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8 Otter.ai alternatives for 2026
The tools buyers compare with Otter.ai, side by side on price, pricing model and what each one is built for.
Why teams look beyond Otter.ai
- Free and Pro minute caps are tight.
- Review counts and pricing details are confusing on higher tiers.
- Teams under 100 users that need SSO or SCIM.
- Teams needing botless capture.
From Otter.ai's published plan limits and recurring themes in public reviews. See the Otter.ai review for sources.
Otter.ai vs. its alternatives
| Tool | Pricing model | Starting price | G2 rating | Pricing model | Target company size | Transcription accuracy and languages | Meeting platform support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otter.ai Current | per user | Free (Basic); Pro $8.33/user/month billed annually | 4.4 (500 reviews) | Per user; free, Pro, Business, Enterprise. | Individuals to teams; Enterprise for large orgs with 100-user minimum for SSO. | Zoom and Google Meet video replay noted on Enterprise; full platform list not verified. | |
 Fireflies.ai | per user | Free; Pro $10/user/month billed annually (third-party reported) | 4.7 (751 reviews) | Per seat; credits for AI features, rate limits on API and bulk upload. | Individuals to enterprise. | Video conferencing, dialers, Chrome extension (vendor nav) | |
 Fathom | per user | Free; Team $15/user/month annual | 5.0 (6,931 reviews) | Per user; Free, Premium, Team, Business, Enterprise. | Individuals through teams; Enterprise for large orgs. | ||
 Avoma | per user (recorder seats) | $19/user/month billed annually (Startup) | 4.6 (1,350 reviews) | Per recorder seat plus add-ons. | Startup up to 25 seats, Organization up to 100, Enterprise 10+. | Reviewers note occasional errors with accents or poor audio. | |
 tl;dv | per user | $18 per seat/month billed annually (Pro) | 4.7 (463 reviews) | Per seat; Free, Pro, Business tiers shown publicly; paid plans in EUR on the vendor pricing page. | Individuals through mid-market teams (no enterprise tier on the vendor pricing page) | 30+ languages and dialects per vendor homepage; no accuracy figure published. | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams. |
 Read AI | per user | $15 per user/month billed annually (Pro) | 4.0 (38 reviews) | Per user, four tiers; all seats on the same plan. | Individuals to enterprise; Enterprise needs 5+ licenses. | Meeting reports in 16+ languages (Free plan page says 20+; inconsistent) | Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet; desktop apps and mobile for in-person. |
 Gong | per user plus platform fee | Contact sales | 4.8 (6,455 reviews) | Quote only: per-user licence plus platform fee. | Mid-market and enterprise sales teams. | Multilingual capabilities claimed, languages not specified on homepage. | Not stated on homepage. |
 Fellow | per user | $7 per user/month billed annually (Team) | 4.7 (2,385 reviews) | Per user, seat caps by plan (5/20/50/unlimited) | Small teams to enterprise; Team caps at 20 seats, Business at 50. | Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams (plus Slack) | |
 Krisp | per user | $8 per user/month billed annually (Core) | 4.6 (1,122 reviews) | Per user; Call Center AI priced per agent. | Individuals to enterprise and call centers. | About 17 languages per a 2026 third-party review; speaker IDs and timestamps. | Works across apps on desktop (Zoom, Teams, Meet) and in-person via mobile app. |
The alternatives in detail
Fireflies.ai
AI meeting notetaker with free, Pro, Business and Enterprise tiers; prices shown here come from third-party write-ups.
- Starting price
- Free; Pro $10/user/month billed annually (third-party reported)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (751 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per seat; credits for AI features, rate limits on API and bulk upload.
- Target company size
- Individuals to enterprise.
- Meeting platform support
- Video conferencing, dialers, Chrome extension (vendor nav)
- Summaries and action items
- AI Assistant, Conversation Intelligence, Live Assist (per vendor site)
Choose it if
- Teams wanting broad integrations and a free tier.
- Sales and recruiting teams recording many calls.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need published enterprise pricing.
- Teams needing botless capture (not verified)
Worth knowing
- Vendor page says to contact them for SSO; Enterprise lists SSO, SCIM, audit logs, private storage.
- HIPAA and FERPA available on Enterprise with Private Storage.
- Volume discounts above 50 members.
Fathom
AI notetaker with an unlimited free plan for recording and transcription, paid Premium, Team and Business tiers, and SSO and SCIM on Enterprise.
- Starting price
- Free; Team $15/user/month annual
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 5.0 (6,931 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user; Free, Premium, Team, Business, Enterprise.
- Target company size
- Individuals through teams; Enterprise for large orgs.
- Summaries and action items
- Instant AI summaries free; advanced summaries and AI action items on Premium.
- CRM and workflow integrations
- CRM field sync and Deal View on Business.
Choose it if
- Individuals and small teams wanting unlimited free recording.
- Sales teams needing CRM sync on Business.
Skip it if
- Teams needing SSO under Enterprise.
- Buyers needing published Enterprise price.
Worth knowing
- Free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcripts.
- Team and Business have a 2 user minimum.
- SSO and SCIM only on Enterprise.
Avoma
Meeting assistant plus conversation and revenue intelligence for sales teams, priced per recorder seat with separately priced add-ons.
- Starting price
- $19/user/month billed annually (Startup)
- Pricing model
- per user (recorder seats)
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (1,350 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per recorder seat plus add-ons.
- Target company size
- Startup up to 25 seats, Organization up to 100, Enterprise 10+.
- Transcription accuracy and languages
- Reviewers note occasional errors with accents or poor audio.
