In short
How they differ.
Worked out from the makers' own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices change; check before you pay.
- Only Otter has a free plan.
- Otter's cheapest paid plan is cheaper: $8.49 a month against $10.
- Otter also has a web and phone app and computer app.
Side by side
The details.
| Otter | Microsoft Teams intelligent recap | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Otter.ai · United States | Microsoft · United States |
| What it says it is | “Otter transcribes every meeting, turning it into searchable knowledge that powers your workflow.” | “Make the meetings you attend – and the ones you miss – more productive with AI‑powered Intelligent recap.” |
| Free plan | YesBasic: 300 transcription minutes per month, 30 minutes per conversation. | NoTeams Premium requires a paid Teams license; the page does not say free Teams gets AI recap. |
| Plans | Basic: freePro: $8.49 a monthBusiness: $24 a monthEnterprise: not in US$ | Teams Premium (add-on): $10 a monthMicrosoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot: $23.50 a monthMicrosoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on): $18 a month |
| Runs on | web (browser), Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension | Not stated |
| Latest update | — | — |
| Its terms | “training our proprietary AI technology on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions”What it does with your data · Otter Privacy Policy | “Prompts and responses are not used to train the underlying large language models.”What it does with your data · Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing |
| Disputes | None on file | None on file |
| Sources | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · Description · company-reported | Prices, Oct 20, 2026 · Description · company-reported |
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