Why won’t any agency tell you the price upfront?
We checked the websites of 15 court reporting agencies. Not one lists a price.
Without a public price, the price depends on who is asking. Big firms negotiate discounts. Smaller firms pay full price, and find out what it was when the invoice arrives.
TrialBase puts the price up front: a licensed California CSR, before you book.
Not one agency site lists a price. TrialBase shows it for a licensed CSR before you book.
Or
- $769 for a two-hour remote deposition in California.
- Zoom room, exhibits and appearance fee included.
- Licensed California CSRs, not digital recorders. Guaranteed appearance.
- VeritextSchedule a Depositionnot listed
- EsquireSchedule a Proceedingnot listed
- U.S. Legal SupportGet in Touchnot listed
- StenoSchedule Nownot listed
- LexitasContact Usnot listed
- Planet DeposLet’s Connectnot listed
- TrialBaseLicensed California CSR, two-hour remote deposition$769
From each agency’s public website on Oct 24, 2026. Names belong to their owners and appear only to compare what each site shows. TrialBase is not affiliated with any of them.
The price shows up on the invoice
An agency invoice is built from a rate card you rarely see before the deposition. These are line items agencies bill for, as named in one national agency’s own invoice guide. The amounts depend on your rate card.
- Appearance fee$ ?
- Original + 1 certified copy, per page$ ?
- Minimum transcript fee$ ?
- Exhibits, per page$ ?
- Transcript production & processing$ ?
- E-transcript$ ?
- Remote litigation package$ ?
- Late booking fee$ ?
- Licensed CA CSR, 2 hours$769
- Zoom roomincluded
- Exhibitsincluded
- Appearance feeincluded
- Transcript, 40 pages per hourincluded
How booking works
1. See the price
Pick the length, add an expert or a videographer, and the total is on the screen.
2. Send the notice
We book a Certified Shorthand Reporter and send every party the Zoom link.
3. Get the transcript
Download it or order a printed copy, and it is added to your case in TrialBase AI.
Know the price before you book.
Create your account and see the estimate for your next deposition.