GranolavsOtter.ai
Two meeting notes tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.
last check 2026-10-11
Granola
by Granola, Inc.
Desktop and mobile notepad that captures meeting audio from your device without a bot and turns your notes and transcript into AI meeting notes.
All Granola factsOtter.ai
by Otter.ai, Inc.
Meeting assistant that joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet or records on desktop and phone, then transcribes, summarizes and answers questions about meetings.
All Otter.ai factsWhere they differ
- Free plan limitsGranola: Notes older than 30 days are not accessible in the app. No daily transcription limitOtter.ai: 300 transcription minutes per month. 30 minutes maximum per conversation. Only the 25 most recent conversations kept in history. 20 AI Chat queries per month (3 per conversation); 3 file imports per lifetime
- Used to train AIGranola: Trains its own models on anonymized data by default; users can opt out; Enterprise is off by default; third parties may not train on it.Otter.ai: Privacy policy says Otter trains its own AI on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions.
- Sends notes toGranola: Slack, Notion, Zapier, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, SalesforceOtter.ai: Slack, Salesforce, Claude, Google Drive, Notion, HubSpot, Zapier
- LanguagesGranola: 31 languages on desktop, 17 on mobileOtter.ai: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (6 languages)
Same answer for both: free plan, platforms, meetings it covers, no bot in the call, summaries and action items, ask across meetings.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
Granola
- Basic Free plan$0.00 / month
- Business Paid, individual$14.00 / month
- Enterprise EnterprisePrice not confirmed
Otter.ai
- Basic Free plan$0.00 / month
- Pro Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- Business Team$30.00 / month
- Enterprise EnterprisePrice not confirmed
Full comparison with sources
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| What it is for | Desktop and mobile notepad that captures meeting audio from your device without a bot and turns your notes and transcript into AI meeting notes. | Meeting assistant that joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet or records on desktop and phone, then transcribes, summarizes and answers questions about meetings. |
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| Editor's suggestion | No editor suggestion yet | No editor suggestion yet |
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| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Plans and pricesOriginal currency and billing period. No conversion. |
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| Meetings it coversZoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, in-person or phone calls, as officially listed. |
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| No bot in the callTakes notes without a bot joining the meeting, for example by recording on your device. |
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| Summaries and action itemsWrites a summary and the agreed next steps after the meeting. |
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| LanguagesLanguages it transcribes or speaks, as stated. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| Ask across meetingsAnswer questions using many past meetings at once. |
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| Sends notes toApps it sends notes to, such as Slack, Notion or a CRM. |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 All compared fields have a confirmed value. | Last checked 2026-10-11 All compared fields have a confirmed value. |
What it is for
What it is for
Granola:
Desktop and mobile notepad that captures meeting audio from your device without a bot and turns your notes and transcript into AI meeting notes.
Otter.ai:
Meeting assistant that joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet or records on desktop and phone, then transcribes, summarizes and answers questions about meetings.
Editor's suggestion
Granola:
No editor suggestion yetOtter.ai:
No editor suggestion yetCost
Free plan
A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
Granola:
- Supportedgranola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Basic plan
Otter.ai:
- Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11
Basic plan
Plans and prices
Granola:
- Basic (Free plan)$0.00 / month
- Business (Paid, individual)$14.00 / month
- Enterprise (Enterprise)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Otter.ai:
- Basic (Free plan)$0.00 / month
- Pro (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- Business (Team)$30.00 / month
- Enterprise (Enterprise)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Input and output
Meetings it covers
Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, in-person or phone calls, as officially listed.
Granola:
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, In-person, Phone callsgranola.ai +2checked 2026-10-11
Otter.ai:
- Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, In-person, Phone callsotter.ai +2checked 2026-10-11
No bot in the call
Takes notes without a bot joining the meeting, for example by recording on your device.
Granola:
- Supportedgranola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Otter.ai:
- Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Summaries and action items
Writes a summary and the agreed next steps after the meeting.
Granola:
- Supportedgranola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Otter.ai:
- Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Languages
Languages it transcribes or speaks, as stated.
Granola:
- 31 languages on desktop, 17 on mobiledocs.granola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Otter.ai:
- English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (6 languages)otter.aichecked 2026-10-11
Workflow
Platforms
Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
Granola:
- Desktop app, Mobile app, Webgranola.ai +1checked 2026-10-11
Otter.ai:
- Desktop app, Mobile app, Webotter.ai +1checked 2026-10-11
Ask across meetings
Answer questions using many past meetings at once.
Granola:
- Supportedgranola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Otter.ai:
- Supportedotter.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Sends notes to
Apps it sends notes to, such as Slack, Notion or a CRM.
Granola:
- Slack, Notion, Zapier, HubSpotdocs.granola.aichecked 2026-10-11
- Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity, Zapiergranola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Business, Enterprise
- Salesforcegranola.aichecked 2026-10-11
Enterprise plan
Otter.ai:
- Slack, Salesforce, Claude, Google Drive, Notionotter.ai +1checked 2026-10-11
- Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapierotter.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Pro, Business, Enterprise
Sources and confidence
Confidence
Granola:
Last checked 2026-10-11
All compared fields have a confirmed value.
Otter.ai:
Last checked 2026-10-11
All compared fields have a confirmed value.