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Otter.ai

Otter.ai is an AI meeting notetaker and conversational knowledge engine that transcribes every meeting, turns conversations into searchable knowledge, and generates summaries with decisions and action items. Best for: Teams and individuals who want meetings automatically transcribed and turned into summaries, action items, and searchable knowledge — especially sales, recruiting, education, and media teams syncing notes to CRM/ATS tools..

Otter.ai official website, captured June 2026
Official Otter.ai site as of 2026-06-12.

At a glance

CategoryAI Tools
Starts at$8.49/user/month (Pro plan, billed annually at 50% off; $16.99/user/month billed monthly)
PricingFree Basic plan (free forever) with Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Meet support. Pro is $16.99/user/month, or $8.49/user/month billed annually (save 50%), with 1,200 in-app recording minutes. Business is $30/user/month on the pricing page ($24 with a 20%-off-for-3-months promo; the homepage advertises Business from $19.99/month per user with a 7-day free trial) and adds unlimited meetings and custom AI workflows. An Enterprise tier adds SSO, SCIM, domain capture, HIPAA compliance (add-on), and Otter API & webhooks via a scheduled demo. Education discount: Otter Pro at $6.67/month billed $79.99 annually for .edu emails.
Best forTeams and individuals who want meetings automatically transcribed and turned into summaries, action items, and searchable knowledge — especially sales, recruiting, education, and media teams syncing notes to CRM/ATS tools.

Key features

  • Automatic AI transcription of meetings (Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams) that turns every conversation into searchable knowledge
  • AI meeting summaries with decisions, action items, and insights — next steps automatically captured and assigned from every meeting
  • Otter AI Chat that searches across your meetings and connected apps to answer questions and create follow-ups, reports, and content
  • Specialized AI agents (SDR Agent for lead qualification and live demos; Recruiting Agent with Greenhouse notes sync) plus Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, and Slack integrations
  • Desktop app for bot-free meeting recording, alongside iOS/Android apps and a Chrome extension; Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, and HIPAA add-on

Pricing

Free Basic plan (free forever) with Zoom, MS Teams, and Google Meet support. Pro is $16.99/user/month, or $8.49/user/month billed annually (save 50%), with 1,200 in-app recording minutes. Business is $30/user/month on the pricing page ($24 with a 20%-off-for-3-months promo; the homepage advertises Business from $19.99/month per user with a 7-day free trial) and adds unlimited meetings and custom AI workflows. An Enterprise tier adds SSO, SCIM, domain capture, HIPAA compliance (add-on), and Otter API & webhooks via a scheduled demo. Education discount: Otter Pro at $6.67/month billed $79.99 annually for .edu emails. Confirm current terms on the vendor site before buying.

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Alternatives

Worth comparing: Notion Ai, Claude.

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