Otter.ai vs Verbit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Otter.ai grades higher than Verbit: 3.0 against 1.8 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 the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
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
Verbit
Captioning and transcription for legal, media, corporate and education
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- Skip it if you need SSO, SCIM, the API or webhooks, which are Enterprise only at an unpublished price, with HIPAA as an add-on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 Verbit if
- Fits if your college needs captions for accessibility rules
- Makes sense if you're a law firm that wants transcripts tied to Relativity
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a price before a sales call, as none is published
- Skip it if you're one person after meeting notes, since it isn't a bot aimed at individuals
- Watch out: support goes from email and chat to 24/7 with an account manager, depending on plan
- Watch out: each sector has its own products, so plans are not comparable
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAOtter.aiVery good | 1.8GPAVerbitWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is published, so there is no figure to set against the category's $11.99 middle. It sits at C by default, and every plan goes through a demo or the sales team. |
| 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. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial. |
| 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. | CMeeting capture, video platform integrations, live translation, legal products and captioning. It is an accessibility vendor first, so the core job here is captioning, not a calendar-bot recorder for individuals. |
| 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. | CNo store rating on record. Plans are grouped by sector and booked with sales, so there is a lot to sort out before you start. |
| 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, with a real list of integrations: Zoom, Teams, Webex, YouTube, Vimeo, Canvas and Relativity. No apps are listed. |
| Best for | reading the transcript while the meeting's on | captions and transcripts for legal and education teams |
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 Verbit. How we grade
Where they differ
- Otter.ai also covers chat assistant.
- Verbit also covers documents.
At a glance
| Otter.ai | Verbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $8.33 per user / month, billed annually | Not published |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Otter Business. | None listed |
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| Made by | Otter.ai Inc | Verbit |
| Price read from | otter.ai | Not confirmed |
| 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.
Verbit
- No prices are published; each plan is booked through a demo or the sales team.
- It is an accessibility and transcription vendor first, so it is not a calendar-bot meeting recorder aimed at individuals.
- Plans are grouped by sector (legal, media, corporate, education), and each sector has its own products.
- Support levels differ by plan, from email and chat to 24/7 support with account management.
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.
Verbit
- Enterprise Capture for meetings
- Live and recorded transcription for meetings, events and trainings, with automatic speaker labels and AI summaries with key takeaways after each meeting.
- Video platform integrations
- Enterprise Capture lists Zoom, Teams and Webex; captioning and transcription lists YouTube and Vimeo.
- Live translation
- Live translation in 117 languages is available for global teams on the corporate plan.
- Legal products
- Legal Capture, Legal Visor and a legal transcription service cover real-time court reporting, AI inconsistency detection and certified transcripts.
- Media and education captioning
- Captivate and Campus Complete provide live and post-production captions, audio description and translation, built around FCC and ADA Title II needs.
- Editor and file formats
- A built-in transcript editor and downloads in common caption and transcript formats appear across the plans.
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.
Verbit
Pricing could not be confirmed. See verbit.ai.
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.
Verbit
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Otter.ai or Verbit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Otter.ai starts at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually, and Verbit has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Otter.ai or Verbit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Otter.ai has a free plan. Verbit does not.
Which platforms do Otter.ai and Verbit run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Otter.ai 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.