Krisp vs Otter.ai
People search this pair because Krisp has quietly added recording, transcription and AI notes on top of its original noise cancellation, so it looks like it might now replace a dedicated notetaker like Otter. It mostly does not: the two solve different problems and are usually run together, not against each other.
The difference that matters
Krisp works at the audio device layer, cleaning noise, echo and cross talk out of your mic and the incoming call, on-device, inside any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, Discord) without an integration. Otter is a meeting notetaker, it joins your calendar meetings, transcribes live, and turns the conversation into notes and action items you can act on afterward. Krisp's notes feature rides on top of audio it has already cleaned, Otter has no noise cancellation at all and just transcribes whatever the mic hands it.
Side by side
| Krisp | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 7-day free trial, no credit card: unlimited transcription, noise cancellation, recording and AI notes, limited accent conversion | Basic plan, $0/mo: 300 transcription minutes/month, 30-minute cap per conversation, live transcription, AI Chat, speaker identification, Zoom/Teams/Meet integrations, and a lifetime limit of 3 imported audio/video files |
| Entry paid plan | $8/mo/user billed annually ($16/mo billed monthly) | Pro plan, $16.99/mo billed monthly ($8.33/mo, about $99.96/yr, billed annually), unlocks 1,200 transcription minutes/month, a 90-minute per-conversation cap, and 10 file imports per month (not unlimited) |
| Bills in | per user per month | per user/seat per month, with a transcription-minutes allotment attached to each tier that resets monthly |
Choose Krisp if
Your recording environment is the problem, a noisy room, a bad mic, cross talk on a call, and you want that fixed live, in any app, before it ever gets recorded.
Choose Otter.ai if
You want reliable meeting notes and action items with no manual effort, Otter auto-joins your calendar meetings, transcribes live, and lets you ask the finished meeting questions afterward.
Our verdict
These are not really rivals. If your calls are noisy, run Krisp underneath whatever notetaker you use, Otter included, so the transcript Otter produces is built from clean audio in the first place. Pick Otter for the notes, Krisp for the input feeding it.
What to watch out for
Both prices checked live and confirmed current: Krisp Core is $16/mo/user monthly or $8/mo/user billed annually, Otter Pro is $16.99/mo billed monthly or $8.33/mo billed annually. Otter Pro caps file imports at 10 per month, not unlimited, so check that limit at signup before relying on it for bulk uploads. Krisp's current free option is a 7-day trial, not a permanent free tier like Otter's Basic plan.
Compare against the rest
Both of these sit in the full Audio & Voice directory, which covers 5 tools.
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