Grain vs Otter.ai
Grain
grain.com
Otter.ai
otter.aiSide by side
| Figure | Grain | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 8 |
| Spec score · Meeting Notes Software | 9.1 (#13) | 9.4 (#3) |
| Spec score · Meeting Recording Software | 8.9 (#5) | 8.7 (#10) |
| Spec score · AI Meeting Assistants | 9.1 (#14) | 9.4 (#3) |
| Spec score · Meeting Analytics | 8.8 (#5) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Spec score · Meeting Intelligence Software | 9.0 (#8) | 8.8 (#14) |
| Spec score · Meeting Assistant Software | 8.9 (#8) | 8.9 (#10) |
| Spec score · Meeting Transcription Software | 8.9 (#9) | 8.8 (#13) |
| Spec score · Audio Transcription Software | 8.8 (#12) | 8.8 (#13) |
| Calendar integrations | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Its integration page lists Webex, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, HubSpot, Salesforce, Aircall, Slack, Productboard, and Zapier. | Integrations include Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, Claude, Google Drive, and many others. |
| Transcription languages | 130 | 6 |
| Meeting platforms | Zoom,Google Meet,Microsoft Teams,Webex,Slack Huddles,in-person meetings | The AI Meeting Agent joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. |
| Paid from | 15 | 8.33 |
| Summaries and action items | Yes | Yes |
| Transcription | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Grain
- FreeFree
- Starter$15 a month
- EnterprisePrice not published
- FreeFree
- Starter$15 a month
- BusinessPriced on request
Otter.ai
- BasicFree
- ProPrice not published
- Business$30 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Pro Annual$8.33 a month
- Pro Monthly$16.99 a month
- Business Annual$19.99 a month
- Business Monthly$30 a month
In their own words
Grain
Grain is an AI notetaker and conversation intelligence platform for recording meetings and producing transcripts, summaries, insights, and coaching feedback. It supports Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack Huddles, and in-person meetings, with transcription in 130 languages. Grain can capture computer audio without a meeting bot or record video with a bot in the meeting. AI features produce notes, next steps, and automatic recaps; users can ask questions across their meeting library and get cited answers. Teams can share clips, projects, and full recordings, or configure automatic group sharing. Grain lists calendar integrations and connections including HubSpot, Salesforce, Aircall, Slack, Productboard, and Zapier. Meeting data can be exported or used with Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools through an MCP server and API. The desktop app is available for macOS and Windows, and the workspace is accessible in a browser. The free plan includes one notetaker seat, meetings up to 45 minutes, and a 90-day meeting history. Paid plans start at $15 a month, and a 14-day trial is listed.
Otter.ai
Otter.ai transcribes meetings into searchable text and provides summaries and action items. Its meeting bot can capture calls on Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams; the Mac and Windows desktop apps can record conversations without a bot joining. Other listed features include live transcription, speaker labels, note templates, calendar integrations and a searchable archive. It supports six languages and is available through Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Chrome apps or extensions. Basic is free forever and includes 300 transcription minutes per user each month, three lifetime imported files per user, and a 30-minute maximum per conversation. Pro Annual costs $8.33/user/month, billed annually; Pro Monthly costs $16.99/user/month. Business Annual costs $19.99/user/month, billed annually, while Business Monthly costs $30/user/month. Business includes a seven-day free trial and allows conversations up to four hours. Otter lists TLS encryption and AES-256 encryption for real-time content. Payment options include credit and debit cards and Apple App Store or Google Play purchases.