Otter.ai vs RollSummary

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.

The short answer

Entry price: Otter.ai from $8.33/seat/mo, RollSummary from $10/mo — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan: Both have one
Public API: Otter.ai has one; not confirmed by us for RollSummary
Higher Trust score: Otter.ai — 94 vs 74 for RollSummary
Best fit: Otter.ai: Teams that live in Zoom, Meet or Teams and want notes without a note-taker · RollSummary: Game masters running long campaigns who want continuity tracked automatically

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Otter.aiMeeting transcription with per-plan minute and length caps

RollSummaryRecords and transcribes tabletop RPG sessions, then writes a recap and builds a wiki of NPCs, locations, and plot threads.

Side by side

Fact	Otter.ai	RollSummary
Category	Meeting Assistants	Meeting Recording & Notes
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$8.33/seat/mo	$10/mo
Public API	Yes	Not confirmed
Trust score	94 / 100	74 / 100
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web
Company	Otter.ai	RollSummary
Launched	2016	—
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

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

RollSummary

A good fit for a game master running a long-running campaign who is tired of writing session recaps by hand, since the auto-built wiki of NPCs and locations is the real value beyond a plain transcript. It is not useful for players, since only the GM needs an account, and the hour-based pricing means very long sessions cost noticeably more than short ones.

Pros

Auto-builds a searchable wiki of NPCs, locations, and plot threads rather than just a flat transcript
Free tier is generous enough for genuine trial use, a 30-day trial with six hours
Supports over 30 languages for transcription

Cons

Pricing scales with session length, so a marathon session eats a big chunk of the monthly hour allowance
Only benefits the GM directly; players get read access rather than their own tools
No stated company or founder information to gauge how established the product is

Which one fits

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

Choose RollSummary if you need

Game masters running long campaigns who want continuity tracked automatically
Groups who already record sessions and just want the after-session work automated
Tables playing in a language among the 30-plus supported rather than requiring English only