Otter.ai vs Wudpecker

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.

Wudpecker records meetings and turns them into searchable transcripts and organized follow-up. It provides AI summaries, speaker labels, action-item tracking, and note templates, while its archive lets users search past meeting material. Wudpecker is available on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. The Free plan costs nothing and is billed monthly; it allows 10 meetings per month with the notetaker bot and 3 Ask AI questions per recording. Plus costs $19 a month, billed monthly, and includes 30 meetings per month with the bot. Pro costs $32 a month, billed monthly, with 100 bot meetings per month. The pricing note describes paid access as starting from $19/user/mo and lists a 14-day trial. The plan limits are centered on monthly meeting volume, so the relevant tier depends on how many meetings need bot coverage. Transcription, summaries, speaker labeling, and action items provide a set of tools for capturing conversations and locating their follow-up later.