Comparison
MeetingNote vs. Otter.ai
Otter.ai is a live meeting bot: it joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet calls and transcribes them in real time. MeetingNote is built around capturing from more than just live meetings — recordings, YouTube videos, documents, images, podcasts, and plain text, not just a bot in a call. That difference in scope drives most of what's below.
Pricing and features verified against Otter.ai's own pricing page on 2026-08-25 — competitor pricing and features change; check their site for current details.
| MeetingNote | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 note per source type, then upgrade | 300 transcription minutes/month, 3 lifetime file imports |
| Cheapest paid plan | €6.99/week — every feature included | $8.33/user/month (billed annually) — usage-limited (1,200 min/month, 90 min/meeting cap) |
| Capture sources | Recording, Zoom, YouTube, documents, images, podcasts, Instagram, text, links | Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet (live), plus limited file import |
| Transcription languages | 110 languages | 6 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese) |
| Study tools (quizzes, flashcards) | Included on every plan | Not offered |
| Team/enterprise admin (SSO, SCIM, activity logs, CRM sync) | Not offered | Included on Business/Enterprise plans |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows | Web, iOS, Android |
Pick Otter.ai if
- Your team lives in back-to-back Zoom/Teams/Meet calls and wants a bot that joins automatically.
- You need enterprise admin controls — SSO, SCIM, activity logs, Salesforce/HubSpot sync.
- You specifically need live captioning inside a video call as it happens.
Pick MeetingNote if
- Your source material isn't just live meetings — lecture recordings, YouTube videos, PDFs, or podcasts.
- You want flashcards or quizzes generated from what you captured, not just a summary.
- You'd rather have one flat price with everything included than a usage-metered tier.
Also comparing MeetingNote to a different tool? See MeetingNote vs. Fireflies.ai →