# eScribe Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about eScribe Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Government products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/140216/eSCRIBE --- # eScribe Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) eScribe ## What is eScribe? eScribe is an end-to-end, cloud-based meeting and agenda management solution designed specifically for the public sector. It streamlines administrative tasks, simplifies meeting processes, enhances departmental collaboration, and fosters public participation through features like live streaming and closed captioning. Designed for local governments, school boards, and other public entities, eScribe integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, reducing the time spent on manual processes and paperwork. By providing tools for agenda creation, document collaboration, voting, real-time meeting participation, and more, eScribe empowers organizations to focus on serving their communities efficiently and effectively. Want to learn more? Schedule a demo today! ## What is eScribe used for? [Meeting](https://www.capterra.com/meeting-software/)[Board Management](https://www.capterra.com/board-management-software/)[Collaboration](https://www.capterra.com/collaboration-software/) Overall rating Based on 19 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... ## eScribe alternatives Highest Rated [4.8 (79)](https://www.capterra.com/p/201025/Easy-Board/reviews/) Starting price $49.00 Per User, Per Month [4.7 (1,055)](https://www.capterra.com/p/179015/OnBoard-Board-Portal/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.7 (338)](https://www.capterra.com/p/149069/Diligent-Boards/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.4 (127)](https://www.capterra.com/p/151082/BoardEffect/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/140216/eSCRIBE/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Document Management 4.0 (4) 50.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Access Controls/Permissions 3.5 (2) 50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Minutes Management 4.5 (2) 50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Keep an official record of all meeting discussions, including decisions made, actions assigned, deadlines set, etc. Approval Process Control 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval Calendar Management 4.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Compliance Management 5.0 (1) 0.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier eScribe 52 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Track the status of discussed/agreed tasks Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Access event or meeting agenda online Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval Process of managing, tracking, and communicating with individuals who are registered to attend an event Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Alter the layout and content of reports Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Review and analyze existing information across documents Store and organize documents in a centralized system Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps Create, save, and store files Public or private sharing of digital files such as documents, audio/video, images, and more Manage the process of planning and scheduling meetings, including agenda creation Create and share notes/annotations taken during meetings Tools that facilitate planning & coordination for meetings, including tasks such as scheduling, agenda creation & document sharing Keep an official record of all meeting discussions, including decisions made, actions assigned, deadlines set, etc. Access software remotely via mobile devices Issuance of valid permits to initiate projects or tasks Enable custom polls/voting to facilitate decision-making or increase engagement Broadcast live or pre-recorded presentations, including slides, videos, and multimedia content, over the internet Reporting on how each user, task or process has advanced since its initiation Preview and make real-time changes in the web content Receive system updates as soon as any changes are made Record live video calls to play later Ability to record, store, update, and retrieve information Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction Create, manage and track all task activities and progression Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks Record and playback video calls Chat with your counterparts over the video in real time Connect with meeting participants remotely over video Allows users to view videos without downloading media files Creating, assign, and track jobs and/or tasks for work orders Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks Get 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Features 4.2 (19) 4.2 Based on 19 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.2 (16) ### Starting price Free trial not available Value for money 4.2 (16) 4.2 Based on 16 reviews ## Integrations [ Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/227157/Microsoft-365/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.7 (18) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.7 (18) 4.7 Based on 18 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 19 reviews Filter by rating 5(6) 4(12) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent MB Manpreet B. Council Liaison Government Administration ### "Effective Board Management" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 August 21, 2025 Now that I have used a few other board management softwares, eScribe wouldn't necessarily be my first choice as I have found the others to be more user-friendly. I will say however, that eScribe offers a variety of functions that are not available or cost extra with other software programs. Pros It has a lot of functions that help with governance in an organization, i.e. minutes template, embedding videos, etc. This was my first time using a board management software so it taught me quite a bit about governance documentation. Cons There were some "kinks" with some of the processes. I had to call customer support to get small things resolved or manually done from their side. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Student Architecture & Planning ### "eScribe - the Only Meeting Software you Need!