Transkribe vs Otter
Both turn your meetings into transcripts and notes. Here's how they differ, from each company's own pricing page, including where Otter is ahead.
| Transkribe | Otter | |
|---|---|---|
| Free minutes each month | 120 | 300 |
| Longest recording, free | No limit | 30 minutes |
| Uploading files, free | As many as your minutes allow, up to 100 MB each | 3 files, ever |
| Pro price | $9.99 a month, or $79 a year (coming soon) | $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month billed yearly |
| Pro minutes each month | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| Longest recording, Pro | No limit | 90 minutes |
| Transcription languages | Nearly 60, including conversations that switch languages | 6: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese |
| Joins Zoom, Meet and Teams calls by itself | Not yet | Yes |
| Apps | iPhone and web (Android coming soon) | iPhone, Android and web |
What each does better
Transkribe
- No limit on how long a recording can be, on any plan: a two-hour workshop or a lecture is one recording.
- Transcribes nearly 60 languages, and translates the transcript and notes into another in one tap.
- Pro costs less, paid monthly or yearly.
- Notes shaped for the meeting: a sales call, a 1:1, a lecture, or your own template.
- Your recordings are never used to train AI.
Otter
- More free minutes each month (300), though each recording stops at 30 minutes.
- A bot that joins your Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls for you. Transkribe's is on the way.
- An Android app today.
Which should you pick?
Pick Transkribe if your important conversations happen in person or on the phone, run long, or aren't in English: interviews, client visits, workshops, lectures.
Pick Otter if almost all your meetings are online and you want a bot to join them for you today.
Try Transkribe free: 120 minutes every month, no card, no length limit.
Try Transkribe freeOtter's prices and limits are from otter.ai/pricing on October 14, 2026: list prices before discounts, for one user. Otter is a trademark of Otter.ai, Inc.; Transkribe isn't affiliated with it.