Avoma vs Fireflies.ai vs Otter.ai
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Avoma
AI meeting platform: transcription, coaching, deal-risk, scheduling
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Fireflies.ai
AI meeting note-taker — joins calls, transcribes, summarizes
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Otter.ai
Meeting transcription and AI notes
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | 14-day unrestricted free trial (Organisation plan + all add-ons); no permanent free plan | 20 shared AI credits/month (summaries, AskFred, highlights); unlimited recording minutes | 300 minutes per month transcription, 3 lifetime audio/video file imports (permanent cap, not monthly), 30-minute cap per conversation |
| Paid from | From $19/seat/month (Startup, billed annually) | $18/month (Pro) | $16.99/month (Pro) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 1,000+ organisations; tens of thousands of individual users | 20m+ users across 500,000+ organizations (and 1m+ companies per the Fireflies.ai pricing page) | 35m+ users |
| Founded | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Maker | Aditya Kothadiya (CEO), Devendra Laulkar, Albert Lai | Krish Ramineni, Sam Udotong | Sam Liang, Yun Fu |
| Verdict | Avoma is the credible budget alternative to Gong and Chorus for mid-market revenue teams. Pricing is transparent and modular — Startup at $19/seat, Organization (the most-picked tier) at $24, Enterprise at $39, with Conv... |
Fireflies is a mature AI meeting assistant — it joins calls automatically, transcribes in real time, and turns the recording into searchable notes with action items, which is exactly what sales and ops teams want feeding... |
Otter.ai remains the most recognizable AI meeting-assistant, with OtterPilot joining Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet calls to transcribe, diarize speakers, and generate summaries and action items. Real-time English transcri... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.