Otter.ai

Meeting transcription and notes with searchable history.

Business Productivity Free plan

Pricing: Free 300 min/mo; Pro $16.99/mo ($8.33 annual); Business $30/mo ($19.99 annual)

Best for
Teams that need a searchable record of every meeting
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
No
API
No
Integrations
Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Slack
Facts checked
28 August 2026
Website
otter.ai

What is Otter.ai?

Otter joins your calls, transcribes them, and produces a summary with action items. Everything stays searchable afterwards.

What it does well

Turning a month of meetings into something you can search. The summary is convenient; the archive is what changes how you work.

Who should use it

Consultants, project managers and anyone who runs client calls and later needs to prove what was agreed.

Who should not use it

Teams in regulated environments with strict recording rules, and anyone whose meetings are highly technical — jargon-heavy audio still produces transcripts that need correcting.

Pros and cons

Strengths

  • Joins calendar meetings without being asked twice
  • Search across months of meetings is the real value
  • Genuinely usable free tier for light use

Limitations

  • Free tier caps at 300 minutes a month and 3 lifetime imports
  • Accuracy drops with heavy accents, crosstalk and jargon
  • Recording other people has consent implications — check local law

How we evaluated this tool

Not tested hands-on by us. This entry is based on the vendor’s public documentation and pricing pages as of the date shown above. We label untested tools rather than implying testing we did not do. Read our review method.

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