MeetGeek vs Otter.ai

MeetGeek

• People with a few meetings a month who want a free notetaker
• Teams that send meeting notes to a CRM, Slack or Notion automatically
• Organizations that need to choose EU or US data storage
• Developers building on meeting data through the API or MCP server

Otter.ai

• Reading a live transcript while a meeting or lecture is still going
• Students and teachers, who get a discount on Pro with a .edu address
• People who want the same notes on web, desktop and phone

MeetGeek

• The free Basic plan stops at 3 hours of transcription a month and stores transcripts for only 3 months and audio for 1 month.
• Pro is capped at 20 hours of transcription a month, with extra hours at $0.50 each, and keeps transcripts for 1 year.
• HD video recording and video storage are only on Business and Enterprise.
• SSO, SCIM and custom data retention are limited to the Enterprise plan.

Otter.ai

• Basic is capped at 300 minutes a month and 30 minutes per conversation, and only the 25 most recent conversations stay accessible.
• Pro is still metered: 1,200 minutes a month and 90 minutes per meeting. Unlimited meetings start on Business.
• AI Chat queries are capped on every plan, at most 200 per user per month.
• SSO, SCIM, the API and webhooks are Enterprise only, and HIPAA compliance is an add-on.

MeetGeek

Bot or bot-free recording

A bot can join Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls. The desktop app and Chrome extension record without a bot, and the mobile app captures in-person meetings.

Transcription in 100+ languages

Transcribes with automatic language detection and speaker recognition. Monthly transcription is capped at 3 hours on Basic and 20 hours on Pro, and unlimited from Business.

AI summaries and next steps

Every meeting gets a summary, a list of action items and a topics timeline. Custom summary templates and automatic meeting-type detection start on Pro.

AI Chat

Ask questions and get answers drawn from past meetings. It is included on the free plan; Pro adds chat with tools and Business makes that unlimited.

Workflows and AI agents

From Pro, agents and workflows act on meeting content, for example updating a CRM or posting to Slack, and connect to Zapier, Make and n8n.

Meeting analytics

Scores each meeting and reports sentiment and how much each participant spoke. Analytics across many meetings need Pro, and team-wide analytics need Business.

Otter.ai

Meeting agent or bot-free recording

The notetaker can auto-join Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet meetings from your calendar. The desktop app for Mac and Windows records without a bot joining the call.

Live transcription with speaker ID

Transcribes as people speak, labels speakers and syncs the text to audio playback. Custom vocabulary covers 5 terms on Basic and up to 800 names and 800 terms on Business.

Automated summaries

Each conversation gets an automated summary on every plan, so the main points are available without reading the full transcript.

AI Chat

Ask questions about your conversations in a chat. Monthly queries are capped per user: 20 on Basic, 50 on Pro and 200 on Business and Enterprise.

File imports and exports

Import audio or video files for transcription and export notes. Basic allows 3 imports in total and mp3 or txt export; paid plans add pdf, docx and srt.

Integrations and MCP server

Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations start on Pro. An MCP server is listed on every plan, while the Otter API and webhooks are Enterprise only.

MeetGeek

• Basic$0

  3 hours of transcription a month, bot and bot-free recording, AI summaries, AI Chat, and API and MCP access. Transcripts are kept 3 months.

• Pro$9.99

  per user / month, billed yearly ($15.99 billed monthly)

  20 hours of transcription a month ($0.50 per extra hour), meeting templates, AI agents and workflows, integrations, downloads and exports.

• Business$17

  per user / month, billed yearly ($27 billed monthly)

  Unlimited transcription and transcript storage, HD video recording with 12 months of video storage, team spaces, comments and team analytics.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Business, plus SSO and SCIM, org-wide settings, custom data retention, on-premise storage options and a dedicated account manager.

Otter.ai

• Basic$0

  300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports and the 25 most recent conversations.

• Pro$8.33

  per user / month, billed annually ($16.99 billed monthly)

  1,200 minutes a month, 90 minutes per meeting, 10 file imports a month, unlimited history and extra export formats.

• Business$19.99

  per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  Unlimited meetings and file imports, up to 4 hours per meeting, 3 concurrent meetings, activity logs and usage analytics.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SSO, SCIM, domain capture, the Otter API and webhooks, video replay and a HIPAA compliance add-on.

MeetGeek

• Annual discount

  Save up to 40% with yearly billing

  MeetGeek labels yearly billing as saving up to 40%. Pro drops from $15.99 to $9.99 and Business from $27 to $17 per user per month.

• Startups

  30% off for startups

  The pricing page states a 30% discount for startups, arranged by contacting MeetGeek through a form linked there.

• Nonprofit

  30% off for nonprofits

  The pricing page states a 30% discount for non-profits, which its FAQ describes as a lifetime discount. It is arranged by contacting MeetGeek.

• Education

  30% off for educational organizations

  The pricing page states a 30% discount for education, described in its FAQ as a lifetime discount for educational organizations, on request.

Otter.ai

• Annual discount

  Save 51% on Pro and 33% on Business annually

  Otter's pricing page shows Pro at $8.33 per user per month on annual billing against $16.99 monthly (labeled save 51%), and Business at $19.99 against $30 (save 33%).

• Education

  20% off Pro for students and teachers

  Individual students and teachers with an email address ending in .edu get 20% off Otter Pro: $6.67 per month billed annually ($79.99) or $13.59 month to month.