Fellow vs Otter.ai vs Read AI

Compared on	Fellow Free plan · from $7/user/mo VisitRemove	Otter.ai Free plan · from $8.33/user/mo VisitRemove	Read AI Free plan · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	AI meeting assistant for notes, recordings and agendas with security controls	AI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversations	AI notetaker and search assistant for meetings, email and messages
Free plan	5 AI notes and 5 AI recordings per user, lifetime (not monthly).	Basic plan: 300 transcription minutes per month, up to 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime audio/video file imports, 20 AI Chat queries per user (3 per conversation), 1 meeting at a time, and access to the 25 most recent conversations.	5 meeting transcripts per month; meetings up to 1 hour; summaries for meetings, email and messaging; unlimited enterprise search; basic integrations.
Cheapest paid plan	$7/user/mo billed annually (Team)Fellow pricing	$8.33/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Otter.ai pricing	$15/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Read AI pricing
What it covers	10 AI notes per user per month; 10 AI recordings per user.	1,200 in-app recording minutes, up to 90 minutes per meeting, 10 audio/video file imports per month.	Unlimited meeting transcripts, 100 file upload credits per month.
Free trial	Trial of paid features; length not stated on the pricing page (the workspace moves to the Free plan when it ends)	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, API	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS
Integrations (vendor's figure)	50+ tools	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Running recurring one-on-ones and team meetings from shared agendas Recording client meetings in firms with strict data governance rules Tracking action items across a team's meetings	Keeping searchable transcripts and summaries of recurring team meetings Recording and transcribing in-person conversations with the mobile app Logging sales call notes in Salesforce or HubSpot	Sending meeting recaps and action items to a team automatically Catching up on long email threads and message channels through summaries Finding what was agreed in past meetings with search
Watch out for	Free plan allows only 5 AI notes and 5 AI recordings per user in total Team plan caps AI notes at 10 per user per month Enterprise plan starts at 10 users and is billed annually	Free Basic plan caps transcription at 300 minutes a month and 30 minutes per conversation Free plan shows only the 25 most recent conversations Otter API and webhooks are listed only on the Enterprise plan	Free plan allows 5 meeting transcripts per month and meetings up to 1 hour Premium integrations start on the Pro plan Enterprise+ requires 5 or more licenses
Made by	Fellow Insights, Inc.	Otter.ai Inc	Read AI, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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