| Feature | Fathom | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Pricing | Free / $19/mo | Free / $16.99–$30/mo |
| Rating | ★★★★★ 4.7 | ★★★★★ 4.6 |
| Key Feature 1 | Meeting recording | Real-time captions |
| Key Feature 2 | AI highlights | AI summaries |
| Key Feature 3 | CRM sync | Action items |
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Fathom is an AI meeting recorder that automatically joins your Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams calls, transcribes the conversation in real time, and generates a concise summary with action items delivered
Otter.ai is a meeting transcription and AI note-taking app that provides real-time captions, searchable transcripts, AI-generated summaries, and action item extraction for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, an
• Genuinely useful free tier — no credit card required to get started
• Sets the benchmark in its category for Meeting recording quality and reliability
• Zoom/Meet/Teams only — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
• CRM sync on paid only — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
• Best real-time transcription — especially for real-time captions workflows where Otter.ai consistently outperforms manual approaches
• Practical free tier that lets you validate the tool before committing to paid plans
• Less accurate on accents — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
• No video recording — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case