Head to head · Productivity · updated Oct 25, 2026
Fireflies.ai vs Otter.ai
Fireflies.ai scores 11 to Otter.ai's 11 on public evidence for meeting notes & transcription, and they rank #3 and #4 there. Both are free to start. Numbers below are the same public signals the ranking uses, recomputed nightly — nothing here is sponsored.
Fireflies.ai
A meeting bot that records, transcribes and summarizes calls and pushes notes to CRMs and Slack.
+ Deep integration list (Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Notion) and searchable transcripts across every past meeting.
− Speaker labeling and accuracy drop on noisy or accented audio, and the bot joining every calendar event by default surprises people.
Otter.ai
A meeting transcriber that joins Zoom, Meet and Teams calls, records live transcripts and writes summaries and action items.
+ Live transcript you can read during the call, with a generous free tier for individuals.
− The OtterPilot bot auto-joins meetings and emails attendees unless you turn it off, which annoys other participants.
Side by side
public evidence| Fireflies.ai | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence score / 100 | 11 | 11 |
| GitHub stars | closed source | closed source |
| Hacker News stories, 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Release-feed mentions, 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Last activity | – | – |
| Pricing | Free tier · Pro from $10/mo billed annually | Free tier · Pro from $8.33/mo billed annually |
| Platforms | web, ios, android, chrome-extension | web, ios, android, chrome-extension |
| Maker | Fireflies.ai | Otter.ai |
Which one?
Pick Fireflies.ai if
Deep integration list (Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Notion) and searchable transcripts across every past meeting.
Best for teams piping meeting notes into a CRM.
Pick Otter.ai if
Live transcript you can read during the call, with a generous free tier for individuals.
Best for live transcripts during calls.