eScribe 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

eScribe

4.3

(19)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About eScribe

eScribe is an end-to-end meeting and agenda management platform designed specifically for the public sector. With tools that streamline and support the entire meeting lifecycle, eScribe saves time, simplifies collaboration, and improves transparency.

As you prepare for a meeting, eScribe simplifies the process by allowing you to create, modify, and collaborate on meeting materials within a single digital platform. It supports Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly in the browser, making it easy to work with familiar formats without disrupting your workflow. You can easily generate agendas, share supporting documents, and engage with participants all in one place.

During the meeting, eScribe offers a range of tools to ensure everything runs smoothly. Features like roll call, quorum management, electronic voting, request-to-speak, and automatic minute capture streamline meeting operations. The platform also allows for dynamic agenda management, automatically reordering items to keep the meeting on track. With integrated video conferencing, eScribe makes it easy for remote participants to join and engage in the meeting. Furthermore, it allows participants to take personal note...

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eScribe Pricing and Plans

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eScribe Features

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Access Controls/Permissions
Alerts/Notifications
Calendar Management
Collaboration Tools
Discussions/Forums
Document Management
@mentions
Screen Sharing
Secure Data Storage
Task Management
Video Conferencing
More features of eScribe
Action Item Tracking
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Agenda Management
Approval Process Control
Attendee Management
Audit Management
Commenting/Notes
Communication Management
Compliance Management
Conferencing
Content Management
Customizable Branding
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Document Review
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
Email Management
File Management
File Sharing
Meeting Management
Meeting Notes
Meeting Preparation Tools
Minutes Management
Mobile Access
Permit Issuance
Polls/Voting
Presentation Streaming
Progress Tracking
Real Time Editing
Real-Time Updates
Recording
Records Management
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Scheduling
Self Service Portal
Status Tracking
User Management
Video Call Recording
Video Chat
Video Streaming
Workflow Management
Work Order Management

eScribe Integrations

Microsoft 365

eScribe User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

32%

63%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.0

Value for money

4.2

Customer support

4.7

Functionality

4.2

Wanda S.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2017

Escribe is not user friendly, but when I have a question I'm able to get my answers quick

I find escribe to be a software that answers all needs when it comes to municipal meetings. I would recommend it to with much confidence.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that it is converted to Words and that I can make changes in that manner. I also like that I can set up many meetings at once.

Cons:

I find it not very user friendly, I do a lot of searching at times before I am able to find what I am looking for. Although, we are going to have a training session in the new year, this may help.

Vendor Response

Hi Wanda - Thank you for your feedback! We're continuously making improvements to our software to become more user-intuitive. We look forward to the upcoming training session with you and your team. Thanks again!

Replied November 2017

TERI O.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Escribe is great value for the price

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

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.

Reasons for switching to eScribe

Too limited for the needs we had. Multiple boards and committees were too much for the old software.

Angela L.

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

eScribe review

Reduction in paper is great!! I look forward to using eScribe for report management.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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.

Manpreet B.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Effective Board Management

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

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.

Verified

Reviewer

Architecture & Planning

11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2025

eScribe - the Only Meeting Software you Need!

While it does improve meeting efficiency and engagement, the learning curve is a bit steep at first.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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.

Tamara C.

Environmental Services

201-500 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Credit Valley Conservation

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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.

Sandi H.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

City of Kelowna

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.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It helped make the Council Agenda process more efficient.

Cons:

It was new and there was huge learning curve.

Roberta B.

Government Administration

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2017

eScribe has been an absolute benefit to Lambton Shores.

It makes putting together an agenda a pleasure instead of the old nightmare it use to be. The ease of putting in agenda items once approved is amazing. Easy to use the report writing. Approval process is great. Still iffy on the minutes taking. Does take some getting use to especially when Council puts a motion forward then brings in another before the vote. I

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It has made an great difference on the delivery of our agendas to Council. Council members prefer to have the agenda right in front of them either on their computer or ipad rather than a paper copy.

Cons:

The information provided for updating is a bit confusing. As I am not a techno wizard when the updates come I am never sure if they are to be forwarded on to all eScribe users or just ipad users. I am very technologically challenged.

Vendor Response

Hi Roberta - Thanks for your feedback! Apologies for any confusion. We'll be in touch with you and see what we can do to make things easier for you. Thanks for taking the time to review us!

Replied November 2017

Kim K.

Government Administration

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

I appreciate the paperless management of meetings.

The ability to manage meetings without paper required.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

the ability to publish to participants, the defer option to move an item to a future meeting, the ability to reorder the meeting items,

Cons:

the way that the text doubles uncontrollably, the resolution shows on main page but in the edit button it disappears until entered into again, the inability to track resolutions (I am not sure how others manage their resolutions to ensure completion or to see what resolutions are still "on the books"), I would like to learn more about the software as I do not believe I am using it to it's full potential.

Vendor Response

Hi Kim - Thank you for your feedback! We'd love to set some time aside for training so you can take advantage of our software. Sorry to hear about the issues. The good news is that they seem to be associated with an older version, which our support team can easily fix. We'll be in touch! Thanks Kim!

Replied November 2017

Amy K.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

Not the easiest software to use

Customer service is very good.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

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.

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