Otter.ai
Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat
Freemium
Reclaim.ai
AI calendar assistant that schedules focus time, habits, tasks and meetings around your day
Freemium
Verdict
Otter.ai is listed under Audio & Speech AI and Reclaim.ai under AI Assistants. Otter.ai scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 8.0 out of 10), led by ease of use. Both have a free plan or trial. 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 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.
Choose Reclaim.ai if
- You want a tool built for protecting focus time and habits automatically on a shared Google or Outlook calendar.
- Free Lite plan for individuals with no credit card required.
- Works with both Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar.
- Best for beginners
- Otter.ai
- Best for business
- Otter.ai
Features
18 features compared.
- Live transcriptionOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- Notetaker botOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- Bot-free recordingOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- AI summaries and action itemsOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- Otter AI ChatOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- ChannelsOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- File importOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- CRM syncOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- Otter MCP serverOtter.aiAvailableReclaim.aiNot available
- AI Focus TimeOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- Habits and BuffersOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- Smart MeetingsOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- Scheduling LinksOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- Task SchedulingOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- AI Assistant and AgentsOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- Calendar Sync and Team OOOOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- Analytics and Time TrackingOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
- MCP SupportOtter.aiNot availableReclaim.aiAvailable
Pricing
Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.
- Pricing modelOtter.aiFreemiumReclaim.aiFreemium
- Free planOtter.aiYesReclaim.aiYes
- Starting priceOtter.ai$0Reclaim.ai$0
- PlansOtter.ai4 plansReclaim.ai4 plans
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
Reclaim.ai plans
Lite
$0
Free plan for a single user
- 1 seat
- 1 week scheduling range
- 1 calendar sync
- 1 scheduling link
- 5 AI agents
- Focus Time
- Habits
- Buffer Time
- Smart Meetings
- limited integrations
Starter
$12/user/mo
For small teams, up to 10 seats
- 8 week scheduling range
- 3 calendar syncs
- 3 scheduling links
- 10 AI agents per seat
- unlimited integrations
Business
Most popular$18/user/mo
For teams, up to 100 seats
- 12 week scheduling range
- unlimited calendar syncs
- unlimited scheduling links
- 100 AI agents per seat
- Team OOO Calendar
- delegated access
- webhooks
Enterprise
$22/user/mo
For organizations with over 100 seats
- Unlimited AI agents per seat
- SSO and SCIM
- org-chart aware scheduling
- analytics-only seats via sales
Our ratings
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.
- Otter.ai
- 8.4overall
- Reclaim.ai
- 8.0overall
Otter.ai leads in 1 category and Reclaim.ai in 0, with 1 tied.
Transcription Accuracy
- Otter.ai
- 8.4
- Reclaim.ai
- Not rated
Meeting Summaries & Action Items
- Otter.ai
- 8.5
- Reclaim.ai
- Not rated
Integrations
- Otter.ai
- 8.3
- Reclaim.ai
- Not rated
Ease of Use
Otter.ai leads by 0.7- Otter.ai
- 9.0
- Reclaim.ai
- 8.3
Value for Money
Tied- Otter.ai
- 7.8
- Reclaim.ai
- 7.8
Feature Depth
- Otter.ai
- Not rated
- Reclaim.ai
- 8.4
Performance & Speed
- Otter.ai
- Not rated
- Reclaim.ai
- 7.8
Documentation & Support
- Otter.ai
- Not rated
- Reclaim.ai
- 7.6
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
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
Reclaim.ai
Pros
- Free Lite plan for individuals with no credit card required
- Works with both Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar
- Task sync from Asana, Jira, Linear, ClickUp and Todoist
- Preview Mode lets users review changes before attendees see them
- Enterprise security: SOC 2 Type II, SSO and SCIM
Cons
- No native iOS or Android app, per Reclaim's own help center
- Free Lite plan is limited to a 1-week scheduling range, 1 calendar sync and 1 scheduling link
- Pricing page is inconsistent on annual savings (20% vs 29%) and Attendee User pack prices
- Some reviewers report leftover calendar events after disconnecting and slow support responses (review sites, Trustpilot)
Platforms
- WebOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiSupported
- WindowsOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiNot supported
- macOSOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiNot supported
- iOSOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiNot supported
- AndroidOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiNot supported
- APIOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiNot supported
- Browser ExtensionOtter.aiNot supportedReclaim.aiNot supported
- Chrome ExtensionOtter.aiSupportedReclaim.aiNot supported
Integrations
Otter.ai
13 integrations- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Meet
- Google Calendar
- Slack
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Zapier
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Asana
- ClickUp
- Claude
Reclaim.ai
14 integrations- Google Calendar
- Outlook Calendar
- Slack
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- Microsoft Teams
- Asana
- Jira
- Linear
- ClickUp
- Todoist
- Google Tasks
- Raycast
- Webhooks
Company
- CompanyOtter.aiOtter.ai, Inc.Reclaim.aiReclaim.ai, Inc.
- FoundedOtter.ai2016Reclaim.aiNot listed
- HeadquartersOtter.aiMountain View, CAReclaim.aiNot listed
- Monthly usersOtter.aiNot listedReclaim.ai600,000+
- ListingOtter.aiClaimedReclaim.aiClaimed
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Frequently asked questions
Is Otter.ai better than Reclaim.ai?
It depends on your workflow. Otter.ai is built for meeting transcription and summaries. Reclaim.ai is built for protecting focus time and habits automatically on a shared Google or Outlook calendar.
What are the key feature differences between Otter.ai and Reclaim.ai?
Otter.ai: Record, transcribe and summarize meetings, with action items and searchable AI chat. Reclaim.ai: AI calendar assistant that schedules focus time, habits, tasks and meetings around your day.
Does Otter.ai or Reclaim.ai have a free plan?
Yes, both do. Otter.ai is freemium and Reclaim.ai is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.
Which is cheaper, Otter.ai or Reclaim.ai?
Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.