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tl;dv vs Otter.ai

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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tl;dv

Free plan · from $18/seat/mo

Otter.ai

Free plan · from $8.33/user/mo

What it isAI meeting recorder and notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet and TeamsAI notetaker that transcribes, summarizes and searches meeting conversations
Free planUnlimited 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.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.
Cheapest paid plan$18/seat/mo billed annually (Pro)tl;dv pricing$8.33/user/mo billed annually (Pro)Otter.ai pricing
What it covers$216 per seat per year on annual billing.1,200 in-app recording minutes, up to 90 minutes per meeting, 10 audio/video file imports per month.
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)5,000+ appsNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Recording customer calls and sharing short clips with colleagues
  • Getting AI notes and action items from weekly team meetings
  • Reviewing sales calls for coaching
  • 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
Watch out for
  • 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
  • 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
Made bytldx Solutions GmbHOtter.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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