Otter.ai
Otter.ai records or ingests meeting audio to produce searchable transcripts, summaries, action items, and structured takeaways. You connect calendars or conferencing, capture meetings, and receive transcriptions, timestamps, and integrations to CRMs and storage, enabling searchable meeting knowledge across teams.
Otter documents a free Basic tier and paid Pro and Business tiers with both monthly and annual price displays; Enterprise requires contacting sales. The linked official pages list specific monthly and annual per-user numbers for Pro and Business.Is Otter.ai right for you?
Good for
- Teams that need automated meeting transcription, summaries, action items, and integrations into conferencing, calendar, and CRM systems.
- Generates automated meeting summaries, action items, and structured takeaways from every meeting.
- Integrates with conferencing, calendar, CRM, and storage tools so transcripts and meeting data flow into existing workflows.
Keep in mind
- HIPAA protection is not included by default and is offered as an add-on.
- Some enterprise security features (SSO, SCIM) require a minimum 100-user license.
- Organizations that require SSO, SCIM, or HIPAA by default for small teams (<100) should verify minimum seat requirements and add-on availability with sales before buying.
Pricing and plan limits
The linked official pages list Basic as “Free forever.” Pro and Business display both monthly and discounted annual per-user prices; Enterprise requires a demo. Some price blocks vary by the page toggle and special offers, creating ambiguity about which price applies to which billing commitment.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Generates automated meeting summaries, action items, and structured takeaways from every meeting.
Integrates with conferencing, calendar, CRM, and storage tools so transcripts and meeting data flow into existing workflows.
Limitations to consider
HIPAA protection is not included by default and is offered as an add-on.
Some enterprise security features (SSO, SCIM) require a minimum 100-user license.
Choosing a plan
Pilot Otter.ai by connecting your conferencing and calendar tools, capture several real meetings to inspect transcripts and action items, and confirm enterprise SSO, HIPAA add-on, and minimum-seat requirements with sales.
Based on the linked product documentation.
Available on
Chrome Extension, Android, Ios, Web.
Official sources
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