Pick Fathom if
individuals and sales teams who want every call captured and will pay when they need advanced summaries or a shared workspace.
Read the Fathom pageFathom vs Otter.ai
Our take
Pick Fathom if you're someone and sales teams who want every call captured and will pay when they need advanced summaries or a shared workspace. Pick Otter.ai if you're on a sales and CS team who want notes without a dedicated notetaker. Skip Fathom if you're people who only need a transcript they edit as video (Descript) or a noise-cancel plugin (Krisp). Skip Otter.ai if you're people who only need noise cancel
Otter.ai
meeting transcription and notes app
Best for
Fathom A searchable record of every meeting
Otter.ai A written record of a Zoom / Meet / Teams call
Free plan
Fathom $0 · unlimited recordings and transcriptions; instant AI summaries; clips and search
Otter.ai No free plan
Lowest paid
Fathom Team $15/user/mo
Otter.ai Student / teacher (.edu) $6.67/mo
Next step up
Fathom Premium $16/user/mo
Otter.ai Pro $16.99
Watch out
Fathom Team and Business need two seats
Otter.ai Minutes do not roll over
Last checked
Fathom 2026-10-22 · fathom.ai/pricing
Otter.ai 2026-10-26 · otter.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Otter.ai if
sales and CS teams who want notes without a dedicated notetaker.
Read the Otter.ai page