Otter.ai vs Scribix

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, Scribix 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 Scribix
Higher Trust score: Otter.ai — 94 vs 77 for Scribix
Best fit: Otter.ai: Teams that live in Zoom, Meet or Teams and want notes without a note-taker · Scribix: Individuals who need occasional speaker-labeled transcripts

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

ScribixTurns uploaded video or audio into speaker-labeled, exportable text with word-level timestamps.

Side by side

Fact	Otter.ai	Scribix
Category	Meeting Assistants	Speech-to-Text & Transcription
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$8.33/seat/mo	$10/mo
Public API	Yes	Not confirmed
Trust score	94 / 100	77 / 100
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, Chrome extension
Company	Otter.ai	Cendro Labs Pty Ltd
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

Scribix

Scribix's free tier is a fixed lifetime allowance rather than a monthly reset, so it works better as a one-time trial than an ongoing free option. The Pro plan's 2,400 monthly minutes is a generous allowance for regular use, and the YouTube extension is a genuine convenience over pasting links manually. It does not appear to offer an API, so it is built for individual use through the web app rather than integration into other tools.

Pros

Speaker labeling and word-level timestamps are included, not an add-on
Accepts direct file uploads and YouTube links, plus a dedicated extension
Pro plan's 2,400 monthly minutes covers fairly heavy regular use

Cons

Free plan is a one-time 45-minute allowance, not a recurring monthly quota
No API for programmatic or bulk transcription

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 Scribix if you need

Individuals who need occasional speaker-labeled transcripts
YouTube-heavy users who want a dedicated browser extension
People who want AI notes and translation bundled with transcription