Best Free Otter.ai Alternatives
29 alternatives to Otter.ai with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Otter.ai — Meetings that take notes for themselvesInput: audio · Output: text
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Meeting notes that answer questions later
Meeting notes you can question later; free trial, from $18 a month
Input: audio, video · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $18/mo
92%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Skip to parts that matter
Jump straight to the moments that matter in a recording; free tier
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $25/mo
88%Strong alternative · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Supernormal App costs nothing
Free note taker for meetings
Input: audio · Output: text, documents, slides
Free plan
84%Strong alternative · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Meeting notes land in your inbox before you've left the call
Summaries land in your inbox before you leave the call; free to start
Input: audio · Output: text
Free plan
78%Strong alternative
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Zoom AI Companion jumps into your Zoom meeting to transcribe what everyone's saying in real time
Lives inside Zoom itself, transcribing live as people talk; free
Input: text, audio · Output: text
Free plan
76%Strong alternative · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Also tagged for
Personal Assistant
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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NoteX AI Meeting Agent is the most advanced multilingual meeting assistant built for busy global professionals.
It seamlessly captures conversations across online meetings, in-person discussions, and
Multilingual meeting assistant for busy global professionals; from $12.99 a month
Input: audio, documents, web pages · Output: text, audio, slides
Free planFrom $12.99/mo
75%Strong alternative · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Any room becomes quiet for calls
Call noise cancellation that also transcribes and takes notes; free trial
Input: audio · Output: text, audio
Free planFrom $8/mo
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Also tagged for
Noise CancellationCall Centers
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Meeting recordings get processed through a multi-stage pipeline that handles audio capture, speaker diarization, speech-to-text conversion, and natural language processing for summarization
Captures audio, labels speakers and summarizes; Zoom, Meet and Teams; team features
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $14.99/moTeams
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Read AI is an AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
Notetaker feeding Salesforce, HubSpot and Jira; mobile app, extension and API
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $15/moAPIMobile appBrowser extensionTeams
72%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
00
How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Capture, transcribe, and summarize any meeting right from your browser—instantly and for just $0
Capture and summarize meetings right in the browser; free tier
Input: audio, documents · Output: text
Free planFrom $14/mo
70%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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VOMO AI is an AI meeting notes and audio transcription app.
Phone-friendly app for audio transcription and meeting notes; team features
Input: audio, video, web pages · Output: text
Free planMobile appTeams
66%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Granola is an AI notepad for back-to-back meetings.
Notepad for back-to-back meetings; mobile app, API, Slack and Notion links
Input: text, audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $14/moAPIMobile appTeams
62%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
Score set by our editors after reviewing both products; the overlap below is what they weighed.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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TicNote Cloud captures meeting conversations through on-device AI recording, eliminating the need for visible meeting bots that join calls
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $6.58/moBrowser extensionTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Amie records your meetings from the Mac notch without dropping a bot into the call
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $20/moTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals14/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Also tagged for
Personal AssistantScheduling
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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DiscMeet runs as a Discord bot that joins voice channels and transcribes conversations in real time
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $9.99/moTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Wave captures audio in the background while you keep working
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planMobile app
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Mumble Note turns rambling voice recordings into organized notes you can actually use
Input: text, images, audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $3/moMobile app
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Sales teams lose deals because they miss buying signals hidden in tone shifts, fleeting facial expressions, and subtle body language cues that traditional call recording cannot catch
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $19/moTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
Meetings
Also tagged for
Sales
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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AI assistant for every meeting you have
Input: text, audio, documents · Output: documents, slides
Free planFrom $10/mo
59%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals14/25
- Feature description similarity15/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Also tagged for
Document CreationPresentations
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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MeetGeek is an AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings, then carries the follow-up work forward.
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $9.99/moAPIMobile appBrowser extensionTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity14/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Jamie is a meeting intelligence platform that turns every meeting into knowledge a team can act on.
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $21/moAPIMobile appTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals18/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote Taking
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Bluedot is a bot-free AI note taker that captures, transcribes and summarizes meetings without a recording bot joining the call.
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $14/moAPIMobile appBrowser extensionTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Transkriptor is an AI transcription service that turns audio recordings, video files and live meetings into editable text in more than 100 languages.
Input: audio, video, web pages · Output: text
Free planFrom $9.99/moMobile appBrowser extensionTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Happy Scribe is an AI transcription service and meeting notetaker that works in more than 150 languages and dialects.
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $8.5/moMobile appTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals14/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsTranscription
Also tagged for
Subtitles
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Plaud NotePin is a wearable AI note taker that records conversations and turns them into transcripts and summaries.
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $8.33/moAPIMobile appTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Notta is an AI note taker that records and transcribes meetings, interviews, lectures and uploaded recordings, then summarizes them and turns the content into deliverables such as slide decks and i...
Input: audio, video · Output: text, images, slides
Free planFrom $8.17/moMobile appTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Tactiq is an AI note taker for Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams that works as a Chrome extension.
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $6.67/moBrowser extensionTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsNote TakingTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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A therapist in private practice sees a client who mentions something that sounds familiar from three sessions ago, but can't quite recall the details while maintaining presence in the conversation
Input: audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $32/moTeams
61%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Otter.ai
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
Meetings
Also tagged for
Interview PrepSales
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Superwhisper is a voice-to-text app that turns speech into polished writing in whatever application is open.
Input: audio, video · Output: text
Free planFrom $8.49/moMobile app
58%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Otter.ai's goals14/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Capped below the editor-ranked picks above it.
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Otter.ai for
MeetingsTranscription
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top Otter.ai alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireflies.ai | 92% | audio, video | text, data | From $18/mo | Yes | — | AI Meeting Assistant |
| tl;dv | 88% | audio, video | text | From $25/mo | Yes | — | AI Meeting Assistant |
| Supernormal App | 84% | audio | text, documents, slides | Free | Yes | — | AI Meeting Assistant |
| Fathom | 78% | audio | text | Freemium | Yes | — | AI Note Taker |
| Zoom AI Companion | 76% | text, audio | text | Free | Yes | — | AI Meeting Assistant |
| NoteX AI Meeting Agent | 75% | audio, documents, web pages | text, audio, slides | From $12.99/mo | Yes | — | AI Meeting Assistant |
Frequently asked
What is the best free Otter.ai alternative?
Fireflies.ai (92% match) is the closest free alternative to Otter.ai: Meeting notes that answer questions later. tl;dv (88% match) and Supernormal App (84% match) come next.
What is the best Otter.ai alternative for transcribing audio?
VOMO AI ranks first for transcribing audio at 78% match. See the full list of Otter.ai alternatives for Transcription.
What is the best Otter.ai alternative for taking notes?
Fathom ranks first for taking notes at 90% match. See the full list of Otter.ai alternatives for Note Taking.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Otter.ai's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of Otter.ai's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.