Otter.ai
AI meeting notetaker that transcribes, summarizes, and answers questions
Best for: Podcasters who interview guests over Zoom or Google Meet and want automated transcripts with action items and searchable history
Free tierFrom $17/mo Visit Otter.aiOtter.ai is an AI-powered meeting transcription and knowledge management tool that auto-joins Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet to record, transcribe, and summarize conversations in real time. It generates action items, integrates with Slack and Salesforce, and lets users search across all past meetings through an AI chat interface. Used by sales teams, educators, journalists, and enterprise organizations.
Key features
- Real-time transcription with speaker identification for Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet
- AI-generated meeting summaries with decisions and action items
- AI Chat for searching across all past meeting recordings
- Salesforce and HubSpot CRM integrations
- Desktop app for bot-free local recording on Mac and Windows
- iOS and Android mobile apps
Our take
Otter is the dominant brand in AI meeting notes, and it earns that position: the free plan is genuinely usable (300 min/mo), the integrations list is deep, and the search-across-all-meetings feature is legitimately valuable over time. For podcasters, the main use case is interview transcription, and Otter handles that well. The caveat is that it is built around meetings, not podcast production - you will not get show notes, audiograms, or social clips from it. It is a transcription tool first.
Pros
- Free plan includes 300 min/mo - enough for regular podcast interviews
- Best-in-class meeting integrations across Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet
- AI Chat search across all historical meetings is uniquely useful
- Wide platform support: web, desktop, iOS, Android
Cons
- Built for meetings, not podcast production - no show notes or clips
- Free plan limits lifetime audio/video imports to just 3 files
- Pro plan at $16.99/mo monthly is on the pricier side for solo podcasters
Otter.ai pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0.00 | - | 300 min/mo, 3 lifetime file imports, Zoom/Teams/Meet integration |
| Pro | $16.99 | - | 1,200 min/mo, 10 monthly imports, advanced search; $8.33/user/mo billed annually |
| Business | $30.00 | - | Unlimited meetings, custom AI workflows, admin features; $19.99/user/mo billed annually |
| Enterprise | - | - | Custom pricing, SSO/SCIM, HIPAA add-on, API access |
