Notta vs Sonix (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Notta grades higher than Sonix: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Notta grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Notta
AI notetaker and transcription for meetings, files and recordings
Sonix
Browser-based transcription, translation and meeting recorder
Which one is for you
Pick Notta if
- Fits if you transcribe uploaded files and YouTube links as well as live meetings
- Works for teams that meet in more than one language and need transcripts translated
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because only the first 3 minutes of each conversation get transcribed, within 120 minutes a month
- Not for you if you need live translation often, as it's 2 to 4 free uses a month before an add-on from $6 a month
- Pricey if you want unlimited transcription, meeting video or CRM and Zapier links, which wait for Business at $16.67 a seat
- Tight if you're on Pro, a single seat capped at 1,800 minutes and 100 AI summaries a month
- Watch out: the bot-free desktop recorder is a beta, and SAML SSO needs Enterprise from 51 seats
Pick Sonix if
- Fits if you transcribe recorded interviews or podcasts and need subtitles or translations
- Makes sense if you need a BAA or SOC 2 report from a transcription vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a bot that sits in every call, since the recorder is a side feature
- Tight if you transcribe a lot: 5 hours a month on Core, then $10 an hour
- Pricey if you add seats, at $25 a month each with no extra hours
- Watch out: real-time transcription is only early access, and there are no mobile or desktop apps
How we grade them
| 2.6GPANottaGood | 2.2GPASonixFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $8.17 a month billed yearly ($97.99), or $13.49 month to month, which is ordinary money for this category. It buys one seat and 1,800 minutes, and unlimited transcription, meeting video and the CRM and Zapier links all wait for Business at $16.67 a seat. | C$25 a month for 5 hours, or $275 billed yearly. The category's middle sits at $11.99 and the dearer quarter starts at $15, so this is the upper end. Extra hours are $10 each and extra seats $25 a month with no added hours. |
| Free plan and trial | COne seat, 120 minutes a month, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries. The one that bites is 3 minutes per conversation, so a real meeting gets cut off mid-sentence. There's a 7-day trial of Business if you want to see the whole thing. | CNo free plan. There are 30 free minutes of transcription with no card, which is about one short meeting. |
| Features | BIt covers the job: a bot on Zoom, Meet, Teams and Webex or a desktop app that records with nothing in the call, live transcripts with speakers labelled in 58 languages, two at once if you need it, summaries with action items, files and YouTube links, screen recording. The bot-free desktop app is a beta. | CTranscripts, translation, subtitles, summaries, a meeting bot and an API. The listing itself says real-time transcription is early access and the recorder is a side feature, so it is a file tool first. |
| Ease of use | C4.1 from about 1,400 App Store ratings, which is middling for this category. The counting doesn't help: minutes, file uploads, AI summaries and AI credits each carry their own monthly quota, so there are four meters to keep an eye on. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web app where you upload a file, but the meeting recorder needs your calendar and call accounts connected, and the editor has a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, connecting to Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack, Notion, Salesforce and HubSpot. The bot-free desktop app is labeled a beta. | BWeb only, with no mobile or desktop apps on the pricing page. It does connect to Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Zapier and Adobe Premiere, and has a REST API. |
| Best for | transcribing meetings and files in 58 languages | transcribing recorded audio and video files in a browser |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Notta and Sonix. How we grade
Price against what you get
Notta starts at $8.17 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sonix starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3.
Notta scores higher and starts $16.83 a month lower. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 6 score higher than Notta for less, and 45 score higher than Sonix for less.
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
Where they differ
- Notta also covers chat assistant and screen recording.
At a glance
| Notta | Sonix | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8.17 per month, billed annually ($97.99 per year) | $25 per month for 5 hrs, billed monthly ($275 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | 1 seat, 120 transcription minutes a month, up to 3 minutes per conversation, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries a month. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the Business plan | 30 free minutes of transcription, no card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Notta PTE. LTD. | Sonix, Inc. |
| Price read from | notta.ai | sonix.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Notta
- The Free plan transcribes only the first 3 minutes of each conversation, within 120 minutes a month.
- Pro is a single-seat plan capped at 1,800 minutes a month. Unlimited transcription, meeting video and CRM or Zapier integrations need Business.
- Real-time translation is limited to 2 to 4 free uses a month. More needs an add-on from $6 a month, billed annually, sold only with paid plans.
- Notta Desktop, the bot-free recorder for Mac and Windows, is labeled a beta.
Sonix
- Pay As You Go is $10 per hour with no subscription; extra hours on any plan are also $10 per hour.
