Noty vs Otter.ai (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Noty if

• Fits if you want pay-as-you-go notes at $1 an hour for a few calls
• Works for one person who records up to 100 hours a month

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a plan that stays free, as there is only a 7-day trial
• Watch out: the Yearly and Monthly toggle shows only $10, so the billing basis is unclear
• Watch out: many supported languages are marked beta on the pricing page
• Skip it if you want integrations or phone and desktop apps, as none are named
• Watch out: Pro allows 3 AI credits per meeting

Pick Otter.ai if

• Fits if you want to read the live transcript while a meeting or lecture is still going
• Works for students and teachers with a .edu address, which takes 20% off Pro

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes a conversation, 3 file imports ever and only your 25 most recent conversations
• Not for you if your meetings run long, as Pro stops at 1,200 minutes a month and 90 a meeting, and unlimited starts on Business at $19.99
• Pricey if you pay monthly: Pro is $16.99 and Business $30, against $8.33 and $19.99 a month on the yearly plan
• Watch out: AI Chat is capped on every plan, at 20 questions a month free, 50 on Pro and 200 at most
• Skip it if you need SSO, SCIM, the API or webhooks, which are Enterprise only at an unpublished price, with HIPAA as an add-on

Noty

• The pricing page has a Yearly and Monthly toggle but shows only $10, so the billing basis is unclear.
• Pro allows 100 hours a month and 3 AI credits per meeting.
• Many of the supported languages are marked beta on the pricing page.
• The pages read name no integrations or desktop and mobile apps; only the web app is confirmed.

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.

Noty

Live transcription

Records and shows a transcript during the meeting, with highlights, comments and edits afterward. Supports 90 languages, many in beta.

Meeting summaries

Generates a summary of key details after each meeting, ready to share, which you can review and edit.

Tasks and to-do lists

Detects tasks, deadlines and assignees, then lets you approve them and send them to assignees by email.

Chat with a meeting

Ask Noty questions to find information in a transcript, with global search across meeting data on Pro.

Export

Pro exports meeting content to Docs, PDF and text files and sends summaries and action items to a workspace.

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.

Noty

• Pay-as-you-go$1

  per hour of meetings, starting with 5 hours

  No commitment and volume-based pricing; the page lists it as including everything in Pro.

• Pro$10

  per user / month, billing basis not shown

  100 hours a month, 3 AI credits per meeting, unlimited storage, global search, custom summaries and priority support.

• Impact$40

  per user / year, eligibility required

  For schools, universities and non-profits. Includes everything in Pro.

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.

Noty

• Education

  90% education discount by email

  The pricing page says education users can email info@noty.ai to get a 90% discount.

• Nonprofit

  Impact plan for schools and non-profits

  Impact is $40 per user a year for schools, universities and non-profits, subject to eligibility.

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.