertises SOC 2 Type II and GDPR, but no HDS; it cannot host French health data. Recapro is HDS-ready and deploys in France or on-premise for these contexts.
03
Is the Happyscribe notetaker really "bot-free"?
By default, no: the notetaker joins the video call as a visible bot. The bot-free option relies on Browser Recorder, a secondary feature. Recapro records from the participant’s mobile app, with no bot in the meeting.
04
Where does Recapro’s AI process meetings?
On Recapro’s infrastructure in France: transcription (whisper.cpp), LLM (vLLM) and diarization (pyannote) are self-hosted. No third-party model (no OpenAI, no Anthropic, no Mistral), and no third party sees meeting content. Happyscribe processes in its AWS + Heroku cloud.
05
Does Happyscribe publish its sub-processors?
No. Happyscribe does not publish the list of its sub-processors. At Recapro, AI inference has no sub-processor at all: transcription, LLM and diarization are self-hosted in France (France-Nuage in Vendée, Scaleway in Paris), and the Cloud offering has no link subject to US law — detailed on its Security page.
06
What does Happyscribe do better than Recapro?
Happyscribe is stronger on transcription and multilingual subtitling volume (150+ languages) and on translating audio/video files. Recapro focuses on the sovereign meeting summary, in France or on-premise, and does not do mass subtitling. Pick by need: multilingual volume, Happyscribe; sovereignty and meeting confidentiality, Recapro.
07
Can I fully cut Recapro off from the internet?
Yes, air-gap mode is available. In standard mode, only the fleet-agent emits machine metrics (CPU, memory, disk, uptime); no meeting data leaves. A license kill-switch can also suspend the AI containers.
Sovereignty, not just GDPR
Real on-premise, inference in France, no visible bot. Where Happyscribe stays 100% cloud.
✓ On-premise and air-gap mode available