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 January 11, 2025 While it does improve meeting efficiency and engagement, the learning curve is a bit steep at first. Pros Curating details, writing notes, and making agendas for meetings used to take a while, but with this software it made the process much faster and easier. I also found that they have more functions than other softwares. Cons It is not the most user-friendly for a new user, it is a bit difficult to search / find some functions you want. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TO TERI O. Supervisor Government Administration ### "Escribe is great value for the price " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 October 12, 2024 Pros Easy minutes, bulk scheduling meetings and roll call. Cons It takes a bit to set up and the back end has a little learning curve. Once you learn it it's great. Switched from [Minute7](https://www.capterra.com/p/161922/Minute7/) Too limited for the needs we had. Multiple boards and committees were too much for the old software. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AK Amy K. Administrative Coordinator Government Administration ### "Not the easiest software to use" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 May 26, 2022 Customer service is very good. Pros The more that I use the software the more I learn. You really need a comprehensive training program for your employees to make the most of the minutes software. It is difficult to use if you are not trained and do not use the program frequently. Cons They are working on making the program more user friendly. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Sandi H. Council Services Coordinator Government Administration ### "City of Kelowna" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 October 1, 2018 eSCRIBE allowed us to streamline the Council Agenda process by moving to an electronic approval process. The benefit to the City is that Report approvers no longer had to physically be available to approve Reports, now they can approve them remotely. Pros It helped make the Council Agenda process more efficient. Cons It was new and there was huge learning curve. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TC Tamara C. Corporate Secretariat Environmental Services ### "Credit Valley Conservation" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 September 28, 2018 It was a painful start. It took us well over a year to resolve a number of issues we were experiencing. As a result staff got frustrated and lost trust in the software. As I have become more experienced with the software I have been able to resolve a number of issues on my own but, I continue to struggle to get staff to trust and use eScribe vs. coming to me to do everything for them. Pros \- like that it creates a single location to store all our Board reports that staff have access to. Can go back and search for past reports. - like being able to access our Board information from anywhere. Cons \- I don't find the software overly intuitive and the amount of training I initially received wasn't sufficient to 'trouble-shoot' the number of the issues I was experiencing. There are a lot of settings behind the scene that I find really hard to navigate. - Staff have also commented that they don't find the software overly intuitive as well and since they don't use the software on a daily/regular basis they get frustrated and then come to me to upload their reports that they composed outside of eScribe and start workflows for them. Approvers then call me and say they are fine with the report could I then approve the report for them. I have told staff that I wouldn't do it for them but I will show them how to do it themselves. I end up having to do this for almost every Board meeting so it has actually slowed down the agenda process for me. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AL Angela L. Deputy Corporate Officer Government Administration ### "eScribe review" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 September 27, 2018 Reduction in paper is great!! I look forward to using eScribe for report management. Pros There are many functions for minute taking. We are hoping to utilize the functions more than we have in the past. Cons I do not have issues with the interface but some of my co-workers are afraid to use it. The interface could be more user friendly. I find it difficult to create new templates and they all appear different even though the settings were the same as another template. Preview button is painful to use. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BF Becky F. Assistant to the Fund Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ### "In love with eSCRIBE!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 27, 2018 Our overall experience is excellent. We love the software and the service from support is outstanding. We have a phenomenal relationship with eSCRIBE staff. Pros I like the ease of use of the software. I like the added functions with the latest upgrade. Cons We lost some functionality after the last upgrade. eSCRIBE support took care of the issue we experienced right away. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SE Sheryl E. Legislative Officer Government Administration ### "City of Fort Saskatchewan Review." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 27, 2018 Customer support is exceptional. We are also very pleased with the regular software updates and eSCRIBE’s positive communication to its clients. Pros \- Ease of use / very user friendly. - Conducting a meeting / webstreaming is effortless. - Voting features through the eSCRIBE App works very well, especially when a member of Council is unable to attend a meeting. - Public being able to live stream a meeting through a tablet or smart phone. Demonstrates transparency. Cons The software works well for what we require from an electronic management system. We have no issues. Very pleased with the product. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CN Candice N. Admin Assistant Higher Education ### "Review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 September 27, 2018 Customer service is outstanding - friendly, quick to respond and very helpful. Pros user friendly with many useful functions Cons no issues with using the escribe software Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/140216/eSCRIBE/reviews/) Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. 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