Notta or Otter: what happens after the call
Notta records on a device without a bot, Otter runs an MCP server in its paid plan. Prices, minutes and limits read on the official pages on 21 October 2026.
Notta gives 120 free minutes a month and records a room without a bot, even on its Memo hardware. Otter gives 300 free minutes a month and keeps a searchable archive of every meeting. Transcribsi transcribes files: $10 a month paid yearly.
Notta, Otter.ai and Transcribsi side by side
a meeting platform: a bot for Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex, a device recorder, a file uploader and the Memo hardware
a meeting assistant: it records calls, writes summaries and action items and searches across every meeting
a transcription service with a REST API, an MCP server and plugins for Claude and ChatGPT
$0: two hours a month, a 3-minute limit per session, 10 AI summaries a month
$0: 300 minutes of transcription a month
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$8.17 a month paid yearly: 1,800 minutes a month, a 5-hour limit per session, 100 AI summaries
$8.33 a user a month paid yearly, $16.99 a month paid monthly
$10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month paid monthly
a meeting bot, or a recording on your own device without a bot, plus screen recording
a bot that joins the meeting
no recording at all: you send the file
on-device transcription, real-time translation, AI summaries, CRM connections to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho
summaries, action items, a search across meetings, an MCP server on Pro, connections to Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier
the transcript with timecodes, named speakers on request and six export formats
bilingual transcription and real-time translation; no number named on the page we read
English and Japanese sites; no transcription count named on the pages we read
99+ languages, set by you or detected
the Memo recorder, an on-device unit
no hardware; desktop, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension
none
16 million users and 5,000 enterprise customers
workspaces of up to 25 people on the enterprise plan
a fair use of no minute limit of audio a month
The recording, and then what
Both assistants sit in the meeting, and both leave the room with more than a recording. Notta can capture a conversation on a phone without inviting a bot, and it ships a hardware recorder for that job. Otter keeps everything in one workspace, with summaries, action items and an MCP server in its paid plan.
How to compare two meeting assistants
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Look at how the room is captured
Notta has three ways in: a bot for Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex, a recording on your own device, and the Memo hardware. Otter's way in is a bot that joins the meeting.
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Read the minute limits, they differ
Notta's free plan holds two hours a month with a 3-minute limit per session; Pro lifts it to 1,800 minutes and 5 hours. Otter's free plan is 300 minutes a month with no session cap named.
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Check what the minutes become
Notta turns them into on-device transcripts, real-time translation and summaries, and pushes them to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive or Zoho. Otter keeps summaries, action items and a search inside the workspace.
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Look for the machine-readable side
Otter puts an MCP server into its Pro plan. Notta lists on-device transcription and a bot. Ours is a REST API and an MCP server with 4 tools, working on files.
Tips
Ask who records the room and who is invited into it.
Count the minutes and the session cap separately.
Check what the summaries are sent to.
Look for an MCP server if an agent will read the notes.
Questions this page answers
Which one records without asking the room?
Notta: it records on a device without a bot, on screen and on the Memo unit. Otter's recorder is a bot that joins the meeting, which some rooms do not allow.
How much do the free plans give?
Notta gives two hours a month with a 3-minute limit per session and 10 AI summaries. Otter gives 300 minutes of transcription a month. Ours gives 3 files a day of 30 minutes.
Is there a difference in price for a small team?
Notta's Pro is $8.17 a month paid yearly and Otter's Pro is $8.33 a user a month paid yearly. The two prices are close, but what sits behind them is not the same thing.
Which one has hardware of its own?
Notta: the Memo recorder, an on-device unit for on-site interviews. Otter has desktop, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension, but no recorder of its own.
Can either one transcribe a file I already have?
Both can take a file, with limits: Notta through its upload, Otter through 10 file imports a month on Pro. If the file is the whole job, a file service is smaller.
Sources
- NNotta — pricingnotta.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- NNotta — llms.txtnotta.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- OOtter — pricingotter.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- OOtter — home pageotter.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- TTranscribsi — pricingtranscrib.si · checked 22 October 2026
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