Compare Granola and Otter.ai side-by-side to find the best AI note taker for your needs.
Granola is best for people in back-to-back calls who want notes from both sides, while Otter.ai is better for teams that want every call transcribed automatically.
Neither quite right? Consider Retext for bot-free notes transcribed on your Mac that turn into snippets.
AI notepad for meetings that listens to your computer's audio, with no bot, and turns your rough notes into full meeting notes
Pricing:
Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month
Free tier: Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch
Best for:
AI meeting assistant whose notetaker joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls to transcribe, summarize and share notes
Pricing:
Pro $16.99/user/month or $8.33 billed annually; Business $30/user/month (shown discounted to $24 on 2026-10-28) or $19.99 billed annually; Enterprise by quote
Free tier: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 file imports, your 25 most recent conversations
Runs on: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web
Best for:
| Feature | Granola | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Transcripts & Summaries | ||
| Bot-Free Recording | ||
| Both Sides of a Call | ||
| Calendar & Auto-Start | ||
| Speaker Labels | ||
| CRM & App Integrations | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | Not available |
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granola | Freemium | Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month | Basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders |
| Otter.ai | Freemium | Pro $16.99/user/month or $8.33 billed annually; Business $30/user/month (shown discounted to $24 on 2026-10-28) or $19.99 billed annually; Enterprise by quote | 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 file imports, your 25 most recent conversations |
If neither Granola nor Otter.ai is quite right, Retext might be what you're looking for.
Granola is the better pick for people in back-to-back calls who want notes from both sides and teams that share meeting notes and push them to a CRM. Otter.ai is the better pick for teams that want every call transcribed automatically and sales teams that sync call notes to a CRM.
Granola: Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month. Otter.ai: Pro $16.99/user/month or $8.33 billed annually; Business $30/user/month (shown discounted to $24 on 2026-10-28) or $19.99 billed annually; Enterprise by quote.
Yes. Granola's free option: basic plan with 30 days of meeting history, Slack integration and shared folders. Paid: Business $14/user/month; Enterprise $35/user/month.
Yes. Otter.ai's free option: 300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 file imports, your 25 most recent conversations. Paid: Pro $16.99/user/month or $8.33 billed annually; Business $30/user/month (shown discounted to $24 on 2026-10-28) or $19.99 billed annually; Enterprise by quote.
Granola runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. Otter.ai runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and Web.
Retext, if you want bot-free notes that stay on your devices and become snippets. Native Mac app that records a note, transcribes it on your Mac, writes a summary and action items, and turns the useful parts into snippets. No bot joins your call.
Download Retext, turn on Notes in Settings, and click Record Note. Your transcript and summary are written on your Mac.
Sources
Granola, checked October 28, 2026: Granola pricing · Granola security · Granola: exporting notes · Granola: syncing your calendars
Otter.ai, checked October 28, 2026: Otter pricing · Otter privacy policy · Otter: connect your calendar · Otter: speaker identification
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