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| Criteria | Notta | Otter |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 2.7/5 | 2.9/5 |
| Pricing | Free plan (120 minutes/month, 3 minutes per recording); Pro $8.17/month billed annually ($97.99/year); Business $16.67/month billed annually ($199.99/year); custom Enterprise from 51 seats. | Free Basic tier (300 mins/mo); Pro from $16.99/mo ($8.33 billed annually); Business $30/mo monthly or $19.99/user/mo billed annually; custom Enterprise pricing. |
| Platform Type | Transcription | Transcription |
| Transcription accuracy | 3.5/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Language coverage & translation | 4.0/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Editing & verification workflow | 3.2/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Turnaround & real-time | 4.7/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Integrations & API | 3.5/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Newsroom features | 3.8/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Speaker identification | 3.5/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Output formats | 3.4/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Security & data retention | 4.0/5 | 2.7/5 |
| Audio and video input support | 3.5/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Fast transcription: 1 hour of audio in 5 minutes ✓ High organizational control with IP-based access restriction and external sharing limits | ✓ Most accurate tool in SODP's accuracy test — only 3 mistakes in a 3-minute clip ✓ Only tool to correctly spell 'Peter Gollwitzer' in accuracy test |
| Limitations | ✗ Free plan shows only the first 3 minutes of each transcript ✗ Pro plan capped at 1,800 transcription minutes a month | ✗ Only six transcription languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese) ✗ Free tier limited to 30-minute calls and 5-hour cap |
Notta
2.7
Rating
★ 2.7/5
Pricing
Free plan (120 minutes/month, 3 minutes per recording); Pro $8.17/month billed annually ($97.99/year); Business $16.67/month billed annually ($199.99/year); custom Enterprise from 51 seats.
Platform
Transcription
Scores
Transcription accuracy
3.5
Language coverage & translation
4.0
Editing & verification workflow
3.2
Turnaround & real-time
4.7
Integrations & API
3.5
Newsroom features
3.8
Speaker identification
3.5
Output formats
3.4
Security & data retention
4.0
Audio and video input support
3.5
Strengths
✓ Fast transcription: 1 hour of audio in 5 minutes
✓ High organizational control with IP-based access restriction and external sharing limits
Limitations
✗ Free plan shows only the first 3 minutes of each transcript
✗ Pro plan capped at 1,800 transcription minutes a month
Otter
2.9
Rating
★ 2.9/5
Pricing
Free Basic tier (300 mins/mo); Pro from $16.99/mo ($8.33 billed annually); Business $30/mo monthly or $19.99/user/mo billed annually; custom Enterprise pricing.
Platform
Transcription
Scores
Transcription accuracy
4.8
Language coverage & translation
3.0
Editing & verification workflow
3.8
Turnaround & real-time
4.8
Integrations & API
4.2
Newsroom features
4.0
Speaker identification
4.0
Output formats
3.0
Security & data retention
2.7
Audio and video input support
2.8
Strengths
✓ Most accurate tool in SODP's accuracy test — only 3 mistakes in a 3-minute clip
✓ Only tool to correctly spell 'Peter Gollwitzer' in accuracy test
Limitations
✗ Only six transcription languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese)
✗ Free tier limited to 30-minute calls and 5-hour cap
