Otter.ai vs Rev (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Otter.ai grades higher than Rev: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Otter.ai grades higher on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Otter.ai
Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat
Rev
AI and human transcription, now sold as a legal evidence platform
Which one is for you
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- Skip it if you need SSO, SCIM, the API or webhooks, which are Enterprise only at an unpublished price, with HIPAA as an add-on
Pick Rev if
- Fits if you transcribe interviews or depositions and want human checking on tap
- Works for small legal teams that need page and line citations
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one person: $25.49 a seat a month, and human transcripts are $1.99 a minute extra
- Tight if you stay free, as it's 45 minutes a month in English only
- Not for you if you want a bot that joins your meetings, as none is listed
- Watch out: Essentials has 3 users and Pro 5, and larger teams go through sales on Unlimited
- Skip it if you need languages beyond English on a low plan: Spanish starts at Essentials and 37+ languages at Pro
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAOtter.aiVery good | 2.2GPARevFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $8.33 a month on the yearly plan, which is right about where meeting notetakers start, and $16.99 if you pay monthly. Pro is still metered at 1,200 minutes a month and 90 minutes a meeting, and unlimited meetings wait for Business at $19.99, the dear end of this lot. Middling money, then. | D$25.49 a seat a month on Essentials, billed yearly, right at the dearest tenth of the category. Pro is $47.99 a seat, and human transcripts cost $1.99 a minute. |
| Free plan and trial | CBasic hands you 300 transcription minutes a month, but a conversation stops at 30 minutes, you get 3 file imports ever, and only your 25 most recent conversations stay open. Short calls are fine; anything longer runs into a cap. | CFree is 45 AI minutes a month for one user, English only, 5 files at a time. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job: live transcription with speakers labelled, a summary of every conversation on every plan, AI Chat, file imports and exports, and a notetaker that joins Zoom, Teams and Meet or records bot-free from your desktop. Nothing here its rivals don't do, mind, and AI Chat is capped on every plan. | CAI transcripts and captions, human transcripts, multi-file analysis, deposition citations and a mobile app. It has no live meeting-bot feature on the pricing page. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 83,000 App Store ratings. Connect your calendar and the notetaker turns up to your meetings by itself. | BNo store rating on record. You upload a file or record on the app, then edit the transcript. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. It works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack and Notion, and with Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier from Pro. An MCP server is on every plan, though the API and webhooks are Enterprise only. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Clio Manage, Dropbox, Google Drive and YouTube, but no desktop app. |
| Best for | reading the transcript while the meeting's on | AI and human transcripts, now priced for legal work |
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: Otter.ai and Rev. How we grade
Price against what you get
Otter.ai starts at $8.33 a month for each person and scores 3.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rev starts at $25.49 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Otter.ai scores higher and starts $17.16 a month lower. Of the other AI meeting note takers on the chart, 2 score higher than Otter.ai for less, and 29 score higher than Rev 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
- Otter.ai also covers meeting notes and chat assistant.
At a glance
| Otter.ai | Rev | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.33 per user / month, billed annually | $25.49 per seat / month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: 300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file imports, 20 AI Chat queries a month and access to the 25 most recent conversations. | 45 AI transcription and caption minutes a month for 1 user, English only, 5 files analyzed at a time. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Otter Business. | None listed |
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| Made by | Otter.ai Inc | Rev |
| Price read from | otter.ai | rev.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Rev
- Human transcription and captions are separate per-minute services at $1.99 per minute.
- Free is English only; Essentials adds Spanish and Pro 37+ languages.
- The pricing page is written for legal and investigative work and lists no live meeting-bot feature.
- Essentials includes 3 users and Pro 5; larger teams go through sales on Unlimited.
Key features
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.
Rev
- AI transcription and captions
- Monthly AI minutes cover both transcripts and captions: 45 on Free, 5,000 per user on Essentials, 10,000 on Pro.
- Human-verified transcripts
- Human transcription is sold by the minute, with 99%+ accuracy promised in 12 hours or less; subscribers get a discount.
- Multi-file analysis
- Analyze several case files at once, from 5 on Free up to 500 on Unlimited, with workflow templates on paid plans.
- Legal formats
- Page and line citations for depositions, plus legal rough draft and premium transcripts priced by the page.
- Image analysis and document editor
- Pro adds image analysis; the document editor is labeled beta and is available from the Free plan.
- Mobile recording app
- An iOS and Android app records and dictates on the go, and is included from the Free plan.
Plans
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.
Rev
Free$0
45 AI minutes a month, 1 user, English only, document editor (beta) and the mobile dictation app.
Essentials$25.49
per seat / month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)
3 users, 5,000 AI minutes per user a month, English and Spanish, 10 files at once, 10% off human services.
Pro$47.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($59.99 billed monthly)
5 users, 10,000 AI minutes per user, 37+ languages, 50 files at once, Clio Manage, 15% off human services.
UnlimitedCustom
Unlimited users and AI minutes, CJIS and HIPAA compliance, SSO, 500 files at once and a dedicated specialist.
Ways to pay less
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.
Rev
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Rev's pricing page lists 2 months free on annual pricing, for example $305.90 a year for Essentials against $29.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Otter.ai or Rev?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Otter.ai is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month for each person, against $25.49 a month for each person for Rev. Otter.ai starts at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually, and Rev starts at $25.49 per seat / month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Otter.ai or Rev?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Otter.ai and Rev have a free plan.
Which platforms do Otter.ai and Rev run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Otter.ai lists macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.