Fireflies.ai vs Otter.ai
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | 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 | $18/month (Pro) | $16.99/month (Pro) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 20m+ users across 500,000+ organizations (and 1m+ companies per the Fireflies.ai pricing page) | 35m+ users |
| Founded | 2016 | 2016 |
| Maker | Krish Ramineni, Sam Udotong | Sam Liang, Yun Fu |
| Verdict | 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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