Pick Mem if
solo knowledge workers who will live in one Mem inbox and pay when the 25-message Free cap bites.
Read the Mem pageMem vs Otter.ai
Our take
Pick Mem if solo knowledge workers who will live in one Mem inbox and pay when the 25-message Free cap bites. Pick Otter.ai if sales and CS teams who want notes without a dedicated notetaker. Skip Mem if teams that need a shared workspace wiki (Notion AI) or a meeting recorder first (Otter.ai). Skip Otter.ai if people who only need noise cancel (Krisp) or a self-hosted transcriber (OpenAI Whisper).
Best for
Mem Dump notes and ask Mem to file them
Otter.ai A written record of a Zoom / Meet / Teams call
Free plan
Mem $0 · 25 messages; 25 new notes; tracking on 25 notes; 15 open tasks/projects; 3 hours Voice Mode
Otter.ai No free plan
Lowest paid
Mem Mem Plus $9
Otter.ai Student / teacher (.edu) $6.67/mo
Next step up
Mem Mem Pro $29
Otter.ai Pro $16.99
Watch out
Mem Free is 25 messages and 25 notes
Otter.ai Minutes do not roll over
Last checked
Mem 2026-10-20 · get.mem.ai/pricing
Otter.ai 2026-10-20 · 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