Otter.ai vs Transcriptik

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

Transcriptik

Transcriptik's angle is pulling audio straight from a TikTok or Instagram link instead of forcing a download-then-upload step, which is genuinely convenient for social clips. It's a shallow free tier, though, and the site gives no company name or address, so there's little to check the business against if a payment dispute ever came up.

Pros

• +accepts direct TikTok/Instagram/YouTube links, not just file uploads
• +claims 99+ language support
• +exports to TXT, DOCX, SRT, and VTT on paid plans
• +Chrome extension available alongside the web app

Cons

• −free plan caps out at three 5-minute transcriptions a month
• −no company name, entity, or country disclosed anywhere on the site
• −bulk-processing limits are fairly low even on paid tiers (5 to 25 items)

Is Otter.ai cheaper than Transcriptik?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Otter.ai starts at $8.33/seat/mo, Transcriptik at $5.99/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Otter.ai or Transcriptik have a free tier?

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

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

Otter.ai ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Transcriptik is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.