Otter.ai review

Otter.ai is the budget pick that still covers the full meeting workflow. Its assistant joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, transcribes live with speaker names and produces summaries with action items and outlines. The Basic plan is free with 300 transcription minutes a month and a 30 minute limit per conversation. Pro costs $8.33 per user per month billed annually and raises the allowance to 1,200 minutes, 90 minutes per meeting, unlimited storage, advanced templates and Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations. Business at $19.99 removes the meeting cap, allows 4 hour meetings and 3 concurrent meetings, and adds usage analytics and activity logs. Otter AI Chat answers questions across meetings, and an MCP server connects it to AI assistants. The main limits are the minute caps on lower tiers and transcription in six languages, fewer than several rivals here.

Who it is for

Individuals and small teams that want live transcripts and summaries at the lowest paid price on this list.

Price

Free plan; Pro from $8.33 per user per month billed annually.

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Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet to write and share notes automatically
• Live transcription with speaker identification
• Automated summaries with action items and outlines
• Otter AI Chat within and across meetings, plus an MCP server
• Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations from Pro

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lowest verified paid price on this list
• Strength: Free plan includes 300 monthly transcription minutes
• Strength: Business plan offers unlimited meetings up to 4 hours each
• Weakness: Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and Pro at 90 minutes
• Weakness: Pro has 1,200 recording minutes per user per month
• Weakness: SSO and SCIM need Enterprise with a 100-user license minimum

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, 300 monthly transcription minutes
• Pro: $8.33 per user per month billed annually
• Business: $19.99 per user per month billed annually
• Transcription languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese

Where it ranks

Otter.ai is No. 3 in our Best AI Meeting Assistants verdict.