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Krisp vs Otter.ai

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Krisp starts at $8, Otter.ai at $8.33. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

KrispReal-time noise removal plus an AI note-taker for callsOtter.aiMeeting transcription with per-plan minute and length caps

Side by side

FactKrispOtter.ai
CategoryNoise Removal & EnhancementMeeting Assistants
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$8 month$8.33 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome Ext, API
CompanyKrisp Technologies, Inc.Otter.ai
Launched20172016
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

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 is capped by hours per day even on paid tiers
  • Month-to-month costs double the annual rate at every tier
  • Call Center AI carries a 40-seat minimum, so it is closed to 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

Which one fits

Choose Krisp if you need

  • Remote and travelling workers with unavoidable background noise
  • Support and sales teams standardising call quality across many conferencing apps
  • Developers embedding noise suppression or accent conversion through the SDKs

Choose Otter.ai if you need

  • Teams that live in Zoom, Meet or Teams and want notes without a note-taker
  • Accessibility use, where live captions matter as much as the transcript
  • Recruiters and researchers who need searchable interview records across a workspace

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