- Summaries and action items
- Ask Avoma search; notes and action items (G2 reviewers)
Choose it if
- Sales and customer success teams wanting meeting notes plus coaching.
- Teams under 100 seats.
Skip it if
- Teams that want only cheap note-taking (add-ons cost $29+/seat)
- Buyers needing non-US data hosting.
Worth knowing
- Add-ons: Conversation Intelligence $29, Revenue Intelligence $29, Lead Router $19 per seat/month annual.
- Seat caps: Startup 25, Organization 100, Enterprise minimum 10.
- All software hosted in AWS USA.
tl;dv
Meeting recorder and AI note taker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams with EU-hosted data, sold per seat with a free tier.
- Starting price
- $18 per seat/month billed annually (Pro)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (463 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per seat; Free, Pro, Business tiers shown publicly; paid plans in EUR on the vendor pricing page.
- Target company size
- Individuals through mid-market teams (no enterprise tier on the vendor pricing page)
- Transcription accuracy and languages
- 30+ languages and dialects per vendor homepage; no accuracy figure published.
- Meeting platform support
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.
Choose it if
- Teams that want EU-hosted meeting data and a low per-seat price.
- Customer-facing and sales teams that want call libraries and CRM sync.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need a published SSO/SCIM tier (not stated on the pricing page)
- In-person or phone-first meetings (platform coverage is Zoom, Meet, Teams)
Worth knowing
- Prices are shown in EUR, unusual for a category priced in USD.
- Annual discount headline (40%) overstates the real Pro/Business discount (about 38%/26%)
- Privately hosted AI is offered on request (vendor homepage)
Read AI
Cross-platform meeting, email and chat summarizer with a free tier and a SAML/SCIM tier only on its top plan.
- Starting price
- $15 per user/month billed annually (Pro)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.0 (38 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user, four tiers; all seats on the same plan.
- Target company size
- Individuals to enterprise; Enterprise needs 5+ licenses.
- Transcription accuracy and languages
- Meeting reports in 16+ languages (Free plan page says 20+; inconsistent)
- Meeting platform support
- Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet; desktop apps and mobile for in-person.
Choose it if
- Teams that want meetings, email and messages summarized in one tool.
- Budget buyers on the $15 Pro plan with unlimited transcripts.
Skip it if
- Buyers needing SSO below the top tier (SAML and SCIM only on Enterprise+)
- Teams that cannot buy a 5+ license minimum for Enterprise.
Worth knowing
- SAML and SCIM only on Enterprise+, the most expensive tier.
- Enterprise requires 5+ licenses and all workspace licenses must share one plan.
- Card payment only; no refunds, access continues to period end.
Gong
Revenue intelligence platform that records and analyzes sales calls; priced per user plus a platform fee via quote only.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- per user plus platform fee
- G2 rating
- 4.8 (6,455 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Quote only: per-user licence plus platform fee.
- Target company size
- Mid-market and enterprise sales teams.
- Transcription accuracy and languages
- Multilingual capabilities claimed, languages not specified on homepage.
- Meeting platform support
- Not stated on homepage.
Choose it if
- Sales orgs with budget for a CRM-connected revenue platform.
- Teams that need conversation analytics, forecasting and coaching together.
Skip it if
- Small teams or general-purpose meeting notes (annual contracts and platform fee)
- Buyers who need public pricing.
Worth knowing
- Platform fee is separate from per-user licence, so small teams pay a high effective per-seat price.
- Default retention is up to 3 years or contract term; data deleted 30 days after termination.
- Gong states it is not a HIPAA covered entity but maps HIPAA controls into SOC 2.
Fellow
Meeting assistant that combines agendas, AI notes and action-item tracking, with Slack, CRM and Notion sync.
- Starting price
- $7 per user/month billed annually (Team)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (2,385 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user, seat caps by plan (5/20/50/unlimited)
- Target company size
- Small teams to enterprise; Team caps at 20 seats, Business at 50.
- Meeting platform support
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams (plus Slack)
- Summaries and action items
- AI notes, summaries and action items; pre-meeting agendas.
Choose it if
- Teams that want agendas, notes and follow-ups in one tool.
- Small teams on the cheap Team plan (up to 20 seats)
Skip it if
- Companies of more than 50 seats that need less than Enterprise pricing.
- Buyers needing SCIM confirmed (only 'user provisioning' is listed)
Worth knowing
- Free and Team plans cap AI notes (5 lifetime on Free, 10 per user per month on Team); unlimited only from Business.
- Team plan hard-caps at 20 seats, so a 20-person team has no headroom.
- Enterprise starts at 10 users.
Krisp
Noise cancellation and accent conversion software that added a bot-free AI meeting assistant for transcripts and notes.
- Starting price
- $8 per user/month billed annually (Core)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (1,122 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user; Call Center AI priced per agent.
- Target company size
- Individuals to enterprise and call centers.
- Transcription accuracy and languages
- About 17 languages per a 2026 third-party review; speaker IDs and timestamps.
- Meeting platform support
- Works across apps on desktop (Zoom, Teams, Meet) and in-person via mobile app.
Choose it if
- Teams on Zoom/Meet/Teams who want notes without a bot in the call.
- Call centers (separate Call Center AI plan with SSO and SCIM)
Skip it if
- Buyers who want a pure note-taker with deep CRM sync (product started as noise cancelling)
- Teams wanting SSO below Enterprise.
Worth knowing
- G2 rating mostly reflects the noise-cancelling product, not the meeting assistant.
- Enterprise offers a choice of data center location.
- No permanent free plan, only a 7 day trial.
When to stay with Otter.ai
- Individuals and small teams wanting a free or low-cost transcription tool.
- Sales teams using Otter Sales Notetaker.