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Otter.ai vs tl;dv

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.

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Otter.ai

Free plan · from $8.33/user/mo

tl;dv

Free plan · from $18/seat/mo

What it isAI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversationsAI meeting recorder and notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams
Free planBasic 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 recordings and transcripts. Lifetime limits (they do not renew monthly): full AI notes for the first 10 meetings, then only the first 10 minutes of each meeting; 10 AI prompts; 10 AI reports; 20 integration credits; 4 clips. Recordings are stored for 3 months.
Cheapest paid plan$8.33/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Otter.ai pricing$18/seat/mo billed annually (Pro)tl;dv pricing
What it covers1,200 in-app recording minutes, up to 90 minutes per meeting, 10 audio/video file imports per month.$216 per seat per year on annual billing.
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, APIWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not stated5,000+ apps
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • 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
  • Recording customer calls and sharing short clips with colleagues
  • Getting AI notes and action items from weekly team meetings
  • Reviewing sales calls for coaching
Watch out for
  • 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 AI limits are lifetime, not monthly: full AI notes for the first 10 meetings only
  • Free plan recordings are stored for 3 months
  • Recorded or uploaded meetings are capped at 3 hours on all plans
Made byOtter.ai Inctldx Solutions GmbH

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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