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Otter vs Fireflies.ai
Both send a bot into Zoom, Meet and Teams calls and can also record from your computer without one. The split is training: Otter says it trains its own models on de-identified recordings, with no opt-out stated outside Enterprise, while Fireflies says it never trains on them. Otter Pro is $8.33 a month billed yearly; Fireflies Pro is $10.
Trains AI on your recordings
- Otter
- Yes
- Fireflies.ai
- Says it doesn't train on them
Free plan
- Otter
- 300 minutes a month
- Fireflies.ai
- Unlimited minutes
Cheapest paid plan
- Otter
- $8.33/month per seat, billed yearly
- Fireflies.ai
- $10/month per seat, billed yearly
How others are told
- Otter
- The bot shows in the call, Automatic chat message, Email to attendees
- Fireflies.ai
- The bot shows in the call, Email to attendees, Automatic chat message, Spoken announcement
Every fact, side by side
A dot marks a row where they differ. Rows with an info mark open a note.
OtterFireflies.aiHow it listens
What happens to your recordings
How long it's kept (differs)Kept until deleted; deleted conversations are purged after 30 days in Trash. Custom retention on request for workspacesKept until deleted; optional automatic deletion after a chosen period
What it costs
Cheapest paid plan (differs)$8.33/month per seat, billed yearly$10/month per seat, billed yearly
Where it works
Zoom YesYesYesYes
Google Meet YesYesYesYes
Microsoft Teams YesYesYesYes
Apps Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, ChromeWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, Chrome
What you get out
Transcript exports TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, AudioTXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, Audio
Integrations (differs)Slack, Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Docs, Zapier, Jira, Asana, Dropbox, API (Enterprise)Google Docs, Notion, Slack, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Linear, API
Who makes it
Which one to pick
Pick Otter if
A bot joins the call
- You want the cheaper solo plan: Pro is $8.33 a month per seat billed yearly
- You'd rather pay month to month for less: Pro is $16.99, against $18
- You want TXT transcripts and MP3 audio on the free plan
$8.33/month per seat, billed yearlyAll Otter facts
Pick Fireflies.ai if
A bot joins the call
- You don't want your recordings used to train AI: Fireflies says it never does
- You meet in more than English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Mandarin: it lists 100+ languages
- You need EU storage, which Fireflies offers on Enterprise
$10/month per seat, billed yearlyAll Fireflies.ai facts
Still deciding?
The guides start from what you need, like no bot in the call, a free plan or recordings that stay private, and give the reason for every pick.
