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Lindy vs Otter.ai

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Lindy is listed under Productivity and Otter.ai under Audio & Speech AI. Otter.ai scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 7.7 out of 10), led by ease of use and value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Lindy is available on Slack App. Only Otter.ai is available on Windows, macOS and iOS and offers an API.

Best overall

Otter.ai

  • Sales teams
  • Students and educators
  • Journalists and media teams
  • Recruiters

Choose Lindy if

  • You want a tool built for inbox and calendar management, meeting follow-up, scheduled reports and briefs, and routine CRM and support updates.
  • Works inside Slack, iMessage and email, so no separate dashboard is needed.
  • 40+ built-in skills and custom skills shared across the whole team.

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
Lindy
Best for business
Lindy

Features

17 features compared.

  • Skills
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Scheduled Routines
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Meeting Notes
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Inbox and Calendar Management
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Editable Memory
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Approval Gates
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Multi-Channel Access
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Model Choice and Computer Use
    Lindy
    Available
    Otter.ai
    Not available
  • Live transcription
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • Notetaker bot
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • Bot-free recording
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • AI summaries and action items
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • Otter AI Chat
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • Channels
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • File import
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • CRM sync
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available
  • Otter MCP server
    Lindy
    Not available
    Otter.ai
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Lindy
    Free trial
    Otter.ai
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Lindy
    Yes
    Otter.ai
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Lindy
    Custom
    Otter.ai
    $0
  • Plans
    Lindy
    3 plans
    Otter.ai
    4 plans

Lindy plans

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations with compliance needs

    • Everything in Team
    • SSO and SCIM
    • audit logs
    • HIPAA with signed BAA
    • dedicated support

  • Free

    $0

    Trial allowance of $50 in credits, no credit card required

    • $50 in free credits valid for 7 days
    • Slack-native teammate
    • 40+ skills
    • meeting notes
    • approvals

  • Team

    $49.99/user/mo

    Teams with pooled monthly credits

    • 5,000 credits per month pooled across the team
    • model selection per task
    • computer use
    • live onboarding
    • credit top-ups

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.

Lindy
7.7overall
Otter.ai
8.4overall

Lindy leads in 0 categories and Otter.ai in 2.

  • Ease of Use

    Otter.ai leads by 0.7
    Lindy
    8.3
    Otter.ai
    9.0

  • Feature Depth

    Lindy
    8.2
    Otter.ai
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Otter.ai leads by 0.8
    Lindy
    7.0
    Otter.ai
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Lindy
    7.6
    Otter.ai
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Lindy
    7.4
    Otter.ai
    Not rated

  • Transcription Accuracy

    Lindy
    Not rated
    Otter.ai
    8.4

  • Meeting Summaries & Action Items

    Lindy
    Not rated
    Otter.ai
    8.5

  • Integrations

    Lindy
    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

Lindy

Pros

  • Works inside Slack, iMessage and email, so no separate dashboard is needed.
  • 40+ built-in skills and custom skills shared across the whole team.
  • Approval gates keep sending and publishing actions under human control.
  • Editable plain-file memory makes the assistant's context inspectable.
  • Claims 1,500+ integrations plus MCP support, with SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance.

Cons

  • Free access is a $50 credit allowance that expires after 7 days, not a lasting free tier.
  • Team pricing starts at $49.99 per user per month, and credit metering makes costs less predictable.
  • Monthly credits do not roll over and actions pause when credits run out.
  • No public API or SDK is documented, and no released native mobile app could be confirmed.

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

  • Web
    Lindy
    Supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported
  • Windows
    Lindy
    Not supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported
  • macOS
    Lindy
    Not supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported
  • iOS
    Lindy
    Not supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported
  • Android
    Lindy
    Not supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported
  • API
    Lindy
    Not supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Lindy
    Not supported
    Otter.ai
    Not supported
  • Slack App
    Lindy
    Supported
    Otter.ai
    Not supported
  • Chrome Extension
    Lindy
    Supported
    Otter.ai
    Supported

Integrations

Lindy

18 integrations
  • Slack
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • PostHog
  • Figma
  • Zoom
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zapier

Otter.ai

13 integrations
  • Zoom
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Meet
  • Google Calendar
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • Asana
  • ClickUp
  • Claude

Company

  • Company
    Lindy
    Lindy
    Otter.ai
    Otter.ai, Inc.
  • Founded
    Lindy
    2023
    Otter.ai
    2016
  • Headquarters
    Lindy
    San Francisco, CA
    Otter.ai
    Mountain View, CA
  • Listing
    Lindy
    Claimed
    Otter.ai
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Lindy better than Otter.ai?

It depends on your workflow. Lindy is built for inbox and calendar management, meeting follow-up, scheduled reports and briefs, and routine CRM and support updates. Otter.ai is built for meeting transcription and summaries.

What are the key feature differences between Lindy and Otter.ai?

Lindy: AI teammate that handles email, meetings and recurring work across your team's tools. Otter.ai: Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat.

Does Lindy or Otter.ai have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Lindy is free trial and Otter.ai is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Lindy or Otter.ai?

Lindy starts at Custom and Otter.ai starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.