📊 Otter.ai by the Numbers
🚀 Real-Time Transcription Excellence
Live Transcription
Industry-leading real-time transcription that captures conversations as they happen with 95% accuracy, even in noisy environments.
- • Real-time transcription during live meetings
- • Speaker identification & labeling
- • Works on mobile, web, and desktop
OtterPilot AI Assistant
Smart AI meeting assistant that automatically joins calls, takes notes, generates summaries, and creates action items from your meetings.
- • Automatic meeting summaries
- • AI-generated action items
- • Chat with your meeting notes
Collaboration Features
Share transcripts instantly, add comments in real-time, and collaborate with teammates during and after meetings.
- • Real-time collaborative editing
- • Highlight & comment on transcripts
- • Share meeting notes instantly
Smart Search
Find any word, phrase, or topic across all your meetings with powerful search functionality and keyword detection.
- • Search across all meetings
- • Keyword highlighting
- • Topic & sentiment tracking
Platform Integrations
Works seamlessly with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and integrates with popular productivity tools.
- • Zoom, Teams, Google Meet support
- • Salesforce & HubSpot integration
- • Slack notifications & sharing
Generous Free Plan
Get 300 minutes of transcription monthly for free - perfect for students, freelancers, and small teams getting started.
- • 300 free minutes monthly
- • No credit card required
- • Full feature access on free plan
⚖️ Otter.ai Pros & Cons
✓Strengths
- • Best-in-class accuracy: 95% transcription accuracy even in challenging audio conditions
- • Real-time processing: See transcripts appear live during meetings and conversations
- • Generous free tier: 300 minutes monthly with full features, no credit card required
- • User-friendly interface: Intuitive design perfect for students and non-technical users
- • Mobile excellence: Outstanding mobile app for recording lectures and interviews
⚠Limitations
- • English only: Currently supports only US and UK English - no multilingual options
- • Limited enterprise features: Fewer admin controls and security features compared to enterprise tools
- • Basic integrations: Narrower integration ecosystem compared to business-focused competitors
- • Accent challenges: Can struggle with heavy accents or technical jargon occasionally
🎯 Perfect For These Users
Students & Academics
Perfect for recording lectures, interviews, and study sessions. The mobile app and free tier make it ideal for educational use.
Journalists & Creators
Excellent for interviews, podcasts, and content creation. Real-time transcription lets you focus on the conversation.
Small Teams & Freelancers
Great for small businesses and solo professionals who need reliable meeting transcription without enterprise complexity.
💰 2025 Pricing Plans
Free Plan
- • 300 minutes transcription monthly
- • 40 minutes per conversation
- • Basic collaboration features
- • Mobile & web apps
Pro Plan
- • 1,800 minutes monthly
- • 4 hours per conversation
- • Advanced search & keywords
- • Export options
- • Priority customer support
Business Plan
- • 6,000 minutes monthly
- • Unlimited conversation length
- • Team workspaces
- • Admin dashboard
- • SAML SSO support