eSCRIBE
eSCRIBE is meeting management software for public sector organizations and public meetings.
What eSCRIBE is
eSCRIBE is meeting management software for public sector organizations and public meetings. It supports work before, during, and after a meeting, including agenda building, collaboration, minutes drafting and publication, roll call, quorum management, motions, voting, and speaker lists. Its public portal provides a searchable archive of meetings and documents; Professional adds public comments and subscription lists. The plans—Core, Professional, and Enterprise—each list unlimited users and meetings, with 5 GB, 25 GB, and 75 GB of storage respectively. Enterprise includes up to 25 eScribe Academy licenses. All plans include implementation support, a Dedicated Customer Success Manager, WCAG 2.1 compliance, and listed security measures. Canadian data sovereignty is standard for Canadian customers. The software is available on the web, Windows, iOS, and Android. Board Manager, Accessibility on Demand, and livestreaming are listed as add-ons; YouTube and Vimeo livestream integration is included with Professional and Enterprise, while Core lists it as an add-on. The service is paid, with pricing on request, and has no free plan. The maker was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Good
- Supports agendas, minutes, motions, and voting
- Public portal archives meetings and documents
- All plans include unlimited users and meetings
- Includes WCAG 2.1 compliance on every plan
- Available on web, Windows, iOS, and Android
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- There is no free plan
- Closed captioning is an add-on
Who it suits
It suits public sector organizations that need structured meeting workflows and a searchable public archive. The three plans keep user and meeting limits unlimited while offering different storage amounts.
Verdict
eSCRIBE covers meeting preparation, proceedings, publication, and follow-up, with plan storage levels that vary by tier. Organizations should check which public engagement and livestreaming options are included in their selected plan.
Plans and prices
From eSCRIBE's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Priced on request | Unlimited users · unlimited meetings · 5 GB storage · WCAG 2.1 · SOC 2 Type II · Canadian data sovereignty |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited users · unlimited meetings · 75 GB storage · 10 meeting templates · 10 document templates · multi-language agendas |
| Professional | Priced on request | Unlimited users · unlimited meetings · 25 GB storage · 5 meeting templates · 5 document templates · YouTube/Vimeo integration |
The facts
Each one read from eSCRIBE's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- All listed plans state WCAG 2.1 compliance; closed captioning and multilingual captions are optional add-ons.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Action-item tracking
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Add-ons
- The maker lists Board Manager and Accessibility on Demand as add-ons available on any plan, and lists livestreaming as an add-on.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Agenda and minutes
- Meeting Manager supports agenda creation, staff-report routing, packet assembly, live minute capture, motions, votes and publication.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The reviewed official product, pricing and help pages describe integrations and mobile apps but do not publish a developer API reference or SDK download.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud and onboarding
- The product runs on Microsoft Azure, stores data in the customer’s country, and offers migration support, on-demand learning, peer support, and implementation coordinators.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The Core plan description states SOC 2 Type II and Canadian data sovereignty.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Customer retention
- Carahsoft states that eScribe reports customer retention above 95% across communities in the United States and Canada.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- The maker says Canadian data sovereignty is standard on every plan for Canadian customers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Documentation and training
- eScribe Academy provides onboarding and a full year of online learning access, and the vendor assigns implementation and customer-success contacts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play availability
- Approval Manager is published by eSCRIBE Software Ltd.; the listing shows 50+ downloads and a 13 March 2025 update.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- The product is described as cloud-based and Azure-hosted; the reviewed materials do not describe customer self-hosting.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product profile says eScribe integrates with Zoom and WebEx, while reseller materials list Microsoft Office, YouTube and Vimeo compatibility.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: bugs
- A G2 reviewer said the software has bugs and needs improvement.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: formatting
- A reviewer reported that minutes can suffer table-formatting problems and require frustrating manual fixes.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Apple app availability
- eSCRIBE Meetings Standard is a free iPad app requiring the Meeting Manager module; Pro is required for live voting, annotations and offline mode.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Approval mobile app
- Approval Manager for iOS and Android lets staff review, prioritize, approve or reject workflow requests and view Office or PDF files.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founded and size
- LinkedIn lists the privately held company as founded in 2003 with 51–200 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- The company lists Markham, Ontario, Canada as headquarters, with an address at 60 Centurian Drive #204.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- eScribe says it was founded in 2007 in Markham, Ontario.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- LinkedIn identifies the maker as eScribe and the G2 vendor profile names eScribe Software Ltd.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Markham, Ontario, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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