Otter.ai vs Tiro

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

Tiro

• Multilingual meetings that need live translation alongside the transcript
• Recording video calls on Windows or Mac without a visible meeting bot
• Teams that want notes reachable from Claude, ChatGPT or their own scripts

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.

Tiro

• There is no free plan: the trial is a one-time 3 weeks and 300 minutes, and recording new notes afterward needs a subscription.
• Lite and Pro are capped at 300 and 1,000 minutes a month; with additional recording switched on, extra minutes cost $0.025 each.
• Speaker diarization and the Wiki start at the Pro plan.
• The web app cannot record system audio or work offline; both need the desktop app. Subscribing through the App Store or Google Play costs more than on the web.

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.

Tiro

Live transcription and one-page notes

Text appears on screen as people speak, with automatic error correction as context builds. When the recording ends Tiro creates a one-page document, a note and a full transcript.

Real-time translation

Tiro supports 15 languages, including Korean, English and Japanese. Setting different languages for the conversation and the recording shows a live translation alongside the transcript.

System audio without a bot

The Windows and Mac apps record the computer's audio together with your voice, covering Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, YouTube and lectures. No bot joins the meeting.

Templates

Ready-made and custom templates turn a note into a recurring format such as meeting minutes, an interview write-up or an evaluation sheet in one click.

Ask Tiro and Wiki

Ask Tiro answers questions about one note or all of them and cites its sources. The Wiki, from the Pro plan, organizes the people, topics and decisions found in meeting records.

Exports, API and MCP

Notes export to PDF, Word or email and can be sent to Slack, Notion, Confluence, Google Drive, HubSpot or Salesforce. The API, MCP server and CLI carry no extra charge.

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.

Tiro

• Lite$7

  per month; $70 per year billed annually

  300 recording minutes a month with no per-note limit, one-page summaries, unlimited AI chat and custom templates.

• Pro$13

  per month; $130 per year billed annually

  1,000 recording minutes a month and everything in Lite, plus speaker diarization and the Tiro Wiki.

• Max$29

  per month; $290 per year billed annually

  Unlimited recording and everything in Pro, for people who record several times a day.

• Team Plan$29

  per seat / month; $290 per seat / year billed annually

  Everything in Max, plus one bill for the workspace, automatically shared workspace folders, shared templates and a shared vocabulary.

• Enterprise PlanCustom

  Everything in the Team Plan, plus custom security options, dedicated API and webhook support, a custom login domain and dedicated onboarding.

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.

Tiro

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  Paying annually costs 10 months for 12: Lite $70, Pro $130 and Max $290 a year, and the Team Plan $290 per seat a year. Annual billing is offered on the web and desktop apps.

• Other savings

  Referral rewards for inviting friends

  An invited friend can get 1 month of Pro. The inviter earns $3 once the friend records 10 or more minutes and $5 seven days after the friend's first paid bill.