SpeechFast vs Backsight

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SpeechFast compared with Backsight
Detail	SpeechFast	Backsight
What it does	Hold fn and dictate in any app. Clean text lands at your cursor, and your voice never leaves your Mac.	it notices what you can't
Stage	Not given	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	FR	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Pricing	€29.99 one-time purchase for 3 Macs, updates included. 7-day free trial available.	Recording and the dashboard are free. Encrypted sync and the agent interface are paid add-ons, available later.
Key features	Local transcription on Mac's Neural Engine Automatic language detection across 25 European languages Text cleanup removes fillers, repeats and fixes punctuation Works offline in airplane mode No audio storage, only in-memory transcription Local 30-day history by default Works with any app that accepts keyboard input Requires Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 26	On-device audio transcription that never leaves your device End-to-end encrypted sync between your own devices Pattern detection including themes, repetition, distributions and correlations Weekly and monthly mood and energy tracking Theme distribution analysis over time Accountless operation with encryption keys as identity Unlimited data export as CSV or JSON Works offline Planned MCP server for local agent integration
What makes it different	One-time purchase works on three Macs with included updates Automatic language detection switches languages mid-dictation Text cleanup with punctuation and filler removal	No account required; keys are your identity Complete data privacy; company cannot read your records No dark patterns, streaks, guilt or nagging Describes patterns without diagnosis or coaching
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	11 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	9	18

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