Read AI vs Otter.ai vs Fathom

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

Compared on	Read AI Free plan · from $15/user/mo VisitRemove	Otter.ai Free plan · from $8.33/user/mo VisitRemove	Fathom Free plan · from $16/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	AI notetaker and search assistant for meetings, email and messages	AI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversations	AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes video calls
Free plan	5 meeting transcripts per month; meetings up to 1 hour; summaries for meetings, email and messaging; unlimited enterprise search; basic integrations.	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.	Free forever: unlimited recordings, transcription in 38 languages, storage, downloads and clips; instant AI summaries, with advanced summaries for the first 5 calls a month; Ask Fathom limited; no AI action items or AI follow-up emails
Cheapest paid plan	$15/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Read AI pricing	$8.33/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Otter.ai pricing	$16/user/mo billed annually (Premium)Fathom pricing
What it covers	Unlimited meeting transcripts, 100 file upload credits per month.	1,200 in-app recording minutes, up to 90 minutes per meeting, 10 audio/video file imports per month.	Team plan is $19/user/month billed monthly or $15 billed annually, for 2+ users.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	30-day free preview of Premium features after sign-up (60 days through a referral)
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, Windows, macOS	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, API	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	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	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 client or sales calls without taking manual notes Sending call summaries and action items to a CRM such as HubSpot or Salesforce Building playlists of call highlights for team training
Watch out for	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	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 does not include advanced summaries, AI action items or AI follow-up emails Ask Fathom is marked 'limited use' on the free plan Team plan requires at least 2 users
Made by	Read AI, Inc.	Otter.ai Inc	Fathom (part of Superhuman)

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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