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| At a glance | Otter.aiView full profile → | Happy ScribeView full profile → |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Otter.ai is an AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings and uploaded audio or video files. | Happy Scribe combines transcription, subtitle editing, meeting recording, and optional human proofreading services. |
| When to consider it | Consider it when recurring video meetings are the main source of recordings and you want searchable notes and summaries without a manual upload step. | Consider it when subtitle production or an optional human proofreading service belongs in the transcription workflow. |
| What to check first | The free plan documents a monthly transcription-minute pool, a short per-conversation limit, and only a few lifetime file imports. Check minutes, meeting length, and import limits in the intended plan. | Uploaded-file transcription and meeting recording have different free conditions. Human proofreading is separately priced; inspect export restrictions in the chosen tier. |
| Tasks | transcriber, summarizer | transcriber, translator |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing details | A free Basic plan and paid Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans are documented, priced per user. Minutes, meeting length, file imports, and concurrent meetings differ by plan. | The free offer distinguishes a ten-minute AI transcription trial from meeting recordings capped at 45 minutes each. Paid plans add allowances and capabilities; human proofreading has separate per-minute charges. |
| Reported features | Auto-join for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet Live transcription with speaker identification AI Chat within and across meetings iOS and Android apps | Audio and video transcription Subtitle editing Meeting recording Optional human proofreading |
| API access | Not documented | Not documented |
| Provider documentation | Checked 2026-11-08 | Checked 2026-10-26 |
| Documentation source | View source ↗ | View source ↗ |
| Independent evaluation | Not yet tested by Roopedia | Not yet tested by Roopedia |