Otter.ai

Automated meeting transcription and notes. Useful for staff meetings, interviews, town halls, and trainings — generates searchable transcripts and AI-powered summaries. Alternative to Fireflies for teams not using the Claude MCP workflow.

Category: Workflow & Automation · Pricing: Freemium

Best for

Staff who need simple, reliable meeting transcription without complex integrations.

Features

Auto-transcription
Meeting summaries
Action item detection
Zoom and Google Meet integration

Pros

Clean, readable transcripts
Good free tier
Easy for non-technical staff to adopt

Things to know

Less powerful MCP/integration ecosystem than Fireflies
Limited search across past meetings on free plan