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Votars alternatives

As of Nov 13, 2026, the best Votars alternative for most people is Fireflies.ai (3.2 GPA), first in our ranking of AI meeting note takers. It's also the best free one.

Votars compared with 6 alternatives: Otter.ai, Notta, Fireflies.ai, Transkriptor, Sembly and 1 more.

Votars has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per month, billed annually ($11.99 billed monthly). 4 of the 6 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 2 more offer a free trial.

Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from

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At a glance

Tool	Price	Free plan	Runs on
VotarsThis tool	Free plan · from $8/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Otter.ai	Free plan · from $8.33/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Notta	Free plan · from $8.17/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Fireflies.ai	Free plan · from $10/mo	Yes	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Transkriptor	Free trial · from $8.33/mo	Trial only	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Sembly	Free plan · from $10/mo	Yes	Web
Rimo	Free trial · from $9/mo	Trial only	Web, iOS, Android

Price against what you get

Votars starts at $8 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 6 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.

Otter.ai, Notta, Fireflies.ai, Transkriptor and Sembly score higher without starting lower.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

The best score at each price
Has a free plan
No free plan

The full chart of AI meeting note takers, and the best at every price

How each one differs from Votars

Otter.ai
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat
- Otter.ai starts at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually.
- Otter.ai also lists a browser extension.
- Otter.ai also covers chat assistant.
- Otter.ai does not cover reports, which Votars does.
Suits: Reading a live transcript while a meeting or lecture is still going
Otter.ai vs Votars Otter.ai pricing and details
Notta
AI notetaker and transcription for meetings, files and recordings
- Notta starts at $8.17 per month, billed annually ($97.99 per year).
- Notta also lists a browser extension.
- Notta also covers chat assistant and screen recording.
- Notta does not cover reports, which Votars does.
Suits: People who transcribe uploaded files and YouTube links as well as live meetings
Notta vs Votars Notta pricing and details
Fireflies.ai
Meeting notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes calls
- Fireflies.ai starts at $10 per seat / month, billed annually.
- Fireflies.ai also lists a browser extension.
- Fireflies.ai also covers dictation and chat assistant.
- Fireflies.ai does not cover reports, which Votars does.
Suits: Teams that want every call transcribed and searchable in one place
Fireflies.ai vs Votars Fireflies.ai pricing and details
Transkriptor
AI transcription for files, recordings and meetings
- Transkriptor starts at $8.33 per month, billed annually ($99.99 per year).
- Transkriptor has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Votars.
- Transkriptor also lists a browser extension.
- Transkriptor also covers chat assistant, templates and screen recording.
- Transkriptor does not cover reports, which Votars does.
Suits: Transcribing uploaded audio and video files as well as live meetings
Transkriptor vs Votars Transkriptor pricing and details
Sembly
AI meeting agent that records, summarizes and drafts follow-ups
- Sembly starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly).
- Sembly lists no Windows, macOS, iOS and Android apps, which Votars has.
- Sembly also covers chat assistant and tasks.
- Sembly does not cover reports, which Votars does.
Suits: Consultancies and agencies that turn calls into client deliverables
Sembly vs Votars Sembly pricing and details
Rimo
Japanese-built AI minutes and meeting assistant for teams
- Rimo starts at $9 per account / month, billed monthly (shown as $18 crossed out).
- Rimo has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Votars.
- Rimo lists no Windows and macOS apps, which Votars has.
- Rimo also covers chat assistant.
- Rimo does not cover reports, which Votars does.
Suits: Japanese-language meetings and mixed Japanese and English calls
Rimo vs Votars Rimo pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in Votars

The free plan caps recordings at 30 minutes and 300 minutes a month.
Translation and downloadable transcripts need Personal or higher.
Business is priced per seat and the page shows a seat selector for adding people.
AI summaries are counted per month on every plan below Enterprise.

Votars pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to Votars?

The alternatives to Votars in this directory are Otter.ai, Notta, Fireflies.ai, Transkriptor, Sembly and Rimo. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Votars.

Is there a free alternative to Votars?

Yes. Otter.ai, Notta, Fireflies.ai and Sembly have a free plan alongside paid ones.

When were these prices checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 4, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

How this page was made

Where any alternative here is in our top three AI meeting note takers, the best for most people is the highest placed of them: the top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades. Otherwise the page names the highest-graded alternative in the same category as Votars, the one its listing names first winning a tie. The best free one is the highest-graded alternative that is free or has a free plan (a free trial does not count), with its catch quoted from its listing where the listing states a short one. The GPA is the average of our five grades for each tool.
The alternatives are the tools Votars’s listing names as its closest substitutes, and the tools whose listings name Votars.
Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing, which names the pages they were read from.
The differences are worked out from those listings.
The chart sets each tool’s starting price against our own grades for features, ease of use and platforms.

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