Read AI vs Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai vs Fathom

Written head to head: Otter.ai vs Fireflies.ai · 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	Fireflies.ai Free plan · from $10/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 meeting assistant that records, transcribes and summarizes team calls	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.	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.	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	$10/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Fireflies.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.	Up to 8,000 minutes of storage per seat.	Team plan is $19/user/month billed monthly or $15 billed annually, for 2+ users.
Free trial	None stated	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, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	100+ third-party apps (help centre; the Free plan article says 50+)	Not stated
Open source	No	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	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	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 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 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	Fireflies.ai Corp	Fathom (part of Superhuman)

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