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Krisp vs Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai vs Granola

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

Written head to head: Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai, with when to choose each side.

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Krisp

Free trial · from $8/user/mo

Otter.ai

Free plan · from $8.33/user/mo

Fireflies.ai

Free plan · from $10/user/mo

Granola

Free plan · from $14/user/mo

What it isVoice AI app for noise cancellation, meeting notes and accent conversionAI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversationsAI meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes team callsAI notepad that transcribes meetings from device audio, without a bot
Free planNoBasic 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.Unlimited transcription when the notetaker auto-joins meetings; 400 minutes of storage per seat (older files must be deleted to store new ones); 20 AI credits per month; 3-10 one-off credits (depending on sign-up source) used to summarize meetings captured by the bot, Chrome extension or mobile app and to transcribe uploads; uploads up to 100MB and 150 minutes per file; transcript downloads need a paid plan.Basic plan: AI meeting notes, AI chat (automatic model selection only), shared folders and note templates; meeting history limited to 30 days.
Cheapest paid plan$8/user/mo billed annually (Core)Krisp pricing$8.33/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Otter.ai pricing$10/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Fireflies.ai pricing$14/user/mo (Business)Granola pricing
What it coversUnlimited AI note-taker and noise cancellation, 1 hour a day of accent conversion shared between speaker and listener side, 10 GB storage.1,200 in-app recording minutes, up to 90 minutes per meeting, 10 audio/video file imports per month.Up to 8,000 minutes of storage per seat.Pricing page shows $14 per user per month with no separate annual price.
Free trial7-day free trial, no credit card required; access ends when it expires unless you buy a plan, with 90 days to export your contentNone statedNone statedNone stated
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Chrome extension, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, APImacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated100+ third-party apps (help centre; the Free plan article says 50+)Not stated
Open sourceNoNoNoNo
Good for
  • Removing background noise when taking calls from home or shared spaces
  • Getting meeting notes and action items without a separate notetaker
  • Making calls easier to follow across accents
  • 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
  • Keeping a searchable archive of team and client meetings
  • Sharing meeting summaries and action items with people who missed the call
  • Reviewing sales or support calls for recurring topics
  • Taking notes in back-to-back calls without a bot joining
  • Drafting follow-up emails and action lists after client meetings
  • Capturing notes from in-person meetings on a phone
Watch out for
  • No free plan; the 7-day trial ends access unless you buy a plan
  • Accent conversion is limited to 1 hour a day on Core and 4 hours a day speaker side on Advanced
  • Storage is capped at 10 GB on Core and 60 GB on Advanced
  • 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 storage is capped at 400 minutes per seat
  • Transcript downloads require a paid plan
  • Video recording, conversation intelligence and API access start on the Business plan
  • Free Basic plan keeps only 30 days of meeting history
  • Free plan AI chat is limited to automatic model selection
  • Security and admin controls require the Enterprise plan
Made byKrisp Technologies, Inc.Otter.ai IncFireflies.ai CorpGranola, 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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