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Otter.ai

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4.2
Market Presence: Sales AI Assistants, Generative AI Knowledge Management Apps/General Productivity

Overview

Product Information on Otter.ai

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Otter.ai?

Otter.ai is a software that provides automated transcription and note-taking features for meetings, lectures, interviews, and conversations. The software converts spoken language into written text in real time, enabling users to search, edit, and share transcripts. Otter.ai integrates with virtual meeting platforms and offers collaborative tools such as shared folders, highlights, and comments. The software addresses the need for accurate and efficient documentation of discussions and supports information accessibility by organizing speech data for later reference and analysis. Users can access and manage transcripts across devices, facilitating workflow and productivity in business and educational settings.

Otter.ai Pricing

Otter.ai software offers a tiered subscription pricing model including a free basic plan with limited features and paid plans that provide additional transcription minutes and advanced functionalities. Pricing varies based on usage limits and access to features such as team collaboration, voice meeting import, and live captions.

Overall experience with Otter.ai

Machine Learning/ AI Engineer
<50M USD, Software
FAVORABLE

“Otter.AI Chat Simplifies Meeting Notes But Transcription Accuracy Remains A Concern”

4.0
Sep 26, 2025
We use Otter.AI as an assistant to take notes of our meetings. It integrates with our Google Meet meetings. These notes also serve as a documentation of the meeting. The website has a clean calendar interface, and the tool also sends us email reminders for the meetings. The most valuable part though is the Otter AI Chat, where we can conversationally ask Otter for specific information from old meeting notes without going through each of them manually.
Director
<50M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“User Interface Is Intuitive But Key Discussion Points Sometimes Are Missed”

3.0
Sep 3, 2025
The UI is friendly, and it does the job, but often it does miss important talking points in the minutes I want to generate.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

OtterPilot is an application that utilizes AI technology for note-taking and chat purposes, primarily focusing on enhancing voice conversation recording and retrieval. Its functionality encompasses joining meetings, auto writing notes, and summarizing discussions. With the aid of Otter AI Chat, which serves as a co-contributor during meetings, it responds to queries in an instant, collaborates with other attendees, and produces content derived from meeting data. This component allows for increased collaboration, enabling team members to exchange messages with Otter and each other, thereby integrating the intelligent AI into the discourse.

Company Details

Updated 30th November 2023
Company type
Private
Head office location
Mountain View, United States
Number of employees
51 - 200
Website
https://otter.ai

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Otter.ai Likes & Dislikes

Like

The most distinctive and valuable part of the product is the Otter AI Chat interface on its website. This interface can be used to ask questions, summarize or retrieve specific details about the notes that are transcribed from all historical meetings. This removes the need to dig through the detailed notes. I also appreciate that the meeting notes also provide the option to add action items after the meeting is completed and transcribed.

Like

The user interface.

Like

Otter captures notes even if I personally join the meeting or not. 1. non-dependency- Sometimes I have 2 meetings at same time. I couldn't attend the other one but my notetaker is there so I can go through it what discussed in the meeting. 2. Customized summary- It gives summary depending upon the call whether discovery call, BANT call, or regular team sync. 3. AI feature- I can ask AI chatbot if any specific information I'm looking for. For example, what are the KPIs discussed during this meeting?

Dislike

The most common issue that we have experienced is that the transcribing is sometimes riddled with errors, especially when many people in the meeting are speaking fast, or when people have an accent. It sometimes misses specific segments of the conversation entirely. The other issue is the stringent time limit of 90 minutes, even when using the paid Pro plan, and the gap between Pro and Business plans is steep.

Dislike

Sometimes the minutes miss key points in the transcript/recording.

Dislike

1. Otter notetaker gets added to the zoom meet and appear on the screen. It should remain hidden. 2. On every call I hear- this meeting is now being recorded. Very unprofessional 3. It send multiple emails to all the attendees if them who have not accepted the invite or declined the invite.

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Peer Discussions

Otter.ai Reviews and Ratings

4.2

(68 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
41%
4 Star
41%
3 Star
18%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.4

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  • Machine Learning/ AI Engineer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Otter.AI Chat Simplifies Meeting Notes But Transcription Accuracy Remains A Concern

    4.0
    Sep 26, 2025
    We use Otter.AI as an assistant to take notes of our meetings. It integrates with our Google Meet meetings. These notes also serve as a documentation of the meeting. The website has a clean calendar interface, and the tool also sends us email reminders for the meetings. The most valuable part though is the Otter AI Chat, where we can conversationally ask Otter for specific information from old meeting notes without going through each of them manually.
  • Head of Project - Delivery
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Team Utilizes Otter for Seamless Meeting Summaries and Non-Dependent Note Access

    4.0
    Sep 2, 2025
    My overall experience with Otter is good. I am using it for few discovery meetings, onboarding meetings so I can get back and refer to the points discussed and take action accordingly. My role includes sending Minutes of Meetings - i find otter very helpful in capturing notes. My team also use it for different purposes such as preparing Need assessment and Qualification notes after call. They are able to highlight tech stacks, use cases, needs, KPIs, closing notes, and dicussed during the call. Otter provides good summary of the meeting.
  • REGIONAL MARKETING MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Real-Time Transcription Useful, Editing Still Needed With Noisy or Busy Audio

    4.0
    Sep 9, 2025
    My overall experience with otter.ai has been very positive. The platform makes transcribing meetings, interviews and lectures remarkably simple. It integrates well with conferencing tools as well. The real-time transcription feature is very helpful.
  • MARKETING EDITOR
    <50M USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Otter.ai Eases Goal Tracking but Navigational Interface Remains Visually Overwhelming

    5.0
    Sep 5, 2025
    I've enjoyed Otter.ai overall! It's user friendly, helps me manage my schedule and other professional goals, and allows me to compare and contrast my day-to-day goals with those of my peers and managers.
  • DIRECTOR OF IT
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Real Time Transcription Offers Accurate Meeting Summaries and Easy Search Features

    5.0
    Sep 10, 2025
    Otter is, for me, a power tool that I use every day. The ability to work and converse with customers without taking notes manually is priceless. I use it for real time transcription, meeting summaries and basically everything I do with customers remotely.
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