In short
How they differ.
Worked out from the makers' own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices change; check before you pay.
- Both have a free plan.
- Otter also has a web and phone app and computer app.
Side by side
The details.
| Otter | Zoom ZoomMate | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Otter.ai · United States | Zoom Communications · United States |
| What it says it is | “Otter transcribes every meeting, turning it into searchable knowledge that powers your workflow.” | “ZoomMate analyzes, learns, and acts on your conversations to complete your work.” |
| Free plan | YesBasic: 300 transcription minutes per month, 30 minutes per conversation. | Yes"ZoomMate Basic Limited" (free with Workplace Basic): "Meeting summaries (for 3 hosted meetings per month)", "AI queries (20 per month)", "40 minutes per meeting". |
| Plans | Basic: freePro: $8.49 a monthBusiness: $24 a monthEnterprise: not in US$ | ZoomMate Basic Limited: freeZoomMate: not in US$ |
| 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 | “Zoom does not use any of your audio, video, chat, screen sharing, attachments, or other communications-like customer content ... to train Zoom's or its third-party artificial intelligence models”What it does with your data · Zoom Support: How Zoom AI features handle your data |
| 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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