At a glance
| Granola | Otter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | $14/month | $16.99/month |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Best for | Founders and investors taking notes on back-to-back calls | Sales teams capturing call notes and syncing deal details to their CRM |
Prices come from each official site and can change. Check the official pricing pages before subscribing.
Key features
Granola
- AI meeting notes that build on your own rough notes
- Bot-free capture using your device's audio
- AI chat within and across past meetings
- Custom note templates, recipes and speaker tagging
- Desktop, iOS, Android and Apple Watch apps
- Integrations with Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity and Zapier
- MCP integration and API access for AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT
Otter
- AI notetaker joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet automatically
- Live transcription with speaker identification
- Automated summaries with action items and outlines
- Otter AI Chat answers questions across your meetings
- Bot-free recording from the Mac and Windows desktop app
- Salesforce, HubSpot and Zapier integrations plus an MCP server
- iOS and Android apps and a Chrome extension
Pros
Granola
- No bot joins the meeting; audio is captured from your device
- Free Basic plan includes AI notes, chat and templates
- Audio is deleted after transcription, and Granola is SOC 2 Type II certified
- MCP access lets other AI assistants query your notes
Otter
- Free Basic plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month
- Can join scheduled meetings automatically from your calendar
- Annual billing roughly halves the Pro price
- 20% discount on Pro for students and teachers with a .edu email
Cons
Granola
- Free plan keeps only 30 days of meeting history
- Notion, HubSpot, Zapier integrations and API access require the Business plan
- SSO is only on Enterprise, for workspaces with 50+ users
- Granola trains on anonymized user data unless you opt out (off by default only on Enterprise)
Otter
- Free plan caps conversations at 30 minutes and keeps only the 25 most recent
- AI transcription covers six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese
- Free plan allows only 3 lifetime audio or video file imports
- SSO and SCIM require Enterprise with a minimum 100-user license
Which one should you choose?
Choose Granola if you need
- Founders and investors taking notes on back-to-back calls
- Sales teams pushing meeting notes into HubSpot or Attio
- Product managers capturing customer interview insights
- Consultants generating follow-up emails after client meetings
Choose Otter if you need
- Sales teams capturing call notes and syncing deal details to their CRM
- Students and educators transcribing lectures into searchable notes
- Journalists and media teams transcribing interviews
- Remote teams sharing meeting summaries and assigned action items
Granola vs Otter: FAQ
Is Granola better than Otter?
Neither is better for everyone. Granola: The AI notepad for back-to-back meetings. Notes, actions and memory. Without a meeting bot. Otter: Otter AI Meeting Agent supports real-time transcription, live chat, automated summaries, insights, and action items. Pick Granola for founders and investors taking notes on back-to-back calls, and Otter for sales teams capturing call notes and syncing deal details to their CRM.
Which is cheaper, Granola or Otter?
Granola's paid plans start at $14/month, compared with $16.99/month for Otter, based on each official pricing page at the last update. Limits differ between plans, so compare what each tier includes.
Do Granola and Otter have free plans?
Yes, both offer free access with usage limits. Paid plans raise those limits and add features.