- Extra seats cost $25 a month ($275 a year) each and add no hours; the included hours are shared by the workspace.
- Real-time transcription is listed as early access, and the AI meeting recorder is one feature among a file-based transcription product.
- The pricing page shows no mobile or desktop apps; the editor runs in a browser.
Key features
Notta
- Bot or bot-free meeting recording
- A bot can join Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex calls. Notta Desktop, a beta app for Mac and Windows, records from the device instead, so nothing joins the call.
- Live transcription in 58 languages
- Transcribes speech as it happens and labels speakers. Notta lists 58 languages for transcription and translation, with a bilingual mode for two languages at once.
- AI Notes
- Generates a summary and action items for each recording. The monthly quota is 10 summaries on Free, 100 on Pro and 200 on Business.
- Notta Brain
- Answers questions across past meetings and builds slides, documents and infographics from them. It runs on AI credits: every plan includes 1,000 a month, and a paid add-on provides 8,000 a month.
- File and link transcription
- Upload audio or video files, or paste a YouTube link, and get a transcript. Uploads are capped at 50 a month on Free, 100 on Pro and 200 on Business.
- Screen recording
- Records the screen with audio and camera, and a Chrome extension captures audio from a browser tab. Recording online meetings with video needs the Business plan.
Sonix
- Transcription in 54+ languages
- Uploaded audio and video become transcripts with named speakers and word-level timestamps, editable in the browser.
- Translation and subtitles
- Transcripts can be translated into 54+ languages, and subtitles exported as SRT or VTT or burned into video.
- AI meeting recorder
- A Sonix agent joins Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams calls and writes the transcript while people talk.
- AI analysis
- Summaries, chapters and sentiment analysis run on transcripts, drawing on a separate monthly allowance of AI hours.
- Sharing and exports
- Share transcripts by link, embed a media player, or export to DOCX, PDF and TXT.
- API and automation
- A REST API, webhooks and a Zapier connection let other tools send recordings in and pull transcripts out.
Plans
Notta
Free$0
1 seat, 120 transcription minutes a month, up to 3 minutes per conversation, 50 file uploads and 10 AI summaries.
Pro$8.17
per month, billed annually ($97.99); $13.49 billed monthly
1 seat, 1,800 minutes a month, recordings up to 5 hours, 100 file uploads and 100 AI summaries, plus export, translation and custom vocabulary.
Business$16.67
per seat / month, billed annually ($199.99); $27.99 monthly
Unlimited transcription, 200 file uploads and 200 AI summaries a month, video recording of web meetings, usage reports, and CRM and Zapier integrations.
EnterpriseCustom
From 51 seats: customized transcription quota, unlimited file uploads and AI summaries, SAML SSO, audit logs and priority support.
Sonix
Core$25
per month for 5 hrs, billed monthly ($275 billed yearly)
5 hours a month of transcription and translation and 5 of AI analysis, 25 GB storage, email support.
Advanced$50
per month for 20 hrs, billed monthly ($550 billed yearly)
20 hours of transcription, 25 hours of AI analysis, 50 GB storage, email and chat support.
Pro$80
per month for 40 hrs, billed monthly ($880 billed yearly)
40 hours of transcription, 100 hours of AI analysis, 100 GB storage, priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs, a BAA, unlimited team members, 1 TB storage and a dedicated account manager.
Ways to pay less
Notta
- Annual discount
40% off with annual billing
Notta's pricing page labels annual billing 40% off. Pro costs $97.99 a year instead of $13.49 a month, and Business $199.99 per seat a year instead of $27.99 a month.
- Education
50% education discount on Pro
The pricing page links a 50% education discount. Students and educators who sign up with an educational email can apply it to the Pro plan at purchase.
Sonix
- Annual discount
One month free with yearly billing
Sonix's pricing page shows yearly prices of $275, $550 and $880, equal to 11 months of the monthly price, and marks the toggle as 1 month free.
- Education
Discounts for students, educators and nonprofits
Sonix lists special pricing for students, teachers, faculty and nonprofit staff; its discounts page is titled 20% off.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Notta or Sonix?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Notta is cheaper to start with: $8.17 a month, against $25 a month for Sonix. Notta starts at $8.17 per month, billed annually ($97.99 per year), and Sonix starts at $25 per month for 5 hrs, billed monthly ($275 billed yearly).
Which has a free plan, Notta or Sonix?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Notta has a free plan. Sonix does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Notta and Sonix run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Notta lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.