Krisp vs Otter.ai

Krisp

Krisp is worth paying for if you take calls from places you cannot control, because it fixes the audio at the driver level rather than inside one app. The meeting-notes half is competent but not why you buy it.

Pros

• +Works as a virtual device beneath any app, so it is not tied to Zoom or Teams
• +Bidirectional: it also strips noise from the people you are listening to
• +A perpetual free tier still exists rather than the 7-day trial the pricing page pushes
• +On-device private transcription is available on Enterprise for regulated buyers

Cons

• −The pricing page foregrounds a 7-day trial and buries the free plan, which reads as a downgrade
• −Accent conversion on the speaker side is capped by hours per day even on paid tiers
• −Month-to-month costs double the annual rate at every tier
• −Call Center AI is sold per agent on annual billing through sales or a prepaid trial, so it is not a self-serve option for small teams

Otter.ai

Still the default for English-language meeting notes, and the free tier is unusually usable. What determines the right plan is not features but the per-conversation ceiling: 30 minutes on Basic and 90 on Pro means a standard hour-long review truncates on the free tier and a workshop truncates on Pro. Pick the tier by your longest recurring meeting.

Pros

• +300 free minutes a month makes evaluation real rather than token
• +Annual Pro at $8.33 is roughly half the month-to-month rate
• +An MCP server is exposed from the free tier, so assistants can query transcripts without the paid API
• +Business removes the minute cap entirely rather than raising it

Cons

• −The API and webhooks require Enterprise, which is quote-only
• −Per-conversation ceilings (30 min free, 90 min Pro) cut recordings mid-meeting
• −Basic allows three file imports in total, not per month
• −Month-to-month pricing is roughly double annual at both self-serve tiers

Is Krisp cheaper than Otter.ai?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Krisp starts at $8/mo, Otter.ai at $8.33/seat/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Krisp or Otter.ai have a free tier?

Both: Krisp has a free tier, and Otter.ai has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Krisp or Otter.ai?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.