Fireflies.ai
AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes your meetings across every major call platform
Freemium
Otter.ai
Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat
Freemium
Verdict
Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai are both Audio & Speech AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Otter.ai is available on Windows and macOS.
Best overall
Otter.ai
- Sales teams
- Students and educators
- Journalists and media teams
- Recruiters
Choose Fireflies.ai if
- You want a tool built for Teams that want automatic meeting records and CRM-ready notes across many call platforms.
- Permanent free tier with unlimited transcription and 100+ language support.
- Works across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and other platforms, plus file uploads.
Choose Otter.ai if
- You want a tool built for meeting transcription and summaries.
- Permanent free plan with 300 monthly transcription minutes.
- Works through a notetaker bot or bot-free via desktop apps and Chrome extension.
- Best for beginners
- Fireflies.ai
- Best for business
- Fireflies.ai
Features
18 features compared.
- AI Notetaker BotFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- AI Summaries and Action ItemsFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiAvailable
- AskFred AssistantFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- Multilingual TranscriptionFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- Conversation IntelligenceFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- Search and SoundbitesFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- AI Skills and AppsFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- Integrations and MCP ServerFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- Chrome Extension and UploadsFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiNot available
- Live transcriptionFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- Notetaker botFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- Bot-free recordingFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- AI summaries and action itemsFireflies.aiAvailableOtter.aiAvailable
- Otter AI ChatFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- ChannelsFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- File importFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- CRM syncFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
- Otter MCP serverFireflies.aiNot availableOtter.aiAvailable
Pricing
Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.
- Pricing modelFireflies.aiFreemiumOtter.aiFreemium
- Free planFireflies.aiYesOtter.aiYes
- Starting priceFireflies.ai$0Otter.ai$0
- PlansFireflies.ai4 plansOtter.ai4 plans
Fireflies.ai plans
Free
$0
For individuals starting out
- Unlimited transcription
- limited AI summaries
- 400 mins storage per team
- 20 AI credits
Pro
$18/user/mo
For professional individuals and small teams
- Unlimited AI summaries
- 8,000 mins storage per seat
- video recording
- AI Skills
- unlimited integrations
Business
Most popular$29/user/mo
For fast growing businesses
- Unlimited storage
- conversation intelligence
- team analytics
- multi-language mode
- user groups
Enterprise
$39/user/mo
For large scale enterprises
- SSO
- SCIM
- audit logs
- HIPAA compliance
- private storage
- custom data retention
Otter.ai plans
Basic
$0
For those who want to give it a try
- 300 monthly transcription minutes
- 30 minutes per conversation
- 3 lifetime file imports
- Live transcription
- AI Chat
- iOS and Android apps
Pro
Most popular$16.99/user/mo
For individuals and small teams
- 1,200 monthly transcription minutes
- 90 minutes per meeting
- 10 monthly file imports
- Advanced search and export
- Custom vocabulary
- Salesforce and HubSpot and Zapier integrations
Business
$30/user/mo
For medium-sized teams
- Unlimited meetings and recordings
- 4 hours per meeting
- Unlimited file imports
- 3 concurrent meetings
- Custom AI workflows
- Admin activity logs and usage analytics
- Prioritized support
Enterprise
Custom/custom
For large teams and companies
- Everything in Business
- SSO and SCIM and Domain Capture
- Otter API and Webhooks
- Custom CRM and dialer integrations
- HIPAA compliance add-on
- Customer Success Program
Our ratings
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.
- Fireflies.ai
- 8.3overall
- Otter.ai
- 8.4overall
Fireflies.ai leads in 1 category and Otter.ai in 1.
Ease of Use
Otter.ai leads by 0.4- Fireflies.ai
- 8.6
- Otter.ai
- 9.0
Feature Depth
- Fireflies.ai
- 8.8
- Otter.ai
- Not rated
Value for Money
Fireflies.ai leads by 0.2- Fireflies.ai
- 8.0
- Otter.ai
- 7.8
Performance & Speed
- Fireflies.ai
- 8.2
- Otter.ai
- Not rated
Documentation & Support
- Fireflies.ai
- 8.0
- Otter.ai
- Not rated
Transcription Accuracy
- Fireflies.ai
- Not rated
- Otter.ai
- 8.4
Meeting Summaries & Action Items
- Fireflies.ai
- Not rated
- Otter.ai
- 8.5
Integrations
- Fireflies.ai
- Not rated
- Otter.ai
- 8.3
Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.
Pros and cons
Fireflies.ai
Pros
- Permanent free tier with unlimited transcription and 100+ language support.
- Works across Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and other platforms, plus file uploads.
- Broad integrations covering CRM, ATS, dialers, Slack and an MCP server.
- Conversation analytics and team insights on the Business plan.
- Web, iOS, Android and Chrome extension coverage plus a desktop app with a public API.
Cons
- Free plan limits AI summaries and caps storage at 400 minutes per team.
- Per-seat pricing rises quickly for teams: Business is $29 per seat on monthly billing.
- AI credit pools are small (20 to 50 per plan), and some features consume credits.
- HIPAA compliance, SSO and audit logs require the sales-led Enterprise plan.
Otter.ai
Pros
- Permanent free plan with 300 monthly transcription minutes
- Works through a notetaker bot or bot-free via desktop apps and Chrome extension
- Summaries, action items and AI Chat across past meetings
- Apps for web, iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, rated 4.8 on the App Store from 86K ratings
- Integrations with Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Slack and CRMs such as Salesforce and HubSpot
Cons
- Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and file imports at 3 lifetime
- Pro caps monthly transcription at 1,200 minutes and meetings at 90 minutes
- Business costs $30 per user per month on monthly billing
- API access, SSO and HIPAA add-on require the Enterprise plan
- Transcription is limited to six listed languages
Platforms
- WebFireflies.aiSupportedOtter.aiSupported
- WindowsFireflies.aiNot supportedOtter.aiSupported
- macOSFireflies.aiNot supportedOtter.aiSupported
- iOSFireflies.aiSupportedOtter.aiSupported
- AndroidFireflies.aiSupportedOtter.aiSupported
- APIFireflies.aiSupportedOtter.aiSupported
- Browser ExtensionFireflies.aiNot supportedOtter.aiNot supported
- Chrome ExtensionFireflies.aiSupportedOtter.aiSupported
Integrations
Fireflies.ai
14 integrations- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Asana
- Trello
- Greenhouse
- Lever
- BambooHR
- Aircall
- RingCentral
- Zapier
Otter.ai
13 integrations- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Meet
- Google Calendar
- Slack
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Zapier
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Asana
- ClickUp
- Claude
Company
- CompanyFireflies.aiFireflies.ai CorpOtter.aiOtter.ai, Inc.
- FoundedFireflies.aiNot listedOtter.ai2016
- HeadquartersFireflies.aiNot listedOtter.aiMountain View, CA
- ListingFireflies.aiClaimedOtter.aiClaimed
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fireflies.ai better than Otter.ai?
It depends on your workflow. Fireflies.ai is built for Teams that want automatic meeting records and CRM-ready notes across many call platforms. Otter.ai is built for meeting transcription and summaries.
What are the key feature differences between Fireflies.ai and Otter.ai?
Fireflies.ai: AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes your meetings across every major call platform. Otter.ai: Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat.
Does Fireflies.ai or Otter.ai have a free plan?
Yes, both do. Fireflies.ai is freemium and Otter.ai is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.
Which is cheaper, Fireflies.ai or Otter.ai?
Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.