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Otter.ai Meeting Transcription and Collaboration Tool

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Description

The world's leading meeting transcription and collaboration tool that connects to calendars and video conferencing apps to capture, store and collaborate using notes from every meeting. Features automated meeting notes, takeaways, and automated outlines.

Market positioning

Market leader and established player in the AI meeting transcription and collaboration space, known for high accuracy, real-time transcription, and deep integrations with major video conferencing platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet)

Target audience

Professional teams, businesses, and organizations using video conferencing for meetings; also students, journalists, and individual professionals needing transcription

Use cases

Automatically joins, records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings across video conferencing platforms; enables teams to capture action items, share notes, collaborate in real time, and search past meeting content — eliminating manual note-taking

Company information

Company size

51–200 employees

Revenue

$20M–$50M ARR (Series B funded)

Scale

Global

Number of users

10M+ users (individuals and businesses worldwide)

Features

Automated meeting notes, Automated meeting transcription, Automated outline generation, Calendar integration, Chrome extension, CRM sync capabilities, Meeting note sharing, Meeting takeaways extraction, Mobile apps (iOS & Android), Real-time collaboration on notes, Video conferencing integration (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet), Voice-activated meeting agents, 1-click summary, 30+ languages/dialects support, 99% speech recognition accuracy, AI chat for Q&A and email/status update generation, AI summary generation, Automatic meeting join (Otter Assistant), Automatic transcription with speaker identification, Bluetooth and AirPods support, Custom vocabulary support, Export capabilities (MP3, text formats, Google Drive, Dropbox), Live captions, Live summaries, Mobile and web recording, Mobile/offline sync, Real-time annotation with highlights and comments, Searchable transcripts (by keyword, speaker, or task), Action item extraction, Meeting recording, Voice note recording

Pricing

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting price$16.99/month per user
Billing periodMonthly / Yearly

Rating

4.3/5 (based on G2, Capterra, and app store reviews)

No Trustpilot link available

Pros and cons

Based on: (AI summary)

Pros

  • Market leader in meeting transcription
  • Strong integration capabilities with major video conferencing platforms
  • Advanced AI features including meeting agents
  • Comprehensive collaboration features
  • Multi-platform availability

Cons

  • Dependency on internet connectivity for real-time features
  • May require training for full feature adoption
  • Limited free tier usage
  • Limited playback speed options in basic plan
  • Limited custom vocabulary in free plan (only 5 words)

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