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Granola vs Otter
Granola records from your computer without a bot and keeps no audio; Otter sends a bot (its desktop app can record without one) and keeps recordings until you delete them. Both may use your data for training: Granola unless you opt out, Otter on every plan but Enterprise with no opt-out stated. Granola's free plan has no minute limit but shows only the last 30 days of notes; Otter's gives 300 minutes a month.
Trains AI on your recordings
- Granola
- Yes, unless you opt out
- Otter
- Yes
Free plan
- Granola
- Unlimited minutes
- Otter
- 300 minutes a month
Cheapest paid plan
- Granola
- $14/month per seat, billed monthly
- Otter
- $8.33/month per seat, billed yearly
How others are told
- Granola
- Nothing by default, Automatic chat message
- Otter
- The bot shows in the call, Automatic chat message, Email to attendees
Every fact, side by side
A dot marks a row where they differ. Rows with an info mark open a note.
GranolaOtterHow it listens
What happens to your recordings
What it costs
Where it works
What you get out
Who makes it
Which one to pick
Pick Granola if
Records on your computer
- You want no bot and no stored audio
- You meet in more languages: 32 on the desktop app, against Otter's 6
- You want to opt out of AI training in settings
Pick Otter if
A bot joins the call
- You want to upload files you already have
- You want transcript and audio files out: TXT and MP3 on the free plan
- You want the cheaper yearly plan: Pro is $8.33 a month per seat
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.
